I quit my job to build projects - just hit ramen profitability ($2700 MRR) this month - AMA
Hey everyone!
I'm Nikita and I've been indie-hacking for 2.5 years now. I'm in love the process of building bootstrapped startups, and I like talking about SaaS, crypto, marketing, and hard problems.
I started hacking while working full-time at PayPal - around 2 hours per day. Then when covid hit I doubled down on the side projects. One year later I was making $10k ARR at which point I left my job. 8 months later and I don't think I'll ever "work" again.
What am I building?
- Sendblue.co - iMessage-as-a-service for businesses, basically Twilio for iMessage
- Figment.so - No-code Figma designs to websites (actually, we're on PH today 🚀)
- Frosty.so - My first project in the NFT space - a tool for NFT traders to make better trades
I've spent the past 2+ years perfecting my 0-1 strategy, so I hope I can give some good answers to fellow hackers looking to build fast, launch early, and bring their business to life!
AMA!
Congrats! What worked the best for you to grow revenue?
Investing in SEO early. over half of my new customers are coming from google these days, and it's so nice to know that even if I step away from the project, customers would still come!
Do you outsource/hire SEO folks and do it your own?
I'm also planning to invest in SEO but the niche market is very competitive.
All on my own, I'm fairly lucky that I had the first mover advantage which put my high in the results, and then also lucky that when people come to the site, the bounce rate is pretty low.
But investing in SEO is really just:
It's a long process but I take comfort in the fact that it's very methodical