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1/2/2022
13 : 14
Top Milestones: Closed
Top milestones for the week from your fellow indie hackers.
1/1/2022
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: Opportunities on TikTok in 2022
Also: Hits and misses for 2021 trends!
12/30/2021
16 : 44
Growth Bite: Keep your newsletter out of the spam folder by requiring a response up front
Don't let your newsletter get lost in the spam folder after all that hard work. Send it straight to subscribers' inboxes and get more opens by requiring a response to your Welcome email. When
12/30/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: The most underrated marketing channel
Also: Insights into the nearshoring trend!
12/28/2021
17 : 44
Growth Bite: When a page refuses to rank, get it moving with semantic SEO
Can't get a page to rank, no matter what you do? Audit your semantic relevance and adjust your copy accordingly to move up in the rankings. Google measures language patterns with an algorithm
12/28/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: TikTok is the new Amazon
Also: Joining an existing company as a cofounder!
12/27/2021
18 : 24
Growth Bite: Improve your open rate by A/B testing your subject lines on unengaged subscribers
The subject line is one of very few data points that a recipient sees when deciding whether or not to open your email. Increase your open rate by A/B testing each one with unengaged subscribers prior
12/26/2021
13 : 14
Top Milestones: Sold my business!
Top milestones for the week from your fellow indie hackers.
12/25/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: Reaching $2K/mo through LinkedIn outreach
Also: Holiday font guide, plus festive cocktails!
12/23/2021
19 : 4
Growth Bite: Do better at SEO from the get-go by checking a domain's backlinks before buying it
Buying a new domain? Don't start at a disadvantage. Do your due diligence to see whether the domain has been penalized by Google. If you buy a domain that has been penalized by Google, ranking will
12/23/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: Top writing tools for founders
Also: High-growth opportunities in postpartum support!
12/21/2021
17 : 54
Growth Bite: Boost organic traffic by addressing keyword cannibalization in your articles
If your website has multiple pages fighting for a similar keyword, you've got keyword cannibalization. Or do you? Increase organic traffic by identifying cannibalization issues through search
12/21/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: No-code agency hits $150K in 9 months
Also: Play-and-earn games are bringing people into Web3!
12/20/2021
17 : 44
Growth Bite: Reach new audiences by letting other businesses offer your product as part of a promotion
Lots of businesses [offer gifts](https://www.indiehackers.com/post/tip-maximize-pre-sales-by-offering-a-gift-not-a-discount-987e874910) with pre-sales, launches, and other promotions to boost sales.
12/19/2021
13 : 14
Top Milestones: $500k earned by Swapstack users
Top milestones for the week from your fellow indie hackers.
12/18/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: 2022's hottest trends for founders
Also: The conscious capitalism movement is gaining steam.
12/16/2021
19 : 54
Growth Bite: Strengthen customer relationships with (the right) holiday emails
Done right, a holiday email can strengthen your brand and make customers feel special. Done wrong, the opposite is likely. Spread the cheer and build relationships with genuine, non-promotional holiday
12/14/2021
18 : 4
Growth Bite: Use content upgrades to increase opt-ins
It's more likely that people reading your blog will opt in with their email addresses if you give them something highly relevant in return. Ditch that too-general lead magnet and create "
12/14/2021
13 : 14
🗞 What's New: The $1K/mo AI that explains code
Also: Boxed and canned wine > bottled?
12/13/2021
18 : 4
Growth Bite: Decrease churn by offering BNPL for annual subscriptions
Afterpay recently announced buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) for subscriptions in the US, opening up a big opportunity for SaaS companies. Give customers a BNPL option to increase annual subscriptions and