Launching FrontendEase: 3 days later
It has been 3 days since I launched FrontendEase. Here is what I did to launch:
- Wrote here on IndieHackers: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-i-launched-frontendease-b86164cdae
- Launched on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/frontendease
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7176986188199665667/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/hossammourrad/status/1771226262708556268
- HackerNews: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39792740
The Results
- 🎉 One client subscribed, second subscription is awaiting finalizing
- Most of the traffic came from IndieHackers 💪 and direct traffic
- I didn't benefit much from the Product Hunt launch, not a significant engagement or traffic came from it. It's either I didn't do it properly and I need to educate myself more about it, or it's not the right environment for FrontendEase
- My feelings are on a roller coster. This is the first time I expose myself in this magnitude online (the irony, I write software for living). But the amount of energy and passion it gave me to pour more effort into creating my own products is immense. I felt a lot of disappointment though from the not-so-great Product Hunt launch. I expected more from that, but you know, you live and learn.
What's next?
- My goal is not to hoard clients, at the end of the day I'm productizing my frontend engineering skills and I'll be directly working with my subscribers. I'll make sure FrontendEase's website is updated with how many spots are available. Stripe is handy in this situation as you can put a limit to how many times a payment link can be used
- My long-term goal is to build a community for frontend engineering around FrontendEase. I will use a mix of building handy frontend tools & educational content on Twitter to spread the word.
Hey Hossam, congratulations on landing your first client 👍
I just checked out your website and I think it looks good. It has good spacing, the colors match well and you have created a sense of urgency with the "2 spots left" tag at the pricing section. But I think you can improve the website by switchIng the "About" section to be the first thing people see when they come to your website as I don't think a potential customer would want to see your pricing before getting to know what you have to offer.
And one more thing, you should add social proofs like testimonials from your clients in the past. This could go a long way of convincing a potential lead of your authenticity.
That's a good point. Thank you for the feedback.