How focusing on customers yielded 1MM new signups

Last February, we launched a new product version. We had spent nearly all of 2016 revamping a core feature and we were excited about what we’d built. But | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

Don't be afraid Ship it

Hi everyone! I often read Indie Hackers saying they got project**s** they never released. I know that feeling, and it's both the hardest and simplest wa... | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

I finally launched my Menubar app after 1yr of doubt and it's a hit

http://thoughttrain.cc/ | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

How posting on IH helps me shape my ideas

Every now and then, I write a post on IH. Sometimes, they get a lot of traction, like my recent article about how I got 1000 users (https://www.indiehac... | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

Pushing My Side Project Forward in the Face of Real-Life Obstacles

Hi, my name is Nick Swan, and I live in Bude, UK. Bude is a small seaside town in Cornwall with lovely beaches and a relaxed way of life. We moved here... | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

Why you shouldn’t raise money for your startup

You have a startup idea, you convinced a friend to join you (or you’re going solo), you write a short document explaining the idea and how you’re going to… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

How to Come Up with Profitable Business Ideas

Interested in building a startup, or starting your own small business to make money on the side? Learn by example from dozens of entrepreneurs who share how they came up with great business ideas. | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

Failure = Opportunity – How I am creating an MVP for makers in the IH community

“Don’t build links. Build relationships.” Rand Fishkin, @Moz/@Sparktoro TL;DR We assembled a peer group that meets on a regular basis to exchange insights… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

How we got 200 paying customers in less than 6 months with PixelMe

How we went from 10 to 200 paying customers in less than 6 months with PixelMe 🎉 After sharing how we acquired our first 10 paying customers with our sid… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

Growing a Chatbot Business to $9k in 1 Month

https://www.indiehackers.com/@harrywhelchel/april-report-my-journey-growing-a-chatbot-business-51192077d9 | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

How to build a startup without quitting your day job

Question: What do Craigslist and Albert Einstein have in common? Answer: Their big idea started as a side project. 1905. Albert Einstein worked six days a… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

Good advice on how to stop procrastinating

Hello guys, I am currently working on my sidegig: A cover letter writing service for the german market I work full-time and have no motivation to work o... | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

How I got my first 1000 users

About a year ago, I launched Siteguru, my SEO tool. Right now, the tool has over a thousand users. This is how I did it. Some background info: SiteGuru is… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 5 years ago

What are your best UX tips?

I’m beating myself over the head trying to make sure the UX of our app (https://www.kyleads.com) is good enough to ship with. I’m not looking for perfec... | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

+1000 unique visitors a day and I didn't know

This is project 2 of my Dogma 95 series. My teenage project has +1000 unique visitors a day and I had no idea! Yes, this is kinda like one of those "I for… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

InView: Xero invoice calendar service

https://www.inviewapp.com/?utm_source=indiehackers | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

We’re Scott and Brian, Co-Founders of Scott’s Cheap Flights. Ask Us Anything

Hi everyone — Scott and Brian here from Scott’s Cheap Flights. The Scott’s Cheap Flights team scours the internet for the cheapest flights around and se... | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

Programming is easy people

Most people perceive programming as something that requires a lot of smarts. You've probably seen movies with some aspergers guy sitting bent over a compu… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

The Anatomy of a Great Landing Page

If you know your customers well enough and you have a good product to serve them then building your website with the right structure is the key to a great… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

Dogme 95 Project 1: www.languagemodels.io

I recently launched www.languagemodels.io, the first side project in my Dogme 95 series. In this blog post, I will explain why I created the project, and | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago

My Dogme 95 site projects project

In the next 3 months, I will attempt to launch as many side projects as possible. All my side projects will follow 8 simple rules: Must be available to th… | Continue reading


@indiehackers.com | 6 years ago