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It's worth pointing out that it's an Alexa 300k site already (prior to this HN post's effect), which is some objective evidence that author is skilled at building a site and/or community.
The story sounds quite impressive. Also the post itself, its writing and visual style, are surprisingly well executed. OP must be working 24/7. So, I don't want to be that guy but every time I had disclosed my secret sauce in the past, e.g. how my recent venture sky-rocketed, I disclosed it when the growth was over , never, really never, before. Why should I hand out my treasure map which was months of work to everyo…
There's plenty of room for communities out there. Being willing to share your secret sauce doesn't necessarily ensure you have direct competitors, it means you are establishing a foundation that others can build on. And it means others may contribute to your efforts. It's a little like open source software. It's pretty unlikely that every SaaS provider needs to write their own DB and gain a competitive advantage that…
I also don't see it as competition. People will join if they think it's valuable, they'll leave if they don't. You can also be part of multiple communities if you think it's worth it.
I'm glad you got some ideas from the post about making your community more sustainable. Wishing you the best with that!
About 20 years ago I was coming across a website called something like filthyrichguy.com (I can't remember the exact name). This site described how rich the guy owning this site was and how you could become rich too. How? By just buying his book, of course. I was mesmerized by this site and it's audacious design for a solid hour or two. I searched around the web for more information and ended up in this circle jerk o…
Blogging for X "Learn to grow your blog as an X without an existing audience". I guess this is an ultimate blog. A fixpoint of blogs. Possibly a quine would be something analogical for actual computer programs.
Inspiring story, awesome lede.
It's worth pointing out that it's an Alexa 300k site already (prior to this HN post's effect), which is some objective evidence that author is skilled at building a site and/or community.
She has 12.5k Twitter followers which kickstarted her newsletter and subsequently led to this paid community.
If it's helpful or somehow relevant since you brought up Twitter followers, I started with about 9K when I launched the newsletter.
Wrote about that process here, though maybe you've seen it already? https://bloggingfordevs.com/launch-a-newsletter/
1. It's actually not. I assume your primary audience is American so this is just a strange statement.
2. This is your personal after-profit spending and has little to do with your venture's numbers.
Please, rewrite your article and remove information how much money you have made. It feels wrong.
How My Paid Community Made $5K in Its First Week.
May be: How I started paid community for developers successfully.
This may seem like good copy but in reality with this kind of "transparency" you are losing a lot of valuable members. Personally I don't understand the business model of this product. And have logical questions: People pay for access to closed community and knowledge. Did you share revenue with your members? Because if you'r product is access to closed information channel pricing is too high. As a customer I don't understand for what I am paying. There are a ton of resources in any form for topics that you provide, what is differentiation factor?
About 20 years ago I was coming across a website called something like filthyrichguy.com (I can't remember the exact name). This site described how rich the guy owning this site was and how you could become rich too. How? By just buying his book, of course. I was mesmerized by this site and it's audacious design for a solid hour or two. I searched around the web for more information and ended up in this circle jerk o…