The Intro
First, a little look back at 4 months ago.
I just shipped my first-ever product, a fantastic AI app that gives you everything you need to fill your e-commerce product page with enhanced images and automatic descriptions!
Woohoo what a banger... No. 🙃
Second to last on the ProductHunt launch, no users, no feedback, no nothing. And DDoS attacks. Noice!
Disappointing right? But anyway I was starting to get annoyed by this messy codebase and product.
Time to move on.
The building process
I needed to improve ALOT of skills, so naturally I searched for cool books on Amazon.
Did you ever try to find business or even niche books blindly on Amazon?
It's a mess.
Like really, wtf? 🥴
So I decided to make that app, "scratch your own itch" as they say.
And that's what I made, I applied everything I learned from my previous failure, and I decided to build a simple, clean, and useful app.
I even made terrible wireframes and hasardous database tables and relations on a little notebook like a grown man!
Motivated like I was I made a blog series about it!
The money
Cool story bro, how about money now? 💰
Don't worry I'm smart. It will be Amazon Affiliate links. My idea is so nice that the entire indie community will use it and I will be rich!
Lol.
I made 1.20$ on the ProductHunt launch and... that's all folks.
(no, actually, a lost one bought 1 another book for a massive 0.40$ this month!)
And you know what? I don't even give a fck!
The learning
I made a product that I'm proud of, that I use myself, that I know is useful for others, and that I can improve. I learned a lot, I improved a lot, and I'm happy with that.
While building this very product I had at least 3 app ideas, with the one I'll start working on very soon.
I gained confidence in crucial aspects (marketing, communication, SEO...) and technologies (LemonSqueezy, Loops, SSR/SSG...) so I'm no more scared of the next project.
And most importantly, I met so many cool people from the indie community, and I'm so grateful for that. Thank you guys. 🤜🤛
The conclusion
So, if you're like me, a little indie dev with a lot of ideas and a lot of motivation, don't be scared of failure. It's not the end of the world, it's the beginning of the next project and the next success. 💪
And if you need good books to achieve your goals like your favorite #indiehackers, just go check what they read: IndiesRead.it
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