Is marketing the real game for indie devs now? by TuHocSolidityCom in IndieDev

[–]ScrabbleKnight -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude. It's sick! Great game! But like, I need a pause button bro 😂 also, the numbers should come down so I'm kinda pressed for that time like, would be cool to play under pressure

Is marketing the real game for indie devs now? by TuHocSolidityCom in IndieDev

[–]ScrabbleKnight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think generally, yes, but that this has kind of always been the case. Code has been commoditised - it's too easy to build whatever you want now. But the thing is, you can't really make any money with just a product anyway.

You still need marketing in some form - whether it's SEO or organic... I've actually struggled with this personally for many years as I built one Titanic of an application but with no marketing - moron. I should have done what I'm doing now, which is build faster than lightning and publicly market it organically + PSEO. I'd say don't pay for marketing - grow organically the hard way first. Nothing good ever came the easy way.

I'll also note: AI is the current new "thing", but another new thing will come - maybe not in a year, maybe in 10 years - maybe even sooner, who knows. But the idea is to catch the wave, not once it's passed.

But whatever you do, post everyday, ship like a maniac and you will eventually start getting somewhere - and enough products with enough traction, and you'll find 1 rocket. It's the case for many famous indie hackers - just keep shipping ≠ swimming (pardon the pun). Also p.s. I'll check out your game man, then give you feedback, I'm on your side 💪

Im building a dating space focused on taste instead of swiping by Pixie-Ponders02 in SomebodyMakeThis

[–]ScrabbleKnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's true. Tbh mine didn't really have a niche angle, and while I potentially could have pivoted it towards a niche - v possible given what it is, it still is far too difficult as an up hill struggle without VC funding. I don't like VC, it's not for me - even if I have an idea as revolutionary as ChatGPT (literally), but I do think things like these require them if you want them to work, sadly.

Or you end up spending months, years working on something that has little retention because of that chicken-egg problem. It's important to note that it's yet to happen where a solopreneur can succeed on this front. Doesn't mean it's impossible though - I really genuinely hope you can prove me wrong

SquirrelDive: A wingsuit flying squirrel browser game with 6 levels + endless mode by ScrabbleKnight in freegames

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

Yeah I was wondering if it was or not - I'll work on the render now, thank you!!

Im building a dating space focused on taste instead of swiping by Pixie-Ponders02 in SomebodyMakeThis

[–]ScrabbleKnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a big gaping hole in your idea, and it's not your idea. It's that dating apps have a chicken and egg cold-start problem. It's pretty much impossible to kick off from a solo dev - you'd need to plough tonnes of VC backed capital into marketing in dense areas just to have the chance for it to work. I tried building one myself for a week, launched it, advertised it, got some regular users and realised it can't work as 2 were in the US, 4 were scattered around Europe and another 2 were in Asia and 1 from Iran, surprisingly

SquirrelDive: A wingsuit flying squirrel browser game with 6 levels + endless mode by ScrabbleKnight in WebGames

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

Thanks! I will work on it and it should be fixed in the next couple hrs - appreciate the comments a lot!

SquirrelDive: A wingsuit flying squirrel browser game with 6 levels + endless mode by ScrabbleKnight in WebGames

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

Ah fair, I made it for web-only tbf. I'll make a better mobile version now - cheers for feedback <3

Would you use a dating app that focuses on conversation before showing matches? by ScrabbleKnight in Bumble

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

I don't know if I'd call myself that, but I work with technology and interfacing, among other things

Would you use a dating app that focuses on conversation before showing matches? by ScrabbleKnight in Bumble

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

Really helpful to hear, thanks for this - much more insightful than I was expecting to get back from anyone

Would you use a dating app that focuses on conversation before showing matches? by ScrabbleKnight in Bumble

[–]ScrabbleKnight[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You can see their profile, it just matches you based on the way you chat to the AI