Thread by @iamwillcannon

Arguably the most difficult (yet most important) aspects of building a successful SaaS:

Getting traffic.

The more traffic you get, the more customers you get...

It's very simple.

Here's 13 golden sources of potentially millions of hits of traffic for your SaaS👇

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#1 Twitter personal brands

...why do you think I've been putting so much effort on Twitter?

It's a fantastic place filled with thought leaders, business people, entrepreneurs, freelancers, etc.

These people need your SaaS - use Twitter to get in front of them.

#2 Cold email

Cold email is one of the best ways to get traffic.

You can directly contact the exact people your SaaS is meant for - so start sending cold emails!

#3 Cold calling

Yes, cold calling works.

Similar to cold email,

Use it to directly contact your target market.

#4 SEO

Search engine optimization should be a top priority for you if you want to direct mass amounts of targeted traffic to your SaaS.

It takes time & Google Updates can be difficult,

But it's worth it.

#5 Pay per click (Google)

Google PPC (Adwords) are another great paid source for targeted traffic.

Like all paid advertising,

It will cost you money. But once you figure out the 'right' keywords?

Boom - tons of traffic to your SaaS website.

#6 Facebook ads

Facebook is still one of the best (if not THE best) paid traffic sources.

Although it's gotten harder as of recently,

You can build funnels & create ads that create a massive influx of traffic to your SaaS.

You can also hire an agency to manage FB ads for you.

#7 Affiliates and partnerships

Affiliate & other partnerships essentially act as a team of employees for your SaaS,

Who make money based on how much sales they produce for your SaaS.

It's a mutually beneficial relationship that can be VERY profitable for both parties.

#8 Youtube influencers and micro-influencers

We're in the era of influencers,

And for good reason - they are a fantastic 'business asset'.

You pay them to promote your SaaS,

And they get paid.

Don't overlook this (and don't overlook micro-influencers).

#9 Youtube ads

Since Facebook advertising got harder,

YouTube has emerged as a leading paid advertising platform.

This is a great opportunity for funneling massive amounts of traffic & generating big revenue for your SaaS.

#10 Guest post on websites that are in your niche

Guest posting is when you write blogs for other websites.

The website gets a (usually) free article,

And you get a backing & CTA to your SaaS.

Write guest posts for sites in your niche and these can be huge sources of traffic

#11 Core Reddit

Reddit is notoriously known as having the 'lowest value' members,

But that doesn't mean you should ignore the platform completely.

Advertising on Reddit for your SaaS can be very profitable.

#12 Facebook groups

Facebook groups - your own or others - are perfect places to advertise your SaaS.

The best part?

They are very targeted. It's communities full of likeminded individuals,

So if you find (or build) a FB group in your niche?

Golden opportunity.

#13 Conferences

Obviously, this depends on your SaaS.

But don't overlook conferences as a chance to 'spread the word' about your SaaS.

You can definitely generate valuable (and profitable) traffic via conferences.

I don't recommend using ALL of these traffic sources at the exact same time...

Choose a few & get started :)

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