AlertSleep

Hey IH! Today's the day — launching AlertSleep on Product Hunt.

TL;DR: Uptime monitoring with multi-channel alerts and status pages.

The origin: Found my project was down for 4 hours from a friend's message, not an alert.

6 months later: AlertSleep monitors URLs every minute and alerts you on Slack,
Telegram, WhatsApp, SMS, or email. Public status pages included.

MRR goal: $100 by end of month

Would love IH community's thoughts: https://www.producthunt.com/products/alertsleep

Happy to do an AMA about the build!

Hi, Indies!

I published a new version of my website this week. I've created some free tools that can be optimised for SEO and help me convert traffic into customers.

The link to the free tools is: https://alertsleep.com/tools.

I built tools such as a website uptime checker, SSL monitoring and an uptime calculator.

I also added Features and Solutions pages to emphasise my offer.

I will soon start a blog and build a multilingual website.

I've spent too much time building the dark and light modes. I had a problem with the front-end styles, etc. , but everything works fine now.

Hi everyone!

This is my second post here. Around 2–3 weeks ago, I published my first product on IndieHackers. I experimented with Google Ads, but some keywords turned out to be too expensive, while others didn’t generate enough views to convert into customers.

I decided to pivot my application. Initially, I started building it as an OpsGenie clone. It’s almost finished, but reaching new clients has been difficult. I know that building an application is a long-term process, but I’m not an influencer and I haven’t yet found a good strategy to attract users.

My target audience was DevOps teams and startups, usually companies with at least 5+ employees. The problem is that many companies don’t need this type of solution or don’t use on-call systems. Talking to larger companies (50+) is not possible at the moment — new product, no brand, and hiring salespeople is too expensive.

So I pivoted and simplified the app. I’m now building a website uptime and monitoring tool. When an application goes down, users receive an alert. There are many similar solutions on the market, but my main goal is to learn how to build a product together with real users. It’s easier to get 10 users for an uptime tool than for an OpsGenie clone. An on-call tool requires complex onboarding, a lot of configuration, and training multiple team members.

The uptime market is bigger. I can create a solution for almost any website, and I’d also like to target API-based products. Potential users don’t need onboarding or demos — they just fill in a few fields and they’re done.

For now, earnings are not important. Learning and gaining experience are. I want to learn how to talk to potential customers and how to promote my application. Maybe in the future I’ll expand it, add new features, and grow my MRR.

Hi everyone! 👋

Last week, I launched my 4th SaaS product — and I'm back after a 3-year break from building.

My Startup Journey:

2019 - CRM for Beauty Salons
My first product. I was too young and inexperienced in business. The tech worked, but I struggled with sales and customer acquisition.

2020 - Audio Transcription Service
I built an AI transcription tool before the AI boom. Strong technical execution, but weak product-market fit. Burned out trying to balance tech improvements with finding paying customers — everyone wanted free trials, nobody converted.

2020-2022 - Crypto Trading Bot
Profitable strategies, decent customer acquisition — but terrible retention. People would try it for a month and leave. Another burnout.

What I learned:
Building SaaS is a marathon, not a sprint. My first products failed because I treated them like 100m sprints — pushing for quick wins instead of sustainable growth.

This time is different:
I'm treating this as a side project with zero expectations. If customers want to pay, I'll invest more time and resources. No pressure, no burnout.

The Product:
A simple incident management and monitoring platform. Every application needs reliable uptime monitoring and alerting. When your site goes down or critical alerts trigger, you get notified within 1 minute across multiple channels (Slack, SMS, email, etc.). Easy setup, smart rules, fast notifications.

Current Status:
✅ Product is built and live
⏳ Now comes the hard part: validation and marketing (my weakest area 😅)

If you've been through similar struggles or have advice on product validation, I'd love to hear from you!