Episodes

  • 19: When you run out of motivation

    19: When you run out of motivation
    Jun 15 2022

    This week Dan moves closer to finishing his Twitter course and gets geared up for a big Product Hunt launch while I battle with another tough week of low motivation and no money.

    What we covered in this episode:

    • Is ilo a bad name?
    • How do you title podcast episodes?
    • Sponsor - Paddle
    • Dan moves towards launching his course
    • Should he do a PH launch for the course?
    • Dan get’s prepped for launching ilo Thread Analytics
    • Dan builds a little utility product, AdapterPay
    • Should more indie hackers build small products?
    • Building to solve your own problem
    • James had a pretty rubbish week
    • How to deal with picking yourself up after a tough week
    • How to get more clients, quickly
    • Tweets
      • Dan
      • James

    Links:


    Follow the show on Twitter and get involved
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    About Dan
    Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.

    → Dan's Twitter
    → ilo.so - Twitter analytics
    → Gloat - Ghost host
    → Cove - Commenting for Ghost
    → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes
    → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS


    About James

    I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.

    → James' Twitter
    → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats
    → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course
    → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets
    → PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    22 mins
  • 18: Is ilo a bad name?

    18: Is ilo a bad name?
    Jun 7 2022

    This week Dan finally launches his marketing site and gets the itch to start another new product, while I have a bit of a battle to find clients and someone said my website was rubbish.

    What we covered in this episode:

    • James loses his Twitter streak
    • Sponsor - Paddle
    • Paddle Documentary
    • Dan launches his new marketing site
    • New Product Hunt pages
    • Should Dan rebrand ilo?
    • Should Dan build ANOTHER product?
    • Dan’s progress on Twitter for Developers Course
    • A new Ghost theme for courses?
    • James has a bad week
    • Someone tells me the PodPanda website is 💩
    • Matt Evans offers to build a new one
    • Permissionless apprentice - Jack Butcher
    • My sister’s Notion avatar
    • How can my sister make money?
    • Indie Bites episode recording with Marie Ng

    Links:


    Follow the show on Twitter and get involved
    → @nomoremondaysfm
    → Sponsor the show

    Today's sponsor - Paddle

    In this market it’s harder to grow. And when you do, there are more operational distractions slowing your momentum. Like building and maintaining a global payments and billing system. Or reconciling revenue data.

    Paddle and ProfitWell are coming together to take the load off your finance and engineering teams.

    We make subscription billing, payments, tax, and growth products that “do it for you.” In turn, you focus on what really matters - your team, customers, and products.

    Find out more at Paddle.com


    About Dan
    Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.

    → Dan's Twitter
    → ilo.so - Twitter analytics
    → Gloat - Ghost host
    → Cove - Commenting for Ghost
    → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes
    → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS


    About James

    I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.

    → James' Twitter
    → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats
    → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course
    → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets
    → PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    20 mins
  • 17: Mental health and going viral

    17: Mental health and going viral
    May 30 2022

    This week Dan goes hard on the marketing site for ilo and is busy with the new Ghost v5 launch, while I go viral taking down a certain microphone but had a tough mental health week.

    What we covered this week:

    • ilo marketing site, paid trials
    • Dan goes Climate Positive
    • Ghost v5 launch
    • Dan thinks about Cove again
    • Skipped Indie Bites - bad week
    • dontbuyayeti.com goes viral
      • Viral tweet
    • Went to The Podcast Show in London

    Links:


    Follow the show on Twitter and get involved
    → @nomoremondaysfm
    → Sponsor the show

    Today's sponsor - Paddle

    In this market it’s harder to grow. And when you do, there are more operational distractions slowing your momentum. Like building and maintaining a global payments and billing system. Or reconciling revenue data.

    Paddle and ProfitWell are coming together to take the load off your finance and engineering teams.

    We make subscription billing, payments, tax, and growth products that “do it for you.” In turn, you focus on what really matters - your team, customers, and products.

    Find out more at Paddle.com


    About Dan
    Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.

    → Dan's Twitter
    → ilo.so - Twitter analytics
    → Gloat - Ghost host
    → Cove - Commenting for Ghost
    → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes
    → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS


    About James

    I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.

    → James' Twitter
    → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats
    → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course
    → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets
    → PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    27 mins
  • 16: Products as marketing & James gets out of debt

    16: Products as marketing & James gets out of debt
    May 23 2022
    This week I sell my car to kickstart project get James out of debt, Dan launches a bunch of new marketing products for ilo and I practice my street hustling skills at a pub in London.What we covered in this episode:Building dontbuyayeti.comJames sold his carProject get James out of debtSponsor - UpvotyJames street hustling at Indie BeersShould you get business cards?Back to 1 a week with Indie BitesDan’s week of focus on iloBuilding an impression predictorJack Ellis’ tweetFree follow tracker for iloilo.so/elonmuskDan hit’s $100k ARRTweetsJamesDanLinks:Follow the show on Twitter and get involved→ @nomoremondaysfm→ Sponsor the showToday's sponsor - UpvotyAs an indie hacker building your product, how often do you ask for user feedback? Because if you listen to the problems of your users, you can really understand their pain points and solve their problem, building a product they love.Upvoty is a user feedback tool that makes it easy for you to listen to your users and prioritize what to build next.Install Upvoty's feedback boards and you'll have all of your user feedback in one place. You can also close the feedback loop by setting up your Changelog and Product Roadmap, allowing your users to be actively involved in building new features and love your product even more.Want to give it a go? Upvoty has a 14 day free trial and 10% off any plan with the code "No More Mondays".→ Try Upvoty hereAbout DanDan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.→ Dan's Twitter → ilo.so - Twitter analytics→ Gloat - Ghost host→ Cove - Commenting for Ghost→ Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes→ Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaSAbout JamesI’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.→ James' Twitter→ Indie Bites - Indie founder chats→ 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course→ Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets→ PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    24 mins
  • 15: Your questions answered (Q&A special)

    15: Your questions answered (Q&A special)
    May 17 2022
    This week, we’ve got a special episode for you as we answer your questions from Twitter. We answer life’s big questions like what we’d work on if money were no object, what the best things about this podcast are and what really is enough.What we covered in this episode:TikTok updateIf money were no object, what would you work on? from HrishiWhat project should Dan go all-in on? from Jack EllisHow do each of you balance multiple projects at the same time? from Ryan GilbertWhat's the best and worst thing about being public on NMM? from Mark JeffreyHow much do you spend on SaaS tools every month? from Matthew ReidWhy is a physical business not considered bootstrapping? From Matt EvansWhat does 'enough' actually look like? from John SpeedTweets:JamesDanLinks:Indie Bites with Dago RenoufPaul Jarvis' "Enough" articleFollow the show on Twitter and get involved→ @nomoremondaysfm→ Sponsor the showToday's sponsor - UpvotyAs an indie hacker building your product, how often do you ask for user feedback? Because if you listen to the problems of your users, you can really understand their pain points and solve their problem, building a product they love.Upvoty is a user feedback tool that makes it easy for you to listen to your users and prioritize what to build next.Install Upvoty's feedback boards and you'll have all of your user feedback in one place. You can also close the feedback loop by setting up your Changelog and Product Roadmap, allowing your users to be actively involved in building new features and love your product even more.Want to give it a go? Upvoty has a 14 day free trial and 10% off any plan with the code "No More Mondays".→ Try Upvoty hereAbout DanDan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.→ Dan's Twitter → ilo.so - Twitter analytics→ Gloat - Ghost host→ Cove - Commenting for Ghost→ Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes→ Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaSAbout JamesI’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.→ James' Twitter→ Indie Bites - Indie founder chats→ 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course→ Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets→ PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    24 mins
  • 14: Multiple projects vs single focus, what is better?

    14: Multiple projects vs single focus, what is better?
    May 12 2022

    This week, the multiple projects vs single focus debate comes up again, Dan and I discuss our TikTok challenge progress and we have a fancy new jingle at the end of the episode.

    What we covered in this episode:

    • Updates on our TikTok challenge
    • After a few years, is $4k MRR any good?
      • Dan's tweet
    • Justin Jackson False positives article
    • Multiple projects vs single focus, which is best?
      • James' tweet
    • New Transistor theme out for out website
    • James releases 2 Indie Bites episodes
    • Our new jingle
    • Tweets
      • Dan
      • James

    Links:


    Follow the show on Twitter and get involved
    → @nomoremondaysfm
    → Sponsor the show

    Today's sponsor - ZipMessage

    ZipMessage is a video messaging tool designed for asynchronous conversations.You send a link to a customer, a coworker, a new hire, or anyone else you want to exchange screen and/or camera messages with. You can reserve your personal url where others can message you, or integrate it into your website.

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    About Dan
    Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.

    → Dan's Twitter
    → ilo.so - Twitter analytics
    → Gloat - Ghost host
    → Cove - Commenting for Ghost
    → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes
    → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS


    About James

    I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.

    → James' Twitter
    → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats
    → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course
    → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets
    → PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    25 mins
  • 13: $1k in course pre-sales and new download milestones

    13: $1k in course pre-sales and new download milestones
    May 4 2022

    This week we kick off our TikTok challenge, Dan made $1,200 launching his new course and my cat Alfie finally gets the recognition he deserves.

    What we covered in this episode:

    • Our TikTok progress
    • Dan’s planning week
    • Working on a new theme, Orbit
    • Dan’s new Twitter course
    • A surprising Twitter stat
    • James’ viral tweets
    • James’ cat is more famous than him
    • Virality is scary
    • James’ sticks to his Indie Bites schedule
    • 8k downloads in one month
    • A easy peasy Lemon Squeezy chat
    • Should we get a jingle?
    • Tweets
      • Dan
      • James

    Links:


    Follow the show on Twitter and get involved
    → @nomoremondaysfm
    → Sponsor the show

    Sponsor - 4dayweek.io

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    About Dan
    Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.

    → Dan's Twitter
    → ilo.so - Twitter analytics
    → Gloat - Ghost host
    → Cove - Commenting for Ghost
    → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes
    → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS


    About James

    I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.

    → James' Twitter
    → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats
    → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course
    → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets
    → PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    23 mins
  • 12: Our plans to become TikTok famous

    12: Our plans to become TikTok famous
    Apr 25 2022

    This week James overhauls his entire website and doesn’t tell anyone, Dan gets featured in TechCrunch and we discuss our plan to become TikTok stars.

    What we covered in this episode

    • James is back in his podcast booth
    • James writes an article about microphones
    • Sponsor - 4DayWeek
    • Where Dan should go with ilo?
      • Features, marketing and churn
    • Getting feedback from users
    • Should Dan make a Twitter course?
    • The impact of a TechCrunch mention
    • Our TikTok challenge! Follow us:
      • Dan (Twitter Tips)
      • James (Whitstable Craft Co)
    • James overhauls his entire website (classic indie hacker)
    • James’ Indie Bites updates
    • Why do we buy courses we never do?

    Links:


    Follow the show on Twitter and get involved
    → @nomoremondaysfm
    → Sponsor the show

    Sponsor - 4dayweek.io

    As indie hackers we’re always trying to squeeze extra hours in our day to work on our side projects. What about if you had a whole extra day to work on your projects, while still getting a full-time salary?

    4dayweek.io is the place to get a Software Job with a better work-life balance. All jobs have a 4 day work week contract and most are only 32 hours per week. Find the best remote tech jobs from companies with a great work-life balance at 4dayweek.io or hit the link in the show notes.


    👉 Try it here.


    About Dan
    Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time.

    → Dan's Twitter
    → ilo.so - Twitter analytics
    → Gloat - Ghost host
    → Cove - Commenting for Ghost
    → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes
    → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS


    About James

    I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year.

    → James' Twitter
    → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats
    → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course
    → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets
    → PodPanda - Podcast editing
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    23 mins