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:

👥 ~2600 users on site at its peak on 8-9 Aug
📈 236k active users
👁 362k page views
🎉 1.06M event count
📰 Featured on 6 news platforms
☕️ 141 coffees received
💵 $705 one-off support
💳 3 new monthly subscription members for my social impact patronage
👨🏻‍💻 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:

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