Substack for emails
TweetHunter for Twitter
Circle for communities
CopyAI for AI-Content
Notion for managing Content
Feather for Blogs
Render for hosting
Gumroad for Digital Product Sales
Paddle for SaaS payments
Dorik for Landing page
Dorik is much simpler with almost no learning curve. Webflow feels like a ecosystem that needs some learning. But Webflow is more powerful once you get a hang of it.
In similar lines, I am building Flezr NoCode Builder but for Data-driven websites.
TweetHunter main selling point is the AI generated Tweets plus automated DMs.
Last year I was more using AI generated content for Tweets but this year I concentrated more on writing my own content and just scheduling via TweetHunter.
This month I added 150 followers on Twitter and 70 followers on LinkedIn
Not big numbers but I just started putting more efforts on Twitter/LinkedIn and the results are impressive.
To be truly honest the tweet-writing AI is not that good. I used TH because I had a promo. And after 3 months of using, it I deemed it not worthwhile to keep paying for it.
The free tools they have are even more useful, which is quite ironic.
I'm not using TH, even was not using Twitter while having an account since 2016 🤣.
I started using Twitter just 15 days back, and I noticed there is an inbuilt scheduling feature. IS TH scheduling is better?
Loops for emails Obsidian for writing Changelogs, Blog posts, and light planning Linear for project management Testkit for testing Twidd for cold DMs Cloud66 for deployment
These are the ones I use most frequently, apart from IDEs, Frameworks, etc. :)
CopyAI for writing marketing/copy writing Canva for making twitter/insta marketing posts Stripe to handle payments Dribbble for quick design inspiration Fiverr for outsourcing (like design, voice over work, etc.)
Having access to free AI-generated art is (essentially) priceless. I use a website that offers Stable Diffusion as a service, and have ended my reliance on websites such as Fiverr and others for creative visual content.
Does the website happen to be Dreamstudio? I noticed that even with a relatively high end PC, SD takes forever to generate images, so resorting to online services is a necessity for some.
I'm currently developing something similar. However, mine is focused more on those creating software/apps/projects with SD rather than the consumer, I'm building an API service instead.
Sweet. If you're looking to build anything with large language models like Bloom or Stable Diffusion then I think what I'm building could be useful. I've got a discord at the moment and will be notifying everyone when we launch.
Not sure how indiehackers is with links (might get removed at spam) so shoot me an email or twitter message (both on my bio) and we can connect and I can send you the discord link.
100%. The journey is always more important than the destination when it comes to learning. For a text analyzer, Bloom or GPT-3 are all pretty hot right now for apps of that nature.
Is it a more general analyzer? Or are there specific text you're analyzing?
The text analyzer lets the user input any English language text. I would like to build a feature that enables multiple languages, but at the moment, it's English only.
I know everybody raves about Notion. I'm a dev, a minimalist, and I absolutely love https://obsidian.md/ and pay for the sync service. I use it as a digital brain, writing, ideas, everything. There are lots of plugins too.
when you're growing a team, creating the right job description to attract top talent is hard. we're in demo mode, but can help you manage all your job posts partnered up with job boards and update them all at once in a click of a button with GoodPeople.ai!
Webflow, canva, jasper.ai, there's a lot actually. I just love how helpful NoCode tools are. Sharing this list so you can check on other tools that can possibly help you as well. https://www.nocodejournal.com/state-of-nocode
For contact management and contact sharing purpose, ContactBook is a prominent tool which does the trick. It is easily accessible on all devices like Web, iOS, Android, Chrome & Mac, ensuring contacts are updated in real-time and always available.
An awesome wireframe UI mockup tool that is optimized for iPad and Apple Pencil. It's the closest thing to "drawing a rough sketch on a piece of paper" while supporting lots of cool features that make the UI design workflow really effective and professional.
I have developed this free calculator that will help you determine your startup's growth ceiling. It calculates the CAC and LTV metrics and the growth rates needed to reach that ceiling. It is just the first iteration and your feedback is much appreciated. 🙏
For me Obsidian has become the place where all my knowledge is archived. Before I used multiple online tools, files, etc. With it being just markdown files I can easily write things down, incorporate other sources and most importantly I have full control of how it's archived.
I keep all .md files easily accessible. No proprietary formats means I can switch to a new tool if I want to with zero loss of data.
Obsidian also allows me to merge my highlights from book and online articles, my blog writing, my journaling, etc. It all lives in plain text in a way that allows me to create cross-connections that would be impossible otherwise.
I'm a big markdown fan (I have been writing it for many years), so that helps :)
Big fan of mouseflow to see where customers get lost in the UI/ux journey, instead of me guessing and asking people to use my product in front of them to see where I lose them :)
For the coding part I am using VSCode. I have used it almost since its beginnings and I saw how it grew into a complete IDE.
For managing tasks/issues/bugs, I am using JIRA. I think it might seem overkill for a single developer, but until now it worked very good for me.
I craved so bad a good and fast notepad that I created (with my team) my own: https://madnotes.app
It's a super fast browser extension notepad that opens in a new tab. I don't really like writing with a pen on paper and other notepads felt very clunky. MadNotes is my no.1 daily tool.
Looks pretty good. I have a bunch of notes in .txt format because I like opening a notepad very fast.
But I also love markdown because it allows quick formatting and organization.
(Plus, I've been using it to write articles for the past 2 years or so.)
I tend to dislike tools with an extension marketplace (you know, those where the users do the work for free) - I have to spend a lot of time browsing what extensions I want / need, figure out how they work, cope with various degrees of quality, only for them to break on the next update... ugh I understand that everyone likes hyper-customization and flexibility, but I just can't, I find it such a waste of time.
So for me Jetbrains IDEs >>> Visual Studio, even if I have to pay.
And simple note taking apps like Bear >>> Obsidian, Roam, etc.
I would like to know if it is worth it to buy this product for someone who does not already have an understanding of HTML/CSS. The components are beautiful for sure, but if I am not making any sort of revenue right now, I am concerned about the price. https://wonapk.com/netherite-minecraft-the-best-level/
Substack for emails
TweetHunter for Twitter
Circle for communities
CopyAI for AI-Content
Notion for managing Content
Feather for Blogs
Render for hosting
Gumroad for Digital Product Sales
Paddle for SaaS payments
Dorik for Landing page
Using most of these for my products Micro SaaS HQ, Siteoly, ZeroToFounder and a few other products.
Any strong reason for Dorik over other landing page solutions like Webflow?
Dorik is much simpler with almost no learning curve. Webflow feels like a ecosystem that needs some learning. But Webflow is more powerful once you get a hang of it.
In similar lines, I am building Flezr NoCode Builder but for Data-driven websites.
Aha! Flezr looks impressive and is a game changer for those who actively working on tons of dynamic data-driven projects. Applied for early access 🙌
nice!
Have you had much success with TweetHunter?
TweetHunter main selling point is the AI generated Tweets plus automated DMs.
Last year I was more using AI generated content for Tweets but this year I concentrated more on writing my own content and just scheduling via TweetHunter.
This month I added 150 followers on Twitter and 70 followers on LinkedIn
Not big numbers but I just started putting more efforts on Twitter/LinkedIn and the results are impressive.
To be truly honest the tweet-writing AI is not that good. I used TH because I had a promo. And after 3 months of using, it I deemed it not worthwhile to keep paying for it.
The free tools they have are even more useful, which is quite ironic.
Right, as I mentioned in my earlier comment, I am now primarily using it for scheduling only and not using any AI generated content.
I'm not using TH, even was not using Twitter while having an account since 2016 🤣.
I started using Twitter just 15 days back, and I noticed there is an inbuilt scheduling feature. IS TH scheduling is better?
I mean it's pretty flexible but most other schedulers out there work.
Got the point ✋
my ultimate Tech Stack 😎
Landing Page: Softr
Application: Bubble
Copy: CopyAI
Payments: Stripe
Image Generator: AI2image
Loops for emails
Obsidian for writing Changelogs, Blog posts, and light planning
Linear for project management
Testkit for testing
Twidd for cold DMs
Cloud66 for deployment
These are the ones I use most frequently, apart from IDEs, Frameworks, etc. :)
Linear and Obsidian are both irreplaceable in my day to day work :)
wait, Loops is invite-only?
Yes, but worth it :)
Proper sleep, nutrition, and exercise.
hetzner - hosting
caddy - proxy
netlify - web UI hosting
porkbun - domains + emails
tinyletter - emails (<1k audience)
gohugo - blogs
cloudflare - cdn
github - sources
postimage - image hosting
backblaze b2 - image hosting on scale
no docker, no terraform, no aws, keep it simple stupid until k8s on Linode is needed
Linear is the latest addition to my tools . For someone who tracks technical tasks in combination with using GitHub, it's irreplacable!
My design-specific stack:
Quick graphic design - Canva (https://canva.com)
Product design - Figma (https://figma.com)
Quick Video Editing - Runway (https://runwayml.com)
Image Background Remover - Adobe Express (https://express.adobe.com/sp/tools/remove-background)
Stripe - payments/subscriptions
CopyAI for writing marketing/copy writing
Canva for making twitter/insta marketing posts
Stripe to handle payments
Dribbble for quick design inspiration
Fiverr for outsourcing (like design, voice over work, etc.)
Landing Page Inspirations - Landings
Here is my list on IH The tools I use as a solo founder
Recently added:
I use Stable Diffusion (free art AI) to generate marketing content. You'll need a decent PC, but it's extremely versatile.
Just don't get too carried away and spend hours in it though, it can get addicting.
I also just use a Google timer for the Pomodoro method.
Having access to free AI-generated art is (essentially) priceless. I use a website that offers Stable Diffusion as a service, and have ended my reliance on websites such as Fiverr and others for creative visual content.
Does the website happen to be Dreamstudio? I noticed that even with a relatively high end PC, SD takes forever to generate images, so resorting to online services is a necessity for some.
I'm currently developing something similar. However, mine is focused more on those creating software/apps/projects with SD rather than the consumer, I'm building an API service instead.
The website I use is mage.space, which I've been pretty impressed with. But as a developer, I would be more interested in an API than a web interface.
Sweet. If you're looking to build anything with large language models like Bloom or Stable Diffusion then I think what I'm building could be useful. I've got a discord at the moment and will be notifying everyone when we launch.
Not sure how indiehackers is with links (might get removed at spam) so shoot me an email or twitter message (both on my bio) and we can connect and I can send you the discord link.
I'm curious, what exactly are you developing?
I am presently developing a serverless text analyzer. Still have a long way to go, but I've begun the journey, and that's important.
100%. The journey is always more important than the destination when it comes to learning. For a text analyzer, Bloom or GPT-3 are all pretty hot right now for apps of that nature.
Is it a more general analyzer? Or are there specific text you're analyzing?
The text analyzer lets the user input any English language text. I would like to build a feature that enables multiple languages, but at the moment, it's English only.
I see, so it's something that makes jargon more easy to read? If so, there's one that already exists: explainjargon.com
Though I'm sure there's more space in the market for something like yours.
Bloom is actually great for non-english languages since it was trained on 46 languages.
I know everybody raves about Notion. I'm a dev, a minimalist, and I absolutely love https://obsidian.md/ and pay for the sync service. I use it as a digital brain, writing, ideas, everything. There are lots of plugins too.
When talking about making your life easier as an Indie Hacker, why wouldn't you take help like this:
https://www.projectfuze.com/user-engagement-audit
Genuinely trying to learn. Any feedback welcome!
emacs and my own scripts ✌️
+1
Not on emacs users myself, but I appreciate the skills!
Microsoft everything (you won't find more integrated solution that works better).
Stripe for payment.
iPhone.
Mac.
g915/mx master 3s.
Unimind: goals, post-it notes, and motivation,
Focusmate : accountability,
blocksite : blocking sites,
Grammarly and wordtune: copywriting,
Notion for ideation and note-taking,
Bionic reading: skimming
Substack: newsletters,
SEOquake : SEO,
Height: project management.
when you're growing a team, creating the right job description to attract top talent is hard. we're in demo mode, but can help you manage all your job posts partnered up with job boards and update them all at once in a click of a button with GoodPeople.ai!
Webflow, canva, jasper.ai, there's a lot actually. I just love how helpful NoCode tools are. Sharing this list so you can check on other tools that can possibly help you as well. https://www.nocodejournal.com/state-of-nocode
For contact management and contact sharing purpose, ContactBook is a prominent tool which does the trick. It is easily accessible on all devices like Web, iOS, Android, Chrome & Mac, ensuring contacts are updated in real-time and always available.
Check out the website:- https://www.contactbook.app/
One app that has been a real game changer for me is Mockup: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mockup-sketch-ui-ux/id1527554407
An awesome wireframe UI mockup tool that is optimized for iPad and Apple Pencil. It's the closest thing to "drawing a rough sketch on a piece of paper" while supporting lots of cool features that make the UI design workflow really effective and professional.
https://www.saas-calculator.com/
I have developed this free calculator that will help you determine your startup's growth ceiling. It calculates the CAC and LTV metrics and the growth rates needed to reach that ceiling. It is just the first iteration and your feedback is much appreciated. 🙏
Logseq (or Obsidian)!
I can't imagine my days without a similar "second brain" tool.
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For me Obsidian has become the place where all my knowledge is archived. Before I used multiple online tools, files, etc. With it being just markdown files I can easily write things down, incorporate other sources and most importantly I have full control of how it's archived.
I keep all .md files easily accessible. No proprietary formats means I can switch to a new tool if I want to with zero loss of data.
Obsidian also allows me to merge my highlights from book and online articles, my blog writing, my journaling, etc. It all lives in plain text in a way that allows me to create cross-connections that would be impossible otherwise.
I'm a big markdown fan (I have been writing it for many years), so that helps :)
This.
Also, I'd add that Obsidian is better for long-form writing, and Logseq seems more powerful/flexible in general.
The ones I build myself
User Interface Design - Figma
Note taking & Documentation - Notion
Big fan of mouseflow to see where customers get lost in the UI/ux journey, instead of me guessing and asking people to use my product in front of them to see where I lose them :)
I use [ https://www.workwant.com/app/design ] to design banner,poster,cover image and logo.
Search Free images,logos,Svgs for my products - https://www.workwant.com
For the coding part I am using VSCode. I have used it almost since its beginnings and I saw how it grew into a complete IDE.
For managing tasks/issues/bugs, I am using JIRA. I think it might seem overkill for a single developer, but until now it worked very good for me.
For anyone that wants guidance on the best designs practices you should check out Checklist Design
Helped me a lot to improve UI and UX when building web or mobile apps
Why isn't anyone mentioning IDEs and dev tools?
Jetbrains Rider
Visual Studio
Azure
Insomnia (http client)
Notepad++
Libre Office
Stripe
others
My ultimate stack is:
I prefer to keep it small and simple and don't spend much on various of tools running for the hype.
But thinking about some sort of Twitter automation / more comfy management.
Text blaze
Here's my stack:
Notion — documents (both internal project docs and public docs)
Super, Tilda, Webflow, yep — landing pages and websites (also want to try popsy)
Tally — forms
Airtable — visual DB
Figma, Canva — designs, prototypes, images, pitches
Splitbee, Hotjar, Amplitude — analytics
Crisp, Intercom — customer support & analytics
Make (Integromat), Zapier — automations
MailerLite, SendGrid — transactional emails and newsletter
Svelte — the simplest frontend framework to build
Supabase, Firebase — auth+DB for prototypes
Retool — back-office, admin functionality
Render, DigitalOcean apps — simplest hosting
Napkin — simplest lambdas (eg. for simple backends with secret keys)
GitHub Codespaces — coding without local env
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Also I'm building Momentum — a tool for building in public (as I haven't found any).
I use all the tools from above to build Momentum. We also use these tools to build internal and client projects in our startup studio.
lmk if you need clarification/advice on any of them!
I craved so bad a good and fast notepad that I created (with my team) my own: https://madnotes.app
It's a super fast browser extension notepad that opens in a new tab. I don't really like writing with a pen on paper and other notepads felt very clunky. MadNotes is my no.1 daily tool.
Looks pretty good. I have a bunch of notes in .txt format because I like opening a notepad very fast.
But I also love markdown because it allows quick formatting and organization.
(Plus, I've been using it to write articles for the past 2 years or so.)
I tend to dislike tools with an extension marketplace (you know, those where the users do the work for free) - I have to spend a lot of time browsing what extensions I want / need, figure out how they work, cope with various degrees of quality, only for them to break on the next update... ugh I understand that everyone likes hyper-customization and flexibility, but I just can't, I find it such a waste of time.
So for me Jetbrains IDEs >>> Visual Studio, even if I have to pay.
And simple note taking apps like Bear >>> Obsidian, Roam, etc.
Not sure if you're looking for coding tools, but if you are OpenAPI / Swagger for generating REST client code has been a huge time saver for me.
I would like to know if it is worth it to buy this product for someone who does not already have an understanding of HTML/CSS. The components are beautiful for sure, but if I am not making any sort of revenue right now, I am concerned about the price. https://wonapk.com/netherite-minecraft-the-best-level/
A side job that makes your life easier until you get ramen profitability.
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