First time I got users on my side project
Want to share my happy moment. This finally happened to me.
Many years I was doing side projects - mostly niche tools - and I never had users to use them. Looking back I understand it was kinda predictable.
Recently I released InstaVue - chrome extension to inspect VueJS application in a blink of an eye. This is very niche tool for developer only and it is far from being complete, but suddenly people got interested in it. I only write a post in a facebook group and bang - have couple dozens of users. You think it is not much? It is two dozens more users I got before for all my side projects!
It is not a business yet, but still, I'm very happy I did something people actually need. I consider this as a good sign for a potential indie hacker.
Wish me luck :)
Congrats. Even if it is not yet a business, it gives you access to an audience. And as a developer myself, I know that, when we like someone/a company free tool/product, we are more keen to pay for another from the same people.