Today's Digest: Eng as Marketing to Number 2 on Show HackerNews

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Eng as Marketing to Number 2 on Show HackerNews

### Summary: For our video creation and editing app, vidds.co, SEO is our long-term strategy, so we've been brainstorming free tools - engineering as marketing - that can provide v...

by AndrewV 12 comments

Moving the Needles - Metrics Tracker in Google Sheets

Hey everyone, Sandeep here from Kbee. Over the past year, my cofounder and I have launched two separate products and have been working to improve our product velocity (the speed by...

by thesandlord 4 comments

A well-timed "Show HackerNews" post brings in 10 new paying customers — a mini analysis

## TL;DR My e-book is getting some traction, thanks in large part to a well-timed "Show HackerNews" post bringing in over 1K page views in a day: !Google Analytics Screenshot 10 of...

by JoeSorocin 1 comments

Unlock Instagram growth by getting your content in the Top Posts

It’s still possible to grow your Instagram account organically in 2021 but not the same way you’ve been doing it. Instagram has gone beyond just a friendly photo-sharing app and ha...

by JustinCruz leave a comment

Why Replying to Tweets Works

Even if you haven’t seen Alec Baldwin’s famous monologue from Glengarry Glen Ross, you may still recognize two famous lines: “Coffee is for closers” and “A. Always B. Be C. Closing...

by adamlangsner leave a comment

How I got our first 100 beta customers with $0

While working on my most recent project, I've noticed a difference in how quickly sign-ups for the beta were generated without spending money. I'm sharing these observations in cas...

by nalband leave a comment

Ideas and Validation group

Where do you find beta testers?

Hi, We've started building getsponsy.com the last couple weeks to scratch my own itch and we are now getting close to have a MVP ready and we are looking for beta testers, but it i...

by sircon 7 comments

Double blind roaster system

I have got this idea for a while and my hands told me to work on the project first. But my inner sense told me to validate the idea first. I can’t figure it out on my own so I am s...

by rajasimon 1 comments

What content are you looking for in a tech newsletter?

What content are you looking for in a weekly tech newsletter that would make you subscribe on the spot, 1000%? Is it opinion, analysis on articles? Different point-of-views? Maybe...

by techbytenews 1 comments

How to find product-market fit?

Hi friends, I'm planning to build a tool. I'd like to know the below things before started - - Where to find is that product already existed or not? - How to find/measure the marke...

by AslamRSha leave a comment

I'm selling my all domains

Hey this are some domains that are in my inventory if you're interested to purchase anyone you can purchase it via directly visiting the domain. mailexa.co $29 indieacquire.co $29...

by iOmkarBirje leave a comment

Could this work? (a retro-looking notification device)

Hi everyone, So, I'm creating a mechanical **"order notification device"** that turns on every time there's a new sale on your website. It's a retro-looking police light with embed...

by slhomme leave a comment

Landing Page Feedback group

Feedback for my landing page

Hi Fellow IHs, Would love to get some feedback on my landing page. Good, bad and the ugly, especially the latter two. :) https://list.app/ TIA!

by ksp 3 comments

Add a signup form to your site with a few lines of HTML - would love some feedback!

Howdy all, I've been working on a whole bunch of ideas for a while now and whenever it came to building a landing page to start collecting signups was always annoyed by how the 'si...

by michaelheap leave a comment

Looking to Partner Up group

Looking for Tech Co-founder for NFT startup

Looking for CTO to partner with, someone with blockchain experience who can work on the Flow blockchain. We are interested in building out a similar environment to NBA Topshot / Mo...

by gorehowl leave a comment

ML Software Engineer looking for a partner to disrupt sports industry

# **The Dream** Use data to influence advance the performance of athletes at the individual and collective level across the globe. # **The Product** Web App, Mobile App, Wearable,...

by hackerrich2020 leave a comment

Looking for a technical co-founder

Hi Guys , I am now starting my first Saas and am looking for a technical co-founder to work with me on this project . My product is base on providing suppliers a platform to sell p...

by natalieob leave a comment

Looking for extra pair of hands

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll get straight to the point shall I 🙃 I have been designing away a great 👍 piece of work that I’ve been looking to place into the App Store. My strengt...

by riceroffee leave a comment

Seeking a non-technical co-founder

Hi there, I'm looking for a result-oriented co-founder with expertise either in marketing or UI/UX design based in Germany (preferably in Berlin). So far, I've already built the pr...

by ilonacodes leave a comment

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🗞 What's New: US e-commerce is estimated to top $1T by 2022

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Indie Hackers View in browser Consumers spent $121B online in the first two months of 2021: - **E-commerce is expected to hit $850B in 2021.** "Buy Now, Pay Later" payment methods have grown

Today's Digest: Digital Marketing With Artificial Intelligence

Friday, March 26, 2021

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Growth Bite: Grow your email list by adding a "little fella" to your blog

Thursday, March 25, 2021

A little added delight can go a long way, especially when that delight also pushes the needle for you in a measurable way. Consider a cutesy way to display your newsletter opt-in (like a little fella).

Today's Digest: Let's bounce ideas off each other and help with accountability & motivation

Thursday, March 25, 2021

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🗞 What's New: YouTube Shorts just launched and creators are already going viral

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Indie Hackers View in browser The beta version of YouTube Shorts launched in the US last week: - **Creators are already going viral through the new feature,** with videos who use Shorts hitting over a

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