Gerard Ill

Today is Workers' Day. So I'm launching a tool that works FOR you. Failed Stripe payments silently kill SaaS revenue. 20-40% of churn is cards expiring, not customers leaving. I built @Dunninglite with an AI partner to fix that. Day 1. #BuildInPublic

▎ Most founders hide these numbers. ▎ I'm framing them on the wall. ▎ Because "zero" today is just the baseline I'll measure growth from.

▎ The interesting part? Desktop dominates. ▎ SaaS founders browse Twitter on desktop while working. ▎ That tells me exactly who's clicking. ▎ Now I need to give them a reason to stay.

▎ Day 4 of #BuildInPublic with @Dunninglite. ▎ 4-day numbers: ▎ - 560+ views ▎ - 61 clicks ▎ - 10 new followers ▎ - 84% desktop traffic ▎ - 70% from the US ▎ - 0 signups

@arthuryuzbashew @mediafa_st I've audited your domain, and you either have a technical SEO issue or your SEO is completely lacking. Start here: create a TOFU, MOFU, and BOFU funnel system. This will allow you to analyze your site. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me.

🚆 3 hours until the Rome train Sat down at a cafe - brainstorming on HOW to scale @mediafa_st I'm stuck at $5k/month for 5 months now Problem: traffic I need more of it Paid ads is the only option, I need to dive into it

@arthuryuzbashew @mediafa_st Sometimes the traffic is there but the conversion path is leaking.

@arthuryuzbashew @mediafa_st ▎ - Publish 2-3 articles/month targeting long-tail keywords in your niche ▎ - Submit sitemap to GSC after every deploy ▎ Also: $5K/mo stuck for 5 months — what does your funnel look like? Are you tracking where visitors drop off?

@arthuryuzbashew @mediafa_st Before paid ads, have you squeezed organic dry? Quick SEO wins that cost $0: ▎ - Optimize meta titles with specific numbers (they get 3.4x more clicks) ▎ - Add internal links between all your pages (orphan pages never rank)

@yashhq_22 Neither. I built the problem first. I had failed Stripe payments at my day job, built a fix with an AI partner, then realized others had the same problem. Product came from pain, audience is coming from sharing the journey. Day 4 of #BuildInPublic.

As a solo founder, what do you build first? - the product - the audience

@tibo_maker SEO. I'm going to compare it to mine to see what I've forgotten. Thanks.

this is the exact SEO checklist I've used for every single product I've launched 20+ products, $8m exit and now $1m+ mrr SEO was the backbone of all of it 💪 here's the sequence: month 1: it's about making Google trust your site month 2: it's about building topical authority month 3: it's when you look at what's ranking position 8-20 in GSC and turn those into your biggest wins most makers skip the foundation and 6 months later they wonder why nothing's moving I put the exact week-by-week breakdown into a free 90 day sprint sheet - every task, in order, linked to the right tool comment SEO and I'll send it over 👇

@deveshlogs Thank's Bro !! I'm going to read it.

@IllGerard Sent You The Reddit Playbook in DM.

I probably shouldn’t be giving this away for free… A 10-page playbook showing B2B SaaS founders how to get cited by ChatGPT using Reddit. The kind of info consultants charge $5K for. It’s just sitting in a PDF… and I’m handing it out. Covers: • The exact subreddits your buyers live in • A post structure Google can’t ignore • How to write so ChatGPT quotes you • A 20-min daily workflow that compounds • How to know when AI starts citing you Do this for 90 days and you own Google + AI citations while competitors burn $80/click on ads. I almost feel bad for them. Comment “PLAYBOOK” and I’ll DM it.

@andrewzacker Great news, guys—now let's really step it up.

Just got 10th sale for our SaaS 🎉 And it’s our 1st day of lock in in Vietnam 🇻🇳. Next goal: $1K MRR

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I wish I knew this earlier. Before prompting Claude, you need to have list of default operations before your main task, such as: /don’t change anything /don’t apply fixes /don’t overthink /do what I ask specifically /suggestions before action /I need to confirm any code change I have list of 29 defaults, and believe me, it saved me lots of tokens.

@borjafat Thank's Bro -- RANK

Claude and Codex can "steal" your competitors’ traffic -Tired of them dominating all money keywords? Solved. -Tired of not knowing what they rank for? Solved. -Tired of missing the high-volume gaps they ignore? Solved. You just install a SKILL and you're ready to roll. Can run automated daily scans on a schedule Comment "RANK" and I'll send it!

Stop thinking. Post your Day 1.

3-day scorecard: - 362 tweet views - 23+ site clicks - 10 new followers - 14 likes, 9 RTs, 10 replies - 0 signups - $0 MRR The numbers that matter most right now aren't revenue. They're conversations.

Day 3 of #BuildInPublic with @Dunninglite. 72 hours in. Everyone said "just launch and post." Nobody said the best part isn't the metrics — it's the DMs.

@JasonBFounder @yabsssai @Dunninglite Good to know! 17% from France on Day 1 was unexpected — maybe time to pay attention to that market. Any insight on what resonates with them?

@IllGerard @yabsssai @Dunninglite I’ve found the French to be a good audience!

▎ Day 2 of #BuildInPublic with @Dunninglite. Day 1 results: - 139 tweet views - 23 clicks to the site - 65% traffic from US - 8 new followers - 0 signups - $0 MRR Real numbers. No filter. This is what starting from zero looks like.👇

@ykiki_dev @Dunninglite Thanks! The 0s are the most important numbers to share — everyone posts the wins, nobody posts Day 1. Welcome aboard, let's see where this goes.

@IllGerard @Dunninglite $0 MRR Day 1 → real numbers, real commitment. This kind of transparency is exactly what #buildinpublic is about. Following the journey 👀