blueBerries720

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I spent 1 year on a project that made $0. Here's is what I learned in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This is really valuable feedback. Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™

I spent 1 year on a project that made $0. Here's is what I learned in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I understand you 100%. I don't regret the time I spent building it. The coding skills alone I acquired were totally worth it. I don't think I could have learned full stack development if it wasn't for that project.
You should totally do a post about your project once you release it, would be happy to try it out!

I spent 1 year on a project that made $0. Here's is what I learned in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You're right. But looking back, I'm happy that it pretty much taught me full stack development.

Definitely gonna apply your advice on the next project

I made a site to turn your life stories into a book/memoir using AI in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The percentage is actually a minimum. Once you reach 100%, you can let the AI generate the text from your conversation. But you can also keep writing and have a pretty long conversation. Eventually the conversation will automatically be ended, though.

I spent 1 year on a project that made $0. Here's is what I learned in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Hello Kassandra, I really appreciate the extensive feedback. There are quite a few things you said that I will try to implement. Thank you for trying out the product as well. Regarding your blockage: when you reach 100%, you can click on the button that says 100% ( it will light up blue). I will try to make this step more intuitive. And I really like your idea with social sharing. Going to implement that today.

I spent 1 year on a project that made $0. Here's is what I learned in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You're right. I appreciate the valuable feedback.

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I spent 1 year on a project that made $0. Here's is what I learned (alien.top)
 

First off, let me just say that much of the time was actually just spent learning web development. (Go, Vue, Tailwind). I was a complete beginner one year ago.

That also why I don't regret having built the site: I learned a ton and I'll be able to build my next project 10x faster.

That said, here's what you can learn from my mistakes:

  1. Don't be afraid of competition.

Going after markets with low competition isn't a bad idea. You can be a big fish in a small pond. But it gets problematic when the market is so niche that noone actually needs what you are making. With my next product, I'll go after a proven market. Sure there'll be competition, but at least people will be interested in what I have to offer.

  1. Design is less important than you think.

I made 3 different landing pages for my product, thaught there was something wrong with it every time and made a new one from scratch. Complete waste of time. Pretty design doesn't change your value proposition and is never going to be a reason someone buys. Sure, good design can improve conversion rates, but if there is no instrinsic demand for what you offer then design won't help. 0โ€ขx = 0

  1. Know your customers

One of my main challenges when building my product (keepyourstory.com) was that I was never really sure who it was for. I just built something I found cool and hoped people would appreciate it. Next time I'll start with a niche, find a problem people are experiencingbin that niche and market it precisely to them.

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I made a site to turn your life stories into a book/memoir using AI (alien.top)
 

You can check it out at keepyourstory.com

Feedback appreciated ๐Ÿ™

https://reddit.com/link/17y7090/video/loyvv1l1341c1/player

Created a Kids App for Learning About Animals - looking for feedback! in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[โ€“] blueBerries720@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Looks cute! I'm on android tho

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I made a site to turn your life stories into a book/memoir using AI (alien.top)
 

You can check it out at keepyourstory.com

Essentially, the AI interviews you about different moments in your life. The stories you tell are then transformed into a book that you can print.

https://reddit.com/link/17qm403/video/jmvtmgywp4zb1/player