My FFmpeg wrapper for macOS made $8K in 3 months

[matteus]

@sarah100 What about the code?

 

[sarah100]

@matteus You don't need to share the whole code base of your app. You also don't need to include the code in your post. Just share the things you worked on.

Example 1:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769911028983504999

Example 2:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769725687135379941

Example 3:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1762790611458146678

 

[zachariahs]

@sarah100 I never understand what build in public means, it sounds like a project update for the public to see?

 

[sarah100]

@zachariahs Yes. Imagine having daily stand-ups on Twitter instead of with your team

 

[i4nc]

@zachariahs Building in public it the opposite of how products are built usually. It's not only about posting updates, but also about getting feedback on what you are building, so you know to build the right things that people actually want. Big companies almost never build in public. Take Apple for example, did they ever write an article/post/tweet about their current struggles building Vision Pro, whether the cable to your pocket will be too annoying? No, they build in secrecy, use focus groups and their own judgment to create the optimal product.

So, which is better, building in public or in secret?

I'd say for solopreneurs to small teams it's better to build in public because it also acts as a marketing strategy and creates trust. If you are a big company which has huge distribution channels and is afraid of competitors, probably better off building in secret with a big marketing release at the end.

 

[steven6208]

@sarah100 What do you use to create the videos on your Twitter account?

 

[sarah100]

@steven6208 I use Screen Studio, it's sick!

 

[mosthighmercy]

@sarah100 Accidentally followed your journey to create CompressX and I'm also interested in that. Good job Mr. Hieu

 

[sarah100]

@mosthighmercy Thank you for your support

 

[scottd]

@sarah100 Awesome! I've also built an app on top of FFMPEG, mainly for the browser. How did you post on Twitter? With your personal account or did you create a specific compessx account? Would love some advice. And well done!

 

[sarah100]

@scottd I use my personal twitter account to post all updates about the app. Building in public helps me gain a lot of impressions.

 

[scottd]

@sarah100 really great Landing page, very Apple Esque. If you were to start a twitter from the ground up, what advice would you have to get traction?

 

[sarah100]

@scottd Thanks, the landing page was made possible by help from Twitter community There are different strategies to start Twitter from the ground up. Try to interact with people more, share with them what you're building or learning. Replying in posts like "Replies what you're building below" will help a lot if you have less than 1K followers.

 

[yosi1111]

@sarah100 What’s your Twitter handle? Would follow.

 

[sarah100]

@yosi1111 My Twitter handle is hieudinh_. Thanks for following

 

[williamjo10]

@sarah100 Congratulations!

What did you use to build your website heiudinh.com?

I’ve been thinking of building out my own personal site as wrll

 

[sarah100]

@williamjo10 I’m using NextJS + Tailwind CSS, hosting on Vercel

 

[fromafarawayland]

@sarah100 What tech stack didcu use to make the wrapper

 

[sarah100]

@fromafarawayland Swift + SwiftUI + AppKit for the app. For backend, I use Supabase + Lemon Squeezy

 

[drudgeon]

@sarah100 What are you using supabase for?

isnt' lemonsqueezy enough for license management?