Husband - PM - Solopreneur making: 🪵 https://chage.co $0/mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lstxs3e7s22xStarted uploading TikTok videos to see if they drive traffic 🤞 #buildinpublic30 Jun 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstxs3e7s22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3ls4nfailuk2fWeek 4 on DateHunt.co 11.2 daily players on avg 2.8 returning daily players on avg 61.4% avg guess correctly Added theme days where all hints follow a topic, hoping it’d get more traction from specific communities(like r/soccer). It increased traffic, but not enough #buildinpublic [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jun 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls4nfailuk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lrkueg3vhc26I really enjoy adding these animations across datehunt.co - they make the game feel polished. Tiny details but I do think they compound. #buildinpublic14 Jun 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrkueg3vhc26https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lriltn5cys2tWeek 3 on datehunt.co 10 daily players on avg 5,5 returning daily players on avg 81% avg guess correctly I haven’t done any marketing and I’m still not sure what’s the best way to approach it. I think TikTok is interesting but I don’t enjoy video creation :( [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriltn5cys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lrdil56e6s2mRecently read a blogpost from @NFX about the importance of communities in the new GTM playbook. This inspired me to create one for DateHunt leveraging Reddit: reddit.com/r/datehunt Still in the process of fully fleshing it out but very excited if it works. #buildinpublic https://reddit.com/r/datehunt11 Jun 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdil56e6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqrovqgcis2dDay 14 on datehunt.co 13 players 7 returning 46% guessed correctly Interest has been falling a bit, not quite sure why. To avoid spamming, I’m thinking of changing these updates to be weekly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrovqgcis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqp6whagok2eDay 13 on datehunt.co 19 players 6 returning 47% guessed correctly This has been the hardest puzzle so far, only 47% got it right. #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp6whagok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqmouy5to22lDay 12 on datehunt.co 13 players 9 returning 85% guessed correctly Weekends are always tough, we had our lowest total of players in quite some time. “Never get too high, never get too low” is the best way to look at it I guess :) #buildinpublic #indiehackers [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmouy5to22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqkclfsuxk2bDay 11 on datehunt.co 18 players 12 returning 83% guessed correctly I did finish the copy animation but can’t seem to get it to work on mobile. Also haven’t done much mkt so it’s natural we have less total users but more returning users. #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkclfsuxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqhp6m7wik2tDay 10 on datehunt.co 23 players 11 returning 65% guessed correctly I've been noticing some users press the share button a couple of times, so I'll be adding a copy animation today. #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 May 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhp6m7wik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqf2ny2hds2xDay 9 on datehunt.co 25 players 11 returning 80% guessed correctly Two ways forward: - we make the game stickier - we make more viral I’m leaning towards the second one since we’ve got a pretty solid retention rate and a consistent pool of players, wdyt? #buildinpublic #indiehackers [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqf2ny2hds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqckdlzqzs2eDay 8 on datehunt.co 23 players 9 returning 61% guessed correctly I’m a bit stuck tbh, but it’s exciting as well. It’s a hard problem to get more players and make them return but it’s fun solving hard problems :) #indiehackers #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2025 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqckdlzqzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lqa27muoyk2xDay 7 update datehunt.co 24 players 10 returning from day 6 79% guessed correctly Good: Our recurring user base keeps growing Bad: The total amount of players is way too small #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2025 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqa27muoyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lq5ixjvff224Day 6 update datehunt.co 21 players 7 returning from day 5 81% guessed correctly Will start doing @jackfriks approach to market on TikTok, but I’ve hated editing videos in the past. #buildinpublic [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5ixjvff224https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lq2wr3fjs225Day 5 update datehunt.co: 16 players 7 returning from day 4 75% guessed correctly Lowest total players since launch but highest number of returning users. It’s pretty good that we’re starting to build a consistent daily user base, but I’ll have to up mkt efforts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq2wr3fjs225https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lpygx5zcrk22Day 4 update datehunt.co: 36 players 4 returning 56% guessed correctly I’m not sure if being a Saturday affected it, but we had a big drop. My main worry is fewer returning players, I’m thinking streaks might help stickiness. #buildinpublic25 May 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpygx5zcrk22https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lpvwqicltc2wDay 3: 103 players 🤯 6 returning players 85% guessed correctly My best user acquisition channel? r/soccer’s daily thread. It wasn’t planned but got an overwhelmingly positive response 🥳 #buildinpublic [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpvwqicltc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lptjeon2xk26After day 2: 36 users finished the game 2 returning players from day 1 64% guessed correctly Definitely have some work to do to make datehunt.co sticky #buildinpublic [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptjeon2xk26https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lpsfkssvb22qCan’t believe Claude code added basic analytics in one shot23 May 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpsfkssvb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lps3x7bl4s27One of the cool things I like doing when starting a new project is getting Discord notifications about key metrics. Keeps me motivated to keep building datehunt.co and as soon as it gets annoying I change it to a more ambitious goal. #buildinpublic22 May 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lps3x7bl4s27https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lprdsuz4us2aSome stats after day 1: 26 users played 65% guessed puzzle correctly I’ll keep updating to see if we can get users to stick daily :) #buildinpublic [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprdsuz4us2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lpotdowyes2bLaunched datehunt.co 🎉 Wordle-inspired, daily puzzle game. 5 hints, 5 tries to guess the correct month and year. Wdyt? #buildinpublic #indiehackers https://datehunt.co21 May 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpotdowyes2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lobbc2rkv22cI've run into a problem: it's pretty hard to create good 3D models directly in ThreeJS and people mostly use Bender. Since we're vibe coding, does anyone know a good AI model to generate 3d models? #buildinpublic [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobbc2rkv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lnycutfjh22z5/ Back on this, can now see projects as plants in a garden. Still have to do some work on the actual 3D models but they grow as you grow in MRR. I also need to include the ability to walk through the garden to check out the plants #buildinpublic29 Apr 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnycutfjh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lnr3j2cr2s234/ Managed to get the grass to work! ChatGPT was the one to actually fix it, wasn't expecting that [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnr3j2cr2s23https://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3lnqzesnvik2z1/ I'm vibe-coding a 3D garden where each of your projects is a plant that grows as you grow in MRR. Sort of a cooler link-in-bio :) Let's see how far AI takes me #buildinpublic27 Apr 2025 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnqzesnvik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3llydfpvers2mDay 10 of following ChatGPTs plan to reach $100MRR We’ve seen a drop in traffic coming from our Reddit ad campaign, not sure why. I turned off our worse performing ad and created a new one, but we’re getting 50% less traffic. Will look into this today. Stats? 16 users, $0MRR #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llydfpvers2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3llulq5ribc2sDay 9 is done, some first results from our paid ad campaign ChatGPT suggested. Used Reddit ads with a tiny $5 budget, got >60 page views but only one signup. We now have a bit more data for our funnel. I’ll keep the campaign running for a couple of days Stats? 16 users, $0MRR #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2025 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llulq5ribc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cjo-dev.bsky.social/post/3llrzbvuh7k25After chatting with ChatGPT, we’ve figured out we first need to focus traffic before even working on funnel optimization. So for Day 8, I’ve been working on a small budget paid ads campaign to see if we can get some traffic. I’ll share results after. Stats? 15 users $0 MRR #buildinpublic #saas [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2025 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:xlogvcdc5sw3co52lxpffo4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrzbvuh7k25