I’m offering 20% off my Substation theme for Ghost. Set up a Substack-like experience on your own self-controlled site (with themes, custom domains, and no transaction fees). Read how: cove.chat/blog/how-to-bu… Get the deal! gumroad.com/l/substation-t…

I just spent a grand total of $3.28 on a new domain. This will likely be the first new product I launch in 2021. Very excited. pic.twitter.com/vEPlv2yj5a

My computer's new logic board comes (of course, duh) with Big Sur. A nice little surprise when I turned it on! LOVE the new aesthetic. Installing ALL THE APPS AGAIN is a pain. I missed TouchID. Dashlane + TouchID is amazing. Backblaze is on (not losing everything again)

I finally got my computer back from the fixers. It’s been six weeks! Massive thanks to my wife for letting me steal her computer and install all my dev tools and code on it in the mean time. pic.twitter.com/qGsU1SjT7W

I have a few Clubhouse invites. pic.twitter.com/oU2NjrP8Jy

If you bought an iPhone 12, what did you upgrade from?

Just buying my wife an iPhone 12 Pro 128GB. $1,099 in the US $1,627 in Mauritius 😩

Sometimes you don't know which tweet will take off. My last tweet currently has 11.67% engagements per impression, which is huge; since I started ilo, I've had exactly one tweet ever go over 8% EPI. ilo.so/dr/ ilo.so/dr/tweets/ ilo.so/dr/status/1331… pic.twitter.com/iDA9IbM0wy

Next week we move into our new rental, a brand new 4br apartment on the beach. After some success with my side projects this year—cove.chat, ilo.so, gloat.dev—this is now within our budget 😌 Here’s the view from the dining table… pic.twitter.com/qNv1GmlIhk

Going for a bit of a rebrand. pic.twitter.com/nF9Xbm7CG6

Logging into servers on my phone with ⁦@TermiusHQ⁩ is both incredibly cool and incredibly useful. I’m just setting up a new @_Gloat site for myself and I can do it all here. pic.twitter.com/NzemSErH1j

Last week, I “retired“ the brand new domain for Gloat's hosting offering (gloathosting.com) in favour of ongloat.com. Every new site gets a free *.ongloat.com subdomain. "gloathosting" was too rigid. (More like a platform now) twitter.com/dr/status/1325…

Today my first Ghost theme, Substation, went past the $2k revenue mark. Pretty stoked. I’m going to spend more time on themes; they’re a brill source of passive income, fun to make and make Ghost more useful. Three more themes are on their way! gum.co/substation-the…

I love Fleets. Hate the name.

Since starting on ilo.so, I have loved seeing different implementations of charts and data tables. This is on a whole other level 😳 twitter.com/statmuse/statu…

There are now two totally separate content channels on Twitter. Like with IG, I’m already tending towards checking Fleets more than my timeline. This is going to change Twitter as a product and social tool.

Excited for this! ⁦@superpeer⁩ 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/AslDI5n2xB

DTC bedding brand name idea: Sheets & Giggles

I fleeted. - Earlier this year there was this weird time where I was “posting” on Twitter and “storying” on IG. Then when Twitter showed more promise, I left IG. Now I can do both in one place. Excited to try it out. More behind the scenes stuff coming your way!

I got invited to sell ilo.so on AppSumo. Do I say yes or no? You decide.

I've started using two products from fellow indie makers. Impressed with them both! @splitbee by @linstobias (for ilo.so) to view users, track events and send automated emails. @SnapShooterio by @MrSimonBennett (for gloathosting.com) for server backups

Ghost v3.38 introduces a handful of simple newsletter customisation options: • show/hide your site's title/logo • choose between serif or sans-serif • add custom footer text • show/hide the "Publish with Ghost" badge (All gloathosting.com customers have been updated) pic.twitter.com/eDYi0R9bhB

I hadn't thought about paid newsletters through @Gumroad, but it's actually dead simple. Sell a membership. Send emails to paying customers. Done. pic.twitter.com/iBmBHs1Ae1

OK I think it’s time that @jmckinven starts publishing the full length @indiebitespod episodes behind a paywall. Easy sell, easy revenue.

“I can guarantee no one is in their bedroom starting a Twitter-centric startup anymore.” Nope. I'm literally in my bedroom working on a Twitter-centric startup → ilo.so iatanews.com/2020/10/29/twi…

Still no Fleets. What am I missing so far?

I started a new project today and have decided on the name and domain. It's a small utility tool for newsletter creators ✨ Before revealing what it is, I want to test viability across some of the email services. Please help: what platform are you using for your newsletter?

Tip: if you earn more than $200 a month on Gumroad, upgrade to the $10/month plan. • You'll save money • You can use your own domain • You can add custom CSS to your store

Create for creators. You will do OK.

Don’t Fleet? twitter.com/viss/status/13…

I think it’s time for someone to create a “new” (old) simple social media platform that is a combination of the core features from Twitter and Instagram: post text and image content and discuss. We have gone too far into shopping and ads and stories and reels and audio.

Does anyone use Twitter DM for mastermind-like group chats?

Substation is finally available on Ghost's theme directory (ghost.org/marketplace/). I should have submitted it a long time ago! There is a link to that page within *every single* Ghost site admin 🙄 pic.twitter.com/yYX4Pub0Ps

I added 30 day averages into ilo.so's daily digest to give you context on yesterday's numbers. Context is important: "0.56% engagements per impression rate" is totally meaningless until you see that you've been trending at 2.15% over the past 30 days. pic.twitter.com/e1L3yuifsC

I’m more and more intrigued by the concept of starting then selling, rather than growing. This is a stellar example, a pre-launch project just months old. Congrats to Ben and Yaro 🙌🏼 twitter.com/digitaltrouble…

Found an alright spot to work from today. pic.twitter.com/tqK8FOZsTW

I reached 30 customers for @CoveComments. 143 installations. 21% conversion rate. Currently $271 MRR (+31% MoM) + 4 lifetimes ($199). Total revenue so far: $2,245 (~$375/month) I currently work fewer than 5 hours per month on it. A brilliant little side project.

Squarespace announced their members feature today. You can now charge for access to parts of your site. Nice to see the ecosystem evolving! It starts from $10/month plus 7% transaction fees (on top of your plan). 100 subs at $5/m = $45/month (10.4% fee) squarespace.com/ecommerce/memb…

I added a tiny update to ilo.so, which shows period change for some important figures on your dashboard. I got a decent increase in followers over the weekend. I can now see that my 14-day growth is 21% higher than the previous period ✨ ilo.so/dr/ pic.twitter.com/vE9f5jXhTC

According to my (very unscientific) research, 76% (3/4) of indie makers either only earn enough by working a day job, or don’t really earn enough at all. I’m curious: why do you choose this path? twitter.com/dr/status/1327…

But what about all the other newsletters I read? Surely my inbox will win out. pic.twitter.com/xX1MBxLEWA

Twitter DMs is my personal CRM. But it’s a terrible CRM. Someone please build something.

Some more “starters” to follow ☺️ (thanks @sxsio!) twitter.com/sxsio/status/1…

I’ve realised I am a “creator” and not a “grower” or “operator”. I will probably never raise a million+ to grow a company. I think my future is starting and selling projects ~a year in. Still a decent way to earn a living, with all the excitement of starting and no growth stress.

Fellow indie makers, how do you keep yourself/your family afloat? (Fully anonymous)

Today is just one of those weekend days when I just can’t be bothered to do anything... except work on my side projects 🤗

gloathosting.com has three customers ✨ We're off!