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Take your time. Overnight success is a myth. Spend more time on marketing than coding. Talk to users a lot.
by tnolet 7y ago
Take your time. Overnight success is a myth.
Spend more time on marketing than coding.
Talk to users a lot.
- ezekg 7y agoThis! Try to focus your energy on finding your market and less on throwing your product at tire-kickers from Product Hunt, Reddit and Hacker News. As a bootstrapper, you're not looking for affirmation from your peers, you're looking for customers. Definitely put a ton of effort into talking to prospects/customers -- even if you just receive radio silence in return -- it is so important to have these conversations even if they're super rare. Experiment with different marketing avenues to see what sticks. I wrote about this more here: https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/2fa6c5e1eb https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/2fa6c5e1eb