Indie10k Blog
Notes on building, shipping, and growing to sustainable indie income.
- 9/1/2025
How to Write a Unique Value Proposition (UVP) for Your Indie Project
A practical tutorial for indie developers on crafting a strong Unique Value Proposition (UVP) — identifying pain points, defining promises, highlighting differentiation, and building clarity into your project pitch.
- 8/8/2025
MRR Goals: Why $10k Became the Indie Hacker Milestone
Understand why $10k MRR is seen as the symbolic milestone for indie hackers, and how to break down the journey into achievable steps.
- 8/7/2025
Why Most Side Projects Fail (and How to Avoid It)
Discover the top reasons why most side projects fail—no traffic, lack of persistence, unclear monetization—and learn how to avoid common indie hacker mistakes.
- 8/6/2025
How to Make Your First $1,000 Online as an Indie Developer
A practical guide for indie developers to earn their first $1,000 online through blogging, SaaS, courses, and affiliate marketing.
- 8/5/2025
A 30-Day Roadmap to Website Monetization
A practical 30-day roadmap for building a profitable website from scratch. Follow daily tasks for niche selection, content creation, SEO, and monetization, with clear milestones for 3–6 months and 12 months of sustainable growth.
- 8/4/2025
Website Monetization Roadmap: From First Dollar to Sustainable Growth
A structured roadmap for building profitable websites, covering traffic acquisition, monetization models, user retention, and scaling from $0 to $1000+ per month.
- 8/3/2025
Website Monetization Challenges: Why Profitable Sites Are Hard to Build
Exploring the hardest parts of website monetization—traffic acquisition, revenue models, retention, and founder mindset—and why low-cost, stable traffic is the foundation.
- 8/2/2025
Our Mission at Indie10k
Indie10k is building a clear, achievable path for independent developers to reach financial freedom — from $0 to $10k and beyond.
- 8/1/2025
Building Niche Tool Websites: From Keyword Research to Sustainable Traffic
A practical, step‑by‑step playbook for indie makers to build keyword‑driven utility sites—from keyword research and intent analysis to SEO pages, deployment, analytics, and promotion—with concrete examples.