Today's Digest: John O'Nolan of Ghost ($3.3M/year) talks creators, decentralization, no-code

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John O'Nolan of Ghost ($3.3M/year) talks creators, decentralization, no-code

The non-profit blogging platform Ghost is now doing over $3 million a year. That's up from $1.5 million this time last year, and the company's never received any funding. There's a...

by channingallen 3 comments

The fallacy of “what gets measured gets managed”

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Digital Nomads group

Paying taxes as a digital nomad

Hello, I'm a software engineer who recently started the digital nomad journey. So for the first time, I have to handle taxes on my own and it's not fun at all. Especially as a DN w...

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Growth group

I paid $199 to test BetaList, so you don't have to.

A few weeks ago, I tested BetaList to promote kingdom.so. I was unsure if BetaList is still a great way to promote a startup or a product. ProductHunt clearly dominates this market...

by JulianRenard 19 comments

Acquisition Channel Opportunities: TikTok Ads, YouTube Shorts, Twitter Spaces

Want to get more paying users? I've read over 150 tech-related news articles over the past week and identified the top 3 opportunities that can directly increase your chances of do...

by zerotousers 9 comments

Hey, my product has revenue now

Mindlogz (https://www.mindlogz.com) is still in launch phase, but we got our first subscriber this past week. Here's how it happened. I spent some time putting together an applicat...

by djhopper01 7 comments

Tip: Use small interruptions in your copy to get readers to actually read it

With the exception of your diary, you probably want people to read what you write. Boost completion rates and recall by strategically placing interruptions and hooks in your sales...

by growthbites 5 comments

How SEO Works

by bhumi 2 comments

5 Insanely Easy Ways to Build Your Lead List

Do you want to increase traffic on your website while boosting sales and engagement? If so, you need a lead list that’s jam-packed with people who are interested in your offers and...

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Ideas and Validation group

Too much info, too many opinions, too much feedback,... it's time to JFDI

This post on r/startups resonates so much: https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/m9kkyc/how_can_i_go_from_a_business_plan_to_action How many of us have felt like we can't get...

by steveprocter 15 comments

MVP feedback club: share yours and help others

Since there's a significant number of posts in this group of creators sharing their MVPs for feedback I thought we could all post here and give each other feedback. Comment with a...

by BarryBlock 1 comments

Make sure you're solving the right problem

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Daily 🎧 audio Indie Story Newsletter

Hi folks! I have an idea to create a newsletter where I'll post audio version interesting articles, interviews, stories. Here you can download a mp3 file of interview The Long Road...

by pyoner leave a comment

Study Leads to diverse Gloss 3D Prints

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Feedback for an app that enables Live Videos from Websites and apps

Hey Community, Would you be interested in sharing feedback on an app that we are building for enabling Live Video calls from Websites? The app would allow you to do product showcas...

by ramsrini leave a comment

Indie Parents group

Participate in an anonymous academic research survey & get a free digital goodie bag of erotic & healthy rewards

My startup is conducting an academic study with researchers from the University of Lisbon on the impact of the pandemic on the relationship & intimacy well-being of parents and I'd...

by erin_at_gilly leave a comment

Landing Page Feedback group

MVP: Sales-optimized website from one picture

Hi, Thank you for reading this post. At a hackathon at work I created an MVP. **The problem**: Making a website to sell online is too hard. **The solution**: Don't build a website....

by jonathanmv 5 comments

Roast my landing page

Hi guys, I'm thinking about launching my app Obsidian Authenticator on PH. Could you give me an honest feedback? Is it clear what Obsidian is or does? Something you would modify/im...

by r4id4 2 comments

Do you have any unanswered questions about your landing page? I would love to answer them!

If you have any unanswered questions about your landing page, share them with your landing page link in the comments and I would love to answer them. Or do you want to get your lan...

by thearslankhalid 2 comments

Homepage Feedback for ABA moving - Easy move

Hey community, I'm Boris Kreychman, the Founder of ABA moving! Just refreshed our homepage and features page at ABA moving, and It would be great to get some honest feedback. https...

by abamoving leave a comment

Let me know your thoughts about this micro landing pages. What to improve?

Pixela.io has the capability to generate beautify micro landing pages in minutes. You can also attach retargeting pixels to it. You can use this micro landing pages as your profile...

by juancolamendy leave a comment

Please critique my landing page copy

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Looking to Partner Up group

Searching for Technical Co-Founder

Co-founder | Chief Technology Officer Are you an experienced software engineer looking to work on interesting problems with a badass team? Are you willing to not only write code bu...

by Enkrypt2020 1 comments

Do any tech guys want to become a co-founder? Let's brainstorm ideas.

Marketing and salesperson here looking to start a new project, any tech guys want to brainstorm ideas? Hit me up. Looking at something at B2B space.

by ShalinPDoshi leave a comment

Looking for a potential person to do JV on a no-code project

Hey Indie Hackers, I have two website domains that I bought and built v1 on Webflow. 1. CompanyMortgages.co.uk - Hypothesis: In the UK, due to tax law changes it has become more be...

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Looking for Front End Developer

RelayPlay designs weekly experiences tailor-made for our members. Every week, our local experts select activities for each member based on the member’s interests, personality, and...

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🗞 What's New: Nonprofit blogging platform Ghost hits $3.3M ARR

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Indie Hackers View in browser Ghost hit $3.3M ARR, up from $1.5M this time last year: - **The company has never received funding,** and started memberships and subscriptions before it was trendy. Ghost

Growth Bite: Use small interruptions in your copy to get readers to actually read it

Monday, March 22, 2021

With the exception of your diary, you probably want people to read what you write. Boost completion rates and recall by strategically placing interruptions and hooks in your sales copy, blog posts, etc

Today's Digest: Inspiration is overrated

Monday, March 22, 2021

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Today's Digest: Should I focus on retention first, or traffic?

Sunday, March 21, 2021

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Top Milestones: Got 1500 subscribers in few days

Sunday, March 21, 2021

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