Soft launch epic fail, landing page feedbacks needed for startner.me :)
Hello Everyone, few days ago I wrote a post about an MVP I created with a friend that helps indie makers connect with each others.
Last Wednesday we decided to post it on Hacker news and a subreddit I like (r/sideprojects). You already read the title of this post: that was a big fail!
Many people came to the landing page but d... See More
Thinking of selling SongBox.
I haven't mentioned it on here but in parallel to SongBox I've been working on another venture that has just received significant funding. I hadn't mentioned this other venture on here as unlike SongBox I'm not the only founder (songbox is 100% mine).
SongBox DEFINITELY has legs. My growth graph is up and to the right, albeit in the mid-hundreds as opposed to the tens ... See More
Hi friends, I've been working on a side project the last couple weeks and wanted to share it. It's essentially a quiz-maker where you can make quizzes with markdown. A friend of mine makes coding courses on Teachable and didn't have a good way to make quizzes for his classes. This tool helps him facilitate that.
Check it out at https://quapp.co/
Any feedback would be appreciated!
#product-feedback-request Hello everyone - I have been working on a product community for AI (https://www.TuringTribe.com). Each day we feature AI-powered products.
Today - we added 2 new features to the product page.
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Pitch feedback. We spoke to founders and they wanted an easy way to get feedback on their product pitch.
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Use case feedback. Founders wanted a quick way to see what people feel ab... See More
I have an idea for a start up, but before I get too far down the rabbit hole, I need to learn more about shipping. The idea partially hinges on a customer shipping something to me/the business, then having me mail them something back. I'm Googling and reading about different solutions, but most seem to be about shipping to customers, and managing returns. Anyone know about resources/services/words... See More
hi ,
i am new and i just finished my first website https://sowaratfal.net can you advice me some improvements ?
What are some reasonable numbers for users that actually download an app?
It looks like about 30-50% of the people that visit our site actually download our app.
Not sure if this is good or bad but I'm going to have to start optimizing that.
I'm looking for resources that would help me create a project timeline that will include milestones/tasks to creating a startup. So far I have the following milestones/tasks. Feel like I'm missing something.
Milestone 1 - Validating idea
-Determine problem we are solving
-Determine key features of the product
-Create interview questions for ideal customers/target audience
Milestone 2 - Define ta... See More
What does "Create a polymorphic array that stores all of the animal objects, and display the animal sounds." mean?
Performance and coding questions for you all…
Do you try to minimize the number of requests sent to your backend and the amount of data therein in order to minimize user load times, server load, and data storage costs? Do you come up with complex front-end caching strategies because of it? Is the cost and load-time difference in such a lean model worth the trouble? What would you say is a typical ... See More
Saturday 2/23 online co-working session
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Hang out with up to 10 people, share what you are working on for the day.
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We then work on our own or team up with others if help is needed.
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At the end of the session we share what we accomplished.
If you are interested in joining just use this link https://calendly.com/pete-oliveira/digital-product-makers-online-cowork
Motto / catch phrase advice?
I'm no marketing expert and I find it really hard to summarize my product in one short catchy phrase. Right now it is:
Read the Internet: With the elegant Monocle Reader, follow RSS feeds, Twitter, YouTube, Blogs and everything else, all in one place.
But I'm thinking of changing it to something more simple like "Feedly meets Pocket" which piggybacks onto two... See More
How can I sell my project?
I have a popular YouTube channel about classical music called "ClassicalMusicOnly", https://www.youtube.com/classicalmusiconly the channel is more than 10 years old and is probably the most popular classical music YouTube channel with more than 270,000 subscribers and around 190 million views as of today. Also I developed a social website around classical music... See More
"Growing up, my parents had a family business. I worked with them since forever. It was a rather small thing, we basically sold fruits and vegetables to other shops in Barcelona. Some of the other employees were immigrants and we became friends. They thought about the world differently than I did, because they had nowhere near the opportunities I had. The thing is, I realized then how lucky I... See More
#idea-validation, I thought about creating a small tool (totally open source) that helps us developers restore our project to the last state.
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Update, talked to a bunch of friends, and they all liked it. I started working on it. You are welcome to help out:
https://github.com/agamm/comeback
Note: It's really a work in progress, so any idea/suggestion is totally welcome.
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In one click all of ... See More
400 users
We had a slowdown of acquisition during the holidays, but the feedback is still very good.
Greetings!
We run a software development company. In the beginning, we were only selling our software to local or within country buyers and were preferring to deliver them in meetings, but now, we are looking to expand our service at an international level. In this regard, we have made our official website and looking to install a digital product delivery service of DPD ( https://getdpd.com/ ) wit... See More
Any indie hackers in #Milan? Would be cool to organize the first Italian meetup.
Friday Edition: Daily Stand Up!
Why?
That extra nudge of accountability to achieve even a small step on your IH journey each day.
To join in:
01 Share your epic (a big chunk of work with a meaty objective) you'd like to complete by the end of February.
02 Share what you accomplished yesterday.
03 Share what you commit to accomplishing today.
04 Comment on at least one fellow hacker... See More
Just launched on PH! 🎉😸😻
Hi Hackers! Just wanted to share that I just launched my first product, Clarify on PH.
I built Clarify because often times in our performance reviews and in our résumés we have the tendency to solely focus on our job descriptions when instead we should be highlighting the things we've achieved and the areas in which we've created value for our organizations.
Clarify is ... See More
Looking for quick feedback.. I operate a start-up mattress brand and we're considering a re-brand with a new name.
Imagine yourself shopping for a new mattress. You hear the following two brand names. Which are you more interested in learning more about?
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Taylor and Co.
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Comfort Option
Landing Page Generator #landing-page-feedback #product-feedback-request
Bonjour! 🥖🍷🧀🥐
I spent the last months building a PWA framework allowing me to ship MVPs way faster (more on that later if some are interested).
It was then time to decide which project to start with it, but previous failures taught me that measuring interest before building is essential: I needed Landing Pages first!
It w... See More
"I don't know if I've had any, like, 'Fuck this, I'm out,' kinds of struggles. But my biggest challenge is always time and money. Those are the two things that just haunt me as a person and as an entrepreneur and in life. I'm an engineering manager by day, so I make decent money. But I grew up fairly poor. I have a ton of student loan debt. A house costs money, cars cost money, everything cos... See More
People don't buy products or services — they buy results, benefits and solutions.
PUSHING your products and services to the consumer is a recipe for failure.
Startups commonly fail because they waste their most scarce resource (cash) on marketing efforts. The ‘in’ reality is that marketing goes in one ear and right out the other.
Solution?
Figure out your niche in the ... See More
How do you deal with legitimacy?
Hi Guys,
Have you ever faced some prospects who won't pay for your saas/product because your product is managed by "just" a solopreneur? (so they can be scared about poor support, risk etc)
I'm asking you that because today I had a prospect on a call asking me about the size of my team behind my saas...
I guess It depends of the product/industry, but if y... See More
Get clients directly to your inbox, new service for freelancers
I am a web developer for several years now and I found the biggest issue I had was that I wasted a lot of time writing proposals to clients who would go with someone cheaper anyway. The competition on the big freelancing platforms from 3rd world countries is just overwhelming.
This is the reason why I created a service which sends you... See More
Getting past anxiety and self doubt
A while ago I posted a website idea here and asked for some feedback. (Here’s the post: https://www.indiehackers.com/forum/what-are-your-goals-in-life-4c6fe8bc46)
The idea was to build a simple website where we can share our life goals and see what’s inspiring each other. Some great feedback was left on that post, so thank you to everyone who took the time to re... See More
What's this SaaS model called?
I'm planning to offer a free plan (and a paid plan) for my B2B SaaS platform designed for ecommerce businesses.
Part of the service is online software that integrates with their store but the other involves sending a piece of technology we invented to their customers' home addresses in the mail. Each time this is sent, our client pays us $2.
So the platform itself ... See More
#idea-validation How many of you start something and never finish it? Wouldn't it be great to find a matching accountable buddies? Here is my idea: First user will sign up and set up the goals...then they will see list of users with the same goals and they can send a request to be accountable partner and if other person accept then they will have a private space. They can chat...upload posts, send... See More
Hackers in #Athens (GR): we'll be hosting the first-ever IH meetup this March. Join us (and bring a friend)! Details TBD.
Does your product get better with more users?
I love businesses with network effects. It is the best kind of moat there is long term, in my opinion. And, it is a big contributor to whether I pursue an idea or not. Anyone else feel similarly and/or is working on a business with network effects? If so, I'd love to learn about it.
Landing page feedback for TextPicker
I would love some feedback on my landing page at https://nottoobadsoftware.com/textpicker/ . What I'm most interested in knowing is:
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Do you understand what the application does after reading the page?
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Do you see its value?
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If you thought you needed this application, would you have clicked "Subscribe"?
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And most importantl... See More
👨💻IH👩💻Barcelona👨💻#16👩💻
Next week Barcelona hosts the 📱Mobile World Congress and we’re having twitter.com/Thomasbcn as a guest at our meetup.
If anyone of you know ppl who are in Barcelona and are cool, I’d love to meet them and invite them at the meetup! :)
👉 Here's the link to the event: http://bit.ly/IHbcn16
I just finished gotmemo.net - it's a service that relays yours asana notifications to Skype for $7/month.
If you're using Asana and Skype: Do you need this? Would you pay for it?
Hi, I’m looking for 10-20 people who use Sendgrid and have at least 3-5 automatic emails. We have built a free tool that generates a report that helps you earn more engagement from your emails.
First 20 people to generate a report (takes about 3 mins with a read-only API key) will also get personal feedback from us, and we'll happily build new features you might want
Which are the best outsourcing companies in Eastern Europe?
Okay, I'm just trying to joke. Speaking purely about the case, there are a lot of companies https://diceus.com/outsourcing-eastern-europe-vs-asia/ Most of them, of course, is not very well known and do not appear on the first pages of search results. But the trick is that this does not mean that they do work worse. I would even say the o... See More
Doing soft launch of our new product - CustomFit.ai.
Every User is Different. So has to be your App.
CustomFit.ai is a User Journey Manager for your B2C Business. Chisel a hyper-personalized app experience to your users.
Create multiple variants of your App(mobile/web) by dynamically remote controlling every element (UI, Data & Logic) based on extensive rules, making the app using experience c... See More
Anyone have any experience with using free trials?
The common approach is to offer a 'time-based' free trial (7-days to try out the product). But I've been thinking about launching a new project with a 'usage trial period'. For example, giving users an opportunity to do X amount of things inside the product before we ask them to upgrade.
Would love to hear others' experiences with either of thes... See More
On balance, I'm more worried by Wharton (or other business school grads) giving feedback like they have months of business experience ;)
Any WordPress developers?
We wrote an extensive tutorial on how to create a BuddyPress Members Maps using Google Maps and Vue.js: https://alkalab.com/blog/buddypress-members-map/
I would love to hear your feedback!
Would love to hear your views/feedback on my landing page/software!
I had been working on a community software for my own needs, had a thought couple of weeks ago, on why not convert it into a saas app. After 3 weeks of effort converted the app to multitenan:
Hittly.com – audience building and monetization software for creators
Would you rent developers from other company to build the next project? Especially when rented developers have lower prices than in-house or local freelancers.
Hello IH, I need your help!
I'm launching a new product called the Intelligent Assistant for Twitter. It's an AI tool that monitors your Twitter followers for you, and suggests relevant content that you can tweet back to them as a reply.
I've put together a landing page but I really need some feedback! Is our value proposition clear? Have I provided enough information that w... See More
👋What podcasts are you listening to?
I'm always looking for something great to listen to on my way into work at paddle.com.
Please recommend!
50 paying customers
It's growing a little bit slow but still growing. Finally reached the 50 paying customers mark.
Thursday Edition: Daily Stand Up!
Why?
That extra nudge of accountability to achieve even a small step on your IH journey each day.
To join in:
01 Share your epic (a big chunk of work with a meaty objective) you'd like to complete by the end of February.
02 Share what you accomplished yesterday.
03 Share what you commit to accomplishing today.
04 Comment on at least one fellow hack... See More
My website is live!
I have finished the bulk of the website and it is online for some friends to test. I still need to include a payment procedure and finish the statistics on server resources in order to settle on the price.
Any content marketers / bloggers here with > 20k uniques per month?
My new indie SEO tool which uses artificial intelligence, natural language processing and semantic analysis is almost ready for 1.0 ... (It's not 100% there yet ... but getting there!)
Any users here with an established blog or content-marketing program? I'd love for you to take Wordmetrics.com for a spin and get your thoughts... See More
My measure of a 'good' newsletter article is one that results in more positive replies than unsubscribes.
This week's FiveMinuteFounder.com newsletter was the first time ever I achieved it! 🔥🧐🙏
If you want to read it, head over here...
The rise of the Newsletter?
What do you think will happen to Newsletters in the next few years? I have the funny feeling, that they will gain more traction again based on the fact that they are big time savers for their readers.
Or do you think that they are outdated and will be replaced by some other new things? Have you recently subscribed to new ones or unsubscribed to old ones?
It is a very lo... See More
Techstars Startup Weekend Antwerp! Who is Going? 🚀
Let me know your thoughts 💭http://communities.techstars.com/belgium/antwerp/startup-weekend/14039
#question #idea-validation #ask-ih
Is there a Toptal for digital marketers (content, PPC, emails, funnel optimization)?
For those who don't know what Toptal is, is there a 1% type freelance site specifically to hire digital marketers?
How could I start mass communication?
After a few months of intense coding, https://kaktana.com is now a mature product and has a few paying customers. We'd like to grow more and more, any advice on how to spread the word?
Thanks in advance!
Alex
How do you deal with promotional or informational videos created about your online or mobile product, when some details of user interface change?
I am building this strategic planner https://www.1st-things-1st.com/ and I introduce new changes every Wednesday. I want to create several video tutorials, but I am not sure whether I will need to update the video with each design update or if there is ... See More
From quitting Silicon Valley to failing four times and finally getting our first paid customer
[Quick tip]: Asked for advice on IH and not sure which advice-givers to listen to?
9 times out of 10, 'good' advice-givers (ie people worth listening to) will ask follow-up questions before offering advice.
Sometimes, getting you to ask yourself these questions is worth more than the advice (and was the real intention) anyway.
I've just done a "soft launch" of my supplement/nootropic research and evaluation tool: https://nutripeek.com
The application is pretty straightforward: research different supplements you'd like to take based on desired effects (anxiety, energy, mood, etc.), add them to your personal "stack", then request feedback with your stack URL.
I'm brainstorming ways to monetize it. Some... See More
What does your pricing model look like?
What challenges come from your pricing models?
Do promotions like "get 3 months free" really help? Do they set a false expectation?
Just added pricing to the Brooklet website and I'm looking for ways of making it better.
Anyone can contribute articles on Indie Hackers, which is great, but are there other such open blogs (is there a better name for these?) where it's easy to contribute?
Social Media Examiner used to be like this, and BuzzFeed also has/had open contributions, where else?
Hey everyone! I've created my first ever product video and would love your feedback.
You can watch it directly here or on the Emporter.app homepage.
In case you're curious, I followed this DIY guide to create the video.
Special thanks to my extremely talented friend @wuliwong for composing the music.
What is the difference between a Maker and an Indie Hacker in your mind?
🤔 Or is there no difference?
Myself and Hiten are doing research on makers. We’re digging in to learn:
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💬 How makers describe themselves
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🚲 What products they’re most excited about
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🏋 What habits help them as makers
We’ll be sharing what we learn in the coming weeks. We’d love your opinion: https://www.producthunt.co... See More
I need some advice on marketing my product the right way.
I've build https://terrajobs.de/ a jobboard for the german GIS / Geo industry. I've put up some useful blog posts and also managed to get some backlinks from universities and from some sites where my competitors are linked, too (all by cold emailing).
My problem right now is that the content creation path will lead me nowhere in the near fu... See More
First month reaching $2k
A few days ago we received the last payment of a new client, taking us to over $2k a month in revenue.
For the first time, we were able to outsource a big chunk of a project, since between my co-founder and I we just couldn't keep up with everything (good feeling).
February was a great month for us, since we met a ton new leads through referrals. And something quite funny happened: we got a new le... See More