https://www.xvrc.net/Recent content in I build products for a living on XVRCHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ushttps://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-i-experimented-with-programmatic-seo-and-get-instant-traction/Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:42:19 +0100https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-i-experimented-with-programmatic-seo-and-get-instant-traction/Launching a new product or website in record time can seem impossible, but programmatic SEO (pSEO) opens up a game-changing way to gain traction fast. In this case study, I’ll walk you through how I used programmatic SEO to build roxnation.fr — a gym directory for Hyrox training gyms in France — in under 12 hours. With the help of GPT tools, automation, and programmatic SEO principles, I managed to create a live product, optimize it for search engines, and get immediate traction.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-add-bluesky-comments-to-your-hugo-blog-a-step-by-step-guide/Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:12:15 +0100https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-add-bluesky-comments-to-your-hugo-blog-a-step-by-step-guide/I’ve been a big fan of Hugo for a long time because it’s minimalist, static, and super easy to host (I use Netlify). However, like all static websites, it lacks one thing I miss: comments. BlueSky 🔗I started using BlueSky a few weeks ago. It’s a Twitter-like platform, but open-source, with a fascinating protocol that promotes openness and decentralization. Last week, @emilyliu.me posted something that caught my attention: you can use BlueSky as a comment engine for your blog!https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-add-json-ld-to-a-sveltekit-app/Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:10:26 +0100https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-add-json-ld-to-a-sveltekit-app/In modern web development, JSON-LD (JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data) is a popular method for adding structured data to a website, especially if you want a better SEO. If you’re using SvelteKit, adding JSON-LD can be tricky. I spent a few hours looking for the right solution. I share it here so you don’t have to! About JSON-LD 🔗JSON-LD is a lightweight Linked Data format designed to make web data easy to share and understand.https://www.xvrc.net/get-help/Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.xvrc.net/get-help/Are you struggling to grow your startup or find your first users? Get tailored advice from someone who has built 8 products and helped hundreds of founders like you succeed. What I Can Help You Achieve 🔗⚪︎ Get users on the phone or traffic with cold email 🔗Master cold emailing and book consistent calls with proven techniques I’ve used to send over 200,000 emails per month. ⚪︎ Get your first 100 users, fast 🔗Identify quick wins and long-term strategies to attract early adopters and scale your user base.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-add-an-emoji-picker-to-sveltekit/Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:28:03 -0400https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-add-an-emoji-picker-to-sveltekit/I’m working with sveltekit for all my recent projects, and for the last one, I needed to add an emoji picker to a textarea. I searched for a simple solution, and it appears that there is none - or I didn’t find it. So here is what I did. Hopefully, it will help the svelte community: I choose Picmo as my emoji picker, it’s pretty easy to set up, and it does the job perfectly.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-i-doubled-my-conversion-rate-on-my-landing-page/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:43:40 -0400https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-i-doubled-my-conversion-rate-on-my-landing-page/Last month I asked for help on Twitter. I wanted to hire someone to make me a nice visual for Userbooster. I had a ton of comments on that tweet, including many pieces of advice about how to improve my landing page. I chose to try some of them, which exceeded my expectations! I just doubled my conversion rate with these small changes on my landing page. The experimentation 🔗The conversion rate on my former landing page was pretty basic:https://www.xvrc.net/posts/ive-been-invited-in-the-startup-to-something-podcast/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.xvrc.net/posts/ive-been-invited-in-the-startup-to-something-podcast/I’ve been invited to talk with Marc LG on his “Startup to Something” podscast. Why I love podcasts 🔗I love podcast, they’re always a great way to connect with people and also to take a step back and think about what you’re doing. About having a Twitter audience 🔗This one was super interesting, we talked about why I started to create an audience on Twitter and why I think it’s probably not the best way to do marketing.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/talking-about-my-6in6-at-wannabe-entrepreneur-podcast/Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.xvrc.net/posts/talking-about-my-6in6-at-wannabe-entrepreneur-podcast/What we talked about? 🔗 Difference between startups and corporate. How my trip in the US impacted my POV Why I decided to switch from the classic startup model into building a portfolio of small bets Why I try to focus on marketing instead of marketing How do I validate my ideas How to create traffic for your startups How do I choose the pricing for my products How to grow your Twitter audience Why I created Marketing4Makers and is it worth it on a daily basis What are my biggest learnings from the 6in6 challenge Listen to the episode 🔗https://wannabe-entrepreneur.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-manage-several-startup-always-building-podcast/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-manage-several-startup-always-building-podcast/What we talked about? 🔗 When to stop on a project Focusing on one thing vs several small bets Creating info products with tools like Notion Tips on being a solo founder Validating new startup ideas What it means to be an entrepreneur What’s about selling/buying products on microacquire Productivized services, should I start one? Check the video below 🔗https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-launch-your-startup-on-benchmark-podcast/Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-to-launch-your-startup-on-benchmark-podcast/My friend Daren invited me as a guest on his podcast! That was pretty frightening for me - it was my first podcast even in english! What we talked about? 🔗03:15 - I described my workflow, how I try to build everything in less than 2 weeks and dedicate the last 2 weeks to marketing & distribution. 07:50 - We also talked about my objectives about this challenge (learn how to market/launch, make enough to make a living out of it)https://www.xvrc.net/posts/i-shipped-3-products-in-3-months-here-is-what-i-learned-so-far/Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:30:40 -0400https://www.xvrc.net/posts/i-shipped-3-products-in-3-months-here-is-what-i-learned-so-far/Last October, I started a new challenge: Build and ship 6 products in 6 months. I spent the previous 5 years in the startup ecosystem, spending all my time focusing on one product only, and I needed a change! Objectives 🔗Learn faster than usual startups 🔗As I said, when you start a startup, you go all in. You are spending all your time on one product, focusing on one market. You’re spending (too much) time building, and you get super-specific.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-i-validated-and-pre-sold-my-first-info-product/Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:06:07 -0400https://www.xvrc.net/posts/how-i-validated-and-pre-sold-my-first-info-product/Idea validation 🔗This product idea came from a list I made for my previous project. That was a list of 100+ directories where you can post your startup. I made it for myself, to expand the reach of the product I was working on. I sorted all the websites, removed dead links, tag them, and used it to promote our project. Then, I wondered if it can be useful for others and share it here and on Reddit.https://www.xvrc.net/posts/6-projects-in-6-months-challenge/Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:41:26 -0400https://www.xvrc.net/posts/6-projects-in-6-months-challenge/I spent the last 10+yrs to code, and the last 4yrs in the startup ecosystem. During all that time I was focus on the product more than anything else. I need a change. I want to learn the other parts of building a product and I want something challenging! So I decided to (try to) launch 6 products in the next 6 months! I want to remove my developer bias 🔗As a coder, you always want to build stuff.https://www.xvrc.net/indie-hacking-projects/Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.xvrc.net/indie-hacking-projects/Here is a complete list of what I built since I started IndieHacking Active Products 🔗 LeadLeadBangBang: Lead gen agency RemoteFR: Job board for French remote jobs (and a podcast) Focusplus: Pomodoro timer that preserve your flow Experiments 🔗 RoxNation: Directory of Hyrox gyms in France Easytufting: Ecom store Exits 🔗 UserBooster: Notion template to get your first users Dead Projects 🔗 IdeaHunt: ProductHunt for ideas Marketing4Makers: Community of makers that want to learn marketing IndieLab: Community of IndieHackers on Skool PipeSocial: CRM for Twitter DM Textically: Post scheduler for LinkedIn