Indie Bites

<p>Dan, like many other indie hackers, runs a bunch of projects alongside a full-time job which all compound to him making over $5k a month. In 2012 he started <a href="https://magpile.com/">Magpile</a>, a free online resource about magazines, which was followed by <a href="https://subsail.com/">Subsail</a>, a platform to help indie publishers sell magazine subscriptions.</p><p>Earlier this year Dan started using the publishing platform Ghost, which he then started to build a suite of products around, now including:</p><ul><li><a href="https://gloat.dev/">Gloat</a>; a productised service for hosting and self hosting</li><li><a href="https://cove.chat/">Cove</a>; a commenting tool for Ghost blogs</li><li><a href="https://gumroad.com/l/substation-theme">Substation</a>; a theme for Ghost</li></ul><p>Dan also launched <a href="https://ilo.so/">ilo</a>, a better analytics platform for Twitter a few months ago, which has earned over $6k in revenue since launch.</p><p><br><strong>What we covered in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Why Dan lives in Mauritius</li><li>Why choose multiple projects over doing just one?</li><li>How do you manage your time with 3 kids, a wife and a full-time job?</li><li>Why Dan isn't too worried about 'growing' his side projects</li><li>The pros and cons of working on your side project with a full-time job</li><li>Not worrying about the money your side project earns - does it take the fun out of it?</li><li>Why is Dan so bullish on Ghost?</li><li>Why having a 'suite' of products is complimentary to each other</li><li>Getting a 75k acquisition offer<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/dr/status/1339177469673426945">Awesome thread on the $75k offer</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/dr/status/1339177470986215424">What were the options?</a></li></ul></li><li>Being prepared to sell your projects</li><li>Building an alternative to Twitter analytics</li></ul><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><ul><li>Magazine: <a href="https://couriermedia.com/"><strong>Courier</strong></a></li><li>Newsletter: <a href="https://densediscovery.com/"><strong>Dense Discovery</strong></a></li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup"><strong>Startup</strong></a></li><li>Indie Hacker: <a href="https://twitter.com/mijustin"><strong>Justin Jackson</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Follow Dan</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/dr">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://danrowden.com/">Website</a></li></ul><p><strong>Follow Me</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://mckinven.co/">Personal Website</a></li><li><a href="https://whistablecraftco.com/">Buy A Wallet</a></li></ul><p>Thanks to <a href="https://weekendclub.co/">Weekend Club</a> for sponsoring Indie Bites, which is launching in the US this week!</p><em>‘I absolutely love being part of Weekend Club.’</em><p><em>‘Huge fan of Weekend Club and I love being part of it.’</em></p><p><em>‘Absolutely love this community.’</em></p><p>These are real testimonials for Weekend Club - the internet’s most helpful community for bootstrappers. If you’ve ever struggled meeting other solo founders and staying accountable, then this is for you.</p><p>We offer weekly Saturday deep working sessions with up to 30 bootstrappers, such as the founders of Simple Poll and VEED, an active Slack community and over 100 software discounts.</p><p>Go to <a href="https://weekendclub.co/">weekendclub.co</a> and enter a very limited promo code ‘Indie Bites’ for 50% off your first month.</p><p>Interested in ad-free episodes an exclusive content? <a href="https://indiebites.co/membership"><strong>Sign up to the Indie Feast membership.</strong></a></p>