--- title: "#indie-hackers articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 53 articles tagged #indie-hackers on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/indie-hackers" --- Tag # #indie-hackers 53 posts · 1 followers [Notch Revenue Team](https://hashnode.com/@notchrevenue) · [1d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-weekly-revenue-review-for-solo-makers-without-living-in-the-stripe-dashboard/6af288b1a18b6d29e6b2f753) ### [A Weekly Revenue Review for Solo Makers (Without Living in the Stripe Dashboard)](https://notchrevenue.hashnode.dev/a-weekly-revenue-review-for-solo-makers-without-living-in-the-stripe-dashboard?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) If you sell a small product through Stripe, you probably know the loop: open the dashboard "just to check", notice a chart, click into a customer, and twenty minutes later you have shipped nothing. Th 2 min read · [notchrevenue.hashnode.dev](https://notchrevenue.hashnode.dev/a-weekly-revenue-review-for-solo-makers-without-living-in-the-stripe-dashboard?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [ToolPotion](https://hashnode.com/@toolpotion) · [2d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-ai-makers-get-discovered-a-practical-submission-checklist/6af200c6fa5d61ba40f0d0ba) ### [How AI Makers Get Discovered: A Practical Submission Checklist](https://toolpotion.hashnode.dev/how-ai-makers-get-discovered-a-practical-submission-checklist?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Launch day is loud. The quiet months after launch decide whether anyone finds you from search, communities, or directories. This checklist is what we tell makers who want to be listed well on ToolPoti 7 min read · [toolpotion.hashnode.dev](https://toolpotion.hashnode.dev/how-ai-makers-get-discovered-a-practical-submission-checklist?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Notch Revenue Team](https://hashnode.com/@notchrevenue) · [6d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-create-a-read-only-stripe-restricted-key-step-by-step/6aebf6e0d46d3fc6d3ccac22) ### [How to Create a Read-Only Stripe Restricted Key (Step by Step)](https://notchrevenue.hashnode.dev/how-to-create-a-read-only-stripe-restricted-key-step-by-step?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Almost every useful Stripe side tool, from revenue widgets to analytics dashboards to bookkeeping exports, asks for an API key. The safest way to give it one is a restricted key with read-only permiss 5 min read · [notchrevenue.hashnode.dev](https://notchrevenue.hashnode.dev/how-to-create-a-read-only-stripe-restricted-key-step-by-step?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Yanjie Chen](https://hashnode.com/@yanjiechen) · [Nov 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-used-ai-to-build-the-app-i-ve-wanted-since-i-was-a-kid/6ae995b5fc84bee2c9837a3a) ### [I Used AI to Build the App I've Wanted Since I Was a Kid](https://abangsidequests.hashnode.dev/i-used-ai-to-build-the-app-i-ve-wanted-since-i-was-a-kid?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Photo by Pang Yuhao on Unsplash When I was a kid, I played a lot of games where the main story was almost beside the point. Yes, there was a dragon to defeat, a kingdom to save, a final boss waiting a 11 min read · [abangsidequests.hashnode.dev](https://abangsidequests.hashnode.dev/i-used-ai-to-build-the-app-i-ve-wanted-since-i-was-a-kid?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [TanLabs](https://hashnode.com/@tanlabs) · [Oct 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-it-actually-costs-to-run-an-ai-pet-holiday-portrait-site-stack-per-order-math-and-the-4-99-trap/6ae4a654b002f0cd2529437f) ### [What It Actually Costs to Run an AI Pet Holiday-Portrait Site (Stack, Per-Order Math, and the $4.99 Trap)](https://tanlabs.hashnode.dev/what-it-actually-costs-to-run-an-ai-pet-holiday-portrait-site-stack-per-order-math-and-the-4-99-trap?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The stack, per-order model costs (fal.ai list prices) and payment fees behind a small AI pet holiday-portrait site, and why $4.99 tiers fail with ads. 6 min read · [tanlabs.hashnode.dev](https://tanlabs.hashnode.dev/what-it-actually-costs-to-run-an-ai-pet-holiday-portrait-site-stack-per-order-math-and-the-4-99-trap?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [flyingkiwi](https://hashnode.com/@flyingkiwi-tools) · [Oct 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/mining-app-store-charts-and-1-star-reviews-for-app-ideas-a-worked-example-with-the-weak-ideas-left-in/6ae16311c0f9c04c8556df75) ### [Mining App Store charts and 1-star reviews for app ideas: a worked example (with the weak ideas left in)](https://flyingkiwi.hashnode.dev/mining-app-store-charts-and-1-star-reviews-for-app-ideas-a-worked-example-with-the-weak-ideas-left-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Use Apple's free chart and review feeds to find recurring complaints, then read AI-suggested app ideas sceptically. Real run, Python included. 7 min read · [flyingkiwi.hashnode.dev](https://flyingkiwi.hashnode.dev/mining-app-store-charts-and-1-star-reviews-for-app-ideas-a-worked-example-with-the-weak-ideas-left-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Milos Tu](https://hashnode.com/@milostu) · [Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/letting-visitors-try-my-ai-video-generator-without-an-account-without-going-broke/6ae08be1fe019808d44cf5b8) ### [Letting visitors try my AI video generator without an account, without going broke](https://milostu.hashnode.dev/letting-visitors-try-my-ai-video-generator-without-an-account-without-going-broke?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Every free generation costs me real money. Here's how I let strangers try it anyway 9 min read · [milostu.hashnode.dev](https://milostu.hashnode.dev/letting-visitors-try-my-ai-video-generator-without-an-account-without-going-broke?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [8](https://hashnode.com/posts/letting-visitors-try-my-ai-video-generator-without-an-account-without-going-broke/6ae08be1fe019808d44cf5b8) [Vishal Chauhan](https://hashnode.com/@siteory) · [Oct 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-find-out-where-your-saas-signups-come-from-a-7-step-beginner-guide-to-simple-analytics/6adc9855e898b47fc569a530) ### [How to Find Out Where Your SaaS Signups Come From: A 7-Step Beginner Guide to Simple Analytics](https://siteory.hashnode.dev/how-to-find-out-where-your-saas-signups-come-from-a-7-step-beginner-guide-to-simple-analytics?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Set up simple, privacy-friendly analytics, track signups at the right moment, and save each user's first source in Supabase. Free tools, no data team. 11 min read · [siteory.hashnode.dev](https://siteory.hashnode.dev/how-to-find-out-where-your-saas-signups-come-from-a-7-step-beginner-guide-to-simple-analytics?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Vishal Chauhan](https://hashnode.com/@siteory) · [Oct 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-validate-your-saas-idea-before-you-build-it-a-7-step-pre-sell-playbook-for-beginners/6adb44855ae06650eaeea2fa) ### [How to Validate Your SaaS Idea Before You Build It: A 7-Step Pre-Sell Playbook for Beginners](https://siteory.hashnode.dev/how-to-validate-your-saas-idea-before-you-build-it-a-7-step-pre-sell-playbook-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Test your SaaS idea in 14 days with no-pitch interviews, an honest one-page site, a smarter waitlist and a Stripe Payment Link pre-sale. 12 min read · [siteory.hashnode.dev](https://siteory.hashnode.dev/how-to-validate-your-saas-idea-before-you-build-it-a-7-step-pre-sell-playbook-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Vishal Chauhan](https://hashnode.com/@siteory) · [Oct 20](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-get-your-first-real-testimonials-for-your-saas-without-faking-them-a-7-step-beginner-guide/6ad751ab7f92ca176c20f397) ### [How to Get Your First Real Testimonials for Your SaaS (Without Faking Them): A 7-Step Beginner Guide](https://siteory.hashnode.dev/how-to-get-your-first-real-testimonials-for-your-saas-without-faking-them-a-7-step-beginner-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Delete the AI's placeholder quotes, find users who had a real win, ask at the right moment, and follow FTC, UK and review-site rules. 11 min read · [siteory.hashnode.dev](https://siteory.hashnode.dev/how-to-get-your-first-real-testimonials-for-your-saas-without-faking-them-a-7-step-beginner-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-get-your-first-real-testimonials-for-your-saas-without-faking-them-a-7-step-beginner-guide/6ad751ab7f92ca176c20f397)