This lines up with what I've seen, but the part that took me longest was knowing when to stop tweaking and just commit. I burned months optimizing before I'd validated the basics. Did it click early for you, or was there a stretch you almost bailed?
Solid breakdown. One thing I'd add for anyone trying this: write down your starting point before you change a single thing. I didn't, and now I can't tell which change actually moved the needle. What's the one metric you watch to know it's working?
This lines up with what I've seen, but the part that took me longest was knowing when to stop tweaking and just commit. I burned months optimizing before I'd validated the basics. Did it click early for you, or was there a stretch you almost bailed?
Solid breakdown. One thing I'd add for anyone trying this: write down your starting point before you change a single thing. I didn't, and now I can't tell which change actually moved the needle. What's the one metric you watch to know it's working?