In the last 24h, my new startup got more traffic from Reddit than my main startup in 1 year 🤯 📈…
In the last 24h, my new startup got more traffic from Reddit than my main startup in 1 year 🤯 📈 76,400 visitors 👤 1,155 sign-ups 4 lessons from this madness 👇
@marclou · Jan 9, 2023
Before we start: I launched VisualizeHabit.com in 3 subreddits. It ranked #1 on /InternetIsBeautiful with 5.5k likes. It was banned after 14 hours, due to the promotion for my paid startup HabitsGarden.com Here’s the recap of the journey:
Marc Lou@marclou · Jan 8, 2023Here we go again Reddit
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@marclou · Jan 9, 2023
1. Take it easy To fight procrastination, I built the product in 3 days. No dark mode, no code testing. I launched quickly with simple words everyone understands. No overthinking allowed.
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@marclou · Jan 9, 2023
2. Time doesn’t matter I launched on Sunday at 12 pm Bali time—when the world is asleep. Yet, the post when viral. Don’t over-engineer.
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@marclou · Jan 9, 2023
3. Target matters The product is about building habits. It’s common so it fits some big popular subreddits. If the product was a copywriting tool powered by AI, it would have been a flop. Put the product in front of the right audience, not its size.
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@marclou · Jan 9, 2023
4. Prepare for the worse I had no idea what I was doing. I was lucky. I expect nothing from launches. Anything above 0 is positive. Mental health as Indie Hackers is crucial. It's the engine of our startups.
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@marclou · Jan 9, 2023
That's it! HabitsGarden.com crossed 5,000 sign-ups thanks to the launch. The only way to replicate this is to ship more.
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