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I doubled our user base in 24 hours & how we turn it into video content

I always found it hard to create video content as an indie maker. I tried multiple formats in the past five years. Vlogs, podcasts, and shorts, but I am no full-time content creator. I am no expert with numerous success stories behind my belt.

So it either felt like it requires too much effort (like podcasts) to do right and it's not our nature, or it doesn't feel genuine (like giving entrepreneur advice on TikTok).

I also experimented with documenting how we do things. But recording how we built the feature for a month and editing it into a well-paced video was impossible.

Last month it clicked - let's do short and specific challenges. Like "I Doubled Our User Base In 24 Hours".

  • It's going to have a natural storyline
  • It's no bullshit advice - just us doing our best to build and grow our products
  • It's natural to us; we can be ourselves and have a good time
  • We will do a lot of work

We did the first one three weeks ago - doubling our userbase challenge. And I love the result. We had a fantastic time doing it, had a lot of good energy, accelerated our growth, and learned many lessons I believe the video is fun too!

We shot another one around Landing Pages a week ago, and this weekend we plan to do "Writing Blogs For 12 Hours Straight".

Sharing this as inspiration for others and a means to hear if it resonates with the community.

Good luck, everyone!

on March 15, 2023
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    Love the video thank you for sharing your journey! no dout marketing and getting the client is very hard in the start!

    Wish you the best of luck with your success.

  2. 4

    Loved the video. High-energy but very genuine at the same time! Good luck guys!

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      Thanks man! Appreciate the kudos!

  3. 4

    Loved the video :) Super fun and loved the energy.

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      So good to see! Yeah the energy is strong! Good to hear it resonates!

  4. 3

    Awesome video.

    You guys are having fun over there. Thanks for sharing this journey.

    Has building in public helped speed up growth more than you expected?

    1. 2

      Thanks! It's too early to say. We are combining multiple channels. Some of them have results asap but are harder to scale (reddit growth) other will kick in later (SEO, building in public videos).

      They all revolve around the same target audience - indie hackers, early stage startups > which are our target customers for Surfkey

  5. 3

    Video was quite funny haha

    Would you say reddit posts were the most successful type of post? Is a mix important? Congrats - 25% growth in one day is still a huge success!

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      100% reddit posts are the strongest! And thanks, it proved you can really grow your product if you grind hard

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    Happy to share what exactly we did in the 24hours and what had the most impact going forward in the next post if anyone is up for it

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      Yes Please! Very much. This video is super energizing. Watching the video felt like I was there with you guys :) Would love to join you guys next time when you do something like this.

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        Will do!

        Oh that's an idea! Would you join remotely for Blog posts writing challenge next time?

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          Done! Let me know when.

  7. 2

    Absolutely brilliant video! You guys are hilarious, Wishing you great success on your journey!

    1. 1

      Thanks Liam! We are releasing new one this week, stay tuned!

  8. 1

    Thank you for sharing your journey. May I ask how long did you spend time to build an audience on Reddit Channel?

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