How did you get your first 100 customers without paid ads?

Meena Kaur · 21 Jul 2026 · 0 views

How did you get your first 100 customers without paid ads?

Context: we are a small team, revenue-positive, and want practical answers from people who have done this — not theory.

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Farhan Ali · 21 Jul ✓ Accepted answer

We did this last year — happy to share numbers. Start with your existing network and one channel only.

Vikram Mehta · 21 Jul

Talk to a CA before deciding; the compliance cost matters more than the headline benefit.

Sana Khan · 21 Jul

Short answer: yes, but only after your unit economics work without it.

Rohit Sharma · 21 Jul

We tried both. The second option paid off within a quarter.

Priya Nair · 21 Jul

Following this — same question at our stage.