Hit $500 MRR. Shipped Analytics.

Super excited to share that I finally hit my goal of getting newclick.io to $500 MRR, the original goal I had set for myself way back in January.

Some things that have worked...

• Paid ads - this was by far the best channel, but also expensive.

• Warm outreach - Emailing trialing users telling them they've reached the free tier limit has worked surprisingly well in getting them to convert.

• SEO - I am finally starting to see the benefits of spending a few hundred dollars hiring an SEO specialist to improve our ranking.

In retrospect, getting to $500 MRR has taken longer than I had originally thought. BUT, the amount of practical, "skin-in-the-game" type knowledge that I've acquired as a result has been nothing but eye-opening. I now feel like getting to 1K, 5K, 10K MRR is not only achievable but within grasp.

I've also realized the amount of capital it takes to run a successful business. I want to keep feeding the machine, but have to consider my options. Do I continue using personal income and savings to build this business or is there another way? I'm seriously considering the option of raising money.

I also shipped Analytics this week! Newclick.io now displays view and click data within the home page. This is something I originally had on the roadmap but never got around to it. This will hopefully give our customers more insight into what's working for them and ultimately increase retention.