building web design agency in public to $20k/mo
stage 2 - getting the first client
today we launched our first offer with
@tuffydesigner
i've sent over 60 dms to people with our offer today, didn't get a single call yet but i think we're getting very very close
had a call
building web design agency in public to $20k/mo
stage 3 - official launch
this week was one of the craziest weeks of my life
we blew up on twitter thanks to a good picture and
@MrNick_Buzz
's repost
got our first client a few hours after
then back to the bottom
i almost
Hey there, I'm Luke! Thank you for stepping up in my profile!
💼 Left my 9-5 coding job to build in public
👨💻 Frontend Dev straight outta high school
🥋 BJJ enthusiast
❤️ Passionate about helping people
📌 What you'll find here:
✅ Weekly accountability checkups
🍏 Health
i just got an epic idea
indie hackers battle royale
100 indie hackers starting at 0$
slowly increasing the MRR requirements month by month
only one winner in the end
would you join?
#buildinpublic
#indiehackers
@RealChrisSean
I don’t want to sound harsh Chris but something is telling that this is a very positive change for you.
Excited to see what will come next!
web design agency pre-launch offer
highly unique landing page for your business for just $499 (60% off)
only available for the first client
DM me and I show you the work
I am failing my Indie hacker journey.
I missed the deadline for MVP of my project.
It's not shipped yet. And it could 100% be but I wasn't working enough.
I wasn't consistent about Twitter.
Deadline for shipping MVP of my project called Amapify (Amazon Price Tracker) is set for 20.10.2023.
- Landing page
- Web app version with subscription option
If I fail - I am sending $200 to any charity you choose.
made a friend in another country
found out she is from rich family and they invited me to their family dinner
i love them so much, they are very good people and also run a charity
teaching me life lessons, giving me advice on how to run offline business etc..
grateful
@MrNick_Buzz
@sveta_bay
You got “unfair” advantage of working at Meta before and making $350k/year which makes you standout.
What can we - more regular people - do to standout?
Any ideas?
@MrNick_Buzz
Thank you for your answer, Nick.
I still believe that you making $350k/year is an unfair advantage. We both know it is, and it's not a small one.
BUT, I checked your old posts and you are right. Nobody cared about that in the beginning.
You still had to prove yourself, post
anyone in my network in need for the following?:
- web app/web design with implementation (unique design, NO templates)
- frontend development (2 years of full-time experience)
- promo video for your business
for an affordable price, let me know
retweets appreciated
Three months ago I left my job as a developer.
And two weeks ago - I shipped my first app ever.
The result? Well, not that good. We got 5 users and 1 paying users in one day.
"One paying user? Sounds good Luke!"
Well, not that good. That paying user was me 😅
Anyways. I
Hey there, I'm Luke! Thank you for stepping up in my profile!
💼 Left my 9-5 coding job to build in public
👨💻 Frontend Dev straight outta high school
🥋 BJJ enthusiast
❤️ Passionate about helping people
📌 What you'll find here:
✅ Weekly accountability checkups
🍏 Health
last month update
i stopped travelling and sticked to one place for a whole month
small city, not many distractions
first week was very hard because I was overstimulated from all the travel
but now I enjoy it
boring >>
my biggest inspiration right now?
@tuffydesigner
during the last month
he was working literally every single day
even when he got sick, he still got some work done
watch us
indie hackers i have a question
do you use google analytics or what do you use?
i just tried google analytics and that shit is not showing any data
any alternative you personally use?
#indiehackers
Hey there, I'm Luke! Thank you for stepping up in my profile!
💼 Left my 9-5 coding job to build in public
👨💻 Frontend Dev straight outta high school
🥋 BJJ enthusiast
❤️ Passionate about helping people
📌 What you'll find here:
✅ Weekly accountability checkups
🍏 Health
expenses update
got money under control
i know exactly how much money i spend on everything
i spend about $10/day on room and $15/day on food and $10/day on some other stuff like gym etc..
$900/month
excluding clothes and stuff like that but it ain't a lot
my expenses
got a random challenge from my friend/business partner
i'll make amapify chrome extension by the end of this week
or i will eat the spiciest food in my area and stream it here on twitter
for the next 5 days i am going to document it here on twitter
#buildinpublic
new week is coming
- work from monday to friday in mornings
- gym monday wednesday friday
- no drinking
met crazy amount of people last week but this week focus is on myself
how about you?
My plan for the next week:
- Connect FE with BE
- Connect Stripe payments
- Get domain and deploy the MVP :)
- Fix bugs
- Make and deploy the landing page
What about you
#buildinpublic
?
free product idea
i need MapsGPT
audio app that I can talk to and ask questions
"what's the best steak house nearby with an okay price?"
and it will give me directions and everything
#indiehackers
Alright I am back on Twitter.
Last 30 days were not good in terms of productivity. I visited my brother, been travelling a lot and did not do well with it. Got my lessons.
This week I am back.
- Waking up early around 6 AM
- 20 pushups
- Gym, meditation, sunning balls
-
Just had an amazing call with
@taruza_
He has provided A LOT OF value to me by showing how to validate a product / prepare for launch before building the product itself
I will 100% use this system on my next product launch
He also gave me some personalized tips on amapify
@natiakourdadze
@tuffydesigner
i am still learning this, for now i outreach only here on twitter
just taking a look at it now, will definitely start using it
any more tips on this?
@YousefMrG
I am 22yo web app developer from Europe.
I am former amateur football player, cyclist and during the last 2 years I've been working out consistently.
I am documenting my journey on getting from $2k/month to $5k/month
What I accomplished this week:
- Finished FE for my project
- "Finished" BE for my project
- Got 10+- followers and made 3+ friends :)
What about you
#buildinpublic
?
Yeah it can be a REAL CHALLENGE honestly for people like us.
Especially when you are very active (I used to do 4 hours of high intense sport a day)
While having fast metabolism like I do (I was never fat no matter what I was eating)
While also refusing to eat trash like oil
But on a more serious note
HOW do you all manage to eat MORE than your daily calorie target
It’s a full-time job just eating the required amount to SUSTAIN my weight
Let alone go up in weight
added support for all the amazon countries
amazon de, amazon in, com, all of them
you can now track all of them at the same place
and improved landing page performance
#buildinpublic
#indiehackers
@MrNick_Buzz
Please do not label me as hater since I am definitely not one.
I admire your hard work and the amount of years you put into this.
You deserve to be where you are and the same applies to me and other regular people.
Peace.
got home
didn't feel like working at all
about to watch some netflix and waste my time
i said to myself - let's just use twitter for 20 minutes now
engage a bit, see what other people are doing
now i feel super motivated
thank all of you here for inspiring me ❤️
couldn't find chrome extension console
30 minutes later: i found out that you have to click on the extension and then click inspect
problem solved, let's keep building!
#buildinpublic
quick update
haven't made much progress last week directly on amapify / freelancing
good news is that i officially moved out of my apartment and got rid of the stuff
all my items are just in single 40l backpack now
also my new big laptop is all set up for coding and working
What I did last week:
- Moved out of my apartment and got rid of all the stuff
- Setup new laptop with bigger screen
- Handled some other problems that I was snoozing for a long time
Doesn't sound productive but it was a good week for me
How about you?
I had a mentor.
He is 32 now and he was pretty successful as a business owner in IT.
"I destroyed my back. Please do not do the same. Prevention is the key"
Do you take breaks and have good posture when working?
i try to focus on work
and there is this little 1yo kid standing and staring at me
for 3 minutes straight
i stare back DEEP into his eyes and he just doesn't move
what do you want???!
I went outside today.
Kept my phone battery at 5% for purpose.
The side effect?
I talked to a bunch of people I wouldn't normally talk to. I got a girl's number.
And I genuinely enjoyed the day.
Try to do the same :)
how do you manage your finances?
let's say you have 10k and you have budget to spend 2k/month
how do you make sure you don't go through it?
and do not go to restaurants instead of cooking at home etc..
i need some system for this ASAP
@philipcurryo
definitely follow this guy
@teovito
he is putting very rare content here
he is doing real shit in real life
i think he also has an agency but i am not sure at the moment
why is it showing me that i 2 users in the last 30 minutes
but 0 users in the last 7 days?
last 30 minutes should included in the last 7 days right?
#GoogleAnalytics
been at the hotel loby and there's this little kid
i've seen him the day before so i try to talk to him. ignored
then the friend calls me over the phone
and guess what? the kid suddenly NEEDS my attention
i hangout the phone. AND?
I DON'T EXIST AGAIN.
- business lesson?
@ImMrSol
Finally someone who said that.
The most successful people I met are not the:
- hardest working
- most disciplined
They are:
- good at social skills
- have connections
- know how to talk
The stuff I've seen on the internet is not in line with what I've seen in real life
@VladPasca5
it's really good to have a brother who you can trust completely
i got 2 and it's a bless
well, it can be a bit tricky for you since you're not in that position
so let's get back to work and get that $$
so we can have many kids
all brothers and sisters to each other
tried to work while being constantly attacked by the mosquitos
went to the shop to buy the spray
i come back and my bag is full of everything BUT the spray
🦟🦟 you won, take my blood :/