🤩 Our little AI startup @ElephasApp now has 3 revenue streams -

- Own website
- iOS app store
- SetApp bundle

And plans for more...

Platform risk is all around us.

The only way around is diversification.

Put more buy buttons on the internet 😅

#buildinpublic

Ok this was humbling yet revealing...

Need to make some major changes

Here's what people want -

- Short, actionable, crisp insights - More example driven

What I was trying to deliver -

- Extensive, actionable, researchy - More theory driven

Time to pivot 💪
#buildinpublic

Superframeworks #buildinpublic update -

📈 Crossed 2600 Subs
📉 Open rates down to 40%
✍️ Published 25 issues consistently
💸 Planning sponsor outreach soon
🧪 Twitter ads test - getting $1.5 per sub

Doing something scary this week 🙈

Sending this review form to subscribers -

3 reasons to NOT #buildinpublic from @arvidkahl

Loved the clarity in this week's bootstrapped founder newsletter -

What's the best way to build a Product Hunt type platform?

Features like - Listings + Upvote/Downvote + comments

Do I do it with code, perhaps Replit + GPT3 ?

Or NoCode is easier?

I know how to code Android/Java, but that's about it. No Web Dev experience

#buildinpublic

So that's what we've done so far.

But this is not the end, just the beginning.

I'm doing more research and experiments on how to reduce SaaS churn and increase CLTV

I'll share what I learn and #buildinpublic as much as possible.

@MeetKevon Hey everyone 👋

Excited to take my #buildinpublic game to the next level.

I'll build a micro product during the cohort, but not sure what I'll build yet 😅

More about me -

twitter.com/ayushtweetsher…

Do you think #buildinpublic on Twitter is worth it?

Especially if you're a SaaS founder NOT building a Twitter tool?

Newsletter ads experiment results -

Twitter ads -

- Spend - $60
- Traffic - 102
- CPC - $0.49
- Subs - 17
- Cost/sub - $3.52

Swapstack PPC campaign

- Spend - $60
- Traffic - 64
- CPC - $1
- Subs - 29
- Cost/Sub - $2.06

#BuildInPublic

Quick Lessons 👇

@arnabghosh_co Not to build in public.

For general marketing yes.. should definitely look at hiring someone if you can..

There are other ways to market beyond #buildinpublic

#buildinpublic is not for everyone

- Some startups need privacy early on
- Some founders aren't used to creating content
- And some folks are just too introverted to share things openly.

It's completely okay to build in private.

SuperFrameworks Numbers:

- Crossed 2400 subs
- 45-50% open rates
- 2-3% click rates
- Just crossed $500 in revenue

Also, ad slots booked out for the next 4 weeks 🤩

Planning to run a Twitter ads experiment to get new subs.

Will report back the results.

#buildinpublic

This is a mix of -

- Weekly newsletter (SuperFrameworks)
- Email courses
- Private community newsletter (for indie Masterminds)
- New product launch update emails to subscribers

I use @ConvertKit to manage everything..

#buildinpublic

#BuildInPublic isn't for everyone

I'm actively building 1 of my projects in private

Some projects need that privacy, especially early on

But I'm still -

- Speaking to users
- Getting feedback
- Doing marketing

Every day!

Do what works for you, and what's best for business

When you start to do something, more people are interested in how you're doing it than what you're doing.

You can be secretive and keep the "how" to yourself.

Or you can be open and share the "how" along with the "what"

That's #buildinpublic basically.

The 2nd newsletter was called The Indie Creator

I started it as a way to document my journey after I quit my job and went solo.

Every week I would share what I had learned, what worked, what failed.

It was a way for me to document my journey.

A way to #buildinpublic

But..

5 myths about #buildinpublic that need to die -

1. It's about sharing revenue
2. You have to create a lot of content
3. It works for everyone 🤔
4. You have to share *everything* about your business
5. You can only do it on Twitter.

Do what works for you 🤷

Nice 🤩

This is what happens when you're on the front page of Indie Hackers.

Almost 500 pageviews in the last 24 hours 🔥

If you want a simple #buildinpublic strategy then do read that post.

People are finding it valuable.

If you have trouble coming up with content for #buildinpublic.

Just try to answer 1 of 3 questions -

1. What did you do today?
2. What did you learn today?
3. What happened in your business today?

Tweet 1 of these every day. That's it.

If you're not building in public then you're missing out

It's a great way to tell your story as it's unfolding.

But you don't have to become a content machine to do it right

I wrote about a simple strategy that founders and creators can use to #buildinpublic

Link below 👇