Indie dev shares first verified online revenue: build features people share
marclou · x · 2026-09-01
Developer marclou shares his monetization journey: he hates marketing, so his entire strategy is building features people want to share. He once dreamed of making his first dollar online without knowing how — now that dream is real, with $359 verified revenue.
The linked TrustMRR is a marketplace for SaaS startups with verified revenues, drawing 200K monthly visitors. Listings include AutoReels.AI ($1.5k MRR, $65k ask) and Search1API ($1.3k MRR, $50k ask), with valuation multiples mostly between 1x and 5x.
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