My entrepreneurial journey as a bootstrapping solopreneur!
August 2025 was a 4-star month out of 10 for me. It was partly good, but mostly bad. Because...
I will now share stories about my experiences. I have shared my stories at the bottom. Enjoy reading.
This journey is a long one. I am a bootstrapping solopreneur.
If you support me on Patreon, I share some details about my products that I don't share with everyone else.
I was rebranding the second version of my NotionPlus.dev product. I shared the logo, which hasn't been shared with anyone else yet. You can also read about the details of the landing page and website in my Patreon post titled “NotionPlus.dev Version 2: Unknown Details”
For those who prefer not to support me monthly, you can make a one-time donation at minik.link/donate.
For those thinking bigger, I’m selling some of my products through UK/ExitLabs. You can purchase them there.
I was looking for a domain for NotionPlus.dev. I solved that.
To be honest, I didn't have any other good news last month. I'm taking this as a turning point and will work to have good news in my life every month.
To market NotionPlus, now known as Plus, I created an Instagram account called @ProductivityList. I'm gradually sharing reposts about productivity.
I select existing content based on specific criteria, edit it according to the pick moments, and share it.
My goal is to build an audience around productivity and have a marketing channel for both Plus and any future products I want to build. I spend a total of 20 minutes a day on this.
For those who ask why you aren't creating content on your NotionPlus account, let me explain. The Plus website isn't finished yet. How can I share something that doesn't exist? Also, Plus is a product built around Notion. But to find new people, you have to do different things.
If you're interested in productivity, you can follow the Productivity List on Instagram.
I've done some live streaming tests. I felt pretty good when I tried it on YouTube and Kick. I thought about ways to effectively use this live streaming experience. Finally, I found a way.
I occasionally write articles for MicroSaaS.Art. I write them based on my own research or the knowledge in my head. That's when the idea of writing all of this during a live stream came to mind.
We can't use OBS for live streaming on Substack. The only solution: X. Apparently, you need to be Premium on X for live streaming. I'll try it this month. If I get the reaction I want, I can continue paying for X Premium. 🙂
You know I've sold some of my ventures. I'm reinvesting the money I've earned back into products. And there's one more thing, but I'll tell you about that in the story at the bottom.
See UK Exit Labs.
If you want to buy any of my products, you can email me at exit@ugurkilci.com. We can discuss it.
In August 2025, I made a total of $200 MRR.
Of course, the lifetime package had a big impact on this. But they are limited. When Plus comes out, you'll wish you had bought lifetime. 😏
Plus, is still 4 months away. My goal for August: finish Plus's frontend.
In August 2025, I wrote a total of 4 articles:
I never had time. 😕
You'll understand why I couldn't find the time in the stories below.
I haven't written any posts for my personal blog. It would be great if I could write short blog posts like Seth Godin's blog. Actually, I have a lot to say, but I can't find the time. I'll try to find the time.
The articles are in Turkish, but you can translate them into your native language using a translation tool.
For a while now, I've been searching for a domain for the second version of NotionPlus.dev. I was inspired by what TransferWise, ConvertKit, and Integromat did in this regard.
The problem is that they chose generic names. Generic? 😱 TransferWise dropped the word “Transfer” and just went with Wise. ConvertKit dropped “Convert” and went with Kit.com. Integromat was rebranded as Make.com.
I've never had a product with a generic name. I wanted to try it. I wanted to drop the “Notion” part and go with “Plus”. I didn't want a domain like getplus. I was looking for a domain that would give me goosebumps.
I bought the “thePl.us” domain. But there are certain requirements for “.us” domains. You have to live in the US, be a US citizen, or have a company in the US. I didn't have any of those. Still, my entrepreneur friends recommended adding it to their companies.
It was a kind offer. But there were two problems. The Whois information for “.us” domains is publicly available. That meant everything from the address to the phone number would be visible. If there was a problem, it would be on them. That was something I didn't want to accept.
The second problem was the culture at NotionPlus.dev. At N+, there's a culture called “not being externally dependent”. I don't use any APIs. When developing the product, I don't have to wait for anyone.
If I had accepted my friend's offer, who has a company in the US, it would have been like insulting my culture. 😂 NotionPlus should not be externally dependent. 🤷♂️
So I talked to my mentor. After lots of brainstorming and research, I decided to get another domain. I'll share that next month.
Also, generic names can cause a lot of legal problems. So I'm looking for a way to solve that without any issues. I've made some progress. There's one thing I believe.
If they can do it, so can I.
I can't find time for many things. My productivity is declining, and I feel worthless and unhappy. I strive to produce quality work, but I get caught up in perfectionism and delay tasks. The more I delay, the more stressed I become.
To make time, I've gone so far as to give up my diet (unhealthy diet) and sport (exercise). Less sleep, more work. I shouldn't talk to people because I don't have enough time. I should go to fewer events, and so on.
There's only one reason for this, and that's because I have debt.
I have a large debt, but it's not a credit debt. I didn't incur this debt. This debt just accumulated on its own. The worst part is that I have to pay it off within four months.
I've been struggling for years, and just as I'm about to finish paying it off, the cost of the debt is rising due to the economy in my country.
I'm very stressed because of this debt. I earn so much money, but I can't spend any of it. I'm talking about not being able to spend money for months and years.
I am literally both rich and poor. But mostly a poor life. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Fortunately, I know this is temporary. I will strive to reach the ultimate happy ending. Let's see if I can earn enough this month to pay off the debt. We'll wait and see.
When I visited psychology websites and took tests, the results showed that I was experiencing severe anxiety and severe depression. Actually, I had sensed this for a long time.
I need to stick to my diet and sports (exercise) routine. I need to establish a routine in my life; otherwise, I could lose many things. I will share the developments with you in a month.
Don't worry, I haven't lost my mind yet. 😂 It's a process. Sometimes the things we want most in life happen, and sometimes they don't. Right now, I'm at one of those points where they don't, but it's temporary. One day it will pass, I know it. When that day comes, I'll be as light as a bird. 🕊
Thank you for being by my side throughout this process. You can share your thoughts in the comments or send them to me privately at hi@ugurkilci.com.
With that, I hope everything goes as planned this month. See you next month! 🙋♂️
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