Today's Digest: #TheCommitals: Weekly Check-In (Week 42)

Your Indie Hackers community digest for October 11th  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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#TheCommitals: Weekly Check-In (Week 42)

1. How did you fare last week? 2. What's on deck for this week? 3. What's your goal for the month? 4. [Optional] Still on target for end of year goal? 5. [Optional] Brief descripti...

by Janice 2 comments

Houston: Laying the first stone

I held off on making this post for a little while because I was afraid I'd do the thing where you give yourself a happy brain chemical boost for having "done" something without act...

by OmegaVesko 1 comments

Standup #1: Wrote my first blog post about growing Swipe to 9.2k in sales

Today I wrote my first blog post about how I grew Swipe to 9.2k in sales: https://www.swipe.page/p/from-an-airtable-to-10k-in-side-income - Currently working on an ebook mentioned...

by genemachine leave a comment

Stand-up #158 - New version submitted.

Hi, Project: https://amicu.app/ - Reminders to keep in touch with people. I submitted a new build. There's progress with the reviews. And I'm having lot's of ideas for more Siri sh...

by kaioelfke leave a comment

Daily Standup

It's a Sunday, meaning there's no acads to do so I'll double down on my personal project. So yesterday, finally started integrating the backend and frontend part of the user feed....

by justfizzbuzz leave a comment

Free Domain Names - Resolve Zero - Launched Kickstarter

by AdamFisher leave a comment

Growth group

Turned 28. My birthday 🎉 An year wiser.

Hello folks! I turned 28 yesterday, October 9th. And I wanted to share my journey with you all. I have been doing this indie-hacking, startups, creating something new for a while n...

by Deepak09 16 comments

41% email open rate using one keyword?

Earlier today I sent out the first issue of my premium newsletter explodingniches.com Immediately after the broadcast, someone unsubscribed, Oops! It almost seemed like an automate...

by daemonunderbed 3 comments

I close approximately 75% of my demos, here are three reasons I think contribute to that.

1 - I speak to prospects / leads in their language, as humans. When I first started in SaaS sales, I read a lot of the standard books and common blog resources. One of the biggest...

by RubyRuss 2 comments

Have you ever worked with an SEO agency or expert?

If yes, how it affected your rankings and traffic?

by ynmzcn 1 comments

The platform to share know-how with other entrepreneurs

Hello IndieHackers! As a founder and CTO, I have always felt like **_I was missing key insights and know-how_** when browsing for solutions for my applications. Most solutions exis...

by jamalavedra 1 comments

Is it worth launching on Product Hunt?

Posting your product on ProductHunt seems like a no-brainer: it’s free, the website is crowded with tech-savvy people, bloggers, journalists and influencers. If you win the title o...

by Ullekh leave a comment

Ideas and Validation group

Cold LinkedIn versus cold email?

First let me say that I'm sure this question has been asked before, but a lot has changed in the last 10 (or even 3) months so I think revisiting would be beneficial to a lot of IH...

by jch 5 comments

Crossword puzzle #1: Find the Indie-startups 🧩

Hey folks, *Find the startups in the crossword puzzle.* Clue: You can find them here on Indie-hackers. Final Tip: Check recent milestones. Read through posts. !startupspuzzle If yo...

by Deepak09 4 comments

What would you build on this domain?

Got this domain recently, i liked it because of its short and meaningful. But i thought it would be good for a Gaming site. What would you build if you had it? epickly.com (spelled...

by Acheilies 4 comments

Built a micro-SaaS in 2 nights

After visiting a local restaurant the other night, I had an idea for a micro-SaaS. I wanted to create a simple web app for Restaurant owners to upload their menu and get back a QR...

by parkeragee 3 comments

Just Ship!

Recently I've been delaying the launch of SurveyBean SurveyBean is a rewards site that rewards survey participants for every survey they complete with discounts. Rewards for: Uber,...

by dominiconorton 1 comments

Stock investing platform

Hi guys! I'm a Fullstack developer with hava recently built up a passion for stock investing. I thought to myself it would be cool to have a platform where you can set up your inve...

by thor leave a comment

Indie Parents group

I made a book📕 of 70,000 baby girl names.

Hey fellow indie-hackers! 🥁 I made a single-list of baby girl names from the records of last 100 years and compiled a book of 70,000 unique names in an alphabetical order. We are...

by marvindanig 8 comments

Landing Page Feedback group

Inspired by this community - I made a fun page to view NASA's picture of the day from the last 25 years. Critiques pls

by pheonix 3 comments

Does My Landing Page Feel Compelling?

Hey IH, My Cofounder and I built capsule: https://capsule.click we recently pivoted our app from a generic chrome extension to a specific B2B SaaS use case. The product is now an e...

by yiblet 2 comments

Feedback for a cashback! - Ghasmo

Hello We are building "Ghasmo", the most accurate false alarm free gas detector, with an automatic valve shutdown in case of gas leaks. www.eizeasta.com/ghasmo I would like to offe...

by Mahmuudragab 1 comments

Landing page feedback - InitiatorCreator

Hi everyone, I have created a new landing page for my **weekly newsletter** - Initiator Creator. Looking for all feedback on the landing page and anything else that crosses your mi...

by saurominati 1 comments

I Gave A Modern Look For Hacker News

by pbteja1998 leave a comment

The Posterity Project - 10.10.20

Hi all! I just whipped this together today and would appreciate any/all feedback. The idea was to keep it simple and generate interest. *Hero->Hook->CTA* Thank you in advance! The...

by c0nsilience leave a comment

Looking to Partner Up group

Skill swap. I'm a senior PM. Need technical help.

Hey everyone. I'm a senior PM with 5 years experience in enterprise SaaS. I'm trying to get my startup off the ground and need some engineering help. Poise creates podcasts from ex...

by Andyjamesnelson 2 comments

Looking for Tech Co-founder For mobile app with Huge Potential

Hi everyone, we are a team of 2 looking for a cto to help bring the app to life. Currently we are in the pre-seed stage, we have the mock up designs and started getting traction on...

by 1bidea 2 comments

Full Stack Developer Looking for Cofounder

Hello, my name is Nic and I'm a full stack developer with about 14 years of professional experience and I'm looking for a cofounder. I'm currently researching different business id...

by nicgene 2 comments

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Top Milestones: 😔 340 Early access signups but so much toxicity

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Top milestones for the day from your fellow indie hackers. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Growth Bite: Get more organic search traffic by using shorter URLs

Friday, October 9, 2020

Keeping your URLs succinct creates a better user experience which can translate into more clicks and higher search rankings. Try to keep your URLs below ~70 characters to increase traffic. According to

Today's Digest: Friday standup

Friday, October 9, 2020

Your Indie Hackers community digest for October 9th ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Top Milestones: Got 900 subscribers and paid our first salaries!

Friday, October 9, 2020

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🗞 What's New: 1,000 Posts. 1 Founder. 3 Months. · $100M Fund for Social Impact · User Acquisition

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Indie Hackers October 8, 2020 Channing here. A lot's happened this year. If I had to name a theme for 2020, it would be "break and destroy." Meanwhile, in the land of indie hackers and

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