How TaskFlow Reached $12,400 MRR in 9 Months: A Solo Developer's Playbook

💡 Building in public creates accountability that forces consistent execution while simultaneously generating the SEO content that drives organic discovery.

💡 They won by making the free tier so generous that users became their distribution channel - every form shared was a marketing asset with Tally branding, creating a viral loop without paid acquisition

💡 In technical markets, being non-technical is an advantage if you focus on solving UX problems that developers ignore—your 'weakness' becomes your differentiation.

💡 Tim was stuck at $1,300 MRR for 2 years until he killed his core 'sharing' feature and added scheduling instead—immediately doubling revenue and proving that removing features can be more powerful than adding them.

💡 This creator exploited a brief 'golden window' in early 2023 when AI content could rank easily, reducing content costs from $50-100 per article to pennies while Google's detection algorithms were still immature.