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Episode 758 | Do Free Trials Suck?, What Moves the Needle, and More Listener Questions (with Derrick Reimer)

2025/2/18
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Austin
了解奥斯汀婚礼的平均费用、选择全包式场地和节省预算的创意方法。
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Derrick Reimer
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Noah Tucker
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Rob Walling
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Anonymous:我希望了解如何在竞争激烈的市场中推出SaaS产品,以及如何以专业的方式对待竞争对手,我应该直接指出竞争对手的缺点,还是应该专注于提升自己的服务和客户体验? Derrick Reimer:我的方法是构建一个叙述,强调你的产品如何为目标市场提供更好的选择,而不是直接攻击竞争对手,例如,与其说竞争对手使用欺骗手段,不如强调我们有透明的取消政策,避免使用那些有偏见的清单,而是专注于讲述你的产品的故事,并突出你的独特之处。 Rob Walling:存在一个连续统一体,你可以选择如何处理竞争对手,从完全不提及到公开点名批评,一种方法是不提及竞争对手,只强调自己的优点,另一种是暗示竞争对手的缺点,但不直接点名,第三种方法是直接点名竞争对手,在销售电话中,你可以比在营销网站上更随意地批评竞争对手,重要的是要了解你的客户和潜在客户如何看待竞争对手,并根据你的品牌和目标客户来选择合适的方法。

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In episode 758, Rob Walling is joined by Derrick Reimer to tackle a variety of listener questions. They discuss strategies for entering a market with established competitors, including how to position your product without directly attacking rivals. They also reflect on the challenges of free trials, weighing the pros and cons of extending trial periods versus incentivizing onboarding.

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**Topics we cover: **

  • (1:18) – How to launch a SaaS product in a market with an established competitor

  • (6:21) – Do I call out competitors by name?

  • (14:24) – How do you really identify what moves the needle in your Saas?

  • (19:59) – Breaking down the “one thing”

  • (23:32) – Selling and marketing SaaS before building

  • (30:36) – What is the goal of your free trial?

  • (39:10) – On the fence between B2B, B2C

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