[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-3-unusually-painful-mistakes-on-my-side-project-journey":3},{"meta":4,"html":36,"authorName":37,"authorFacebookUrl":38,"authorProfileImage":39,"authorWebsite":40,"authorJobTitle":41,"authorTwitterUrl":42,"wordCount":43,"recommended":44},{"id":5,"slug":6,"type":7,"title":8,"excerpt":9,"metaTitle":10,"metaDescription":10,"canonicalUrl":10,"featureImage":11,"publishedAt":17,"createdAt":18,"updatedAt":19,"featured":20,"readingTime":21,"tags":22,"author":35,"recommendedSlugs":10},"66347956e00bcb071a2cebf9","3-unusually-painful-mistakes-on-my-side-project-journey","post","3 Unusually Painful Mistakes on My Side Project Journey to 100K Users","Discover the three unusually painful mistakes I made on my side project journey and how to avoid them. Get tips for smoother project execution.",null,{"url":12,"alt":13,"caption":14,"width":15,"height":16},"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1456406644174-8ddd4cd52a06?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDN8fHNjYXJlZCUyMGxhcHRvcHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3MTQ3MTUwMDh8MA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000","Frustrated developer resting head in hand in front of a sticker-covered laptop","Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Funsplash.com\u002F@punttim?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit\">Tim Gouw\u003C\u002Fa> \u002F \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Funsplash.com\u002F?utm_source=ghost&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=api-credit\">Unsplash\u003C\u002Fa>",2000,1337,"2024-05-03T05:47:56.000+00:00","2024-05-03T05:42:46.000+00:00","2024-09-01T20:19:30.000+00:00",false,5,[23,26,29,32],{"name":24,"slug":25},"Side Hustle","side-hustle",{"name":27,"slug":28},"Web Highlights","web-highlights",{"name":30,"slug":31},"My Journey","my-journey",{"name":33,"slug":34},"Story","story","marius-bongarts","\u003Cp>\n  Mistakes are inevitable when building side projects. Learn from my 3 biggest mistakes to take a shortcut on your side\n  hustle journey.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"kg-blockquote-alt\">\n  I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. — Yevgeniy Brikman in Hello, Startup\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\n  The biggest mistake many people make is to believe that mistakes are bad. Yet they are a key reason for success.\n  That’s why I’m not embarrassed by mine and I’m happy to share them with you.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I assure you: You will still make many mistakes — but different ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure\n  also avoid success.— Robert Kiyosaki in Rich Dad Poor Dad\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"1-never-questioning-growth\">1. Never Questioning Growth\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  You learn a lot when building on the side. Take Marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO), for instance — they’re\n  crucial for any successful business.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  But here’s the thing nobody talks about: it’s not all about expanding all the time. Sometimes, the smart move is to\n  focus on improving your product and making your customers happier.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  \u003Cem>\n    Your product should be so good that even your competitors recommend it. — \n    \u003Ca\n      href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brainyquote.com%2Fquotes%2Felon_musk_949258\"\n      rel=\"noopener ugc nofollow noopener\"\n    >\n      \u003Cem>Elon Musk\u003C\u002Fem>\n    \u003C\u002Fa>\n  \u003C\u002Fem>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\n  For me, learning about SEO was like an addiction. I dug deep into SEO and shared my learnings in \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbettermarketing.pub%2F3-instant-ways-to-increase-your-google-ranking-d36cf98a933e\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    my articles\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n  . Soon I gained millions of impressions on Google and hundreds of thousands of clicks for \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb-highlights.com%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">web-highlights.com\u003C\u002Fa>\n  :\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\n  \u003Cimg\n    src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F1600\u002F1*mfpCPWkyUuepAL5Z-3yyDQ.png\"\n    class=\"kg-image\"\n    alt=\"Google Search Performance for web-highlights.com.\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    width=\"2334\"\n    height=\"854\"\n  \u002F>\n  \u003Cfigcaption>\n    \u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\">Google Search Performance for\u003C\u002Fspan>\n    \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb-highlights.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n      \u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\">web-highlights.com\u003C\u002Fspan>\n    \u003C\u002Fa>\n    \u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\n  \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>It was amazing to gain such traffic and my user base grew a lot. Best of all: It was free marketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  However, too much focus on marketing can lead to neglecting the improvement of the actual product. I was scaling a\n  product that was not ready for the masses yet. I knew there were issues. But, as my time was limited, I couldn’t fix\n  them because I focused too much on marketing.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  Usually, the most useful thing to do is to stop giving a f*ck about the outcome for a while and focus 100% on the\n  actions required for that outcome. — \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fu\u002F3c68f7b89b81\">Cameron Scott\u003C\u002Fa>\n   in \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F@thecameronscott\u002Fi-thought-abundant-thinking-was-bs-until-i-made-my-first-million-325ead99ceeb\"\n  >\n    I Thought Abundant Thinking Was BS. Until I Made My First Million\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>I genuinely believe that if you build an exceptional product, it will sooner or later gain value and recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  In \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F@mariusbongarts\u002Fforget-about-marketing-focus-on-building-an-awesome-product-910039ded684\">\n    Forget About Marketing. Focus on Building An Awesome Product\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   I discussed in detail why you should first build an exceptional product before you focus on growth.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  Sometimes the best plan is focused on your current customers’ success, not on chasing leads and growth. — \n  \u003Cstrong>Paul Jarvis\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n   in \n  \u003Cstrong>Company of One\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Recently, I saw a great Tweet about it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n  \u003Cdiv>\n    \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n      \u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n        Want to do less marketing?\n        \u003Cbr \u002F>\n        \u003Cbr \u002F>\n        Build a better product.\n        \u003Cbr \u002F>\n        \u003Cbr \u002F>\n        Built a shitty product?\n        \u003Cbr \u002F>\n        \u003Cbr \u002F>\n        Do more marketing.\n      \u003C\u002Fp>\n      — Dan Kulkov (@DanKulkov)\n      \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FDanKulkov\u002Fstatus\u002F1779781729945030876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024\u003C\u002Fa>\n    \u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n    \u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.twitter.com\u002Fwidgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C\u002Fscript>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>\n  While both strategies are viable, I feel like doing marketing for a “shitty” product shouldn’t be something you should\n  aim for.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  A few months ago, I figured out that marketing isn’t everything. So, I ditched all my marketing stuff and put all my\n  energy into making my \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fweb-highlights-pdf-web-hi%2Fhldjnlbobkdkghfidgoecgmklcemanhm\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    Chrome Extension\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   better. Pretty soon, it got much faster, more dependable, and a lot more fun to use. People loved it, judging by\n  their feedback.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Create something amazing and people will talk about it. Growth will follow. Slowly but steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  Trying to avoid mistakes at all costs, or pretending that mistakes never happen, is not a viable strategy. More\n  realistic is having a plan for when they do happen. — \n  \u003Cstrong>Paul Jarvi\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  s in \n  \u003Cstrong>Company of One\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"2-not-building-an-audience-sooner\">2. Not Building An Audience Sooner\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Building a community around your business is one of the most important things you can do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  I feel uncomfortable posting on \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmarius-bongarts-6b3638171%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    LinkedIn\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   and \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMariusBongarts\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\u003C\u002Fa>\n  . I don’t like putting myself out there and posting stuff about things most of my LinkedIn friends don’t even care\n  about. At least that’s what it often feels like for me.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  If you’re a solopreneur like me, you might feel the same way. Still, I can only emphasize the importance of building\n  an online audience.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Get out of your comfort zone and start creating value. Join the 1% on the internet!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  According to the 1% rule, about 1% of Internet users create content, while 99% are just consumers of\n  that content. — \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F1%2525_rule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n    wikipedia.org\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\n  I wish I had done this sooner.\n  \u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\n  Everyone has something to share that has value for others.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  If you’re building an AI tool, write about how to set up the OpenAI API. If you’re selling clothes, write about mode\n  trends. For example, \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F@mariusbongarts\u002Fhow-to-build-the-medium-text-highlighter-as-a-chrome-extension-with-web-components-b3feccddcd01\"\n  >\n    my very first Medium article\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   was a guide on creating a Chrome Extension — because that’s what I do, building a \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fweb-highlights-pdf-web-hi%2Fhldjnlbobkdkghfidgoecgmklcemanhm\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    Chrome Extension\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  I like the idea of a 1000 True Fans by \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkk.org%2Fthetechnium%2F1000-true-fans%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Kevin Kelly\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n  :\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  To be a successful creator you don’t need millions. You don’t need millions of dollars or millions of customers,\n  millions of clients or millions of fans. To make a living as a craftsperson, photographer, musician, designer, author,\n  animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor you need only thousands of true fans. — \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkk.org%2Fthetechnium%2F1000-true-fans%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n    kk.org\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\n  It does not matter on which platform or what kind of content you create. Just make sure to create value for your\n  audience.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"kg-blockquote-alt\">\n  A true fan is defined as a fan that will buy anything you produce. — \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkk.org%2Fthetechnium%2F1000-true-fans%2F\"\n    rel=\"nofollow noopener noopener noopener\"\n  >\n    kk.org\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Soon you will have a follower audience trusting you and willing to buy your products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"3-not-documenting-everything\">3. Not Documenting Everything\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\n  I was 22 when I started building \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb-highlights.com%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Highlights\u003C\u002Fa>\n  . After one year, there were only 10 users. Why would you create documentation for a tool no one uses?\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  I am not saying you should create documentation the moment you spin off your new side project and validate your idea.\n  However, you should not miss the point when your idea turns into business.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the point where you should document every single process to not make your business completely rely on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>I have missed that point.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  If you don’t document how your business works, how will someone be able to run it without you? Therefore, you must\n  write down every single process as part of your company’s how-to guide. — The E-Myth Revisited (Blinkist Summary)\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\n  I was naive. Probably like most solopreneurs it didn’t make sense to me to write documentation for a project only I\n  was working on. Honestly, even if someone had told me, I likely wouldn’t have listened.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The points I failed to grasp were that by not writing documentation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>you’re shutting the door for others to work on the project\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>your business is much more valuable when well-documented, as it’s far more attractive to buy\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>documented processes help you save time and identify where things can be automated.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\n  The first two points are crucial. Even if I’m not thinking about hiring others for the project right now, writing\n  documentation significantly boosts the business’s value if you ever consider selling it.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  If your business’s systems are designed to work in the simplest and most efficient way, anyone can run the business,\n  and thus it is appealing to buy. — The \n  \u003Cstrong>E-Myth Revisited (Blinkist Summary)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>I am trying to catch up but it’s a lot of work.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  I do now understand the importance of documenting every single step of a business and I am trying to catch up. It’s\n  just that I could have saved so much time.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Most solo entrepreneurs probably skip writing documentation when they start. That’s fine initially, but if you’re\n  serious about growing your business, it’s best to begin as soon as you can. Perhaps you should, especially if your\n  ultimate aim is to establish a lasting business that you might eventually consider selling.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t document how your business works, how will someone be able to run it without you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks for reading!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  Want to learn more about how I scaled my \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fweb-highlights-pdf-web-hi%2Fhldjnlbobkdkghfidgoecgmklcemanhm\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    Chrome Extension\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   to almost 100,000 users as a solopreneur? \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F@mariusbongarts\u002Fsubscribe\">Subscribe to my stories\u003C\u002Fa>\n   or follow me on \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmarius-bongarts-6b3638171%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    LinkedIn\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   and \n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMariusBongarts\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\u003C\u002Fa>\n  .\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\n  If you read a lot online, make sure to check out my \n  \u003Ca\n    href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fr\u002F?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fweb-highlights-pdf-web-hi%2Fhldjnlbobkdkghfidgoecgmklcemanhm\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    Chrome Extension\n  \u003C\u002Fa>\n   loved by 90,000+ active user — it’s free.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Marius Bongarts","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FMariusBongartsWeb","\u002Fblog\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2022\u002F08\u002FIMG_7861_Square.jpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fmarius-bongarts.de\u002F","Founder & Software Engineer","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FMariusBongarts",1336,[45,79,96],{"id":46,"slug":47,"title":48,"description":49,"url":50,"publishedAt":51,"createdAt":52,"updatedAt":53,"featured":20,"readingTime":54,"tags":55,"imageUrl":59,"imageAlt":60,"faviconUrl":61,"publishedAtString":51,"category":62,"readTimeString":78},"688719cf8b4b770aa39407fc","my-simple-strategy-for-3-268-5-star-chrome-extension-reviews","My Simple Strategy for 3,268 5‑Star Chrome Extension Reviews","Get 37x more reviews than Grammarly with this simple strategy. 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Learn from my mistakes and stories right from the beginning how I grew the Chrome Extension to 250K users without any marketing costs.","These posts are the honest build log of Web Highlights: what worked, what hurt, and what I’d do again. If you care about indie products, Chrome extensions, or SEO-led growth, you’ll find practical lessons alongside the personal story.",{"url":69,"alt":70},"https:\u002F\u002Fweb-highlights.com\u002Fimages\u002Fme.png","Me, Marius Bongarts, in front of sea in Portugal, Algarve",{"type":72,"title":73,"shortTitle":74,"icon":75,"description":76,"excerpt":77},"productivity","Browser Productivity & Chrome Extensions","Productivity","command","Curated extension lists, focus workflows, and tips for getting more from Chrome—always with an eye toward reading, capture, and learning.","Productivity isn’t only task managers. 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