Indie Bites

<p>Today I’m joined by Andrew Kamphey, who is the founder of <a href="https://bettersheets.co/">Better Sheets</a>, a platform of tools and tutorials to get better at using Google Sheets, that has done well over $200k in revenue since he launched in 2020. He started out working as a tech on cruise ships, before moving to LA to work in the film industry, which is where he gained all of his Google Sheets prowess. From here he’s had a meandering life journey, working while travelling South East Asia, starting and selling an influencer newsletter, writing a book about charging and even launching a SaaS. Andrew has had his finger in piece of the indie hacking pie and has now settled on being the Google Sheets guy. At least for now.</p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 - Intro</li><li>02:08 - Failing to go full time</li><li>04:13 - Selling Influence Weekly</li><li>06:26 - Starting BetterSheets</li><li>09:32 - Turning Better Sheets into a full time income</li><li>11:53 - Reluctancy to become the "Google Sheets Guy"</li><li>13:37 - Recommendations</li></ul><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lying-Money-Legendary-Frauds-Workings/dp/1781259666/ref=asc_df_1781259666/">Lying for Money</a></li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/">The Deep Life</a></li><li>Indie Hacker: <a href="https://twitter.com/yongfook">Jon Yongfook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dannypostmaa">Danny Postma</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesIvings">James</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/dinkydani21">Danielle</a></li></ul><p><strong>Follow Andrew</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Kamphey">Twitter</a></li></ul><p><strong>My links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jmckinven">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/indiebitespod">Indie Bites Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@indiebites">Indie Bites YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://indiebites.com/membership">Join the membership</a></li><li><a href="https://jamesmckinven.com/">Personal Website</a></li><li><a href="https://2hourpodcast.com/">2 Hour Podcast Course</a></li><li><a href="https://podpanda.co/">PodPanda</a> (hire me to edit your podcast)</li><li><a href="https://indielife.fm/">This Indie Life Podcast</a></li></ul><p><strong>Sponsor - </strong><a href="https://emailoctopus.com/"><strong>EmailOctopus</strong></a><strong> 🐙</strong></p><p><em>EmailOctopus is an independently owned email marketing platform, built to support other small growing businesses. With a focus on affordability and ease of use, EmailOctopus contains all of the features you need to reach and grow your audience. You can </em><a href="https://emailoctopus.com/"><em>start today</em></a><em>, with their industry leading free plan where you can contact up to 2,500 subscribers without paying a penny.</em></p><p><br></p>