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Benjamin Dell

@bendell.dev.bsky.social

Founder heysummit.com. Previously missinglettr.com (acquired). Dev-biased technical founder now intentionally shifting focus to marketing & growth. Sharing lessons, experiments, and the journey to becoming a growth-first, dev-second founder.

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This looks fantastic. Going to try it next week for HeySummit.

Quick question - did you create a brand new, single page site on a new domain for this or did you simply overhaul your existing landing page?

Reason I ask is that you say the domain should also include the focus keyword.

24.05.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does that cost per lead refer to a trial signup or a longer tail lead, signing up to something like a newsletter or free download/resource?

30.12.2024 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What library is that?

28.12.2024 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice work! Congrats πŸŽ‰

18.12.2024 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Resist… you can do it :)

13.12.2024 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A decent search volume - bound to be an opportunity there somewhere. Intrigued to hear updates on this down the line. Best of luck!

12.12.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotcha.

Like to learn, just don’t like to be taught? If so, I’m very much cut from the same cloth.

11.12.2024 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to say β€œisn’t that want every course does?” - but I guess if
i’s a coaching program it should be about and guided by you and your needs, not theirs?

11.12.2024 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, intriguing! Posthog style?

09.12.2024 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This looks gorgeous!

09.12.2024 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree! I’d be more than happy to pay to see the platform develop and grow.

07.12.2024 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks great! Just purchased.

06.12.2024 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fab thanks :)

05.12.2024 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoop whoop! Thanks :)

05.12.2024 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After great feedback from @lauraroeder.bsky.social & others, I've refined our headline/strap-line. The old one lacked meaning, and though we debated referencing offline events, data shows most customers use us for online events. New version leans into that focus. Thoughts?

#MarketingInPublic #SaaS

05.12.2024 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s read πŸ“š

Just finished a general book on positioning/messagingβ€”it was solid but not tailored. This one? Laser-focused on B2B SaaS, and wow, the difference is huge.

Turns out, positioning matters in books too. Funny that. πŸ˜‰

#B2BSaaS #Positioning #MarketingInPublic

05.12.2024 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice, congrats!!

05.12.2024 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Realising that we need more video on the heysummit.com landing pageβ€”perfect for showcasing solutions to pain points and solidifying benefits.

Just drafted a new section focusing on 5 core benefits to help tell the story visually.

#MarketingInPublic

04.12.2024 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Laura. Really appreciate your input.

03.12.2024 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you suggesting that as a replacement for the "Events with Superpowers" part or the strapline underneath?

03.12.2024 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And good shout re: online / offline. Feels simpler and clearer

03.12.2024 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They're typically looking to grow their community/audience, and in most (but not all) looking to generate revenue from their expertise

03.12.2024 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks - will check Storybrand out. I haven't read it thus far.

03.12.2024 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

haha, Ben is good - thanks for checking though :)

03.12.2024 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could it be solved by changing the end of the strapline from "through events of any scale." to something like "through events of any scale and type."

or does that still leave too much guess work?

03.12.2024 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmm interesting. Answer is that it's for any type of event (in-person, single webinar, multi day / multi speaker event etc). Feels like too much to try and say in the header though?

03.12.2024 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revamping the HeySummit landing page to reflect fresh positioning and messaging.

Swapping out the old generic headline (left image) for something clearer, more specific, and (fingers crossed) more compelling (right image).

Feels like I'm on the right track. Thoughts?

#MarketingInPublic

03.12.2024 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Paul :)

02.12.2024 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very true!

30.11.2024 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can definitely relate to this. It’s tough to switch mindset and reset expectations. Something I’m actively working on improving.

30.11.2024 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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