How do I get started with selling tech solution to farmers

[Bigyan Ghimire]

Hello,

I am new here and this is my first post.

I am currently building a SaaS priced at $100/mo for farmers. It's a risk management and profitability tool. It is a data-heavy application. I know the inside and outs of farming( I grew up around farmlands). But the problem is I am not from the USA but my target market is the USA. I couldn't probably sell my product to my country's people though even if I met them and talked to them because they are not so tech-savvy and willing to spend money.

I am almost done building my product but I keep stumbling upon advice like "talk to your customers first". I know my tool provides value because there are other products in the market that offer way less than what I do but they are doing well. I am a developer so not so hot on marketing and sales.

What would you do if you were me? It's hard for me to even get emails of farmers. I know I am totally missing something here but I don't want to let go of something I have put so much of my time into.

I would appreciate any help. Thanks for your time!

 

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[RazorCut]

I am almost done building my product but I keep stumbling upon advice like "talk to your customers first".

I would have thought this would have been one of the first things you would have done before putting in all the effort of building your product. Then you could have been certain that your tool will translate from whatever country you are in to the farming communities of the US which will probably have major differences.

I would spend some time searching out your customers and find suitable people to test your product in the States before you bring it to market.

A good starting point would be forums like this but dedicated to your market sector.

What country are you in/from?

 

[Bigyan Ghimire]

I am from an Asian country. I have been following blogs on US farming for about 2-3 months so I have a good knowledge of their process too.