His Simple Directory Website Sold For $10,000

Olly MeakingsFounder of First 100 Users $10,000 sale price Published June 24, 2024 by Fardeen KhanReviewed and edited by Niall Doherty

Check out First 100 Users, a directory of marketing ideas for software founders to get their first 100 users

For example…

Send Twitter DMs to potential usersShare expert insights on TerkelSponsor a niche newsletter

Looks nice, but nothing fancy.

The person behind the site, Olly Meakings, recently tweeted…

I sold my side project for $10,000!

Olly is also the marketing co-founder of Senja, a testimonial collection app.

He adds…

First 100 Users was an early lead magnet for me

It grew in scope and eventually won Product of the Day on ProductHunt

It went from a basic @NotionHQ table → @softr_io + @airtable website with over 100 marketing ideas + 100s of tools listed

Olly first launched it on ProductHunt back in March 2022

But recently he’s been busy working on Senja, so he put First 100 Users up for sale…

Here’s the timeline:

Posted for sale on Twitter 17/06
Received 5 serious DMs including one offer at $7k
Shared tweet about $7k offer
Buyer DMd 18/06
Negotiated over DMs for about 60 mins
Sent Paypal payment link
Payment received: sold!

Pretty good outcome.

The site served its purpose for Olly, likely landing him some users for Senja and now a $10K payday

I’m thinking someone could create a bunch of other sites like this…

First 100 YouTube SubscribersFirst 100 Instagram FollowersFirst 100 Newsletter SubscribersEtc.

Research the big successes and document how they got their first subs/followers.

Like Olly, this could serve as a lead magnet for your business.

And you might end up with a nice payday from it, too

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