Indie hacker's SEO site hits $6,015 revenue with zero paid ads — now testing ads
gefei55 · x · 2026-10-18
Indie developer GeFei shares revenue from his second public site, launched in July: $6,015 all-time revenue, $2,896 MRR and 68 active subscriptions, driven entirely by SEO and GEO with no paid ads in a competitive, non-novel niche. He plans to start paid ad campaigns next week and will publicly track whether spending accelerates revenue growth.
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