My tactics for a profitable business that doesn't make 6 figures. AMA
How you can generate $2400 without an audience
This is not a 6-figure income.
It's just my story as an indie maker with a 9-6 job, 2 kids, and a family life
Here is my story & my tactics โ
Context
I created my 1st twitter account 9 months ago :January 29th, 2021
I launched my first paid product in April, The Garage Studio
At that time I only had 281 followers
And yet I made my first sales
HERE IS HOW
April : Validate the product
- ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐: Identify the problem
- ๐๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป : @Reddit + @IndieHackers + @Twitter + Communities
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Pre-sales on Gumroad
- ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐: landing page with pre-sales is enough
๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐: $425
May: Use the community of others
I only have 461 followers but thanks to my product an influencer contacts me on Twitter
We find a deal
โกAnd in return he shares my product on a Facebook Group
- ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐: Use other's communities
๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐: $1040
June:Classic distribution
588 followers & I continue to make content to promote on "classic" channels: Reddit, Indie Hacker, Twitter
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: No special offer just classic promotion
- ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐: Consistency and content is the key
๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐: $324
July, Aug, Sep : 3 months of chill
During these 3 months, I redesigned a part of the product to embed it totally on Gumroad and propose the content in PDF
I completely stopped the distribution
-๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐: Keep distributing permanently
๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐: $168
October:A lead magnet
All the year I offered free products to build an email list
- ๐๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Mailing list
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: I offered my product for free
- ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐: Build a mailing list
๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐:$441
I generated $2400 by spending 3 hours a day:
โ after work
โ after taking care of my children
โ after having a normal life
๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ : I tested, failed, iterated.
tl/dr
Step 1 โ Validate your idea with a landing page but without product
Step 2 โ Pre sales on Gumroad
Step 3 โ Use the power of others
Step 4 โ Never stop distributing
Step 5 โ Build a mailing list
If you want to follow my adventures to turn a side project into a startup, we meet on Twitter
My DMs are always open to exchange with you
