• Initial commit - launching in stealth mode

  8 October 2024 — Jeff Shillitto

  If you're a developer, indie hacker or maker then you've probably scratched a few itches in your time and just built something you thought was a good idea. It might be to generate income...

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• Baseline state - if you build it they will come?

  10 October 2024 — Jeff Shillitto

  It's 2024, and most developers and indie hackers are aware that you can't just build something, tell a few friends and expect to go viral. But just in-case, I've gone ahead and built version...

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• First mentions - Hacker News and Product Hunt

  11 October 2024 — Jeff Shillitto

  Having built the Swell Diary surf video website and launched it without doing any marketing for two months, it's now time to get the word out there. To get started I've launched on a...

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• Semrush setup - how to use Semrush for free

  6 November 2024 — Jeff Shillitto

  Until now the only data I was concerned with tracking via Semrush was the domain authority score and backlinks. This was used to establish the baseline of launching a site with no marketing and...

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• October stats - minor traffic boost to 100 users

  8 November 2024 — Jeff Shillitto

  Here's a quick update from October including any notable highlights and lowlights. To compare how things are going take a look at the baseline with no marketing. TL;DR stats for October 2024 Unique visitors:...

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