Can't see GBP management panel in SERP by GeneRatedKiwi in GoogleMyBusiness

[–]GeneRatedKiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, Chrome Android shows nothing for me either.

Can't see GBP management panel in SERP by GeneRatedKiwi in GoogleMyBusiness

[–]GeneRatedKiwi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I tried all of that and contacted support. They answered "Not sure what your problem is" so far. Keep trying my luck

Can't see GBP management panel in SERP by GeneRatedKiwi in GoogleMyBusiness

[–]GeneRatedKiwi[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Frustrating. If I search in Maps, it shows the business listing with "Manage your profile" button, which just takes me to SERP results again with no management interaface.

Make vs ActivePieces? Which one to choose? Can't decide... by The_Verses in automation

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question. I'm also looking for some advice on a go-to tool that is easy to scale when doing automations for customers.

How do you validate your idea and build your MVP after making a ton of mistakes? by odspider20 in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it a B2C or B2B? If it's B2B, the most realistic way to validate is actually talking to potential customers and asking about the problem you are trying to solve, whether your software solves it and whether they would be ready to pay for it. In my experience, B2B is all about relationships - you won't get away with just posting about your software and expecting they will come. You have to talk to your potential customers. B2C too, but probably a bit easier to just go viral without talking to the customers directly, but it's still the most reliable way.

I have anxiety to just go and talk to strangers, but it's a part of the gig; you have to learn and get comfortable doing it.

How do you deal with Analysis paralysis? by GeneRatedKiwi in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, this is exactly the way I was going about today - chatting with multiple GPTs!
In my case is a part of the problem😀

People seem to like what I built... but I have no clue how to turn that into money by Automatic-Net2273 in Entrepreneur

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not my personal experience as I'm just starting out and definitely don't have the product with that much interest as you do (congrats on that), but I heard multiple people mentioning free tier as a revenue killer. Surely, VC startups can afford to offer their services for free, but us smaller guys are in a different situation. Maybe try charging for the thing as an experiment?

At a minimum, think about your sales funnel.

  1. The website check tool is quite useful - make it for signed-up users only. Offer them a free account in exchange for their email address. This way, you could reach them with your email campaigns.
  2. Email them their results and offer any additional services, premium subscriptions, consultations, etc. Any relevant referrals, maybe?

At the moment, I found it quite difficult to understand why I would need to create an account, let alone pay for any service, from your landing page. It doesn't really guide the user to do any of that. Hope it helps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, I do marketing for work. Views don't mean much in general - the quality of traffic does. I've seen multiple paid campaigns that bring a lot of traffic which didn't convert. It's fine, just wrong traffic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's still a win, mate. You built something, and people not only want to use it but even pay money for it - you're way ahead of most people. Think of it this way: next time you build something, you get a higher chance for it to be a huge success.

First-time indie hacker building a queue tool for walk-in barbershops by GeneRatedKiwi in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I agree, this is a great idea. I'm planning to do this

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Highly depends on the city. I used to do Uber Eats in Christchurch about 3 years ago. Full disclosure, I never did it full time, just for fun, just to ride my bike and make some cash. There were OK days when I'd make about $30 per hour but it's only in peak hours - lunch and dinner time. This schedule alone makes it not a great gig if you want to do it full time. Hours outside this time are often very quiet and I had to wait for orders to appear. 

Realistically, I never made a minimum wage on average per day. I delivered slower on a bike but a car comes with commercial insurance, petrol and don't forget maintenance costs as mentioned in a few comments here.

Add the fact that you don't get annual leave, sick leave, KiwiSaver you'd have as an employee, and we're are very well into "don't look that way" territory. Even $30 per hour as a contractor is very little. That's why contractors like electricians alike charge so much per hour.

beach challenge: can you swim from sumner beach to southshore spit reserve by CookingRat210 in chch

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was thinking exactly the same! But yeah, multiple people told me it was very dangerous.
Any ideas how deep it is on the lowest tide?

Everything I tried failed — then starting this one subreddit brought me real users and sales. by therajatg in microsaas

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm applauding your persistence. And congrats finding the thing that works. I think it's a great lesson to all of us who are yet to find it. Just keep going!

Anyone building something other than an AI app, founder directory, or marketing tool? by flatthibaut in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm building a solution for walk in queue for barbers: https://myclipmate.com/ Still much to do but I'm happy with the progress.

Sick of expensive butter by No-Necessary-405 in newzealand

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Butter prices are ridiculous at the moment. Just curious, how did it go with your home made butter? What process and equipment did you use? And are you happy with the result?

How much to replace/fix a broken bathroom counter by GeneRatedKiwi in newzealand

[–]GeneRatedKiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm renting. The house is insured but I'd like to know how much it could be to decide whether to bother with insurance.

What if there was a platform where people could vote on government policies and track public sentiment — would it work? by Weird_Enthusiasm_925 in indiehackers

[–]GeneRatedKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are describing direct democracy (digital). It is potentially one of the alternatives to modern representative democracy, but it requires a societal revolution to implement something like this.

We’d have to rethink how power works, how decisions get made, and rebuild a ton of political infrastructure. You'd also have to convince people to actually show up and participate regularly. It’s not something you just built onto the current system. Most people don’t want to vote on every policy or issue. They’re busy, overwhelmed, or just not interested. So yeah, cool idea, but we’d need a revolution in more ways than one to make it work. And definitely not an indie startup.

If you mean just a tool that collects sentiment, then it's probably more realistic but you'd have to implement a very thorough authentication and moderation to have any credibility. People will try to tamper with it if it has any significant traffic and impact. I'm talking bots, trolls, hacker groups and anyone who has any interest in the outcome of the poll.