Short, bite-sized conversations with indie hackers that have started small, profitable and bootstrapped businesses. You'll learn how they come up with ideas, what they do to validate, find those first customers and make a sustainable income.
Jordan O'Connor on running a $30k MRR SaaS and doing SEO consulting on the side
Jordan O’Connor is the founder of Closet Tools, a bootstrapped app that helps people sell more stuff on Poshmark which has been in and around the $30-40k MRR mark. He’s found a lot of his growth through SEO, like many successful entrepreneurs, and now helps other founders do the same through his Rank to Sell power half hours.
Listen to the full 90 minute chat with Jordan here ->
Timestamps
- 00:00 Intro
- 03:29 Jordan being awful with money
- 04:30 Jordan's indie hacking journey
- 06:10 Launching and failing with different products
- 07:06 Choosing SaaS
- 08:31 Starting closet tools
- 11:38 Pricing for Closet Tools
- 12:35 Reverse stair stepping with Rank to Sell (consulting)
- 16:08 Reccos
Recommendations
- Book - Deep Work
- Podcast - Deep Questions by Cal Newport
- Indie Hacker - Pat Walls
Follow Jordan
My links
- Indie Bites Twitter
- Indie Bites YouTube
- Join the membership
- Personal Website
- 2 Hour Podcast Course
- PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)
- This Indie Life Podcast
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