Awesome Indie Maker
A curated list of awesome Indie Maker
Makers
π Cool guys
- Levels - I'm the maker of Nomad List.
- Pat Walls - Rather not talk about it just do that shit!
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- Charles - I teach people how to create a business online using affiliate marketing.
- Dan Lok - After 13 failed businesses, Dan finally became a self-made millionaire at age 27 and multi-millionaire by age 30.
- Pierre-Gilles Leymarie - Indie Maker Founder of @GladysAssistant Digital Nomad
- Ben Tossell - I make things without code, and teach others how.
- Arthur - I am a solopreneur who's traveling the world.
- Serhat Aksakal - Founder of @superblogs_ai, software dev.
- Sergio Mattei - I make products people love.
- Felix Krause - Creator of http://fastlane.tools & http://iOS-factor.com
- Ryan Hoover - Founder of @ProductHunt, @WeekendFund investor.
- Derek Sivers - Writer, programmer, avid student of life.
- Youjin Do - A creative maker, documentary director and published author.
- Flowen - I create performant, accessible websites and UI with beautiful animation.
- Andrey ο£Ώ Azimov - I create performant, accessible websites and UI with beautiful animation.
- John O'Nolan - Founder @Ghost - Publishing, open source, independent business.
- Courtland Allen - @IndieHackers at @stripe
Existing projects
π€ For inspiration
Idea
π‘ Idea is start, niche is very important
- Wappalyzer - Identify technology on websites.
- WorkFlowy - A single document that can contain infinite documents inside it. Easier way to organize all the information in your life.
- Typeform - Create interactive experiences for your audience β get more responses. It's that simple. Try it FREE β no coding required.
- Ideas are just a multiplier of execution - To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.
- Indie Hackers - Work Together to Build Profitable Online Businesses
- WIP.chat - We are a community of makers who help each other ship product.
- Nomad List - Best Cities to Live and Work Remotely for Digital Nomads.
- Turning Side Projects into Profitable Startups
- Golden Kitty Awards Winners ππΊ
- Trello - Organize anything with anyone, anywhere!
- BetaList - Provides an overview of upcoming internet startups. Discover and get early access to the future.
Build
π Build your idea with the tools you already know
- Themeforest - WordPress Themes & Website Templates
- Unsplash - Beautiful Free Images & Pictures
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- Hyperpixel - Discover the latest designs for your own inspiration from our curated list of landing pages.
- sheet2site - Create a website from Google Sheets without writing code
- crisp - Engage your website visitors using Live Chat
- Intercom - Customer Messaging Platform
- Zapier - Easy automation for busy people. Zapier moves info between your web apps automatically, so you can focus on your most important work.
- Olark - Live Chat Software for Sales and Customer Support.
- Linode - High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs.
- DigitalOcean - Providing developers and businesses a reliable, easy-to-use cloud computing platform of virtual servers (Droplets), object storage (Spaces), and more.
- heroku - A platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.
- Squarespace - The all-in-one solution for anyone looking to create a beautiful website. Domains, eCommerce, hosting, galleries, analytics, and 24/7 support all.
- Carrd - Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything.
- Tilda - Create beautiful websites without any code.
- Wix - Free Website Builder | Create a Free Website. Choose a stunning template and customize anything.
- WordPress - Create a free website or build a blog. Dozens of free, customizable, mobile-ready designs and themes. Free hosting and support.
- Google Forms - Free Online Surveys for Personal Use
- giphy - Find everything from funny GIFs, reaction GIFs, unique GIFs and more.
Launch
π Big step, hello world
- MailChimp - Email marketing, ads, landing pages, and CRM tools to grow your business on your terms.
- Google Analytics - Give you the tools you need to better understand your customers.
- Mixpanel - Product and User Behavioral Analytics for Mobile, Web, & More
- Amplitude - Product Analytics for Web and Mobile
- Hotjar - Heatmaps, Visitor Recordings, Conversion Funnels, Form Analytics, Feedback Polls and Surveys in One Platform
- Product Hunt - The best new products in tech.
- Hacker News - A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship.
- Reddit - The front page of the internet
- submit.co - Where to get press coverage for your startup
- Awesome Indie - Explore projects made by indie makers
Grow
π± Grow organically.
- SimilarWeb - Website Traffic Statistics & Market Intelligence
- Livestream - Broadcast & Watch HD Live Streaming Video Events
- Social media share images - How to add shareable pictures to your website with some PhantomJS magic
- Discourse - Modern forum software for your community.
- Slack - It's where the people you need, the information you share, and the tools you use come together to get things done.
Monetize
π° if you'renever able to monetize your app, you'll never be able to turn it into a business.
- Stripe - Online payment processing for internet businesses
- Braintree - Process payments online, including credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, and Google Pay in a single integration.
- PayPal: - PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.
- Patreon - Best way for artists and creators to get sustainable income and connect with fans.
Automate
π€ Make this business run itself with just robots. Machine is loyal
- Cronitor - Cron monitoring and uptime healthchecks for your websites, services and APIs.
- Upwork - Hire Freelancers. Make things happen.
- Uptime Robot - Downtime Happens. Get Notified! 50 Monitors, Checked Every 5 Minutes, Totally Free!