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My journey to bootstrap an open source service to $3000 MRR

by Son Nguyen Kim

Bootstrapping a privacy-protection service to $3000 MRR

SimpleLogin is a service that protects users’ privacy via email aliases. Son left his job to build this SaaS which, nowadays, makes $3k/mo.

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    Impressive work there!

    Would you say a majority of your paid users were acquired via the collaborations you did with "influencers" in your field or through your own content?

    aj_indiehustle
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    3 years ago
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      TBH I don't know 😅 as I've spent very little time on analytics. I think they both play an important role but the conversion should be higher with the influencers than our content.

      nguyenkims
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      3 years ago
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    Hi Son,
    how do you promote your referral program?

    hebrian
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    3 years ago
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      Hey we get in touch with the influencers. Some people also directly reach out to us to ask to join the program. I want to keep the program invite-only for now :).

      nguyenkims
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      3 years ago
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    This comment was deleted 6 months ago.

    DeletedUser
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    3 years ago
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      Merci !

      nguyenkims
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      3 years ago
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