First published
Sep 04, 2020
Format
1 - 1 Interviews
Schedule
Weekly
Total Episodes
114
Average duration
00:15:44

Indie Bites

Business Entrepreneurship Marketing

Jordan O'Connor on running a $30k MRR SaaS and doing SEO consulting on the side

<p>Jordan O’Connor is the founder of Closet Tools, a bootstrapped app that helps people sell more stuff on Poshmark which has been in and around the $30-40k MRR mark. He’s found a lot of his growth through SEO, like many successful entrepreneurs, and now helps other founders do the same through his Rank to Sell power half hours.</p><p><a href="https://indiebites.com/membership">Listen to the full 90 minute chat with Jordan here -&gt;</a></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>03:29 Jordan being awful with money</li><li>04:30 Jordan's indie hacking journey</li><li>06:10 Launching and failing with different products</li><li>07:06 Choosing SaaS</li><li>08:31 Starting closet tools</li><li>11:38 Pricing for Closet Tools</li><li>12:35 Reverse stair stepping with Rank to Sell (consulting)</li><li>16:08 Reccos</li></ul><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><ul><li>Book - Deep Work</li><li>Podcast - Deep Questions by Cal Newport</li><li>Indie Hacker - Pat Walls</li></ul><p><strong>Follow Jordan</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jdnoc">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://jdnoc.com/">Personal website</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>
Published Apr 19, 2023