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  1. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    Progress for the last 7 days I think we started on the left foot here since we targeted keywords that were still high in competitiveness. Going forward we will only target very low competition kw with information intent and place display ads I'm thinking that another good thing to do is to...
  2. OVS

    Convincing my parents otherwise

    INTRO 
    I saw one of my cousins go through something similar. Don't make rash decisions without having a plan. Money dries up fast and I assume you don't have any marketable skills to start. Keep with education and start a business on the side. Stop education when that becomes lucrative.
  3. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    The site is now live! All was migrated to Next.js. Find it here: Softwarelama - The best Software Reviews We have 15 articles until now. I just finished the FatStacks 6 figure blog course and I'm looking to implement his strategy of targeting very low competition keywords that have almost no...
  4. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    Update: Numbers are getting lower which is sad to see but I focused more on migrating the website from Wordpress to Next.js. It's almost ready to migrate. What's left: - Google Analytics - Favicon - Migrating 5 more articles You can check the new website here: Softwarelama - The best Software...
  5. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    Update: 3 more articles published by my sister-in-law. I'm working mornings and weekends to move to a Next.js website Current numbers: @kareemt Ty for the suggestions. I added a task to include table of contents to all new articles. That's a good catch related to the logo. That's sth I...
  6. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    Yeah, you're right on that one but we can't to make it more dynamic and let people (and us) add software products to be reviewed Considering the move would take 10 days, it's a worth investment for the gains on performance and optimisations
  7. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    Update: Not many more views this week The site loading is very slow and I will migrate from Wordpress to Sanity.io with Next.js since I am confortable with the technology and the performance is better. We currently have 8 published articles with 1 of them updated last week for readability...
  8. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    Update 1: We had a big wave when google indexed 2 of our articles. We were still on the 3rd search pages but this is still progress. I'm thinking I can contact software companies to do technical blogs for them since you need extra qualifications for that. Meanwhile, we will write about email...
  9. OVS

    Going from software developer to creating niche websites based on content

    EXECUTION 
    I'll keep this one short. I'm currently employed as a software engineer and I'm working in my free time on content websites trying to make money from ads and affiliate links. Since I'm in a low income country, I employed my sister in law to write articles for me. I do keyword research, update...
  10. OVS

    Buying and growing micro startups as a software developer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I'm curious of your reasons for this
  11. OVS

    Buying and growing micro startups as a software developer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Tell that to Morning Brew or to Milk Road, which are businesses built entirely on writing OR a business built on meta writing which is Ship30for30 - A challenge where you learn to write and commit to writing daily for 30 days - you pay 500$ to join the ship30 course and then 1k$ for an upsell...
  12. OVS

    Buying and growing micro startups as a software developer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Indeed. I'm very good at building saas products but this was an issue when I tried a software development agency because I focused way too much on fulfillment and using the best tech which proved to make no difference for the end client Also in software development, big contracts can take...
  13. OVS

    Buying and growing micro startups as a software developer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Haha, I'm glad to hear you follow along. Indeed, hopefully coding skills will give me an advantage, however, I'll need to expand my marketing skills if I want to grow the businesses Following your progress too
  14. OVS

    Buying and growing micro startups as a software developer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Thank you for sharing. Great story here. I can spend mostly 10k$ but I can invest more time into making it scale. But this story is very encouraging. The first business bought, had 70% ROI in the first year - that seems like a very good deal
  15. OVS

    Buying and growing micro startups as a software developer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Two days ago, I was at an event with 10 beginner founders, sharing their business failures, including my own, a SaaS for designers to get feedback. A 27 yo woman joined the event and my god did she put me to shame (I am 27 too). She bought her first stand in a farmers market at 16 for 1k$, sold...
  16. OVS

    Process Thread: Web Project

    EXECUTION 
    Great stuff! Good luck and looking forward to the updates!
  17. OVS

    From 9-5 employed developer to freelancer and then entrepreneur - my journey

    EXECUTION 
    Update Another week has passed. Some cool stuff happened. I had a Reddit post reach 450 upvotes and top of the hot section on r/graphic_design.It got me around 120 unique visitors to the website, from which 5 registered an account. Pretty low conversion, but engagement with public surveys...
  18. OVS

    Feeling Overwhelmed? Get Productive & Focused ASAP ⚡ LightHouse’s 1:1 Accountability Program

    MARKETPLACE 
    One year ago, I was just your average software developer who always consumed content about entrepreneurship but never actually went out to do it. After working with Chris for a year, I finally put my a$$ down and got to work, built the product, and started marketing it. I still have a long...
  19. OVS

    Path to creating a digital product

    NOTABLE! 
    Just read your entire thread in one go. This is amazing and really inspiring! I have been working on my first web app also and I am currently finding first users. I must admit, as a developer, marketing is uncomfortable. Other than that, I can't wait to also quit my job as soon as my app makes...
  20. OVS

    From 9-5 employed developer to freelancer and then entrepreneur - my journey

    EXECUTION 
    Update Currently created and scheduled two instagram posts per day up until the end of December so that the app page has constant activity Up next: Do a Reddit post to announce the new version of the site DM users on LinkedIn about the platform Email already existent users Upload more...
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