Yooooooo... wassup developers!! How are you all?? ð
So, still no new users... which means old stats = new stats ð
Today is Day 16 of building my project, a social media platform named Crowdwide, standing at 11 users and 40+ posts.
So, I feel like there is no need to add new features just to maintain the flow. Now, I need to focus on getting users onto the platform!
To make login and signup easier for users, I added the GitHub login/create account option to Crowdwide.
And nothing much new is there...
Also, I got 12+ emails from other companies and 4+ from YouTubers for promoting Crowdwide. I accepted only 2 out of all of them.
I mean, I'm building everything with a 0 budget. That's why ð I'm 15, and I can't make payments.
And out of those two, one is building a startup/website platform, and he agreed to a partnership with Crowdwide!
That's the first time I've ever gotten a partnership with any platform or website owner. ðĨđ
I also applied to some platforms to get a parent-child monetization system for Crowdwide.
Like:
Crowdwide platform â Communities under Crowdwide get monetized â Community owners earn money.
But the platforms providing this require a large amount of traffic and so many other things...
The thing I need most at this moment is USERS! ð
Also, from the stats, I got to know that Sunday is when most Crowdwide users revisit the platform!!
YEAAAAAAAA!! ðĨ
According to the stats, I think most of them are coming from the newsletter, but they still come back, like a few posts, make some comments, and engage!
I've noticed that Saturday and Sunday are the best days for promoting posts, articles, polls, and communities.
It works well!
BTW, if you have any ideas or thoughts, you can share them! I'll definitely discuss them.
Links:
Crowdwide: https://www.crowdwide.run.place/
Open source: https://github.com/DeveloperPuneet/Crowdwide
Top comments (6)
Day 16, zero budget, 15 years old, and already a partnership? That's a better start than most. The Sunday stat is the best thing in this post. You know when your people show up now, so drop posts, polls and newsletters on Saturday night so they're waiting when users arrive. Also +1 on pausing features to go find users. I keep relearning that one on my own side projects.
Thank you, Nilamadhab! ðð Actually, the newsletter is already sent to all users in a personalized format every Sunday at 10:30 AM! I've also started getting a better idea of when to publish longer articles and polls for better responses. I'm still monitoring everything and trying to figure out more and more as I go.
And bro, I swear, sometimes I feel like Crowdwide is finally complete but then, somewhere, I find another rough edge while fixing something else, and the cycle starts again lol. But for now, I'm putting new features on hold and focusing on getting users. That's also why monitoring performance, users' most-viewed content, and other activity matters so much â I need to understand what people actually engage with instead of just continuing to build features.
A personalized Sunday 10:30 AM newsletter already puts you ahead of most apps ð And that "it's finally completeâĶ wait, one more rough edge" loop is every side project ever. Watching what people actually engage with is the right call, keep going!
that âone more rough edgeâ loop is too real Thanks for the support, Nilamadhab! ð Iâm also thinking of adding more variety to CrowdWide with something a little different to make the experience more engaging. Still exploring ideas, but excited to see where it goes!
Looking forward to the "something different". Ship it rough and let the regulars tell you if it sticks.
Yess, thatâs the plan! ð Iâve been holding back on shipping some things until they feel right, but I think itâs time to just put them out there and see what the regulars think