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Which channel wasted the most of your time, and how long before you noticed?

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The honest counterpart to every "how I got my first 1,000 users" post.

Reply with:

  • The channel
  • How long you kept at it
  • What you put in: hours, money
  • What came back
  • Why you think it failed: wrong audience, wrong offer, wrong format, too early to tell
  • What finally made you stop

Some things to check before you write a channel off:

  • Were your buyers actually there, or people who look like them?
  • Did you give it long enough? Search and content often need months. Outreach and ads usually show something within weeks.
  • Was the channel wrong, or was the offer wrong? A weak offer fails everywhere.
  • Were you measuring the right thing? Followers and visits are easy to count and loosely tied to revenue.

The most common answer in threads like this is a channel that produced plenty of attention from other founders and no customers. If that describes yours, say so. It is a useful warning.

Your perspective belongs here.

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