From $0 to $1k MRR: My Journey as an Indie Hacker

Building in Public

The "Build in Public" movement on X (Twitter) changed my career. Instead of hiding my code until it was "perfect"
(spoiler: it never is), I started sharing my ugly prototypes.

Why it works

1. Accountability: You promised an update, so you have to ship.
2. Feedback Loop: Users tell you if your idea sucks before you spend 6 months on it.
3. Marketing: Your journey is the marketing. People buy from people.

The First Sale

My first sale didn't come from ads. It came from a Reddit comment. Someone was complaining about how slow Photoshop
actions were. I replied, "I'm building a tool that fixes this, want to try the beta?"

That single DM turned into my first $29 sale. Then I asked for a testimonial. That testimonial got me my next 5 sales.

Pricing Psychology

I initially priced my tool at $9. Everyone said it was too cheap. They were right.
When I raised the price to $29, sales actually increased.

Why? Because perceived value matters. If a tool saves you 10 hours of work, $9 feels suspicious. $29 feels like a steal,
but a legitimate one.

What's Next?

I'm now scaling to multi-language support and looking into AI integration for automatic design positioning.