Just launched my first Gumroad product. It's a cybersecurity guide aimed at complete beginners. Priced it at $9 with a free preview as the lead gen.
Curious what people here think about pricing for a first product in a technical niche. Did you start low to build traction or go straight to what you thought it was worth? Wondering if $9 undersells it or if that's the right entry price.
Started running recon recently. Got subfinder, httpx, nuclei set up, working through my first few programs on HackerOne. Mostly getting familiar with what live subdomains actually look like and what's worth digging into vs ignoring.
Genuinely curious, how long did it take you to get your first valid P3 or P4? And was it from nuclei flagging something or did you find it manually?
Everyone says build the audience before the product. But most people saying that either had an existing platform or took years to get there. For people who just shipped something first — did it hurt you, or did the product end up building the audience anyway?
There's a difference between knowing a tool exists and knowing when to reach for it. I can follow documentation fine. What I can't do is look at a situation and instinctively know what fits. Curious how long that took people and what actually built that instinct — labs, real work, repetition?