Monday reset
Reviewed last week’s work and cut half the planned tasks
Focus creates speed
Speed creates confidence
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Reviewed last week’s work and cut half the planned tasks
Focus creates speed
Speed creates confidence
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
January 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Monday reset
Reviewed last week’s work and cut half the planned tasks
Focus creates speed
Speed creates confidence
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Reviewed last week’s work and cut half the planned tasks
Focus creates speed
Speed creates confidence
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Digging through analytics at App2Pro
Most searched keywords:
• music editing
• password manager
• photo vault
Next step: improve discovery and filtering
#uxdesign #indiebuilder #IndieHacker
Most searched keywords:
• music editing
• password manager
• photo vault
Next step: improve discovery and filtering
#uxdesign #indiebuilder #IndieHacker
August 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Digging through analytics at App2Pro
Most searched keywords:
• music editing
• password manager
• photo vault
Next step: improve discovery and filtering
#uxdesign #indiebuilder #IndieHacker
Most searched keywords:
• music editing
• password manager
• photo vault
Next step: improve discovery and filtering
#uxdesign #indiebuilder #IndieHacker
Some people talk.
Some people plan.
We build.
Flat 18 is your full-stack design + dev partner for one-month sprints.
✦ No handoffs
✦ No bloat
✦ No dragging timelines
Let’s ship something real → flat18.co.uk
#startups #founderlife #buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Some people plan.
We build.
Flat 18 is your full-stack design + dev partner for one-month sprints.
✦ No handoffs
✦ No bloat
✦ No dragging timelines
Let’s ship something real → flat18.co.uk
#startups #founderlife #buildinpublic #indiebuilder
June 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Some people talk.
Some people plan.
We build.
Flat 18 is your full-stack design + dev partner for one-month sprints.
✦ No handoffs
✦ No bloat
✦ No dragging timelines
Let’s ship something real → flat18.co.uk
#startups #founderlife #buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Some people plan.
We build.
Flat 18 is your full-stack design + dev partner for one-month sprints.
✦ No handoffs
✦ No bloat
✦ No dragging timelines
Let’s ship something real → flat18.co.uk
#startups #founderlife #buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Experimenting with new onboarding copy for App2Pro
Clearer messaging = less confusion = higher retention
Copywriting is product design
#indiebuilder #buildinpublic
Clearer messaging = less confusion = higher retention
Copywriting is product design
#indiebuilder #buildinpublic
October 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Experimenting with new onboarding copy for App2Pro
Clearer messaging = less confusion = higher retention
Copywriting is product design
#indiebuilder #buildinpublic
Clearer messaging = less confusion = higher retention
Copywriting is product design
#indiebuilder #buildinpublic
Some days come with more pressure than others.
When the answers aren’t clear yet, I focus on the levers I can pull.
Today that means:
• refill propane
• wait on Amazon review
• start the next coloring book (dark fantasy)
One step at a time.
#CreativeProcess #IndieBuilder #KeepBuilding
When the answers aren’t clear yet, I focus on the levers I can pull.
Today that means:
• refill propane
• wait on Amazon review
• start the next coloring book (dark fantasy)
One step at a time.
#CreativeProcess #IndieBuilder #KeepBuilding
March 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Some days come with more pressure than others.
When the answers aren’t clear yet, I focus on the levers I can pull.
Today that means:
• refill propane
• wait on Amazon review
• start the next coloring book (dark fantasy)
One step at a time.
#CreativeProcess #IndieBuilder #KeepBuilding
When the answers aren’t clear yet, I focus on the levers I can pull.
Today that means:
• refill propane
• wait on Amazon review
• start the next coloring book (dark fantasy)
One step at a time.
#CreativeProcess #IndieBuilder #KeepBuilding
Day 36 of building the UK's #1 Directory
Just passed 1k impressions in Google!
It’s been 35 days of slow, steady work - SEO, listings, consistency.
No viral post. No ads.
Just progress you can feel.
forgottenatlas.com
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Just passed 1k impressions in Google!
It’s been 35 days of slow, steady work - SEO, listings, consistency.
No viral post. No ads.
Just progress you can feel.
forgottenatlas.com
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Abandoned Places In The UK – Forgotten Atlas
Explore abandoned places in the UK. From forgotten castles to eerie hospitals, find the perfect location for your next film, photo shoot or ghost adventure.
forgottenatlas.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Day 36 of building the UK's #1 Directory
Just passed 1k impressions in Google!
It’s been 35 days of slow, steady work - SEO, listings, consistency.
No viral post. No ads.
Just progress you can feel.
forgottenatlas.com
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Just passed 1k impressions in Google!
It’s been 35 days of slow, steady work - SEO, listings, consistency.
No viral post. No ads.
Just progress you can feel.
forgottenatlas.com
#buildinpublic #indiebuilder
Sixbytes milestone: more than 500k users across all apps
Still bootstrapped, still growing
Proof that utility and trust can scale quietly
#sixbytes #indiebuilder
Still bootstrapped, still growing
Proof that utility and trust can scale quietly
#sixbytes #indiebuilder
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Sixbytes milestone: more than 500k users across all apps
Still bootstrapped, still growing
Proof that utility and trust can scale quietly
#sixbytes #indiebuilder
Still bootstrapped, still growing
Proof that utility and trust can scale quietly
#sixbytes #indiebuilder
The App2Pro database is slowly growing
Now tracking over 100 pro-level tools
Next step: add smarter tagging and personal recommendations
This could be powerful at scale
#indiebuilder #saas
Now tracking over 100 pro-level tools
Next step: add smarter tagging and personal recommendations
This could be powerful at scale
#indiebuilder #saas
September 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The App2Pro database is slowly growing
Now tracking over 100 pro-level tools
Next step: add smarter tagging and personal recommendations
This could be powerful at scale
#indiebuilder #saas
Now tracking over 100 pro-level tools
Next step: add smarter tagging and personal recommendations
This could be powerful at scale
#indiebuilder #saas
Sixbytes milestone
3 years in, still fully bootstrapped
Still growing, still profitable
Proof that you don’t always need VC to build something meaningful
#indiebuilder #bootstrapped
3 years in, still fully bootstrapped
Still growing, still profitable
Proof that you don’t always need VC to build something meaningful
#indiebuilder #bootstrapped
October 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sixbytes milestone
3 years in, still fully bootstrapped
Still growing, still profitable
Proof that you don’t always need VC to build something meaningful
#indiebuilder #bootstrapped
3 years in, still fully bootstrapped
Still growing, still profitable
Proof that you don’t always need VC to build something meaningful
#indiebuilder #bootstrapped
Mini-thread: What this year taught me
• Momentum is fragile, protect it
• Small improvements compound
• Listening beats guessing
• Building is a long game
No shortcuts, just consistency
#indiebuilder
• Momentum is fragile, protect it
• Small improvements compound
• Listening beats guessing
• Building is a long game
No shortcuts, just consistency
#indiebuilder
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Mini-thread: What this year taught me
• Momentum is fragile, protect it
• Small improvements compound
• Listening beats guessing
• Building is a long game
No shortcuts, just consistency
#indiebuilder
• Momentum is fragile, protect it
• Small improvements compound
• Listening beats guessing
• Building is a long game
No shortcuts, just consistency
#indiebuilder
Day 489 of building in public and users are actually sticking around
✅ New signups rolling in
✅ SEO impressions rising
✅ Active users growing
What's the next hurdle to overcome?
#buildinpublic #startupgrowth #indiebuilder #growthmindset
✅ New signups rolling in
✅ SEO impressions rising
✅ Active users growing
What's the next hurdle to overcome?
#buildinpublic #startupgrowth #indiebuilder #growthmindset
March 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Day 489 of building in public and users are actually sticking around
✅ New signups rolling in
✅ SEO impressions rising
✅ Active users growing
What's the next hurdle to overcome?
#buildinpublic #startupgrowth #indiebuilder #growthmindset
✅ New signups rolling in
✅ SEO impressions rising
✅ Active users growing
What's the next hurdle to overcome?
#buildinpublic #startupgrowth #indiebuilder #growthmindset
There was a time I released an app, refreshed analytics 50 times a day, and saw… nothing
No users, no downloads
But that silence taught me more than any success
It forced me to focus on solving real problems, not chasing metrics
#indiebuilder #foundermindset
No users, no downloads
But that silence taught me more than any success
It forced me to focus on solving real problems, not chasing metrics
#indiebuilder #foundermindset
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
There was a time I released an app, refreshed analytics 50 times a day, and saw… nothing
No users, no downloads
But that silence taught me more than any success
It forced me to focus on solving real problems, not chasing metrics
#indiebuilder #foundermindset
No users, no downloads
But that silence taught me more than any success
It forced me to focus on solving real problems, not chasing metrics
#indiebuilder #foundermindset
Every indie dev has that one feature they built just for themselves
For me, it was offline access
No one asked for it
But I needed it
Turns out thousands of users did too
Build what you need, and you’ll find others who do as well
#productwisdom #indiebuilder
For me, it was offline access
No one asked for it
But I needed it
Turns out thousands of users did too
Build what you need, and you’ll find others who do as well
#productwisdom #indiebuilder
October 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Every indie dev has that one feature they built just for themselves
For me, it was offline access
No one asked for it
But I needed it
Turns out thousands of users did too
Build what you need, and you’ll find others who do as well
#productwisdom #indiebuilder
For me, it was offline access
No one asked for it
But I needed it
Turns out thousands of users did too
Build what you need, and you’ll find others who do as well
#productwisdom #indiebuilder
Tools aren’t just things—they’re leverage.
Explore the stack → https://sovereignstore.io/
#indiebuilder #creatortools
Explore the stack → https://sovereignstore.io/
#indiebuilder #creatortools
Sovereign Tools by GLCND.IO – Tools for Symbolic Cognition
sovereignstore.io
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Tools aren’t just things—they’re leverage.
Explore the stack → https://sovereignstore.io/
#indiebuilder #creatortools
Explore the stack → https://sovereignstore.io/
#indiebuilder #creatortools
Started the week by removing a feature
Fewer options
Clearer flow
Sometimes progress is knowing what to let go
#indiebuilder
Fewer options
Clearer flow
Sometimes progress is knowing what to let go
#indiebuilder
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Started the week by removing a feature
Fewer options
Clearer flow
Sometimes progress is knowing what to let go
#indiebuilder
Fewer options
Clearer flow
Sometimes progress is knowing what to let go
#indiebuilder
Mini-thread: What most indie days look like
• Reading user messages
• Fixing something slightly broken
• Improving something slightly slow
Not exciting
But incredibly effective
#indiebuilder
• Reading user messages
• Fixing something slightly broken
• Improving something slightly slow
Not exciting
But incredibly effective
#indiebuilder
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Mini-thread: What most indie days look like
• Reading user messages
• Fixing something slightly broken
• Improving something slightly slow
Not exciting
But incredibly effective
#indiebuilder
• Reading user messages
• Fixing something slightly broken
• Improving something slightly slow
Not exciting
But incredibly effective
#indiebuilder
Mini-thread: How I measure a good week
• Something shipped
• Something learned
• Something simplified
That’s enough
#indiebuilder
• Something shipped
• Something learned
• Something simplified
That’s enough
#indiebuilder
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Mini-thread: How I measure a good week
• Something shipped
• Something learned
• Something simplified
That’s enough
#indiebuilder
• Something shipped
• Something learned
• Something simplified
That’s enough
#indiebuilder
Mini-thread: Why I still enjoy building software
• You create something from nothing
• It improves with care
• It lives in other people’s daily routines
That feeling never gets old
#indiebuilder
• You create something from nothing
• It improves with care
• It lives in other people’s daily routines
That feeling never gets old
#indiebuilder
January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Mini-thread: Why I still enjoy building software
• You create something from nothing
• It improves with care
• It lives in other people’s daily routines
That feeling never gets old
#indiebuilder
• You create something from nothing
• It improves with care
• It lives in other people’s daily routines
That feeling never gets old
#indiebuilder
Spent today reducing edge cases
Most users will never notice
But reliability builds trust quietly over time
#softwarequality #indiebuilder
Most users will never notice
But reliability builds trust quietly over time
#softwarequality #indiebuilder
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Spent today reducing edge cases
Most users will never notice
But reliability builds trust quietly over time
#softwarequality #indiebuilder
Most users will never notice
But reliability builds trust quietly over time
#softwarequality #indiebuilder
Today’s win wasn’t technical
It was saying no to a feature request that didn’t align with the product vision
Focus is growth
Even when it feels uncomfortable
#productstrategy #indiebuilder
It was saying no to a feature request that didn’t align with the product vision
Focus is growth
Even when it feels uncomfortable
#productstrategy #indiebuilder
December 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today’s win wasn’t technical
It was saying no to a feature request that didn’t align with the product vision
Focus is growth
Even when it feels uncomfortable
#productstrategy #indiebuilder
It was saying no to a feature request that didn’t align with the product vision
Focus is growth
Even when it feels uncomfortable
#productstrategy #indiebuilder
Some mornings start with coffee and code
Others start with user feedback that breaks your entire roadmap
Adaptability is the only constant when you’re building alone
#indiebuilder #founderlife
Others start with user feedback that breaks your entire roadmap
Adaptability is the only constant when you’re building alone
#indiebuilder #founderlife
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Some mornings start with coffee and code
Others start with user feedback that breaks your entire roadmap
Adaptability is the only constant when you’re building alone
#indiebuilder #founderlife
Others start with user feedback that breaks your entire roadmap
Adaptability is the only constant when you’re building alone
#indiebuilder #founderlife
One email from a happy user can fuel a whole week of work
Today someone wrote: “This app replaced 3 others for me”
That’s why I build
#customerlove #indiebuilder
Today someone wrote: “This app replaced 3 others for me”
That’s why I build
#customerlove #indiebuilder
September 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
One email from a happy user can fuel a whole week of work
Today someone wrote: “This app replaced 3 others for me”
That’s why I build
#customerlove #indiebuilder
Today someone wrote: “This app replaced 3 others for me”
That’s why I build
#customerlove #indiebuilder
Product feedback that hits different
Someone said:
“This feels like an app made by someone who actually uses it”
That’s because I do
Everything I build is something I needed
#indiebuilder #ux
Someone said:
“This feels like an app made by someone who actually uses it”
That’s because I do
Everything I build is something I needed
#indiebuilder #ux
August 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Product feedback that hits different
Someone said:
“This feels like an app made by someone who actually uses it”
That’s because I do
Everything I build is something I needed
#indiebuilder #ux
Someone said:
“This feels like an app made by someone who actually uses it”
That’s because I do
Everything I build is something I needed
#indiebuilder #ux
Hot take: most side hustles don’t die from lack of ideas. They die from skipped Saturdays.
#IndieBuilder #WeekendWork
#IndieBuilder #WeekendWork
February 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Hot take: most side hustles don’t die from lack of ideas. They die from skipped Saturdays.
#IndieBuilder #WeekendWork
#IndieBuilder #WeekendWork