Update: That first paying customer email hit different.

Months of work suddenly felt worth it in one moment.

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After all those months you put in, what was the hardest day like before you got that email? I bet there was a point where you questioned if any of it was worth it. That first sale is not just money, it's proof someone believes in what you built. Can you share what you did right before things clicked? The shift from working in the dark to having a real customer must have been huge. Tell me more about how you kept going when it felt like nothing was happening.

park.joseph1d ago

You ever hear about that guy who almost shut down his site the same day his first order came in? He told me he'd spent 12 hours straight just changing tiny things on his product page, stuff no one would ever notice, because it felt better than doing nothing. The moment it actually worked was pure luck, he was already closing the browser tab.

casey_carter7923h ago

The hardest days were when every task felt fake, like arranging furniture in an empty house. I'd rewrite my "About" page for the tenth time or test fifteen different button colors, all while knowing no one was there to see it. That work isn't wasted, though, because it's how you build the muscle memory for when people finally show up. You learn the shape of your own project by pushing on every part of it in the silence. The shift isn't just getting a customer, it's your own work suddenly becoming real to you because someone else finally sees it.