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I'm growing https://www.reddit.com/r/bootstr...
It's hard. But it compounds! More people bring more people.
How to grow a subreddit community?
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So, I earned $15,354 on AppSumo. Here are 3 reasons why I won't ever do that again ๐
1/3 Crazy commission.
I wasnโt able to find out the exact amount of the commission because they made it shady. But people say it is 70%.
Don't get me wrong! Iโm OK with giving a cut for having new clients. My affiliate programs have always been ~50% more generous than the average market.
But hey. They just took all my money lol ๐
2/3 Low-quality clients.
People come to AppSumo NOT for...
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I like the simplicity of the widget UI. Well done Graeme!
Ko-fi React Library
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I stopped writing code entirely in 2024. Here are my 10 hints for AI coding.
I only copy-paste code generated by AI โ๏ธ๐ค
Here are my 10 hints (based on real AI coding experience).
Hint 1: if you have a creative task such as code architecture, you want to use so called chain of thoughts. You add "Think step-by-step" to your prompt and enjoy a detailed analysis of the problem.
Hint 2: create a Project in Claude or a custom GPT and add a basic explanation of your code...
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I started a podcast for indie hackers!
Me and my friend John Rush have started a new for indie makers.
We discuss the latest trends in the SaaS world from the indie makers' perspective.
In the first episode, you will enjoy 3 topics:
- Acquisition of LemonSqueezy by Stripe. Is it good or bad?
- SaaS boilerplates and the Marc Louvion's one (shipfast) in particular. - - - Should you use it and should you create a new one?
- Will...
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I created 6 (six) side-projects over this weekend ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐งโ๐ป 1/6 https://uploadfile.click
It is a single-page web app that uploads your file and gives you a direct URL. Thatโs all!
I often need this tool when I work: to embed an image to product hunt or indie hackers (both require a direct link) or to embed a video on a web page. I will use this app to solve the problem of hosting videos online for the clients of Paracast.io as well. So I hope to earn...
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Originally posted on my ๐: https://x.com/alexanderisorax/st...
Steal SaaS ideas!!!
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Steal SaaS ideas!!!
It's okay to steal ideas. Everyone does it. Artists, engineers, scientists. They all "borrow" ideas. Here's a good way to do it: after you steal an idea, make it better for a specific group of people. This is called "niching down." It's how small startups beat big tech
Examples:
โข Stripe: Payments for developers (stolen from PayPal)
โข Intercom: Customer support for tech companies (stolen from...
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Directories are the next big thing. I advise beginner makers to make a directory first. It is a great first step. Much better than a SaaS because one can procrastinate with SaaS for years without even starting doing marketing.
With directory you can finish building within a week (or a day if you use an advanced tool like Directoryfast) and go to the hardest part โ promoting it.
I made a...
DirectoryFast
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This is so beautiful. I want this.
Reflect New Tab for Chrome
Open new browser tabs to a dashboard of customizable widgets
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Wow this is fresh
Chrono Piano
Play the current date and time as music
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It took me 4 years to come up with the $16k SaaS idea. Here are the 4 steps I did ๐
Step 1: learning HTML+CSS for 3 months.
I was genuinely interested in the web dev industry. I spent nights learning from videos made by smart Indian guys on youtube and building for-fun-only side projects such as a habit-tracking app.
Step 2: working as a web dev in an agency for 1 year.
Since I had no real experience the only offer I got was from a tiny web design agency.
The founder was...
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Indie Makers: The Worst Audience for Your SaaS
You are an indie maker. You want to make a SaaS to earn sweet internet dollars.
You heard that marketing and sales are the hardest parts. But you are smart. You are prepared. You have a plan!
You will be doing building in public and selling your product by talking about it! Your audience are the indie makers. Twitter has thousands of those! They are smart, they are active, easy to connect with....
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This is why marketing is hard
So how to learn marketing? Why no one tells me what EXACT THINGS to do??!?!?! ๐ค๐ค๐ค
Well, it is because of learning marketing โ learning coding.
Coding is a process with a predictable output. If you use CSS โopacity:0โ an element disappears. It happens every time for every student.
In contrast, marketing is not a technical science.
It is a dynamic field that combines art, creativity, analysis...
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What a game changer from the top players! ๐ฅ Good luck Icons8!
Illustration Generator by Icons8
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Growth plan for my new SaaS: from $240 to $100k
Hey.
I'm Sharing my entire growth plan for my new SaaS. I will be using the plan to grow Paracast, from $240 to $100k. Feel free to browse the list of my 32 marketing ideas, steal them or inspire and come up with new ones.
Do things that do not scale
1. Reach agencies and freelancers. Offer a deal: find clients for the templated video. Pay me a fixed price, and charge the clients what you...
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Discord literally saved my startup YouTube channel!
The story
I started my YouTube career 3 years ago. I was very enthusiastic. It was so fun to record and edit each video ๐
Until one day it TURNED INTO A ROUTINE ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
I gave up my channel for a year until I found Descript. Now I edit videos so quickly. The app does the boring part, I only add creativity. Without Descript my channel would be...
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Making a B2C product? You will earn $0 ๐
According to my research, 69.8% of makers prefer starting a B2C product instead of B2B: https://x.com/alexanderisorax/status/1772249784251777384
I had 100s of conversations with makers. I can clearly understand the main reason behind this decision: it is easy to come up with an idea. You just solve your own problem.
As an individual, you have many problems: finance tracking, habit tracking,...
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I know you are afraid of Reddit but you want to be there
Reddit is growing rapidly because Google started giving Reddit posts on the result page instead of blog articles.
I know only one subreddit that allows you to launch and discuss your own projects there - r/SideProject. I believe there is a space for more.
So I created a new subreddit โ for us, indie makers. It is intended to discuss all things about making SaaS/apps/startups in a bootstrapped...