Day 227 - Retrospective on the viral launch https://golifelog.com/posts/retrospective-on-the-viral-launch-1628991774884

Some numbers so far in just this first week of existence:

πŸ‘₯ ~2600 users on site at its peak on 8-9 Aug
πŸ“ˆ 236k active users
πŸ‘ 362k page views
πŸŽ‰ 1.06M event count
πŸ“° Featured on 6 news platforms
β˜•οΈ 141 coffees received
πŸ’΅ $705 one-off support
πŸ’³ 3 new monthly subscription members for my social impact patronage
πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’» 1 full stack developer job offer (what?!)

@keni asked that I do a retrospective on how it went viral. Here’s what I believed worked in my favour and contributed to its virality:

β€’ Addressing a real pain point
β€’ A descriptive domain name
β€’ Timeliness
β€’ Mass appeal
β€’ For social good vibes