Throwback to my first entrepreneurial hustle.
Selling these one-wheeler things.
I would get the strangest looks from people on the street 😂. We were among the first to distribute these things in Poland.
Handing out the flyers was super easy because everyone wanted to know what we were riding on.
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Refining my learnings:
If a startup idea has been done exhaustively, it's not an immediate red flag.
It's a sign that there's demand.
But I personally would prefer a working solution over a shaky MVP. Most people do.
So quick and dirty MVPs work better for stuff that's new with few competitors.
DB Chat PH Launch Learnings:
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
wait... so status games are also played outside the corporate world? 😅
oh man... I'm really sleep deprived at the moment 😴 Long nights of building after work come at a cost
Didn't want to overthink the product hunt launch.
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
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12. Use a CDN to reduce load times globally
-> Faster sites rank better, and CDNs ensure quick loading regardless of user location,
11. Add alt tags to images
-> Makes images discoverable in search, improves accessibility, and provides additional content context.
10. Make it mobile responsive
-> Because most people are on mobile.
9. Use HTTPS not HTTP
-> Secure sites get a ranking boost and it avoids the "not secure" warning.
8. Optimize web vitals (>90 on all lighthouse metrics)
-> A performant website improves the user experience and is a positive signal to google.
7. Add schema markup
-> Helps generate richer search engine snippets.
6. Use descriptive URL structure e.g. /category/topic
-> Provides additional keyword relevance signals and looks better.
5. Optimize meta title and descriptions
-> Improves click-through rates in search results and helps search engines understand page content.
4. Cross link pages to distribute link equity
-> Internal linking passes authority between pages, and helps crawlers discover content.
3. Use SSR - it's better for crawling
-> Server-side rendering delivers complete HTML to crawlers, improving indexability compared to client-rendered JavaScript content.
2. Set canonical to prevent duplicate content issues
-> Tells search engines which version of similar pages is the "main" copy. Duplicate content is penalized.
1. Submit Sitemap to Google Search Console
-> Helps Google discover your pages and understand your site structure. It also helps you debug when sites are not indexed.
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hey man that's awesome. You've been grinding! :)
The stock market right now
nice, I'll check it out.
thanks :)
I can chat with any database now!
Input: Natural Language
Output: Result from connected Database
It's hard to explain but this idea 'feels' right.
yes the domain rating check tool is quite good! For keyword research google's keyword planner was the best i could find...
hey Patrick, it depends. Some on some I made an account e.g. Stack overflow on others I added a comment e.g. reddit
Haha, love that attitude, I still need to overcome my inner-cringe barrier on Linkedin.
Domain Rating update: +0.3 after 1 week
What I did:
1. Found top blogs in my niche
2. Used free Ahrefs to check their backlinks
3. Posted my site on the 6-7 most relevant
Aiming for +0,4 next week.
