π Yo! I'm Andrey
π Indie Maker from πΊπ¦ Ukraine living in π΄ Bali
I have a π dream: I want to ship products and earn $1,000 / month (recurring) doing it
I π± quit my job in March 2018 to make startup(s) and I have one year to get to π $1,000 MRR
Made: MacBook Alarm, Make OS X Great Again, Progress Bar OSX, Sheet 2 Site, Dark Mode List, Preview Hunt and bunch of other stuff
Time left:
| Product | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Total Revenue | $371 | $1570 | $798 | $671 | $1485 | $622 | $445 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monthly Total Recurrent Revenue | $119 | $206 | $249 | $252 | $216 | $225 | $185 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MacBook Alarm Gross | - | - | - | - | - | - | $65 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Make OS X Great Again Gross | - | - | - | - | $989 | $90 | $30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Progress Bar OSX Gross | - | $1195 | $455 | $250 | $210 | $65 | $70 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheet 2 Site Gross | $237 | $130 | $205 | $200 | $152 | $330 | $220 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dark Mode List Gross | $30 | $0 | $20 | $20 | $10 | $0 | $10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Donations Gross | $104 | $245 | $118 | $201 | $124 | $137 | $50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I'm developing a new app!
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 25 September 2018
π¨ MacBook Alarm
Secure your laptop with an alarm.
If someone closes your laptop or disconnects your charger
π an alarm sound and a
π² push notification is sent.
If you pre-order now, it's only $5 on launch it'll be $10:
π https://t.co/jJf3a1kbId pic.twitter.com/pRgS1810Kt
Hardcore Year Sep results
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 3 October 2018
Goal $1000 MRR:
ββββββββββββββββ 18%
7 month passed
Details in this thread π
Hardcore Year Aug results
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 4 September 2018
Goal $1000 MRR:
ββββββββββββββββ 22%
π Total MRR: $225
- Sheet2Site: $87
- DarkModeList: $6
- Patreon: $132
π΅ Total Gross Revenue: $622
- ProgressBarOSX: $65
- MakeOSXGreat: $90
- Sheet2Site: $330
- DarkModeList: $0
π Hardcore Year:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 14 August 2018
- $5,000 revenue
- 5 products
- 5 months
Conversion rates from a website visitor to a sale:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 12 August 2018
- For a product priced $1 - $50 = 1% - 4%
- For a product priced $50 - $1,000 or recurring pricing = 0.5% - 2%
β Hardcore Year July results
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 2 August 2018
$1000 MRR
ββββββββββββββββ 21%
π MRR: $216
- Sheet2Site: $77
- DarkModeList: $22
- Patreon: $117
π΅ Gross Revenue: $1485
- MakeOSXGreatAgain: $989
- Progress Bar OSX: $210
- Sheet2Site: $152
- DarkModeList: $10
- Donations: $124
Here are my favorite examples of β idea validations.
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 26 July 2018
How founders shared their π‘ ideas and resonate with people before they even started to build a product.
Examples in this thread π
Make a small proejct with @maxrovensky
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 20 July 2018
πΊ Preview Hunt - Preview and prepare your Product Hunt submission
- Preview and editing page just as on PH
- Image cropping
- Validate Twitter images
- Time in PH timezone
- Download all
Live on @producthunt πhttps://t.co/0Z7Wz0noq5
π Make OS X Great Again
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 4 July 2018
My new Mac app that stops annoying things like:
- Repeatedly asking if you want to update OS X
- Opening iTunes when connect an iPhone
- Putting screenshots on desktop + saving in PNG not JPG
- Making your desktop a mess
Live πhttps://t.co/vNNOVBZ4Ej
πΊ Live streaming π the Launch of my new Mac app on @producthunt today
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 4 July 2018
πΒ https://t.co/Sue2t4ko8g pic.twitter.com/YwSW43r5SM
β Hardcore Year June results
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 3 July 2018
Goal $1000 MRR:
ββββββββββββββββ 25%
π Total MRR: $252
- Sheet2Site: $82
- Dark Mode List: $33
- Patreon: $137
π΅ Total Gross Revenue: $671
- Progress Bar OSX: $250
- Sheet2Site: $200
- Dark Mode List: $20
- Donations: $201
β Results of the 2nd and 3nd months of my πͺ Hardcore Year.
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 23 June 2018
How I learned Swift, built a Mac app and earned $1635 in 1.5 months + answers for all of the questions that Iβve received
And a sneak peek of my next project πhttps://t.co/BgPbfd2wF5
OMG! @bryce from @indievc answered my question:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 21 June 2018
Should indie makers always take π° angel investments or when that might be a πΊ bad idea?
Answer in the video π pic.twitter.com/T5ADrquExI
Do you want accept π³Β payments for your app but @stripe isnβt available in your country yet?
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 16 June 2018
I wrote a blog on how you can still accept payments online πhttps://t.co/R20dw27bEk
Add π subscription π³ payments to your site without Stripe:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 12 July 2018
1. Login to PayPal
2. Seller preferences
3. PayPal buttons -> Update
4. Create new button
5. Type -> Subscriptions
6. Add the price, period etc.
7. Save and get the embedded form code
8. π€
β Hardcore Year May results
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 4 June 2018
Goal $1000 MRR:
ββββββββββββββββ 24%
π Total MRR: $249
- Sheet2Site: $109
- Dark Mode List: $32
- Patreon: $108
π΅ Total Gross Revenue: $798
- Progress Bar OSX: $455
- Sheet2Site: $205
- Dark Mode List: $20
- Donations: $118
A typical day in my Hardcore Year:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 3 June 2018
π Iβm walking thought 2km road full of dog gangs that want to attack me at the middle of the night.
Video π pic.twitter.com/qMDHsBeHHV
Trying out new π @DojoBali Co-living:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 21 May 2018
- π 40 Mbit internet
- π» Working desk in the suite
- π Pool
π Great cozy place for focus work.
It's opening soon. pic.twitter.com/bteMmKm0VP
π I turn 27 today, or 38% of my life with Ukrainian life expectancy.
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 16 May 2018
Now at $167/mo recurring revenue.
Following my dream π pic.twitter.com/FjMaQcLtPE
π± https://t.co/PwrlcAWaPB was featured on @TechCrunchhttps://t.co/jI4Cp7wnci
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 16 May 2018
π Thanks @sarahintampa
I reached new milestone: someone wants to clone my app on @Upwork π
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 12 May 2018
π https://t.co/3gGk0ySgS5 pic.twitter.com/6yIBLnUU7P
Iβm working from @Starbucks today,
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 10 May 2018
But the is day finished and they closed itβs late.
I want to finish current task,
So I will continue working from βStarbucksβ.
π π π pic.twitter.com/Mqx9NUfgt8
β³ Progress Bar OSX update:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 9 May 2018
- Custom day end time
- Custom deadline with emoji support
- Launch at login
- Save all your settings after quit
- More accurate month progress (by hours)
π https://t.co/aItM60NUPB
P.S. FREE update for all current users pic.twitter.com/YwSzjc0VDV
Progress Bar OSX just featured in @applesfera famous πͺπΈ Spanish site about Apple news
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 1 May 2018
π Muchas gracias @CristianRus4
πhttps://t.co/JjhZFjOv9x
π We did it! April Gross revenue is: $1500+
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 30 April 2018
β€οΈ Thank you so much for your support. Magical feeling π€
My goal isn't completed yet cuz revenue isn't recurrent but it's still a good sign πππ
I will write an article about April results. What do you want to hear?
Pricing in 2018 π pic.twitter.com/3nz4ccdD8v
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 26 April 2018
16mo ago, a πΊπ¦ Ukrainian kid called @andreyazimov walked up to me in @dojobali. He said "I wanna make indie startups". He couldn't even code
— Pieter Levels β¨ (@levelsio) 24 April 2018
In 488 days he learnt to code, launch and market himself
πΎ Today he passed $1000 monthly revenue
I'm super f*ing proud to know him! pic.twitter.com/FZbOD9XqFh
βIf people are b*tching about the price you hit the right spotβ https://t.co/c0fa3qBQAo pic.twitter.com/foeXI27NuQ
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 23 April 2018
Progress Bar OSX Launch:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 23 April 2018
Good:
πΊ #1 @producthunt
π€ #1 on Show HN
π Unique Visitors: 6,500
π€ Revenue: $430 (86 sales)
Bad:
π Stressed a lot. 16 h working day for 3 days
πΊ Critical bug in prod ver (18 people bought it)
Hardcore Year:
π° April revenue to date: $559
β³ Inspired by @year_progress I've made a ο£Ώ OSX app that shows you how much percent passed of current day / month / year menu
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 22 April 2018
It's called Progress Bar OSX and is NOW on @producthunt:
π https://t.co/Va1IETQSK1
β Results of the first month of my πͺ Hardcore Year. $361/m or 36% of $1000/m goal reached.
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 13 April 2018
Details in this article:
π https://t.co/mfN6KGe0Vy
And sneak peek of my next project
Iβm alone in cafe terrace in total π dark. Every one else is left including stuff.
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 6 April 2018
I have only aπ―candle and π‘ WiFi. Mosquitos eating me. Iβm filling like a guy from βMan vs. Wildβ π
But Iβm happy π
This is hardcore year baby πͺπͺπͺ pic.twitter.com/o5j0t8b3WX
π OMG! Sheet2Site in Lifehacker NOW!https://t.co/SGwC4xIZvf
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 5 April 2018
βοΈ γγγγ¨γ @LifehackerJapan π―π΅
Yeaaa!
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 30 March 2018
π° I've got first press cover of Sheet2Site!
π https://t.co/YXJqtgcymo
π Thanks you @Gabriela2400 from @Genbeta who make it happen
All this week I talked to my https://t.co/B7FB2e3Vm2 users and based on their feedback now you can:
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 28 March 2018
- π Connect @GoogleAnalytics - to get all stat
- π¬ Add @Crisp_im Chat - to talk with your users LIVE
- β¨ Remove "Made with Sheet2Site"
Thank you my dear users β₯οΈ
π We did it! https://t.co/TLHkb9edw6 become #1 in @ProductHunt with 1000+ upvotes!
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 22 March 2018
This my first product that become #1 π I'm very excited about it π
π Thanks you for your support! pic.twitter.com/QXkPidjLLL
π₯ Sheet 2 Site is #2 in Hacker News in Show HN: https://t.co/mZmTtSRJ5p pic.twitter.com/R4Ih3zWWEw
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 21 March 2018
I made an app to turn π Google Sheets into π¨ fully functioning websites
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 21 March 2018
It's called Sheet 2 Site and is NOW on @producthunt:
π https://t.co/ZwQl3py6cG
I π± quit my job and I have one year to get to π profitability!https://t.co/FtoVVTwtHx
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) 16 March 2018
I've just made my first $100 revenue!!! π° π° π° πͺ πͺ πͺ
— Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov (@AndreyAzimov) February 9, 2018
Big thanks for support, advices and mentoring:
- @levelsio
- @yl_
- @marckohlbrugge
- @wipchat
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