Traction Guidance Platform for Early-Stage Websites

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r/saas

My husband and I launched a website and we’re not seeing any traction. At what point do we move on?

Posted by u/ShaneeOiknine•08/05/2025

Hi all, I’m new to Reddit and haven’t really posted much about our story since it feels too personal. But it’s been a few months (since March) and we are not seeing traction with our website

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u/ShaneeOiknine

This comment is exactly what I need to hear. Thanks for your insight. We curated the products a while ago and will definitely clean up the products you’re referring to. When we started we add

u/ShaneeOiknine

Yes, the idea is to monetize via affiliate links- but we don’t have enough traffic so we don’t qualify. Again I appreciate your feedback!

u/ShaneeOiknine

So honest and so incredibly kind at the same time. Thank you 🙏

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thank you for replying!! It was our own problem as we wanted to make changes to a healthier lifestyle and we saw that the prices were radically higher. I also follow a few health influencers

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thank you for replying!! It was our own problem as we wanted to make changes to a healthier lifestyle and we saw that the prices were radically higher. I also follow a few health influencers

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thank you so much for this feedback. Wow I’m so so grateful to you for taking time to comment! We are focused on healthy products so for example baking sheets that are stainless steel and deo

u/FantasticAudience174

Nice work but I would move on to another idea. Why would people visit your site instead of going directly to Amazon and sorting by price? Amazon’s search is better than yours, their site is b

u/AnUninterestingEvent

Your biggest challenge is going to be getting in front of people. When someone wants a product, they’ll just go to Amazon. They’re not Googling for deal sites. I think the best way to make

u/TumaloLavender

Ok so I’ll give some honest feedback if you’re open to it. I don’t really understand what the point/value of your site is. I am a fairly healthy person, but I don’t want a forearm gripper t

u/AdComplex1867

Thanks for the reply, and totally get it—catch-22, right? You need traffic to qualify for affiliate programs, but you need affiliate offers to monetize that traffic. It’s a common early-stage

u/Tetra546

Deal aggregation is an extremely competitive space dominated by established players. Unless you have a very specific angle that solves a real pain point better than existing solutions, it's a

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thank you. I appreciate the honesty.

u/Delicious-Letter-318

Great to see people engaging in the replies — that’s a solid sign there’s real pain and interest there. But honestly, the kind of insight you’ll get from a live conversation (even just one!)

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thank you so much for this feedback. Wow I’m so so grateful to you for taking time to comment! We are focused on healthy products so for example baking sheets that are stainless steel and deo

u/Practical-Rub-1190

Well, he just joined, he writes perfect English, no grammar errors, and uses a lot of "—", which is very ChatGPT-like. He might just edit his post through ChatGPT, but it is definitely not wr

u/MillionBans

Amazon has spotlight deals and you just need to search for healthy items. Their search is pretty good. If you're an aggregate of multiple major stores with some sort of login to connect acc

u/Aggravating-Key6628

Hey, here's a different perspective. It's easy to get trapped in chasing real customer problem or pain, but what often convinces people to actually pay is the polish and the story. We tend to

u/Key-Boat-7519

Pick one micro group-like parents hunting organic baby snacks-and talk only to them until something sticks. Start by DM-ing folks who comment under YouTube videos about “healthy Amazon hauls”

u/AdComplex1867

You’re tackling deal arbitrage, which—if I’m reading this right—is your core value prop. That’s a noble pursuit, but a brutal one to scale sustainably. The space is crowded, saturated even, a

u/Organic-Comedian9113

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u/_SeaCat_

May be you just focus on one small (but hellishly popular) group of goods? To figure out which one that could be, try explodingtopics. Don't forget to work on your SEO (blog). I looked at you

u/The-SillyAk

They mean that when a user signs up, they input their 5 favourite categories (within health) i.e supplements, dog food, cleaning products, oils... whatever! So then the website shows more tai

u/AlternativeStorm4994

You need to calculate your CAC before building your business. It’s fine—part of launching a successful company is putting in the time, learning through a few failed ventures, and moving on.

u/ShaneeOiknine

It does make sense. Thank you again. For us, when we started buying cleaner the price was definitely a big issue so that’s what we are trying to solve. Again your feedback is absolutely price

u/Dry-Magician1415

I can't answer your question but I'd love to know why you teamed up with your husband and how it works for you guys. My wife and I are thinking of doing the same thing because our skills are

u/nicolascoding

Just do a light ad and a landing page. Before you spend a dime look at the meta ad library to see what similar/adjacent is using for ad creative. You’re competing in a world that’s now pay t

u/Responsible_Syrup362

Advertising. Email campaigns. Social media posts. Etc I can help with the email system, I'll shoot a DM. If you think I can help, let's talk.

u/Delicious-Letter-318

If you’re unsure about the right direction to take, the best thing you can do is get clearer on the different types of customers you’re speaking to. Right now, you’re covering quite a broad

u/TheBlip1

You could turn it into more of a community for health and clean living and build a following/brand on socials. Make the deals bit a side thing. Depends on whether you like the idea of turning

u/TumaloLavender

Ok so for me the biggest pain point is just remembering and tracking all the things I need for my household. I have a toddler so there’s all the stuff he needs - diapers, wipes, clothes and

u/foxtrotshakal

I guess social media is the way to go for you. As a fellow introvert I can feel the pain but you are doing great there and you can probably build trust and community by showing face. On your

u/MillionBans

I mean... That feature is built into Amazon already.

u/JustBrowsinDisShiz

Go to work on your marketing. If you're a business owner then here's your mantra: you're a marketer who happens to own a healthy deal business Anyone can make a product. Not everyone can o

u/The-SillyAk

Usual ad conversion click rate is somewhere between like 3-5%. Then depending on the platform the conversion could anywhere from 3%-20%. It's very small. But if you have 1 million people thr

u/ShaneeOiknine

I don’t know who you are but you’re amazing! Thank you

u/Organic-Comedian9113

You think that's good try Manus it makes chat gbt look like a toddler. I think you still need a referral link so here's mine its in the early stages but is amazing! https://manus.im/invitati

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thanks so much for your reply!! What are referring to when you say individual curation? The home page lists the most recent deals and that are featured. Do you mean we should only display one

u/IngenuityIntuitiveD

It's very normal for a new website to not get any traction. You have to create content, build a audience to consistently drive traffic to your website before you start seeing any traction. Ar

u/paulnptld

It needs curation individual curation. Badly. That's the feature I would focus on.

u/Emergency-Watch4701

Is there a reason you are targeting only health products? Also how is it different if I google “deals on healthy products on Amazon”. The website feels like an additional step? Or may be m mi

u/The-SillyAk

I don't mean to be rude when I ask this, but did you not speak to any users of your target market before launching for what their motivations are? I highly recommend you read the book 'The Mo

u/Dapper_Draw_4049

Make viral Reddit posts, I did some and they helped me a lot.

u/ShaneeOiknine

I messaged at least 9 people and haven’t heard back. I’ll keep trying

u/ShaneeOiknine

I like and appreciate your two cents. Thank you 😊

u/ShaneeOiknine

Yes, the idea is to monetize via affiliate links- but we don’t have enough traffic so we don’t qualify. Again I appreciate your feedback!

u/ShaneeOiknine

Can you be more specific please? And thanks for your reply

u/PersonoFly

What’s your marketing plan ?

u/The-SillyAk

Did you DM any of these people understand things like how they are currently hunting for cheaper prices, where they go for cheaper prices, what is a minimum price discount they care about, di

u/ShaneeOiknine

This is something I kind of did by replying to ppl who were upset about prices but I never specifically asked if they’d be willing to jump on a call. I will try and let you know if I get resp

u/ShaneeOiknine

So honest and so incredibly kind at the same time. Thank you 🙏

u/TherealDaily

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u/TumaloLavender

Oh sorry I forgot to respond to your last point. So honestly I’m just not a price sensitive shopper. Like I don’t really know or what a 3 pack of cleaning spray costs, but if there’s a plac

u/Latter-Park-4413

ChatGPT is amazing.

u/BackgroundTeam912

Judging from your post, marketing can be the problem. If you want to see traction to you website, you need traffic - people that are interested in what you do. Somebody below advised SEO arti

u/big_balls_doge

How did you validate the idea?

u/AdComplex1867

Perfect English — how kind. I’m English, born and raised, and a multi–best-selling author as well as a best-selling instructor. I’ve written and published over a million words to date. I’ve b

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thanks for your feedback. I think the difference is that we curate the healthy/ clean items and the idea is to include more stores so it’s all in one place for people who want to save money b

u/PhilippinesDreamer

Hey, I just checked out your site - I really love the concept. Healthy deals are actually something *a lot* of people care about, especially now with prices going up. So don’t lose hope - I d

u/trust-me-yolo

Hey Shanee! I was working on an eCommerce business a couple of years ago which is pretty successful this days! First, your newsletter is broken! I got an email saying "confirm you subscript

u/ShaneeOiknine

This comment is exactly what I need to hear. Thanks for your insight. We curated the products a while ago and will definitely clean up the products you’re referring to. When we started we add

u/ShaneeOiknine

Haha I saw someone said they thought you were a bot- I know you’re not 😊

u/ShaneeOiknine

Love this comment 😊my husband and I both work from home (it’s been years ) and we’re truly best friends- if that’s too cliche I don’t mean to be it’s just true. We work well together and enjo

u/JohnCasey3306

The health space ... Unless your monthly marketing budget is tens (if not hundreds) of thousands then you're not going to surface _anywhere_.

u/ShaneeOiknine

*do

u/wesborland1234

Here’s my two cents. It’s probably not costing you much other than time. But pick a good niche, start a healthy mom blog or something and just realize that content marketing takes a loooong t

u/Delicious-Letter-318

Yes, keep trying. Might take a few folks but will be worth it in the end.

u/ShaneeOiknine

Hhmm that’s interesting. Ads is something I wanted to stay away from just based on my own behavior when I come across them on different platforms. But it’s certainly something we can try. Tha

u/big_balls_doge

How did you validate the idea?

u/McFlyin619

This is the pain point that needs to be solved. And after searching there is no good solution I can find. Hmm. May have to annoy my wife and see how something could help her. 😂

u/FriendlyRussian666

Sounds like you built a site and that's it? Where's the market research? What is the marketing strategy? What is the ICP? Advertising? You won't just get organic traffic out of nowhere.

u/nicolascoding

Did you put any ad spend behind it at all?

u/AdComplex1867

u/MillionBans

I mean... That feature is built into Amazon already.

u/AdComplex1867

Thanks for the reply, and totally get it—catch-22, right? You need traffic to qualify for affiliate programs, but you need affiliate offers to monetize that traffic. It’s a common early-stage

u/paulnptld

It needs curation individual curation. Badly. That's the feature I would focus on.

u/Jaded_Platform1723

Many websites start slow at their initial stage. Its not like that, your website has been launched since many months and it must definitely have traction. The thing that matter is whether pe

u/The-SillyAk

If you want a guerilla tactic.. Create a reddit account with your websites name and start commenting on health subreddits low key promoting your website (without spamming).

u/TumaloLavender

Ok so I’ll give some honest feedback if you’re open to it. I don’t really understand what the point/value of your site is. I am a fairly healthy person, but I don’t want a forearm gripper t

u/ShaneeOiknine

Yes, I agree, it’s a hard space. I’m not a developer and I don’t code, but my husband said this can’t be vibe coded in a weekend 🫤

u/Traditional-Swan-130

It’s honestly amazing you put yourselves out there and built something. But traction doesn’t just happen from existing, it comes from obsessively talking to potential users and figuring out e

u/updog18

For real—I don’t think even ChatGPT—could have answered that as well—right?

u/Prior_Policy

you do realise that you are talking to a bot ?

u/ShaneeOiknine

Our problem was when we were switching to cleaner products the price difference was huge so we wanted to make finding discounts easier. And yes, you can google but when we did that we were no

u/GPTinker

We are working to make businesses appear at the top of artificial intelligence platforms such as chatgpt, this is called generative engine optimization (GEO). I don't think it will strain you

u/Equivalent-Piece-675

You need SEO

u/ShaneeOiknine

From one mom to another I totally hear you! Thank you. As for our website- it’s a reason we started our WhatsApp group- so the deals go straight there and members can decide if a deal makes s

u/jaejaeok

Please don’t let folks here scare you because Amazon is doing it. There’s a market for Amazon haters too. And yes, CAC is too high. Find ways to severely lower it. You trying to find a magica

u/ShaneeOiknine

No, not yet. So you think it would help?

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thanks so much for your reply!! What are referring to when you say individual curation? The home page lists the most recent deals and that are featured. Do you mean we should only display one

u/TheOneTruePsychic

AdComplex1867 pretty much nailed it. This space is dominated by sites like SlickDeals. Discovering a niche that isn't dominated already is incredibly hard, I feel like this is where most peop

u/AdComplex1867

Thank you, I don't have much free time these days and my work keeps me busy, but I do try and add some value here and there when I can. My name is J, and I'm not a bot 🤖 (although that's a ta

u/foxtrotshakal

I guess social media is the way to go for you. As a fellow introvert I can feel the pain but you are doing great there and you can probably build trust and community by showing face. On your

u/ShaneeOiknine

Thanks for your feedback. It is a challenging space and we’re feeling it.

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r/saas

My husband and I launched a website and we’re not seeing any traction. At what point do we move on?

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