My first $100 from the internet ~ building app

Introduction

i have built 6 apps , all of them failed to make even $1, and 0 users. Then, i started to wonder what the problem was. Then, i came to realize i built everything in my own room.

Thus, i began to share my journey on Twitter using #buildinpublic hashtag. It was uncomfortable at first because i was afraid that people copied my idea or being accused of being copycat.

However, the more I do it, the more I realize that people seem to have the same idea. What matters most is execution.

Discover Product through learning

One day, I wanted to learn about SEO and backlink. Then, i started to begin building indietool.io to target the indiehackers on Twitter. I was not sure whether it worked or not, but i was just going to ship it.

Launch

On the launch day, i reached out to 2 or 3 friend on Twitter to help repost, and i also made launch video using Canva Pro which is extremely easy to make video with.

Aha Moment

Boom, for something reason people liked it, and honestly i did not know why . Then, after few weeks, i started to charge users $1.99 per app, and i made the sale.

Bring Traffic

After the launch day, i kept posting about it whether from users visits to new feature, and i embedded my site's link to it. This is how i keep generate traffic to my site through Twitter. (currently 1.2k unique visitor )

Next Goal

To sum up, i think that nobody knows whether product is going to work or not only until you ship it and let people decide. Next step, i am setting a small goal of reaching $1000.

Here is my app if u want to check it out (https://www.indietool.io/)