Feedback on our new blog series Start in the South
Hey Indie Hackers! I run a small design and dev studio based in Charleston, SC. We work with early stage startups to design, build and iterate on their MVPs.
Most of our clients are based somewhere in the Southeast and face problems that startups in traditional startup hubs like Silicon Valley don't. So we're about to launch a new series on our blog focused on these problems. Some posts will apply to all startups, some just to those outside of the usual hubs.
I would love to get the community's feedback on the concept behind the series as well as the first post which is all about how to validate your idea before you build anything.
Here's a private link to the post, let me know if there's anything I can improve! Hoping to push it out Friday and start publishing one post a week.
I think it's a solid post in that the information is helpful and should benefit people who haven't internalized it or come across it before. However, it's hard to say if it's a good post for your studio, specifically, without knowing your goals.
Do you want to rank high for certain SEO terms? Or create something super shareable that spreads on Twitter for a few weeks? Convince readers to sign up for your services? Create evergreen content/guides that you can link people to?
Thanks for the reply Courtland! The last two are our main goals. I've always struggled with getting eyeballs on our posts, so I'm trying to write some evergreen content right now that I can promote later. And also trying to write about stuff that I can share with potential clients.
Adora Cheung failed up into a VC role. I best remember her for a recruiting post on Hacker News where she extolled the virtues of working on Christmas Eve.
The Google Doc you linked requires permissions.
That article would be valuable. People like steps. They really, really love them. How about investing the energy to write that?
Missed the point about Adora Cheung. I still think the point she's making is really valid. Do you think her lack of success takes away from it though?
Fair point, however the point I was trying to make is that's not really possible. There are no 3 easy steps to validate your product idea. It's a tricky skill that takes time and a lot of practice. But maybe I can find some ways to make it seem more approachable?
And good catch on the Google doc!
Thanks for the feedback :)