Final steps to remove the free tier, add a trial, and add single-usage token packages.

Let's see how this affects product usage, conversions, and revenue! 💪

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I'm working on @MrScraper_ in my free time, and I'm a bit overwhelmed by the support tickets (mostly from free users).

The lack of time I have, forces me to respond to tickets hastily, resulting in lower quality assistance.

❌Decided, I'm removing the free tier

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What software made by an indie maker would you say is a must for other makers, #buildinpublic? 🤔

@XnapperHQ and @screenstudio could be some for marketing.

Anything else?

Received 5 submissions for the affiliate program, and I believe it's time to consider it.

Is @getRewardful the go-to option, or are there any cheaper yet reliable alternatives?

Any tips or things I should know before launching the program?

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The "Ramen-ometer" 🍜 has just crossed 25% ($300 MRR)! 🎉

Slow but steady growth! Let's continue pushing, and of course, thanks to all who supported me or MrScraper in any way! 🫶

More stats in the Open Startup page 👇
mrscraper.com/open

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Playing around with a more minimalist approach for the logo.

Which do you prefer?

1. Original logo (scraper with mustache)
2. The new simple logo with the math ASCII char

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Get feedback from Hacker News that my copy sounds non-native 🥲

If English isn't your first language, how do you approach writing copy for your websites?

Looking for an affordable service to revise content instead of starting from scratch. Any recommendations?

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This morning, I forced myself to publish something I had been delaying for too long 😅

twitter.com/kai_developer/…

In just a few hours, nearly 100 people have signed up for the beta of MrScraper AI! 🤖🦾

Planning to start granting beta access this week!

#buildinpublic #OPENAI

At the home page of Hacker News again! 🎉

This time with the AI scraper I have been working on for the last 2 month 💪

Landing page:
mrscraper.com/ai

Hacker News post:
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=360410…

Let's see how it converts!

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Prepared a little landing page for an experiment I've been working on for the last 2 months.

Just need to record a video, and it will be live! 🚀

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What's the best video hosting platform with a nice embeddable player and CDN?

I need to embed 10-15 videos in different landing pages and I wanted something nice.

Maybe @BunnyCDN ?

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Every day I'm a bit closer to removing the free tier 😅

Main points are:
😮‍💨 Reduce support workload
💸 Reduce AWS bill
🧹 Automate account deletion after X days and keep db small and clean

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Something is in the making! 👀

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Considering investing $1,000 in marketing for my side-project @MrScraper_

Want to test various channels, see what works best, and find out how many customers I can get with this budget.

Is this a good move? Or will it be a waste of money?

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I started writing content to make it easier to use @MrScraper_ and lower the learning curve.

I'm building a resource page with base concepts, docs, tutorials and dummy sites to practice scraping.

Have you done anything similar in your app?

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Learned the hard way that I have to work on the Chrome extension and add documentation 🥲

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Some emails from MrScraper are still being rejected by mail servers like GMX 😡

Every week, I get a ticket from a customer who doesn't receive any emails form the app.

I've setup the mail in @Mail_Gun as always, SPF and all, but it's not working.

Any idea? 🥹

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@MrScraper_ I think I want to start contracting for 10h/week to see how it goes. 🤔

- Where would you find a good cost/performance freelancer?
- How much would you pay for 10h/week?

Context: MrScraper is doing between $200-300/mo so I have to put cash from my pocket 💸

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4th monthly #buildinpublic update for @MrScraper_

👀 1,831 visitors
👥 1,035 users (+105 / +11.29%) 🟢
🙋‍♂️ 10 customers (+1 / +11.11%) 🟢
💸 $214 MRR (+22$ / +11.46%) 🟢
🙀 2 users (-$13.30 churn) 🔴

Slow month due to:
twitter.com/kai_developer/…

More 👇
mrscraper.com/open

Do I really need site analytics in my website? 🤔

It's one of the biggest costs I have ($14/month) and I feel I'm not getting enough value from it.

At least at this point with the low volume of traffic I have (20-30 unique visitors a day).

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