Building In Public: How to Grow an Audience While You Build
Learn how to share progress, metrics, and insights publicly to build an audience, gather feedback, and attract early users as you develop your indie product.
Marketing
Email Marketing for Indie Hackers: Your First Drip Campaign
A practical guide to building your first email drip campaign to onboard new users, reduce churn, and increase activation for indie hackers.
Email Service Providers: ConvertKit vs Mailchimp vs Loops
A comprehensive comparison of popular email service providers and recommendations for indie hackers choosing the right platform for their growth stage.
How to Get Your First 10 Paying Customers
A practical playbook for indie hackers who want to land their first paying customers through outreach, pricing experiments, and follow-up strategies.
How to Launch on Hacker News: A Practical Guide to Getting 500+ Upvotes
A practical guide to launching on Hacker News with strategies to create great titles, timing, and engagement to increase your chance of visibility and discussion.
Paid Acquisition for Indie Hackers: Google, Twitter, Reddit Ads
Practical guide to running paid acquisition for indie hackers with small budgets; includes ad types, targeting strategies, tracking, and scaling tips.
Personal Branding for Indie Hackers: LinkedIn, Twitter, and Podcasts
Practical steps for indie hackers to build a personal brand that fuels product growth: content, networking, podcasting, and speaking.
Product Hunt Launch Checklist: How to Maximize Your Launch
A detailed Product Hunt pre-launch and launch checklist to help indie hackers prepare the best possible product debut, get upvotes, and capture early users.
Reddit Marketing for Indie Hackers (Without Getting Banned)
Practical tactics for using Reddit to market your indie product, including community selection, authentic participation, and promotion strategies that respect rules and avoid bans.
Referral Programs That Work: A Guide for Indie Hackers
Create, run, and test a referral program that drives steady customer acquisition—practical frameworks and examples for indie hackers.
Twitter Growth for Founders: 0 to 1,000 Followers in 90 Days
A 90-day plan for founders who want to grow a Twitter/X audience deliberately and ethically — content ideas, schedule, engagement strategies, and growth experiments.