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First 100 is always special!

Hello everyone,

I've sold over 100 copies of Notion SQL Learning in a month!

It's insane🤯, and it shows how powerful the build-in-public ecosystem can be when combined with Notion.

I'm open to an AMA!

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Building in Public
on August 4, 2022
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    Congratulations Mustafa!
    Go ahead to next 500. Good Luck

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      Thank you so much!

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    Congratulations Mustafa!
    I am dreaming about our first clients for Tasks Ninja
    Good luck & I wish you to reach the next 100 super quickly!

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      Thank you so much! Good luck to you, too!

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    Congrats Mustafa! It's a powerful milestone because of the hard work and struggles you've overcome to reach this point.

    What has been the hardest part of this journey?

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      Thank you so much! I think the hardest part of this journey has been finding the right distribution channel. Once you find the right platform or channel, you can really see your brand grow and expand.

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    Congrats! Love the photo. On to 1000...

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      Thank you so much!

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    Can you tell us which sites actually generated actual sales for you? Can you break it down? I'm a little confused. Most of your back-links are from sites that look like they don't produce traffic never mind sales. What's driving your sales?

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      Thanks for asking this.

      It's true that most of the sites that link to me don't drive traffic or sales directly, but they're still important.

      The sites that drive me traffic and sales are the ones I choose to share my content on: Twitter, Product Hunt, Gumroad, and some FB Groups.

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        Can people discover you on Gumroad or is that just where you handle the final sales?

        And last question, Why is it called Notion SQL learnings?
        What does Notion have to do with SQL?

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          Gumroad is where you can set up your store, so people can discover you. The reason why it's called Notion SQL Learnings is because Notion is a great tool for learning. It has a lot of features that helps me organize my ideas and projects on one platform.

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    Congratulations Mustafa! That's pretty cool. I'm trying to gauge interest in an account-sharing tool we built. https://sabil.io , it helps you measure how much account sharing is going on (and control it too).

    1. Do you have any concerns or curiosity about account sharing for Notion SQL Learning?
    2. Would this be of any interest to you?

    Congrats again man 🎉

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      Thanks for the congrats.

      I am not really concerned about account sharing for Notion SQL Learning. Thanks for the offer though!

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        That's actually helpful feedback, Mustafa. Just wanted to know if it's something you've ever considered, is all. It helps me gauge how many people are interested in such a product.
        Next stop, your 1,000 customer 🔥

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          I'll keep that in mind for future iterations—and thanks for letting me know!

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    Congratulations Mustafa!

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    That's huge, Mustafa. Congratulations!

    Did you do anything specific to promote it?

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      Thank you! I tweeted the thread to Notion SQL Learning, and also published on Product Hunt. Then I posted on Tiktok a few times a month about it.

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        Arh so cool! Super simple TikTok video, but it seems to be working.

        Thank you for the inspiration 🙌

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          I'm so glad you like it!

          It's definitely a simple idea—I think that's the appeal. It's fun to see something simple, but with a clear purpose. I've been looking for ways to make videos that are not just about selling something or selling a brand, but actually speaking to people on an emotional level, and I think this may be the answer.

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    congrats for 100+ 🎊

    do u have any plans in the future to do a document on "Cron" job?

    • Like what are the ways to create one using plsql vs other ways.
    • Do's n Dont's
    • Examples: Scheduling per hour/day etc
    • Debugging a cron job
    • Some templates that are commonly used in the industry
      basically start to end about cron jobs
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      Thank you so much! I will look at it.

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