Pomofocus

A simple Pomodoro Timer and Todo app that works on browsers

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There are many other good Pomodoro Timer apps out there, but I wanted a simply-designed one that works on browsers. I have put all the features I wanted for the Pomodoro Timer app but not more than that.

March 28, 2020 Earned first $100 from subscription

This February, I added a premium subscription to Pomofocus and which have generated over $100 so far.

I'm surprised to learn that such a simple tool can actually be profitable!
It's just a web app and not on iOS nor Google Play. The daily unique visitor is around 2,000 and the main customer acquisition is from Google organic search.

Although the money it make is not that significant, this is a great success for me. Because I originally built the tool for myself (I'm still one of the heavy user) and which is also helping other people.

December 6, 2019 Got on top 10 of SERP

I was aiming to get on the top 10 of Google SERP for the keyword "pomodoro timer", and I finally got it. At this point, the average of its rank is around 8 and it is generating 20 ~ 30 visits everyday.

Interestingly, I did not do any typical marketing stuff such as link building or SNS marketing. The only thing I did was to post it on ProductHunt, which ended up 10+ referrals from bloggers. Referrals are good because it supports to push your rank on SERP, and it can also bring users to your site from the backlink.

July 15, 2019 Build an MVP and launched on ProductHunt

This was the first product I posted on ProductHunt and didn't know what it's like to post on the site.
The result is that right after I posted, Pomofocus started to get featured by many bloggers. Also, the app gradually started to climb Google ranking. This was unexpected and I was very happy.
However, it is kind of get stuck around the 30th of Google rank.

June 15, 2019 Came up with the idea

I like the Pomodoro Technique and I was using Pomodoro Timer apps that I could find on Google. However, I wanted a more simply-designed one that works on browsers. So I decided to make it by myself.

It is very exciting to make a product that you truly want.

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There are many other good Pomodoro Timer apps out there, but I wanted a simply-designed one that works on browsers. I have put all the features I wanted for the Pomodoro Timer app but not more than that.