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I just launched a new offer and made $1000

Hi Indie Hackers ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

I'm Thomas, the founder of Uneed, a Product Hunt alternative.

A few days ago, a famous Indie Hacker came to my DMs to suggest an idea: charging to write product reviews.

I've thought about it a lot since then. At first, I was worried about many things: what if I don't like the products I review? What if people are disappointed?

I finally took the plunge last week and announced this new offer in Uneed's weekly newsletter.

A few hours later, I had already made 4 sales

It was a trigger for me: it could work! And it's an offer that fits perfectly with my project and what I like to do. I spent a lot of time testing new tools, and I needed content for my blog.

Today, I released the first review, about FounderPal. I announced it on Twitter, and a few hours later, I had made 6 new sales.

How does it work?

For $99 (For now, I'm going to raise prices tomorrow!), you get a complete review of your product, written by hand and focused on the keyword "[your_product] review".

The goal is to rank on Google with "[your_product] review", to increase your brand awareness and your potential customers' trust.

You also benefit from a solid backlink, a bit of traffic and well, a great review ๐Ÿ˜„.

If all goes well, this offer should have rapid compounding effects: the more reviews I publish, the more visible they will be on Google, and the more people will want theirs.

And now I'm going back to testing products and writing reviews ๐Ÿฅฐ thank you for your attention and feel free to post a comment if you have any questions!

on May 20, 2024
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    Hey thomas! those reviews i guess go in Google right? i am living in Bali now, and a friend does that for living, idk if actually on google or more platforms. But selling reviews is a real thing.
    Congrats on your launching, i am checkin it out!

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      Already signed up for Uneed! and going to post my product on June! :)

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      Exactly :) if you search for "FounderPal" review on google, we're already 2nd!

      I didn't know about this kind of business, I love it ๐Ÿ˜„ thank you!!

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      I wonder if this type of service give like a package deal for the reviews :D For example 55 reviews per month etc

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        I guess they do, or at least you could ask for a better price for it

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      Thanks ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    Insightful! What kind of sales did you make?

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      Thanks :) what do you mean exactly?

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        I was wondering what kind of purchases they make. Do they buy products or maybe subscription packages on Uneed?

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          he reviews their product - they pay for it :)

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            Got it - thanks for clarifying Eyal!

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    @zahil Love it! Take an existing model & flip it in an unconventional way.

    I'd love to have you on my podcast to talk about solopreneurship & going from zero to first sales if you'd be interested? It would also be a good way to get in front of a few thousand of your audience!

    What do you think?

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      Hey Henry :)

      I honestly be delighted ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป but to be 100% transparent with you, my English isn't perfect, so I guess that would be your call ๐Ÿ˜…. You can reach me on Linkedin or Twitter (Thomas Sanlis) if you want to talk

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        Hey @zahil, I've sent a request over LinkedIn. Would love to get you on the show still. If you're keen, just book a session here for late June & I can share details over email

        https://calendly.com/henry_latham/podcast?month=2024-06

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    This approach inspired me, if I start a new AI product promotion service that contains a short experience of the product + a description of the product + a product outbound link submission (at least one high-powered outbound link and dozens of similar ai directory sites), and I package them all together, will there be an audience willing to pay?

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      I don't know ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

      I think people are willing to pay for this because Uneed is already an established brand, and because the review isn't AI generated. The first review I published is already 2nd on google when you search for "FounderPal Review", and people are starting to know Uneed and trust the brand

      But you can try ๐Ÿ˜„!

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    Also, you might want to add Marketing as a possible tag

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      Product's tag ๐Ÿ˜„? There's already a Marketing category

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        Ah I see, that makes sense :)

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    Brilliant! Let me know if you have too much work ;-)

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      Haha that could happen at some point ๐Ÿ˜‚