Dan Rowden And James McKinven

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No More Mondays19: When you run out of motivationThis 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 towards launching his course Should he do a PH launch for the course? Dan get’s prepped for launching ilo Thread Analytics Dan builds a little utility product, AdapterPay Should more indie hackers build small products? Building to solve your own pr...2022-06-1521 min

No More Mondays18: 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 launches his new marketing site New Product Hunt pages Should Dan rebrand ilo? Should Dan build ANOTHER product? Dan’s progress on Twitter for Developers Course A new Ghost theme for courses? James has a bad week Someone tells me the PodPanda website is 💩 Matt...2022-06-0819 min

No More Mondays17: Mental health and going viralThis 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 about Cove again Skipped Indie Bites - bad week dontbuyayeti.com goes viralViral tweet Went to The Podcast Show in London Links:Follow the show on Twitter and get involved→ @nomoremondaysfm→ Sponsor the show...2022-05-3127 min

Software SocialBetting on Multiple Horses with Dan Rowden and James McKinvenFollow Dan! https://twitter.com/drSee all of Dan's businesses: https://danrowden.com/Follow James! https://twitter.com/jmckinvenSee all of James' businesses: https://jamesmckinven.com/Listen to No More Mondays: https://nomoremondays.fm/Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show! You can become a supporter for $10 a month or $100 a year at softwaresocial.dev/supporters.Chris from Chipper CIThe Daringly Handsome Kevin GriffinMike from Gently Used DomainsDave from RecutMax of OnlineOrNotStefan from Talk to...2022-05-2438 min

No More Mondays16: Products as marketing & James gets out of debtThis 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 Sponsor - Upvoty James street hustling at Indie Beers Should you get business cards? Back to 1 a week with Indie Bites Dan’s week of focus on ilo Building an impression predictor Jack Ellis’ tweet Free follow tracker for ilo ilo.so/e...2022-05-2424 min

No More Mondays15: 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 were no object, what would you work on? from Hrishi What project should Dan go all-in on? from Jack Ellis How do each of you balance multiple projects at the same time? from Ryan Gilbert What's the best and worst...2022-05-1824 min

No More Mondays14: 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 Justin Jackson False positives article Multiple projects vs single focus, which is best?James' tweet New Transistor theme out for out website James releases 2 Indie Bites episodes Our new jingle Tweets Dan James Links:Follow...2022-05-1225 min

No More Mondays13: $1k in course pre-sales and new download milestonesThis 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 James’ viral tweets James’ cat is more famous than him Virality is scary James’ sticks to his Indie Bites schedule 8k downloads in one month A easy peasy Lemon Squeezy chat Should we get a jingle? Tweets Dan James Links:Follo...2022-05-0422 min

No More Mondays12: Our plans to become TikTok famousThis 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 with ilo?Features, marketing and churn Getting feedback from users Should Dan make a Twitter course? The impact of a TechCrunch mention Our TikTok challenge! Follow us: Dan (Twitter Tips) James (Whitstable Craft Co) James overhauls his entire website (classic indie hacker) James’ Indie Bite...2022-04-2523 min

No More Mondays11: Growth, lifetime deals and saying no to clientsThis 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 conversation? Discuss this episode on Twitter 👉 Dan's egg boxesWhat we covered in this episode How many eggs does Dan get through How do we grow the pod Tom Elliot's quote tweets Sponsor - Paper Website ...2022-04-1828 min

No More Mondays10: Time off and building for funToday 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 update Arvid’s episode Sponsor - ZipMessage Dan updates Enoying working on Cove again Adding new features Dan reads Rich Dad Poor Dad ilo’s trial conversion conundrum Using Rrticle as a Ghost blog Should Dan still do his agency? ...2022-04-1226 min

No More Mondays9: 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 bootstrapped business called FeedbackPanda to $55k MRR which he then exited for a life changing amount of money. From then he went onto write the book Zero to Sold, which is a must read for any indie hacker. Arvid wasn’t satisfied with ju...2022-04-0429 min

No More Mondays8: A good month all aroundToday 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 Stefan James' best month ever for all projects Feeling bad for doing well Dan's income 15% down on 2021 James' talks about desk pads Introducing Poddy the Pod Panda Launching Thread Analytics for ilo Dan updating ilo's marketing site Dan launches his new th...2022-03-2827 min

No More Mondays7: 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 ilo Threads Launching a new theme Brett and Sahil Indie Bites Best day of downloads ever Buying indiebites.com Handmaking my own leather items Dan’s tweet James tweet Links:Follow the show on Twitter and ge...2022-03-2229 min

No More Mondays6: Updates to ilo and growing Indie BitesDan 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 TwitterWhat we covered in this episode: McKinven Sr. ran 5k New Apple products Sponsor - Talk to Stefan ilo’s thread analytics ilo’s new engagement rating ilo’s updated email digest Dan’s knee Dan’s viral tweet Should James launch a video service? ...2022-03-1425 min

No More Mondays5: Running out of moneyToday 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 out of money Getting new clients for a productized service Avoiding burnout Changing the Indie Feast membership Dan makes $1k in Feb from Super Themes Co. Dan’s theme with Ali Abdaal Should Dan change ilo’s pricing...2022-03-0723 min

No More Mondays4: A $120k MRR one-person business - Brett Williams, DesignjoyToday 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 compelling productised service and if Brett should maybe look to scale things back.What we covered: Dan has torn his ACL James hasn't torn anything The single focus vs portfolio of projects debate Dan & James updates Dan's tweet James' tweet ...2022-02-2833 min

No More Mondays3: Closing down a side projectToday 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 Compari...2022-02-2222 min

No More Mondays2: 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 TwitterWhat 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? Why Dan lives in Mauritius James’ first YouTube video How Dan has grown his Twitter What Dan been working on What James’ been working on James’ Indie Bites editing process James’ New York trip James’ tweet Dan's tweet Links:D...2022-02-1426 min

No More Mondays1: A $7k MRR SaaS studio and a $700 podcastWelcome 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 smoothly.💬 Discuss this episode on TwitterWhat we covered: Why start a podcast? Why “No More Mondays”? What James is working on What Dan is working on What to expect from the podcast James’ tweet Dan's tweet Links: Dan...2022-02-0724 min

Indie BitesGrowing to $8.5k MRR in 1 year - Marie Martens, Tally.soMarie Martens the co-founder of Tally, an easy way to create forms online. She left her stable marketing job to start Tally with her partner in crime Filip and became an indie hacker. Since then they've grown Tally to over 16,000 users almost $10k MRR as they work towards becoming default alive. Through a mix of manual prospecting, a successful product hunt launch and product-led growth, they’ve turned Tally into an exceptional indie success story.-> Subscribe to my brand new podcast, No More Mondays, co-hosted with Dan Rowden here.What we covered in this ep...2022-02-0314 min

No More MondaysNo More Mondays TrailerWelcome 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 and get involved→ @nomoremondaysfmAbout DanDan 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...2022-01-2901 min

Indie BitesBuilding Copy.ai in Public - Blake Emal (CMO), Copy.aiBlake Emal is the CMO at Copy.ai, but it's not been a traditional route into that role. 8 years ago Blake was living in the South of France and when he moved back to the US, he had no idea what he wanted to do. As he spoke French, he landed a gig in the French team of an SEO firm. This was his first foray into marketing and he didn't intend to stay in marketing.Fast forward 7 years of working for agencies, freelancing and in-house, he stumbled across a little tool called Copy.ai. He was...2021-09-1015 min

Indie BitesBootstrapping Transistor.fm to 13,000+ podcasts - Justin Jackson, Transistor.fmJustin Jackson is the co-founder of Transistor.fm, a successful bootstrapped podcast hosting company. The journey building Transistor were documented on the Build Your SaaS podcast, which is a must listen. Justin is the founder of the MegaMaker community which he started in 2013, so if you're part of the maker sphere - you'll probably have heard of him.In this episode we cover:What is Transistor and why did they start itWhy work in podcast hosting? Was it not already a solved problem?How did they get the first few customers?What's next for Transistor?What's...2021-07-2516 min

Indie BitesBuilding a mid 6-figure Notion course in under a year, solo - Marie Poulin, Notion MasteryMarie Poulin is the host of Notion Office Hours, creator of Notion Mastery, Run Your Learning Launch, Digital Strategy School, Think Like a Digital Strategist, and co-founded Oki Doki with her husband, where they help folks create, launch, and market online courses and training programs.What we covered in this episode:What is Notion Mastery and why did Marie start it?The impact YouTube had on growthHow the course earned $10k in the first weekWhy Marie doubled down on the course as her main projectWhy it's important not to be a perfectionistWhy niching is importantHow 80% of...2021-03-0515 min

Indie BitesMaking over $5k/month from a portfolio of side projects - Dan Rowden, iloDan, like many other indie hackers, runs a bunch of projects alongside a full-time job which all compound to him making over $5k a month. In 2012 he started Magpile, a free online resource about magazines, which was followed by Subsail, a platform to help indie publishers sell magazine subscriptions.Earlier this year Dan started using the publishing platform Ghost, which he then started to build a suite of products around, now including:Gloat; a productised service for hosting and self hostingCove; a commenting tool for Ghost blogsSubstation; a theme for GhostDan also launched ilo...2021-01-1515 min