𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿?

I wanted to build a new AI feature.

I thought users wanted to choose garden styles like Scandinavian or Japanese. I planned to build a style gallery and refine my AI prompts. It sounded fun and technical.

Then I remembered The Mum Test.

I stopped building and started looking at what people actually ask online. I looked at popular garden videos and forums.

I found something different.

People do not ask for luxury landscaping. They do not ask for professional designer gardens.

They ask for practical help.

The most popular content focuses on:

• Small changes that make a big difference.
• Improving a space without a $20,000 renovation.
• Finding direction when a garden feels wrong.

My hypothesis changed.

Homeowners do not want perfection. They want:

• Reassurance.
• Direction.
• Realistic outcomes.
• Affordable improvements.

The real problem is not "Design me a Japanese garden." The real problem is "Show me what this looks like if I spend a weekend and a few hundred dollars on it."

I will not build new tools to test this. I will not add features to my website yet.

Instead, I will go where the questions are. I will find people asking for help and reply to them. I will provide visual examples to see if it helps them make decisions.

I am looking for these signals:

• Positive replies.
• Follow-up questions.
• Users saying the images helped them visualize a change.

If they ignore the images, I have my answer.

I will keep building, but I will build for them, not for my own curiosity. This prevents me from feeling lost when signups are low.

Source: https://dev.to/cathylai/what-are-customers-already-asking-for-that-im-ignoring-2d59

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