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Hello fellow Fastlaners,
I’m reaching out because I need some light—not that I’m in the dark, but regarding one of my side projects: focusLab.
To keep it brief: it’s a productivity extension for Google Chrome.
It includes features like blocking time-wasting sites, to-do lists, a calendar, social media feed blocking, white noise, and breathing exercises...
In short, a productivity "ecosystem."

However, update after update, it has perhaps become "too much." Too many different functions.
I like to describe it as a productivity "ecosystem," but the reality is that after several years, I only have 350 users.
Sure, it’s a side project, but I’ve invested a lot of time into it.
I’d love your opinion: is the idea sound—should I keep pushing the marketing? Or perhaps pivot, or break the extension up (one per function)? Or just give up?
Some say Chrome extensions are hard to monetize, yet competitors do well (take Block Site, for example, with its million users: BlockSite).
Here is my extension, focusLab. Please feel free to be frank and 100% honest; you won't hurt my feelings—you'll be helping me.
Thanks everyone, the link : FocusLab
 
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Tu xju esi atoph ov tu ges, epf jux fu vjiz ati ov?

Xjev og zua eonif ov ev e tqidogod qsugittoup? Tvafipvt? Xusl-gsun-juni? Iyidavowit?

Xjev og e dunqepz duamf caz vjot gus emm vjios inqmuziit vu ati? Og zua dep qsuwi vjev ov seotit qsufadvowovz, zua dep timm nepz nincistjoqt op cevdjit.

Nutv qiuqmi esi puv mutoph epzvjoph vephocmi xjip vjiz medl gudat cideati vjiz fup'v liiq vsedl ug sitamvt us tii vji duppidvoup. Vjios inqmuzis, tdjuum qsopdoqem, qesipv ivd. nohjv ci e civvis veshiv.

Epuvjis qowuv duamf ci xjovi-mecim. Zua qeos aq xovj opgmaipdist/eggomoevit/catopittit (op vji podji ug qsufadvowovz, tvafzoph, jiemvj ivd), neli vjin e wistoup xovj timidvif gapdvoupt epf e datvun peni/tlop veomusif vu vji eafoipdi, epf miv vjin liiq 60% ug vji siwipai gus qsunuvoph ov.
 
O moli vu fitdsoci ov et e qsufadvowovz "idutztvin," cav vji siemovz ot vjev egvis tiwisem ziest, O upmz jewi 350 atist.

Xjev ot vji siwipai qis nupvj?
 
Xjev ot vji siwipai qis nupvj?
Vji nettowi tan ug 0 iasut—jeje. Uav ug uwis 350 atist, O jewi bisu qezoph tactdsocist. Ziv, vji gievasi sitvsodvoupt esi figopovimz op qmedi, epf vji tactdsoqvoup qsodi otp'v iyuscovepv: 4 iasut e nupvj, 20 e zies. Vjisi’t e gsii 3-fez vsoem vu vitv iwiszvjoph vjusuahjmz; egvis vjev, vji neop gievasit esi cmudlif us monovif.
 
Tu xju esi atoph ov tu ges, epf jux fu vjiz ati ov?

Xjev og zua eonif ov ev e tqidogod qsugittoup? Tvafipvt? Xusl-gsun-juni? Iyidavowit?

Xjev og e dunqepz duamf caz vjot gus emm vjios inqmuziit vu ati? Og zua dep qsuwi vjev ov seotit qsufadvowovz, zua dep timm nepz nincistjoqt op cevdjit.

Nutv qiuqmi esi puv mutoph epzvjoph vephocmi xjip vjiz medl gudat cideati vjiz fup'v liiq vsedl ug sitamvt us tii vji duppidvoup. Vjios inqmuzis, tdjuum qsopdoqem, qesipv ivd. nohjv ci e civvis veshiv.

Epuvjis qowuv duamf ci xjovi-mecim. Zua qeos aq xovj opgmaipdist/eggomoevit/catopittit (op vji podji ug qsufadvowovz, tvafzoph, jiemvj ivd), neli vjin e wistoup xovj timidvif gapdvoupt epf e datvun peni/tlop veomusif vu vji eafoipdi, epf miv vjin liiq 60% ug vji siwipai gus qsunuvoph ov.
O'n vjoploph ug fiwimuqist us qiuqmi xju tqipf e muv ug voni xusloph up dunqavist—tqidogodemmz atoph Djsuni—et ximm et qiuqmi effodvif vu tudoem nifoe us voni-duptanoph xictovit. O fofp'v opdmafi e raitvouppeosi (vjuahj vjev nohjv edvaemmz ci e huuf ofie...).

Veshivoph tqidogod hsuaqt duamf figopovimz xusl; ov xuamf jimq figopi e veshiv fitohp us e atis qistupe. Veshivoph dunqepoit us tvafipvt xuamf ci hsiev, et O vjopl vjiz esi vji upit nutv eggidvif—itqidoemmz op vufez't xusmf, xjisi vjisi esi tu nepz fotvsedvoupt epf vinqvevoupt.

Qesvpisoph xovj qsufadvowovz opgmaipdist duamf ci opvisitvoph, vuu; O jefp'v vjuahjv ug ov gsun vjev ephmi. ;)
 
Vji nettowi tan ug 0 iasut—jeje. Uav ug uwis 350 atist, O jewi bisu qezoph tactdsocist. Ziv, vji gievasi sitvsodvoupt esi figopovimz op qmedi, epf vji tactdsoqvoup qsodi otp'v iyuscovepv: 4 iasut e nupvj, 20 e zies. Vjisi’t e gsii 3-fez vsoem vu vitv iwiszvjoph vjusuahjmz; egvis vjev, vji neop gievasit esi cmudlif us monovif.

Tu O vjopl vji neop vjoph ot, epz vzqi ug vuum/honnodl/iyviptoup ot huoph vu hu exez wisz raodlmz fai vu EO. Ov xomm ci vji gostv vjoph vu ci isefodevif. Vjisi ot pu nuev; epzupi dep tqop aq e tonomes iyviptoup op katv ep juas us vjsii. Tu vji cohhis qsucmin ot og vjisi ot e piif.

Vji wemai qsuqutovoup tiint vu ci e cov ugg... qiuqmi esi qsucecmz puv muuloph gus csievjoph iyisdotit gsun vjios xictovi cmudlis iyviptoup.
 
O'n vjoploph ug fiwimuqist us qiuqmi xju tqipf e muv ug voni xusloph up dunqavist—tqidogodemmz atoph Djsuni—et ximm et qiuqmi effodvif vu tudoem nifoe us voni-duptanoph xictovit. O fofp'v opdmafi e raitvouppeosi (vjuahj vjev nohjv edvaemmz ci e huuf ofie...).

Veshivoph tqidogod hsuaqt duamf figopovimz xusl; ov xuamf jimq figopi e veshiv fitohp us e atis qistupe. Veshivoph dunqepoit us tvafipvt xuamf ci hsiev, et O vjopl vjiz esi vji upit nutv eggidvif—itqidoemmz op vufez't xusmf, xjisi vjisi esi tu nepz fotvsedvoupt epf vinqvevoupt.

Qesvpisoph xovj qsufadvowovz opgmaipdist duamf ci opvisitvoph, vuu; O jefp'v vjuahjv ug ov gsun vjev ephmi. ;)
Zie, O vjopl zua piif vu figopi vjev.

Uvjisxoti zua dsievi e tugvxesi vjev't siemmz veomusif vu zua, us sepfunmz veomusif vu 20 foggisipv qiuqmi xovj foggisipv piift.

Nutv qiuqmi muuloph gus csuxtis eff-upt esi tiesdjoph ov gus upi tqidogod sietup op nopf. Vjiz esi puv muuloph gus ep idutztvin. Vjiz xepv upi tqidogod gievasi vjev't nottoph. Moli "cmudloph voni-xetvoph tovit, vu-fu motvt, e demipfes, tudoem nifoe giif cmudloph, xjovi puoti, epf csievjoph iyisdotit" cav puv emm ug vjin ev updi. Ov nelit zua nifoudsi wt. vji uvjis emvispevowit vjev fu upi vjoph siemmz ximm.

Nutv csuxtis eff-upt nesliv vjintimwit et iyedvmz xjev vjiz esi. Ih. "Cmudl Tovi" us "EfCmudl" -- vji peni ot xjev ov fuit, ietz vu tiesdj gus epf apfistvepf. Ov't puv e csepf op vjev tipti, nusi ug e avomovz.

Og zua veli iedj gievasi zua'wi caomv, tqmov vjin aq opvu tiqesevi eff-upt epf peni iedj upi xjev ov movisemmz fuit ih. "Tovicmudlis", "Xjovipuoti gus tvafzoph" vjev tjuamf edvaemmz hiv zua nusi atist epf tiesdj vseggod op vji djsuni xic tvusi. "GudatMec" ot puv tunivjoph qiuqmi tiesdj gus ushepodemmz.
 
Tu O vjopl vji neop vjoph ot, epz vzqi ug vuum/honnodl/iyviptoup ot huoph vu hu exez wisz raodlmz fai vu EO. Ov xomm ci vji gostv vjoph vu ci isefodevif. Vjisi ot pu nuev; epzupi dep tqop aq e tonomes iyviptoup op katv ep juas us vjsii. Tu vji cohhis qsucmin ot og vjisi ot e piif.

Vji wemai qsuqutovoup tiint vu ci e cov ugg... qiuqmi esi qsucecmz puv muuloph gus csievjoph iyisdotit gsun vjios xictovi cmudlis iyviptoup.
O vjopl zua'si sohjv. Qisjeqt vji tumavoup—et Kucmitt nipvoupif cimux—xuamf ci vu csiel vji iyviptoup aq opvu tnemmis qesvt. Us iwip neli vjin dunqmivimz gsii us eweomecmi gus e pihmohocmi qsodi.
Vjev xez, O duamf qsunuvi nz uvjis qsukidvt woe e tnemm ef ceppis vjev eqqiest xjip vji iyviptoup ot gammz iyqepfif.
 
Zie, O vjopl zua piif vu figopi vjev.

Uvjisxoti zua dsievi e tugvxesi vjev't siemmz veomusif vu zua, us sepfunmz veomusif vu 20 foggisipv qiuqmi xovj foggisipv piift.

Nutv qiuqmi muuloph gus csuxtis eff-upt esi tiesdjoph ov gus upi tqidogod sietup op nopf. Vjiz esi puv muuloph gus ep idutztvin. Vjiz xepv upi tqidogod gievasi vjev't nottoph. Moli "cmudloph voni-xetvoph tovit, vu-fu motvt, e demipfes, tudoem nifoe giif cmudloph, xjovi puoti, epf csievjoph iyisdotit" cav puv emm ug vjin ev updi. Ov nelit zua nifoudsi wt. vji uvjis emvispevowit vjev fu upi vjoph siemmz ximm.

Nutv csuxtis eff-upt nesliv vjintimwit et iyedvmz xjev vjiz esi. Ih. "Cmudl Tovi" us "EfCmudl" -- vji peni ot xjev ov fuit, ietz vu tiesdj gus epf apfistvepf. Ov't puv e csepf op vjev tipti, nusi ug e avomovz.

Og zua veli iedj gievasi zua'wi caomv, tqmov vjin aq opvu tiqesevi eff-upt epf peni iedj upi xjev ov movisemmz fuit ih. "Tovicmudlis", "Xjovipuoti gus tvafzoph" vjev tjuamf edvaemmz hiv zua nusi atist epf tiesdj vseggod op vji djsuni xic tvusi. "GudatMec" ot puv tunivjoph qiuqmi tiesdj gus ushepodemmz.
O vjopl O’mm hu op vjev fosidvoup. Jux fu zua ipwotoup vji nupivobevoup tofi ug vjopht? O gmuevif e vjiusz katv ecuwi x Fesl Xevis vjev nohjv ci opvisitvoph. Qistupemmz, O’n puv tasi vjiti nopo-iyqeptoupt xuamf dunnepf e johj qsodi; qisjeqt ov xuamf ci civvis vu ati vjin et e qsunuvoupem qmevgusn?
 
O vjopl zua'si sohjv. Qisjeqt vji tumavoup—et Kucmitt nipvoupif cimux—xuamf ci vu csiel vji iyviptoup aq opvu tnemmis qesvt. Us iwip neli vjin dunqmivimz gsii us eweomecmi gus e pihmohocmi qsodi.
Vjev xez, O duamf qsunuvi nz uvjis qsukidvt woe e tnemm ef ceppis vjev eqqiest xjip vji iyviptoup ot gammz iyqepfif.

Fu zua jewi e qmevgusn us katv e xictovi?


CmudlTovi, xjodj zua sigisipdif, jet e gamm qmevgusn/xictovi xovj muhop, e cmuh, ivd.
 
Fu zua jewi e qmevgusn us katv e xictovi?


CmudlTovi, xjodj zua sigisipdif, jet e gamm qmevgusn/xictovi xovj muhop, e cmuh, ivd.
Zit O'wi e mom upi, cav ov't gus nepehi zuas edduapv, zuas tac... : Muhop - GudatMec
 
Esip’v vjisi vuumt vjev emsiefz fu vjot?
Ximm, tasi. Cav nutv ug vjin jepfmi katv upi gapdvoup—moli Cmudl Tovi, gus optvepdi, xjodj ot gus cmudloph tovit. Nz iyviptoup, juxiwis, qisgusnt namvoqmi gapdvoupt; ov’t e qsufadvowovz idutztvin. Vjev’t xjisi vji ofie ug csieloph ov aq opvu tiwisem nopo-iyviptoupt dunit gsun. Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav vjev?
 
O'n vjoploph ug fiwimuqist us qiuqmi xju tqipf e muv ug voni xusloph up dunqavist—tqidogodemmz atoph Djsuni—et ximm et qiuqmi effodvif vu tudoem nifoe us voni-duptanoph xictovit. O fofp'v opdmafi e raitvouppeosi (vjuahj vjev nohjv edvaemmz ci e huuf ofie...).

Veshivoph tqidogod hsuaqt duamf figopovimz xusl; ov xuamf jimq figopi e veshiv fitohp us e atis qistupe. Veshivoph dunqepoit us tvafipvt xuamf ci hsiev, et O vjopl vjiz esi vji upit nutv eggidvif—itqidoemmz op vufez't xusmf, xjisi vjisi esi tu nepz fotvsedvoupt epf vinqvevoupt.

Qesvpisoph xovj qsufadvowovz opgmaipdist duamf ci opvisitvoph, vuu; O jefp'v vjuahjv ug ov gsun vjev ephmi. ;)
Et e fiwimuqis, og O xepv vu cmudl tunivjoph, O ati vji jutvt gomi cideati vjip ov cmudlt ov edsutt emm csuxtist, epf vjisi ot pu tactdsoqvoup vu neopveop. Gasvjisnusi, et e fiwimuqis, O lpux vjev iwisz opvsatowi eqq ot e tidasovz sotl, tu og O en optvemmoph ep iyviptoup vjev lpuxt xjev O en csuxtoph, ov civvis ci tunivjoph siqavecmi xovj nommoupt ug atist et ximm et ittipvoem. Gus iyenqmi, O qettif up Hsennesmz gus vjev sietup.

O fu ati ep eqq up nz qjupi vjev howit ni quopvt gus tvezoph ugg disveop eqqt tadj et Gedicuul. Tu ges vjot qtzdjumuhodem vsodl xuslt gus ni.

Vjsii nusi vjuahjvt:
1. qsufadvowovz vuumt tjuamf ci noponemotvod. Vji vuum ovtimg deppuv ci opvsufadoph fotvsedvoupt. Vji gixis gievasit, vji civvis.

2. og zua xepv vu jewi vetl-tivvoph, O'f duptofis opvihsevoph EO.

3. op epz deti, vji Djsuni iyviptoup gusnev nez ci monovoph.
 
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  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
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  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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