It’s officially been a month since I launched my side project, and I’ve hit $118/m in revenue with 306 users.
All organic, zero ads, no videos with my face.
Here’s what I learned in the first month:
1. Launching without an audience is tough.
I accidentally launched on Product Hunt with no audience and got zero users.
2. Consistency on X-Threads works.
I started posting and replying daily on X and in threads. About 5-10 replies a day and 3-5 posts. Engaging with others really helped get my project noticed.
3. SEO Pages that cursor builds are 100% essential.
I made 500+ SEO pages, which helped LLM models and search engines recommend my app. In 2 days after publishing these pages, my app got 80 clicks. (yes it’s mind blowing)
4. Launch before your app has all the features you want.
I have the same problem as most. I can’t ship my apps if they aren’t perfect. At least that’s what I thought before launching this small project. I didn’t add all the features and just said fck it, I will publish it and keep adding. It worked.
5. Some days will be tooooo slow (like saturdays)
There will be good days where your app will skyrocket and other days where traffic is so low you’ll want to quit. don’t do it believe me.
If you’re thinking about launching your own project, don’t get discouraged by a slow start.
Try building in public it works.
WarcrimeActual · 7h ago
For a second I misread and thought you said 118 million your first month. I almost threw up, died, and then pulled my beta down and went and played in traffic. Seriously though, congrats on revenue in the first month and 306 users out the gate is amazing.
pvisilias · 6h ago
AHAHAHAHA, I imagined how you must have felt :D. Thanks. I didn’t believe I could get that many users in just my first launch.
So many lessons in just one month!
All organic, zero ads, no videos with my face.
Here’s what I learned in the first month:
1. Launching without an audience is tough. I accidentally launched on Product Hunt with no audience and got zero users.
2. Consistency on X-Threads works. I started posting and replying daily on X and in threads. About 5-10 replies a day and 3-5 posts. Engaging with others really helped get my project noticed.
3. SEO Pages that cursor builds are 100% essential. I made 500+ SEO pages, which helped LLM models and search engines recommend my app. In 2 days after publishing these pages, my app got 80 clicks. (yes it’s mind blowing)
4. Launch before your app has all the features you want. I have the same problem as most. I can’t ship my apps if they aren’t perfect. At least that’s what I thought before launching this small project. I didn’t add all the features and just said fck it, I will publish it and keep adding. It worked.
5. Some days will be tooooo slow (like saturdays) There will be good days where your app will skyrocket and other days where traffic is so low you’ll want to quit. don’t do it believe me.
If you’re thinking about launching your own project, don’t get discouraged by a slow start. Try building in public it works.