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First info product sale 🎉

I just sold a copy of my first info product!

Actually, I'm not sure if info product is the right name, because it's a raw dataset. Anyway, I collected the data about Shopify apps for my own purpose. For example, I wanted to check what are some popular apps with bad reviews, so I could build a better version. 😁

Also, just out of curiosity, I checked what are the most expensive Shopify apps, and published it here on IH. Encouraged by @yongfook, I decided to try to monetize the data. I was planning to create a report with valuable insights, but then I realized that I already have an MVP. I uploaded the dataset on gumroad:

https://gum.co/shopify-app-store-dataset

I posted the link only in a comment to my previous post. Two days later... boom! First sale! Feels amazing. 😄

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    Yay! Second sale 😄

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    I was collecting this data daily for a month and then stopped because I thought there would be no good target customer 😬
    Happy to find that you found a quick way to validate your idea 💪
    In the end persistence wins!

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      Yeah, I've been also collecting the data by an automated script running daily for over 8 months now. I thought that I had to create a nice report with charts and insights to be able to monetize the data, but never found enough time to do so. It's only recently when I realized that a raw dataset may be also valuable.

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      I love Airtable! 🥰

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    Congrats Lukasz!
    Our team is planning to add Dashly to the Shopify marketplace, so I've redirected your report to the Product Team :)

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      Thank you so much! 🤗

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    ooh woah... i think it is a best way to sale a product and victory you did amazing job ..first sale in two days wow. i also struggle to flourish my blog. Learn more about it here https://buybestboxinggloves.com/

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    Congratulations on the first sale! 🎉

    I used to gather data for the browser extensions. Is it worth to pack this data into a product in Gumroad?

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      Thank you! 🙂

      It's worth trying.

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    You have taken right step to overcome from negative reviews of your product. You can also list it on apps site and always updating user friendly content.

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      What is your dataset about?

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        Okay, I think I can see it in your recent posts. Then I'm not sure if it will comply with Gumroad's terms of use

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            Oh, this may be useful for influencer marketing.

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