I've built several SAAS and side-projects those last 5 years π
Not all succeed, but I learned a lot π€
Today I'm not sharing great life lessons and business tips.
Today I'm sharing ten practical tips that will help you save time and money on your #IndieHackers journey.
π
Not all succeed, but I learned a lot π€
Today I'm not sharing great life lessons and business tips.
Today I'm sharing ten practical tips that will help you save time and money on your #IndieHackers journey.
π
1/ Finding a business idea in 1min β±
Too many times I hear: "I don't know what to build" π€
1: Go on Capterra.com / g2.com
2: Search for the most successful SAAS out there
3: Read the bad reviews
You now have a business idea
π Examples
Too many times I hear: "I don't know what to build" π€
1: Go on Capterra.com / g2.com
2: Search for the most successful SAAS out there
3: Read the bad reviews
You now have a business idea
π Examples
2/ Testing your idea in 1min β±
This is the MVP of MVP
Step 1: subscribe to relevant FB/LI groups
Step 2: find a screenshot of a UI that could be your product
Step 3: Ask "We built this homemade tool that solves X at our company, we considered sharing it, anyone interested?"
This is the MVP of MVP
Step 1: subscribe to relevant FB/LI groups
Step 2: find a screenshot of a UI that could be your product
Step 3: Ask "We built this homemade tool that solves X at our company, we considered sharing it, anyone interested?"
3/ Checking how much competition there is for your idea in 1 min β±
Check the CPC of related keywords in Ahrefs.
A good proxy for:
- competition-size
- customer value
- buyers intent
Check the CPC of related keywords in Ahrefs.
A good proxy for:
- competition-size
- customer value
- buyers intent
4/ Deploying a website in 15 seconds with @Netlifyβ±
- no git repo
- no JS
- no build
- no questions asked
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- no git repo
- no JS
- no build
- no questions asked
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5/ Saving $5k in 10 seconds β±
Ok, now you have this awesome idea and a great landing page but you don't have a lot of cash in hand.
Then you need to check this π
The AWS deals alone are awesome!
github.com/startupdeals/sβ¦
Ok, now you have this awesome idea and a great landing page but you don't have a lot of cash in hand.
Then you need to check this π
The AWS deals alone are awesome!
github.com/startupdeals/sβ¦
6/ Product research in 1 minuteβ±
Write documentation with a clear table of content
Add a section in your TOC for each feature you want to dev.
It can redirect to a "coming soon" Β§ π€·ββοΈ
Add HotJar free plan.
Wait a bit β±
Work on the red dots
Enjoy! π₯
Write documentation with a clear table of content
Add a section in your TOC for each feature you want to dev.
It can redirect to a "coming soon" Β§ π€·ββοΈ
Add HotJar free plan.
Wait a bit β±
Work on the red dots
Enjoy! π₯
7/ Attribution in 5 minutes β±
GA makes it very easy to know where do your visitors/users come from.
But when it comes to customers, it is harder.
Here is our very simple attribution system that takes 1 minuteβ±to integrate π
GA makes it very easy to know where do your visitors/users come from.
But when it comes to customers, it is harder.
Here is our very simple attribution system that takes 1 minuteβ±to integrate π
First, store in a cookie UTM tags and referrer.
It's important to set up the domain of the cookie if you use a subdomain for your app.
Here is the snippet we added on every page of our marketing website.
gist.github.com/daolf/e66ec71cβ¦
It's important to set up the domain of the cookie if you use a subdomain for your app.
Here is the snippet we added on every page of our marketing website.
gist.github.com/daolf/e66ec71cβ¦
Then on your signup pages, we added two things:
- hidden fields for the info you want
- snippet that populates those fields with our cookie
Store info in your DB and that's it.
Not perfect, but working π
code πgist.github.com/daolf/a93371c4β¦
- hidden fields for the info you want
- snippet that populates those fields with our cookie
Store info in your DB and that's it.
Not perfect, but working π
code πgist.github.com/daolf/a93371c4β¦
8/ Getting users on a call in 2 min β±
Offers 10x what your free plan offers to people willing to spend 15 minutes on the phone with you.
You'll get feedback from people who really want to use your product.
credits to @SahinKevin for this one
PS: use calendly.com
Offers 10x what your free plan offers to people willing to spend 15 minutes on the phone with you.
You'll get feedback from people who really want to use your product.
credits to @SahinKevin for this one
PS: use calendly.com
9/ Saving 1 hour a day in 3 minutes β±
Use Alfred clipboard history (on Mac).
Useful when:
- filling form
- answering support with the same answer
- saving that link you're sharing everywhere
I use it 10 times a day.
alfredapp.com/help/features/β¦
Use Alfred clipboard history (on Mac).
Useful when:
- filling form
- answering support with the same answer
- saving that link you're sharing everywhere
I use it 10 times a day.
alfredapp.com/help/features/β¦
10/ Knowing when to answer on Reddit and HN in 1 minute β±
Set-up your brand and industry keywords on f5bot.com
You'll receive those emails as soon as they appear.
A good way to know when you're getting noticed and what people say about you
Oh, and it's free! π₯
Set-up your brand and industry keywords on f5bot.com
You'll receive those emails as soon as they appear.
A good way to know when you're getting noticed and what people say about you
Oh, and it's free! π₯
If you're new to my feed: Hi, I'm Pierre π
I'm co-building Scrapingbee.com, a web scraping API, in the open.
And I share everything I learn, here on Twitter.
I'm co-building Scrapingbee.com, a web scraping API, in the open.
And I share everything I learn, here on Twitter.
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