marclou: an outdated site still pulls ~10k daily visitors; rebuild one vertical a day until one clicks
marclou · x · 2026-09-08
Replying to indie developer @jonathanwilke, marclou notes one of his sites still gets nearly 10,000 visitors a day long after the hype faded, and suggests a repeatable playbook: each day, find an outdated product or niche and ship a better AI-built version until one sticks.
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