Built Tweet Hunter, Taplio (sold $8m)
Growing https://t.co/OyNJ8ZUyOh - https://t.co/jS9GQJ5Ps8 - https://t.co/EFUcKeBbpU - https://t.co/JkVOl1O0S1
Sharing weekly tips about growth: https://t.co/ereQodN3Ov
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Jun 3 β’ 20 tweets β’ 4 min read
SEO = begging for backlinks
Cold emails with 2% response rate
Guest posting on irrelevant sites
Buying sketchy links that get penalised
And that's why most people don't get traffic.
But I created a system to get 10 backlinks every week.
Here's how I cracked the code ππ»
Teaser:
At the end, I will give you a hack to save 40 hours of your time every month.
And you will also get 5 backlinks on autopilot.
Stay tuned ππ»
Mar 31 β’ 15 tweets β’ 5 min read
I thought ChatGPT image generation was a gimmick.
Until I tried it myself.
It's insane, and a lot of industries are getting disrupted π€―
Here are 7 wild use cases (with prompts): ππ»
1/ Image styles and feels
This one is pretty common by now.
8 billion people have used it π€£
You can convert any of your images to Ghibli studio or any image
> Ghibli studio
> Anime style
> Minecraft style
> 3d character
So many more...
Imagination is the limit.
Feb 28 β’ 5 tweets β’ 1 min read
LOL!!
Claude (via Cursor) randomly tried to update the model of my feature from OpenAI to Claude π€―
(my request was totally unrelated)
PS: "gpt-4" fallbacks to 4o in my code, maybe that's why it didn't that? It knows that it's outdated and tried replacing it?
Jun 11, 2024 β’ 20 tweets β’ 6 min read
In the last 3 years, I've bought 11 products for a total of over $400K
One of the most successful acquisition Typeframes just crossed $10k MRR
The crazy part?
I acquired it last September, while it was trending down
Here's my guide on how to acquire products the right wayπ§΅
I'm going to break this down into six steps:
1. The Right SaaS Acquiring Philosophy 2. How To Search 3. Assessment + Due Diligence 4. Negotiating And Giving An Offer 5. Acquisition Process (How To Pay Only 50% Cash Upfront) 6. How To Grow Profitable Post-Acquisition
May 9, 2024 β’ 18 tweets β’ 4 min read
Every year, I get more than 10 million impressions from SEO.
The trick is simple,
Be useful.
Here's a guide to crack SEO within 6 monthsπ§΅
Google processes 99,000 search queries every SECOND
That's 8.5 BILLION daily searches and 2 TRILLION search queries every year
Still, think SEO is dead?
May 7, 2024 β’ 9 tweets β’ 3 min read
LIFE UPDATE
Tweet Hunter and Taplio' acquisition earnout period is OVER
from $1.5m ARR at signature, to $8m ARR today, I am happy to call it a success
Story & numbers, I'll share it all:
In 3 years with my cofounder@tomjacquesson, we:
β launched Tweet Hunter
β launched Taplio
β sold both
β worked with lempire for the transition
This is the story of how it happened and what it means to "sell a startup"
Apr 17, 2024 β’ 14 tweets β’ 5 min read
The drama around MKBHD is fair.
Today, 18 yo can burn millions $$ of brand value with a 500-second video.
But is he really at fault here or people can't accept the power shift that has taken place?
Let's dig π§΅
Today Marques "MKBHD" Brownlee:
- Has over 18.6M subscribers
- 4.2B total views on YT
- Makes $5M+/year
Safe to say he is one of the best tech reviewer on the internet.
But how did he reach here?
Apr 9, 2024 β’ 22 tweets β’ 7 min read
This guy makes $2M per year and keeps all the money.
He refuses to get on client meetings and works 100% async.
Here's the EXACT playbook he used to scale his businesses as a solopreneur.
Test his strategies RIGHT NOW π§΅
@BrettFromDJ founded DesignJoy as a side project.
Since then the product:
- Achieved $130K MRR
- Done monthly visits of over 130K
- Used by over 30K designers
And built an audience of 113K people while having fun.
Starting being active here is probably the BEST biz decision I took in the last 5 years
So here's my cheat sheet to grow to 100K π§΅
(Bookmark this thread for the future)
Stage 1: 0-5K followers
Growing here is the biggest challenge.
To get followers, your tweets need to reach more people.
But for your tweets to reach more people, you need to have followers in the first place.
The biggest conundrum.
Feb 20, 2024 β’ 13 tweets β’ 3 min read
After scaling 2 products to $1M+ (and 7 failures), I realized ONE thing
Picking the right problem to solve is as important as executing it.
How you can find your next million-dollar startup idea π§΅
The best ideas come down to one thing: serving someone with money who has a problem and actively looking for a solution.
The idea determines:
β’ Customers (and their purchasing powers) π
β’ The market you serve
Here's what you should know about finding great ideas π
Jan 16, 2024 β’ 24 tweets β’ 8 min read
I've grown 2 SaaS products from 0 - $1M+ ARR.
There are so many ways to grow your SaaS revenue,
Read to learn growth tactics 6 SaaS companies used to grow at an insane rate in 2023π
1. Shipfa(dot)st
Founded by @marc_louvion in August of 2023, is a NextJS boilerplate that helps indie hackers launch their own SaaS, AI, and other web apps much faster.
And made $63K in Revenue in 60 Days!
Here are some growth tactics he used π
Jan 4, 2024 β’ 21 tweets β’ 6 min read
The future of influencer marketing is AI.
This IG model doesn't even exist but she is set to make $10M this year.
Brands like Prada & Samsung have already collaborated with her.
Here's my 5-part theory on why more businesses will use AI influencers in the future π§΅
The girl in the picture above does not exist.
She is Miquela, a global AI pop star and influencer with 2.7M IG followers.
And look at what she has already achieved:
Jan 2, 2024 β’ 22 tweets β’ 7 min read
In 2012, this guy quit everything to start his own company.
In 2022, his company was acquired for $200M.
He captured an entire market by giving away software for FREE while making profits & 100% bootstrapped.
The unknown story of Patrick Campbell & Profitwell π§΅
Patrick grew up milking cows. Today he has the largest subscription financial database in the world.
His product ProfitWell:
- Used by 30,000 companies
- Did a revenue of $22M in 2022
- Turned 13 employees into millionaires when it was acquired.
Dec 14, 2023 β’ 14 tweets β’ 5 min read
2023 was only the tip of the iceberg in the world of AI.
2024 will be a deep dive. And you will need your sources of oxygen if you want to survive.
Here are 11 accounts doing God's Work by sharing the best AI updates (go follow them right now)
Who: Mckay Wrigley
Tweets about: His opinions about the recent developments in AI which gives you as a reader a whole new perspective
Business: @TakeoffAI - an AI assistant for your computer.