Twitter growth tool using forbidden magic and Twitter API
I wanted something fun to interact with my Twitter friends, so I created a few tools using Twitter APIs. Later, I decided to put all of those tools into an SaaS called BlackMagic.so.
I launched the Real-time banner feature on Product Hunt, and it went crazy!!
A lot of things went well:
– Asking people on Twitter to join the beta
– Warm up the launch 3 days ahead
– Beta users helped with retweets and support on the launch day
– The product got some traction from some Youtube channels too!
This is the first time I ever reach the #1 Product of the day. It was a special day for me!
Added the new features:
– Real-time banner: interactive banner
– Sleep Indicator: show "ZZZ" on your profile pic when you are sleeping
– Big Picture: visualize Twitter followers/followings
Also, increase the price to $5.99/mo.
I think I will keep increasing the price every time I add new features!
Someone join Black Magic membership for $4/mo, WOW!
It took 12 days since the release.
There wasn't a lot of feature at this point, but the customer paid, I was super motivated to continue working on Black Magic!
I've been thinking about how to monetize the profile progress bar.
I think I'm gonna sell... colors! 🟢🟡🔴🟠🔵
If you become a member of the Black Magic Group (subscription), then you can choose any colors you want!
The first MVP allows people to select the color, the milestone.
It's a very basic SaaS, sign in with Twitter, and no payment feature yet.
I asked people to join the beta program, a lot of people joined, the tweet went popular!
To celebrate my 1,000 followers milestone, I write a little script to show a progress bar on my profile, update it in real-time.
A lot of other people asked to have the same thing, so I turned the script into a SaaS.
That's how BlackMagic.so was born!
I wanted something fun to interact with my Twitter friends, so I created a few tools using Twitter APIs. Later, I decided to put all of those tools into an SaaS called BlackMagic.so.