Oh, I could write a whole lot about code templates, having bought a few but my general consensus is they are never worth it as I can always build things myself and much faster now with ai.
IMO the code is the easy part so focusing on deployment is smart but I think it’s the configurations that’s the most annoying. Things like stripe, google auth.
I think they were a hard sell before and an even harder one now.
Yes that makes sense. I think 2 things are new, and related to AI. I can send a starter kit that include those and more because coding agents can use them and be able to do more. Two: there are more people who want to build but can’t start well.
It’s a two-sided edge. While it’s true if you know enough and know how to work well enough with a coding agents, you can build everything yourself, but there are many who aren’t or who can take advantage of the speed up for the price of ~200
The paradox is that those who can (code) don't need it and those can't are turning to AI coding tools. They don't know enough to know the benefits of a well organized, well architected, and generally well built codebase.
I think the window of time to sell codebase templates is closing and the customer base is shrinking. Those who can will do it themselves, those who can afford it will hire a team, and everyone else will use AI coding tools. That is why vibe coding tools like lovable and bolt.new went mainstream and claude code is slowly growing beyond developers.
There is little value to buying a codebase now when AI can generate one for the same price and do everything else you want it to do.
But I am happy to be proven wrong and hope you find success in the product!
congrats on the launch! what has the reception been like?
Have a couple of sales. Not hit PMF yet. What do you think?
Oh, I could write a whole lot about code templates, having bought a few but my general consensus is they are never worth it as I can always build things myself and much faster now with ai.
IMO the code is the easy part so focusing on deployment is smart but I think it’s the configurations that’s the most annoying. Things like stripe, google auth.
I think they were a hard sell before and an even harder one now.
Yes that makes sense. I think 2 things are new, and related to AI. I can send a starter kit that include those and more because coding agents can use them and be able to do more. Two: there are more people who want to build but can’t start well.
It’s a two-sided edge. While it’s true if you know enough and know how to work well enough with a coding agents, you can build everything yourself, but there are many who aren’t or who can take advantage of the speed up for the price of ~200
The paradox is that those who can (code) don't need it and those can't are turning to AI coding tools. They don't know enough to know the benefits of a well organized, well architected, and generally well built codebase.
I think the window of time to sell codebase templates is closing and the customer base is shrinking. Those who can will do it themselves, those who can afford it will hire a team, and everyone else will use AI coding tools. That is why vibe coding tools like lovable and bolt.new went mainstream and claude code is slowly growing beyond developers.
There is little value to buying a codebase now when AI can generate one for the same price and do everything else you want it to do.
But I am happy to be proven wrong and hope you find success in the product!
Haven’t monetized such a tool but perhaps non Intrusive banner ads from a network not Google may be best. Or sponsored ads, meaning you work with individual advertisers directly.
Other ways are to use it as a traffic funnel for other paid apps or services, or affiliate links like Amazon.
i am using for a funnel actually to #lexingtonthemes, it comes traffic but not a big deal.
if I add ads they wont pay much anymore...
I think it has to start and/or stay very specific and I will point to existing communities and products to explain why.
750words.com - for writing 3 pages a day every day. community of writers. note this is writing for writing's sake, not necessarily to publish. I use this
goodreads and alternatives - the goodreads alternatives often have apps that track your daily reading progress. I have not been able to make it stick.
Apple Activity Rings - specific to exercise and movement but a huge audience with subgroups and such. But the tracking of the what is still specific (enough, additional examples of more specific communities within that)
Strava - I believed started as a way to track bike rides but they do running now as well. I dont think they were ever a habit tracker per se but similar vibes
AllTrails - similar to Strava but focused on hikes. Again, not necessarily a habit tracker
Challenge (or advantage) with many of these is that they can be automatically reported and for those that are not (like wip), they are natural to where the target user lives (ie indiehackers -> twitter -> wip is like twitter)
Great point. I did think about limiting it to one very specific sub-category but decided it's not the reason I built this.
So far I've only had one user ask for automatic tracking (github integration) but one main benefit of my app is that it directs your attention to who you want to become once per day. With automatic tracking you lose that and you lose the drive to build your habit.
"You get one free streak freeze every month
As a PRO member, you receive one free streak freeze every month to help protect your streaks. Streak freezes are a PRO-only feature that lets you preserve your streak even if you miss a day."
I totally missed this message at the top of the page. Thanks for sharing!
The paradox is that those who can (code) don't need it and those can't are turning to AI coding tools. They don't know enough to know the benefits of a well organized, well architected, and generally well built codebase.
I think the window of time to sell codebase templates is closing and the customer base is shrinking. Those who can will do it themselves, those who can afford it will hire a team, and everyone else will use AI coding tools. That is why vibe coding tools like lovable and bolt.new went mainstream and claude code is slowly growing beyond developers.
There is little value to buying a codebase now when AI can generate one for the same price and do everything else you want it to do.
But I am happy to be proven wrong and hope you find success in the product!