3: Closing down a side project

Today Dan and I talk about why Dan’s closing down one of his projects, whether or not he should make a course and we debate having a portfolio of projects vs a single focus. 💬 Discuss this episode on Twitter! What we covered in this episode: James in NYC and Dan in a cyclone Sponsor - Upvoty Why Dan is closing his side project, Gloat Dan’s new productized service Should Dan create a Ghost related course? Dan looking for help with Gloat Hosting Our first guest next week - Brett from Design Joy Comparing yourself to others Multiple side projects vs a single focus Dan’s Tweet James' Tweet Links: Follow the show on Twitter and get involved → @nomoremondaysfm → Sponsor the show Today's sponsor - Upvoty As an indie hacker building your product, how often do you ask for user feedback? Because if you listen to the problems of your users, you can really understand their pain points and solve their problem, building a product they love. Upvoty is a user feedback tool that makes it easy for you to listen to your users and prioritize what to build next. Install Upvoty's feedback boards and you'll have all of your user feedback in one place. You can also close the feedback loop by setting up your Changelog and Product Roadmap, allowing your users to be actively involved in building new features and love your product even more. Want to give it a go? Upvoty has a 14 day free trial and 10% off any plan with the code "No More Mondays". → Try Upvoty here About Dan Dan is the founder of a micro-SaaS studio called Monday, where he runs a portfolio of SaaS products currently doing $7k a month. This included ilo (Analytics for Twitter), a collection of products and themes for Ghost and Dan’s new referral product, Refermo, which he’ll be launching during this show. Last year, Dan left his job to pursue indie hacking full-time. → Dan's Twitter → ilo.so - Twitter analytics → Gloat - Ghost host → Cove - Commenting for Ghost → Super Themes Co. - Ghost themes → Refermo - Referrals/affiliates for Paddle-powered SaaS About James I’m at a slightly earlier stage than Dan, but also left my full-time job in 2021. I get most of my income producing podcasts for clients but it’s my aim to turn my own podcast into a profitable, sustainable business. I run the Indie Bites show, which is 15 minute conversations with indie founders, currently doing about $700 a month in revenue. I also have a podcast course called 2HourPodcast and a handmade leather wallet business, both of which I’d like to grow over the year. → James' Twitter → Indie Bites - Indie founder chats → 2 Hour Podcast - Podcasting course → Whitstable Craft Co - Handmade leather wallets → PodPanda - Podcast editing