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Month 1 update: 2K visitors, real bookings, still stuck on growth

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Quick recap if you missed it: semi-private airlines don't show up on Google Flights or anywhere. I built the only search engine that aggregates all of them in one place. One person, no funding.

Here's where I'm at after month one:

Over 2,000 people have visited the app. Multiple people have clicked through and actually booked flights through the airlines. Revenue model is CPC so I get paid on those click-throughs. The product clearly works. When people find it they use it.

But growth is still my biggest challenge. Most of that traffic came from posting on here and a couple other communities. I don't have a repeatable channel yet. SEO is slow, paid ads feel risky for something this niche, and I'm still figuring out whether to go directly to the airlines for partnerships or focus on content.

The thing that keeps me going is the reactions. People find out semi-private flights exist and their minds are blown. Then they see the prices and it's over. The product basically sells itself once someone lands on it. I just need more people landing on it.

If anyone has advice on going from "people love it when they find it" to actually getting consistent traffic I'm all ears. And thanks to everyone who gave feedback last time, seriously helped.

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