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No More Mondays
by Dan Rowden and James McKinven
No More Mondays peels back the curtain to see what it takes to build an indie business. Following the journey of indie hackers Dan Rowden and James McKinven as they navigate building a micro-SaaS studio and a podcast respectively.
Episodes
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19: When you run out of motivation
This week Dan moves closer to finishing his Twitter course and gets geared up for a big Product Hunt launch while I battle with another tough week of low motivation and no money. What we covered in this episode: Is ilo a bad name? How do you title podcast episodes? Sponsor - Paddle Dan moves...
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18: Is ilo a bad name?
This week Dan finally launches his marketing site and gets the itch to start another new product, while I have a bit of a battle to find clients and someone said my website was rubbish. What we covered in this episode: James loses his Twitter streak Sponsor - Paddle Paddle Documentary Dan…
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17: Mental health and going viral
This week Dan goes hard on the marketing site for ilo and is busy with the new Ghost v5 launch, while I go viral taking down a certain microphone but had a tough mental health week. What we covered this week: ilo marketing site, paid trials Dan goes Climate Positive Ghost v5 launch Dan thinks…
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16: Products as marketing & James gets out of debt
This week I sell my car to kickstart project get James out of debt, Dan launches a bunch of new marketing products for ilo and I practice my street hustling skills at a pub in London. What we covered in this episode: Building dontbuyayeti.com James sold his car Project get James out of debt…
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15: Your questions answered (Q&A special)
This week, we’ve got a special episode for you as we answer your questions from Twitter. We answer life’s big questions like what we’d work on if money were no object, what the best things about this podcast are and what really is enough. What we covered in this episode: TikTok update If money…
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14: Multiple projects vs single focus, what is better?
This week, the multiple projects vs single focus debate comes up again, Dan and I discuss our TikTok challenge progress and we have a fancy new jingle at the end of the episode. What we covered in this episode: Updates on our TikTok challenge After a few years, is $4k MRR any good? Dan's tweet...
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13: $1k in course pre-sales and new download milestones
This week we kick off our TikTok challenge, Dan made $1,200 launching his new course and my cat Alfie finally gets the recognition he deserves. What we covered in this episode: Our TikTok progress Dan’s planning week Working on a new theme, Orbit Dan’s new Twitter course A surprising Twitter stat...
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12: Our plans to become TikTok famous
This week James overhauls his entire website and doesn’t tell anyone, Dan gets featured in TechCrunch and we discuss our plan to become TikTok stars. What we covered in this episode James is back in his podcast booth James writes an article about microphones Sponsor - 4DayWeek Where Dan should go...
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11: Growth, lifetime deals and saying no to clients
This week Dan finally comes to his senses on client work, we talk about how many eggs he gets through in a week and why we’ve both decided to make it big on TikTok. James hits some nice milestones, sticks to his deadlines and has a quandary about burning the midnight oil. 💬 Want to join in the...
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10: Time off and building for fun
Today Dan is back with a bang, rekindling his Cove side project with a splattering of new features, but that’s left him with some doubts about doing a Ghost agency. Meanwhile I take a very lazy day off and secure my biggest ever sponsor for Indie Bites. What we covered in this episode Dan’s knee...
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9: How to stay consistent w/ Arvid Kahl (The Bootstrapped Founder)
Dan is off this week, so the Bootstrapped Founder, Arvid Kahl is filling in for him. Arvid and I talk how I can be more consistent, why Arvid spends all week watching Twitch to help him write his newsletter, and I try to pronounce a German word forgetting Arvid was German. Arvid Kahl built...
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8: A good month all around
Today we talk about a record breaking month for both of us, why it’s sometimes difficult to enjoy success as an indie hacker and I try and convince Dan not to start freelancing again. What we covered in this episode: James steals some art James' setup Dan invents bike couriering Sponsor - Talk to...
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7: When should you take time off?
Today Dan and I talk about when you should take time off as an indie hacker, some fun ways to spice up your workspace and we giveaway a t-shirt. What we covered in this episode: Approaching 3k downloads When you should take time off Having art in your workspace Sponsor - Upvoty Remembering Tolta...
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6: Updates to ilo and growing Indie Bites
Dan and I talk about some cool new features he’s added to his Twitter analytics service ilo, how I’ve quadrupled my earning potential for Indie Bites and why Dan is now considered a veteran. Got a question or want to add to the conversation? 💬 Discuss this episode on Twitter What we covered in...
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5: Running out of money
Today Dan and I talk about what I did when I ran out of money this week, how Dan made $1k in February with Ghost themes and what the real Twitter growth secret is. Discuss this episode on Twitter 💬 What we covered in this episode Note taking on paper vs on apps Sponsor - ZipMessage James running...
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4: A $120k MRR one-person business - Brett Williams, Designjoy
Today we are joined by our very first guest on the show. Brett Williams runs Designjoy, a one-man productised service that is doing over $130k MRR. Dan and I give you our regular updates, then we catch up with Brett to ask him how he built such an impressive business, some tips on creating a...
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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...
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2: We accidentally made $2k sponsor revenue. Now what?!
Today Dan and I talk about how we got $2,000 of sponsors in a day, why Dan lives in Mauritius and my editing process for podcasts. 💬 Discuss this episode on Twitter What we covered: Buying Dan a new mic How we got $2,000 of sponsors in 1 day Sponsor - Talk to Stefan How do we split the money?…
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1: A $7k MRR SaaS studio and a $700 podcast
Welcome to No More Mondays, the podcast where two indie hackers, James McKinven and Dan Rowden talk about building their indie businesses. This is an intro conversation to me and Dan, what we’re working on and what the podcast is all about, but as you’ll see from the start, it didn’t all go...
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No More Mondays Trailer
Welcome to the No More Monday’s podcast, the show where two indie hackers talk about growing our indie businesses. I’m your co-host James McKinven, and I’ll be joined every week by Dan Rowden as we share an insight into what goes into building a bootstrapped business. Follow the show on Twitter…
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No More Mondays peels back the curtain to see what it takes to build an indie business. Following the journey of indie hackers Dan Rowden and James McKinven as they navigate building a micro-SaaS studio and a podcast respectively.
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No More Mondays peels back the curtain to see what it takes to build an indie business. Following the journey of indie hackers Dan Rowden and James McKinven as they navigate building a micro-SaaS studio and a podcast respectively.
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