From basically zero to 600 new visitors in just a couple of days! Thanks to a generous LinkedIn share, Nomad Toolbox is gaining traction. Even though the site is under construction, I'm thrilled to be noticed and excited to keep improving. π·π»ββοΈβ¨
This week I implemented a bespoke, custom star rating functionality on Nomad Toolbox, a site built in Webflow β all with minimal coding skills. Here's how: #buildinpublic#indiehackers
Just noticed I've hit 35 followers! π Honored to connect with so many #indiehackers and others doing #buildinpublic β love to see everyone's ideas come to life.
Last 2 weeks progress on Nomad Toolbox: SEO/UX optimization, design fixes, and shareability improvements with dynamic meta titles and social share links. Also used SEMrush to fix indexing issues. #buildinpublic#indiehackers
Month 7: Implemented a formula for ranking websites within each category (using R), floating back-to-top button, Cloudflare integration, and a dedicated Submit Resource page.. #buildinpublic#indiehackers
Month 4: restructured the home grid, uploaded 462 websites with custom descriptions, set up Airtable sync for the CMS, implemented several Finsweet attributes, created company email, signed up for Amazon's affiliate program, and set up Google Analytics. #buildinpublic
Month 3: Enhanced website navigation and voting system, added new categories, improved sorting options, and added more content to resource entries. Also, added T&Cs and privacy policy, and connected a custom domain. #buildinpublic#indiehackers
Month 2: Added real-time search feature, listed digital nomad communities and YouTube channels, improved UI with custom scrolling bars and gradient boxes, and restructured CMS for efficiency. #nomadtoolbox#buildinpublic#digitalnomad
Month 1: From no coding experience to building an initial design in Webflow with a structured CMS, researching and categorizing resources for the directory, and implemented an upvote feature. #indiehackers#webflow#buildinpublic
Nearing 8 months building Nomad Toolbox as a side hustle: 30% of time learning, 30% concept changes, 40% creating. Hereβs what I did each month 𧡠#buildinpublic#indiehackers