Quick announcement - Enrollment is now open for my 8 week mastermind program for early stage indiehackers, solopreneurs and bootstrappers.

If you wish to work closely along side like minded entrepreneurs - gain honest feedback, stay accountable and grow together, then you must join.

There are 2 options -

1. If you're doing $5K+ MRR, reply to this tweet or DM me on Twitter, you can join for free (if you pass the vibe check 😅)
2. If you're at less than $5K MRR, you can join the paid mastermind cohort that I'm kicking off in 10 Days.

⭐ What happens in the mastermind?

Once you sign up, you join a small pod of 3-4 members at a similar stage + ME as the facilitator

• We meet once a week for a 60 minute Zoom call.
• Rotating hot seat format - 1 member is on the hot seat every week.
• When you're on the hot seat the entire group focuses on your immediate challenges + long term goals
• We brainstorm ways to solve them, and what next actions you should be taking.
• Weekly accountability - every week you commit your tasks to the group and report back on them next week - increasing the probability of you doing them significantly.

❤️ What benefits can you expect from this mastermind?

• Witness up close, how other founders run their business
• Get personalized feedback, advise, insights, ideas, and wisdom - everything tailored to your current situation
• Have a personal advisory board you could always turn to for guidance

You can find all the details of how the live mastermind works, past member experiences and what to expect on the page below -

• ​Indie Masterminds​

Mohammed Osman, founder of Amazing CV, was part of the just finished mastermind cohort, and he described the program perfectly! (better than me at least)

"...The IndieMasterminds cohort is an immersive eight-session experience that offers a wealth of benefits. It's a platform for hands-on entrepreneurs to share their learnings and ideas, and receive critical (yet honest) feedback. This collaborative environment is a great opportunity for personal and professional growth.
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The sessions are based on real-world experiments and trials, with no fluff or academic theories..."

You can read his full review on this LinkedIn post.

📅 Important Dates:

• 14th September - Enrollment Opens
• 22nd September - Enrollment Closes
• 23rd September - Mastermind kick off
• 27th November - Mastermind End (Week of Black Friday 2024)

If you intend to launch something and get paying customers by this Black Friday then this mastermind is the perfect push for you.

This can be the beginning of your very own bootstrapped, profitable, sustainable business. Don't miss out!

If you have questions, feel free to reach out.

Now, let's get to today's topic - MySignature

MySignature is an email signature generating tool that does $700K annual recurring revenue.

• Bootstrapped
• Profitable
• Simple solution to a painful problem

I've done a deep dive case study on MySignature, here are the highlights -

The Problem

Solopreneurs and SMBs struggle to create professional, on-brand email signatures that also provide tracking and analytics capabilities.

The Solution

MySignature: An email signature generator that creates customized, trackable signatures, helping businesses maintain a professional image and gain insights from email communications.

Key Features

• Customized, on-brand email signatures
• Email tracking and analytics
• Built-in retention mechanism (signatures stop working upon cancellation)

Growth Strategy

• Strong focus on SEO
• Creating high-quality, optimized content
• Building relevant backlinks
• Maintaining a well-optimized website

Lessons Learned

• Start and test rather than over-theorizing
• Ignore naysayers and launch your business
• Invest in SEO early for sustainable growth
• Join communities and network with other founders

Why It Works

MySignature’s success ($700K ARR) stems from solving a common problem with a simple yet effective solution. Their built-in retention mechanism and strong SEO strategy contribute to low churn and high monthly traffic, creating a profitable bootstrapped SaaS business.

​[Link to full case study]​

From the vault -

3 random post from the Superframeworks archives -

• ​10,000 YouTube views in 3 weeks | Lessons Learned So Far​
• ​$3M MRR Bootstrapping in a competitive market​
• ​$630K ARR - Simple API to generate images​

🔗 Super Links

Useful links you don’t want to miss -

• ​"Tiny" wordpress plugin portfolio doing $15K/month - Pat Walls
• ​7 blog post templates I use in every SEO campaign - Jake Ward
• ​Lazy SEO guide for startup founders - John Rush
• ​Crossed 100 clicks from Google within 15 days of launching a site - me
• ​Questions and Answers vs. Features and Benefits - Jason Fried

Last week’s top link -

• ​Founder Mode - Paul Graham

🤗 How can I help?

Whenever you’re ready, here’s how I can help you -

• ​Join the tiny community for your big dreams -
  • Feedback sessions/Demo Days to get personalized feedback 📝
  • Co-working sessions and a peer accountability group with weekly checkins 💪
  • Courses, Tutorials, Workshops on topics like SEO, Copywriting, Landing Pages, and more so that you keep growing 🚀
  • And lots more!
• We support, inform, educate and inspire each other every day. We are a tight knit group of indie hackers and solopreneurs working on our projects. We would love to have you. Entrepreneurship is hard, don’t do it alone. Come join us!​
• ​Get Copy OS - A complete system to write high converting copy (Like a Pro!) - 800+ users and 17 5 star review!
• ​Make money with words: Find your voice and monetize your writing

Thanks,

Ayush 🙏