ZapDM.io Journey to $100k

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Hey everyone!

I’m Animesh, 20 y/o marketer and indie developer from India. I’ve been building apps and SaaS products for a while now, most failed, a few paid the bills. This time I want to document the journey publicly as I try to take ZapDM to $100k revenue.

The product is simple: it helps Instagram creators and businesses turn comments into conversations automatically. Instead of ignoring comments, it starts conversations using AI with the leads and gets you more sales. It's built on official Meta APIs and is 100% safe for the Instagram account.



Where I’m at right now​

✅ MVP is live, shipping new features almost every day
✅ Posted it on Product Hunt and we got 20 upvotes!!! 🥳
✅ Got rejected from AppSumo :(
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✅ Listed on a smaller AppSumo alternative - DealFuel
✅ Sales thread on a marketing forum going live soon

Current Stats:
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16 users total (5 of them are testers and 1 admin = me)
10 actual users using it right now! 🥳
Revenue: $0 (the paid users in the screenshot are my testers)



Costs & Risks​

Right now I’ve spent ~$450 so far (server, domain, tools, AI, Meta approval etc.)
Biggest risks:
  • Instagram API changes
  • Lack of distribution/marketing channels
  • High churn if it doesn’t deliver ROI fast enough


The Goal​

Turn this into $100k revenue. No idea how long it’ll take, could be 3 months, a year, or never (I hope not!). But I’ll be documenting the ride here.


What to Expect in This Thread​

  • Weekly updates with revenue + signups
  • Features shipped, bugs, dumb mistakes, lessons learned
  • Honest stuff including when it breaks or I mess up
  • Some screenshots and maybe a meme or two ;)


That’s it for the intro. Next update soon. Let’s see where this journey goes.

-- Animesh
 
You dodged a real bullet with AppSumo.

Best of luck with the journey!
 
Ah, can't see this thread, maybe because I'm relatively new to this forum.

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But I hope the AppSumo doors closed for something better :D
Thanks!
I think I accidentally posted it in the wrong section back then. Just reported it.
 
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