Translation: Motivating myself while working as an indie maker

Introduction

An indie maker refers to a one-person company that creates products on their own. Indie makers, solo developers, and indie hackers are various terms used, all meaning simply a one-person company. Among developers, there is a well-known individual in this field named levelsio, who earns $220,000 per month with products he has created. The profits are publicly shared on his Twitter account, where he constantly shares his thoughts.

The downside of a one-person company is ultimately working alone. Especially because you have to work alone, there is no one to encourage you or pull you along. In such times, communities of people doing similar things can be very helpful. There is a Telegram community run by levelsio. You can ask questions here or read about what other people are thinking.

Another method I use is following levelsio on Twitter (now X). By following him, he recommends many similar indie hackers, so you can find many people who develop full-time and communicate with them frequently for motivation.

One tip is that those who generate income like levelsio often disclose their earnings. If there is a website address and MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) in the profile description, you can consider them a proper indie hacker.

The methods I have found are about this much. Working alone gives you a high level of freedom and allows you to do what you want, but it can also be lonely and challenging. Entrepreneurial clubs are good, as well as similar communities. If you continue to encourage each other and find a place where you can move forward together, you can go further.