New LifeBlog post - Rewording how we talk about the pandemic https://golifelog.com/posts/rewording-how-we-talk-about-the-pandemic-1633298829056
Day 33
Day 33 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/your-cabin-in-the-woods-1633211980110
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/your-mood-is-a-room-you-enter-to-write-98bfc79aa476
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-make-your-writing-unique/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/258390069524096/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/outgrowing-wordpress-nocode-2c6i
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/outgrowing-wordpress-and-nocode
🐣Codenewbie https://community.codenewbie.org/jasonleowsg/the-ux-of-coding-is-broken-1658
🐦Twitter marketing - decided to stop counting replies/dms... I got the point of a replies-first strategy. Am focusing on it now. No need to track it anymore.
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/your-cabin-in-the-woods-1633211980110
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/your-mood-is-a-room-you-enter-to-write-98bfc79aa476
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-make-your-writing-unique/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/258390069524096/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/outgrowing-wordpress-nocode-2c6i
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/outgrowing-wordpress-and-nocode
🐣Codenewbie https://community.codenewbie.org/jasonleowsg/the-ux-of-coding-is-broken-1658
🐦Twitter marketing - decided to stop counting replies/dms... I got the point of a replies-first strategy. Am focusing on it now. No need to track it anymore.
Day 276 - Figuring it all out can never be finished https://golifelog.com/posts/figuring-it-all-out-can-never-be-finished-1633225759853
“You only need to know the direction, not the destination. The direction is enough to make the next choice.” ~ @JamesClear
New LifeBlog post - Your cabin in the woods https://golifelog.com/posts/your-cabin-in-the-woods-1633211980110
Day 32
Day 32 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/writing-in-public-every-day-is-like-a-marathon-with-friends-cheering-by-the-side-1633127724268
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/non-negotiable-boundaries-an-extreme-but-highly-effective-habit-forming-hack-for-your-writing-95fa1f2e033d
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-is-writing-to-you/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/257773289585774/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/screw-online-coding-courses-ih5
🐣Codenewbie https://community.codenewbie.org/jasonleowsg/outgrowing-wordpress-nocode-3k0
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/screw-online-coding-courses
🐦Twitter marketing - 47 replies, 1 RTs, 4 twts, 58 DMs
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/writing-in-public-every-day-is-like-a-marathon-with-friends-cheering-by-the-side-1633127724268
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/non-negotiable-boundaries-an-extreme-but-highly-effective-habit-forming-hack-for-your-writing-95fa1f2e033d
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-is-writing-to-you/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/257773289585774/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/screw-online-coding-courses-ih5
🐣Codenewbie https://community.codenewbie.org/jasonleowsg/outgrowing-wordpress-nocode-3k0
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/screw-online-coding-courses
🐦Twitter marketing - 47 replies, 1 RTs, 4 twts, 58 DMs
Day 275 - My tweet went viral https://golifelog.com/posts/my-tweet-went-viral-1633142309705
https://twitter.com/jasonleowsg/status/1443557678530191361
Here’s the viral tweet:
"I’m at $60 MRR now.
Struggling to even get to $100 MRR.
It’s demotivating. It’s tough.
Then I remembered 99% of the world had not even earned a dollar from the internet.
I’m already way ahead of the 99%. That made me feel better.
So should you, fellow founder."
Tweet stats:
👀 33k impressions
🗣 3k engagements
👣 ~70 new followers
💬 46 replies
♥️ 465 likes
🔊 18 RTs
This approach and the reception I got was such a stark surprise from my previous approach. Less went to the site, and zero gave feedback.
Looks like September is looking up already!
Here’s the viral tweet:
"I’m at $60 MRR now.
Struggling to even get to $100 MRR.
It’s demotivating. It’s tough.
Then I remembered 99% of the world had not even earned a dollar from the internet.
I’m already way ahead of the 99%. That made me feel better.
So should you, fellow founder."
Tweet stats:
👀 33k impressions
🗣 3k engagements
👣 ~70 new followers
💬 46 replies
♥️ 465 likes
🔊 18 RTs
This approach and the reception I got was such a stark surprise from my previous approach. Less went to the site, and zero gave feedback.
Looks like September is looking up already!
New LifeBlog post - Writing in public every day is like a marathon, with friends cheering by the side https://golifelog.com/posts/writing-in-public-every-day-is-like-a-marathon-with-friends-cheering-by-the-side-1633127724268
Day 31
Day 31 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/the-deliberate-practice-of-writing-offline-1633043271982
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/a-warning-about-words-ef16490b3984
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-tools-do-you-use-or-suggest-to-improve-your-writing/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/257161412980295/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/coding-is-knowing-how-to-ask-questions-well-4a7n
🐣Codenewbie https://community.codenewbie.org/jasonleowsg/don-t-start-learning-how-to-code-before-you-asked-these-questions-6il
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/coding-is-knowing-how-to-ask-questions-well
🐦Twitter marketing - 70 replies, 2 RTs, 3 twts, 63 DMs.
One of my tweets went ape-shit VIRAL!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/the-deliberate-practice-of-writing-offline-1633043271982
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/a-warning-about-words-ef16490b3984
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-tools-do-you-use-or-suggest-to-improve-your-writing/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/257161412980295/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/coding-is-knowing-how-to-ask-questions-well-4a7n
🐣Codenewbie https://community.codenewbie.org/jasonleowsg/don-t-start-learning-how-to-code-before-you-asked-these-questions-6il
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/coding-is-knowing-how-to-ask-questions-well
🐦Twitter marketing - 70 replies, 2 RTs, 3 twts, 63 DMs.
One of my tweets went ape-shit VIRAL!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Day 274 - October goals https://golifelog.com/posts/october-goals-1633055933270
💵 Hit $100 MRR, cont'd (4 more subs needed!)
📣 Course-correct #100daysofmarketing
– Twitter reset 2.0 - change to more about sharing problems and build in public
– Conversion fixes - fix my landing page and conversion experience (especially time-to-value aspect
– Continued experimentation - SEO, cold sales, referrals, engineering-as-marketing, LinkedIn?
Other side quests:
🔌 Plugins For Carrd - launch new plugins, all-in-one template, add paypal
🖥 Home desk setup - buy desktop curved monitor, monitor arm, mechanical keyboard, Moona
📣 Course-correct #100daysofmarketing
– Twitter reset 2.0 - change to more about sharing problems and build in public
– Conversion fixes - fix my landing page and conversion experience (especially time-to-value aspect
– Continued experimentation - SEO, cold sales, referrals, engineering-as-marketing, LinkedIn?
Other side quests:
🔌 Plugins For Carrd - launch new plugins, all-in-one template, add paypal
🖥 Home desk setup - buy desktop curved monitor, monitor arm, mechanical keyboard, Moona
New LifeBlog post - The deliberate practice of writing offline https://golifelog.com/posts/the-deliberate-practice-of-writing-offline-1633043271982
Day 30
Day 30 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/what-to-do-when-you-dont-know-what-to-write-1632954129170
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/demand-driven-reading-2b01d55d0b42
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-value-of-writing/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/256556356374134/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/coding-is-unforgiving-af-for-beginners-39d3
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/coding-is-unforgiving-af-for-beginners
🐦Twitter marketing - 30 replies, 4 twts, 8 DMs
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/what-to-do-when-you-dont-know-what-to-write-1632954129170
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/demand-driven-reading-2b01d55d0b42
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-value-of-writing/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/256556356374134/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/coding-is-unforgiving-af-for-beginners-39d3
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/coding-is-unforgiving-af-for-beginners
🐦Twitter marketing - 30 replies, 4 twts, 8 DMs
Day 273 - September wrap-up https://golifelog.com/posts/september-wrap-up-1632976268928
📈 MRR: US$60 [No change, still need 4 more subs]
💵 One-off revenue: ~ US$641.70
✍️ Got enrolled in Medium’s Partner Program,
🔌 Added 68 users, got referral rewards of US$2.70, sold 7 plugins. Implemented Seller program for free plugins. Got US$499 for integrating plugins to a Carrd template for 1 customer.
🇸🇬 Continued updating safedistancing.sg, got 7 coffees (US$35)
💪 Health: Transiting to biphasic sleep, 2nd year on keto, better posture with new chair+standing desk
💵 One-off revenue: ~ US$641.70
✍️ Got enrolled in Medium’s Partner Program,
🔌 Added 68 users, got referral rewards of US$2.70, sold 7 plugins. Implemented Seller program for free plugins. Got US$499 for integrating plugins to a Carrd template for 1 customer.
🇸🇬 Continued updating safedistancing.sg, got 7 coffees (US$35)
💪 Health: Transiting to biphasic sleep, 2nd year on keto, better posture with new chair+standing desk
New LifeBlog post - What to do when you don't know what to write https://golifelog.com/posts/what-to-do-when-you-dont-know-what-to-write-1632954129170
Day 29 100daysofmarketing
Day 29 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/one-day-when-i-stop-writing-1632867535534
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-as-cure-for-sleepwalking-through-life-121d51be2e03
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-systems-do-you-use-to-help-you-write/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/255963009766802/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/the-ux-of-coding-is-broken-1bk6
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/the-ux-of-coding-is-broken
🐦Twitter marketing - 10+3 replies, 1+5 RTs, 3 QTs, 4 twts, 7 DMs
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/one-day-when-i-stop-writing-1632867535534
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-as-cure-for-sleepwalking-through-life-121d51be2e03
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-systems-do-you-use-to-help-you-write/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/255963009766802/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/the-ux-of-coding-is-broken-1bk6
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/the-ux-of-coding-is-broken
🐦Twitter marketing - 10+3 replies, 1+5 RTs, 3 QTs, 4 twts, 7 DMs
Day 272 - Wealth & value vs time & energy https://golifelog.com/posts/wealth-and-value-vs-time-and-energy-1632879402461
"The world rewards you for value provided, not time spent." ~ @JamesClear
You will get rich by giving society what it wants but does not yet know how to get. At scale. ~ @naval
The world doesn’t throw a billion dollars at a person because the person wants it or works so hard they feel they deserve it. (The world does not care what you want or deserve.) The world gives you money in exchange for something it perceives to be of equal or greater value… ~ Justine Musk
Beyond reading and collecting the platitudes quoted in this post, what else should I to change?
You will get rich by giving society what it wants but does not yet know how to get. At scale. ~ @naval
The world doesn’t throw a billion dollars at a person because the person wants it or works so hard they feel they deserve it. (The world does not care what you want or deserve.) The world gives you money in exchange for something it perceives to be of equal or greater value… ~ Justine Musk
Beyond reading and collecting the platitudes quoted in this post, what else should I to change?
New LifeBlog post - One day when I stop writing https://golifelog.com/posts/one-day-when-i-stop-writing-1632867535534
Day 28
Day 28 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/where-is-your-secret-place-1632782073624
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/when-to-take-feedback-seriously-58db2bd7faa6
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-write-daily-without-feeling-tired/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/255359846493785/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/single-feature-app-idea-4ip
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/single-feature-app-idea
🐦Twitter marketing - 21+3 replies, 1 RT, 8 QTs, 3+4 twts, 4 DMs
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/where-is-your-secret-place-1632782073624
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/when-to-take-feedback-seriously-58db2bd7faa6
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-write-daily-without-feeling-tired/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/255359846493785/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/single-feature-app-idea-4ip
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/single-feature-app-idea
🐦Twitter marketing - 21+3 replies, 1 RT, 8 QTs, 3+4 twts, 4 DMs
Day 271 - 10,000 iterations > 10,000 hours https://golifelog.com/posts/10000-iterations-greater-10000-hours-1632799983058
"If you put 10,000 hrs practicing the piano, you will almost certainly become very good at the piano. If you put 10,000 hrs into your business, it doesn’t necessarily translate to anything! The first kind has a predictable relationship to effort. The second kind doesn’t. You need a different attitude when trying to achieve the unpredictable..." - @dvassallo
I’d always been a big believer of consistency and habits as a foundation for any kind of success, but lately...that conviction had been wavering lately, when it comes to my efforts in indie hacking and entrepreneurship.
It’s an unpredictable relationship between effort and results. Consistency almost doesn’t matter.
Instead of 10k hours, how about 10k iterations?
Maybe I should iterate more on Lifelog’s copy and conversion?
Maybe I should try 10,000 things when it comes to marketing?
Maybe it’s Lifelog’s features that need more iterations?
Or maybe Lifelog isn’t the breakthrough SaaS I was expecting, so keep trying other products?
Lots of questions, no answers…yet.
I’d always been a big believer of consistency and habits as a foundation for any kind of success, but lately...that conviction had been wavering lately, when it comes to my efforts in indie hacking and entrepreneurship.
It’s an unpredictable relationship between effort and results. Consistency almost doesn’t matter.
Instead of 10k hours, how about 10k iterations?
Maybe I should iterate more on Lifelog’s copy and conversion?
Maybe I should try 10,000 things when it comes to marketing?
Maybe it’s Lifelog’s features that need more iterations?
Or maybe Lifelog isn’t the breakthrough SaaS I was expecting, so keep trying other products?
Lots of questions, no answers…yet.
New LifeBlog post - Where is your secret place? https://golifelog.com/posts/where-is-your-secret-place-1632782073624
Day 27 - damn this is haaard. I'm losing steam. 😓😥🤢😵
Day 27 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/the-daily-writing-streak-is-a-game-we-invented-for-ourselves-1632697968261
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/having-haters-is-a-good-thing-eae45432a44c
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-benefits-of-writing-daily/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/254767803219656/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/don-t-start-learning-how-to-code-before-you-asked-these-questions-559g
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/dont-start-learning-how-to-code-before-you-asked-these-questions
🐦Twitter marketing - 16 replies, 3 twts, 3 DMs
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/the-daily-writing-streak-is-a-game-we-invented-for-ourselves-1632697968261
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/having-haters-is-a-good-thing-eae45432a44c
ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-benefits-of-writing-daily/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/254767803219656/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/don-t-start-learning-how-to-code-before-you-asked-these-questions-559g
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/dont-start-learning-how-to-code-before-you-asked-these-questions
🐦Twitter marketing - 16 replies, 3 twts, 3 DMs
Day 270 - Biohacking happiness https://golifelog.com/posts/biohacking-happiness-1632708118544
The four chemicals of happiness and how they come about:
• Dopamine - reward chemical from completing tasks, winning, eating
• Oxytocin - love hormone from hugging, holding hands, giving a compliment
• Serotonin - mood stabilizer from meditation, sunlight, movement, open air, nature
• Endorphin - natural pain killer from workouts, dark chocolate, laughter
Easy fixes for happiness - get hits from each of the four chemicals, every day.
• Dopamine - reward chemical from completing tasks, winning, eating
• Oxytocin - love hormone from hugging, holding hands, giving a compliment
• Serotonin - mood stabilizer from meditation, sunlight, movement, open air, nature
• Endorphin - natural pain killer from workouts, dark chocolate, laughter
Easy fixes for happiness - get hits from each of the four chemicals, every day.
🔥Day 30! New LifeBlog post - The daily writing streak is a game we invented for ourselves https://golifelog.com/posts/the-daily-writing-streak-is-a-game-we-invented-for-ourselves-1632697968261
Day 26
Day 26 #100daysofmarketing
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/when-stuck-go-straighten-something-up-1632607679841
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-is-a-sport-641757237ca7
ℹ️Quora https://writingblogging.quora.com/What-let-you-and-drawn-yourself-to-writing-1?ch=10&oid=310059282&share=ddfc7888&srid=u6C2wi&target_type=answer
https://www.quora.com/Does-writing-improve-your-thinking/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/254134526616317/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/just-ship-that-mvp-not-56ge
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/just-ship-that-mvpnot
🐦Twitter marketing - 23 replies, 1 QT, 3 twts, 3 DMs
🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/when-stuck-go-straighten-something-up-1632607679841
📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-is-a-sport-641757237ca7
ℹ️Quora https://writingblogging.quora.com/What-let-you-and-drawn-yourself-to-writing-1?ch=10&oid=310059282&share=ddfc7888&srid=u6C2wi&target_type=answer
https://www.quora.com/Does-writing-improve-your-thinking/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/254134526616317/?d=n
🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/just-ship-that-mvp-not-56ge
💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/just-ship-that-mvpnot
🐦Twitter marketing - 23 replies, 1 QT, 3 twts, 3 DMs
Day 269 - Pricey but worth it https://golifelog.com/posts/pricey-but-worth-it-1632615684763
The kind of customer testimonials that neatly sums up my product aspirations for anything I make as an indie hacker.
“Pricey but worth it.”
• Compete on value, not volume.
• Go relational, not transactional.
• Help people, not sell to them.
“Pricey but worth it.”
• Compete on value, not volume.
• Go relational, not transactional.
• Help people, not sell to them.