Started CompressFast 3 weeks ago as a privacy-first image compression tool. Some progress to share:
📊 Numbers so far:
- 815 images compressed
- 394 pageviews across 2 domains
- 1 Pro sale ($24.99 lifetime)
- $0 ad spend — all organic
🛠️ What I shipped:
- 11 SEO tool pages (compress-png, webp-to-png, remove-metadata, etc.)
- Dual deployment: Vercel (overseas) + Alibaba Cloud ECS (China, ICP approved)
- China domestic version with Baidu SEO
- UV tracking with HyperLogLog
- Batch 30 images, ZIP download, format conversion, watermark, resize, EXIF stripping
- PWA + offline support
💰 Monetization:
One-time $24.99 Pro — no subscription. Creem handles payments, email delivery via Resend. 1 sale so far from organic
traffic.
🔮 Next:
- Hit 50 daily UV by August
- 3 more SEO pages
- Twitter growth (Day 4 of 30 tomorrow)
Would love feedback on the landing page and onboarding flow. What's confusing? What's missing?