What did I do in July? What came to mind? What are my thoughts about the future?
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 received a great job offer. I accepted it verbally. We haven't made a final decision yet. If you have any questions about this job offer, you can read about it on Patreon under the heading “I Received a Job Offer: Details”
NotionPlus.dev has reached $3,000 ARR! 🎉
MicroSaaS.Art made its first sale! 🎉
What's new is the way I think. My mentor repeatedly emphasizes the importance of focus. This kept going round and round in my head.
I released a product under a pseudonym. And I learned people's true thoughts. This created strange feelings in me.
I can do anything in the world. I can build a rocket and launch it into space. I'm serious. But I can't learn deeply into everything.
Beyond all that, feeling a bit older every birthday made me make some decisions.
If I don't do something at this age, I might not be able to do anything at all in the future. I might not have enough energy and might not live a good life. I need to take care of my body and have a job that allows me to sustain my life activities.
I accepted the job offer, but I am not an employee. I am an entrepreneur. So I have to build something, and that something has to earn me enough money to survive. Then I have to get back to inventing new things.
That's why my priority will be to get rid of my burdens. I have to cancel my startup project. I also have to shelve Minik.Link, Create.ist, and Girişimzel. So, when the time comes, I can take them off the shelf and continue. The sites won’t close, but I won’t be developing or adding to them!
Since the sites won’t close, they’ll be in a bit of a zombie mode. Zombie mode means that I’m not doing anything, but it’s progressing on its own. Shelving something means I’m giving up on that product, but I’m not giving up on the zombie. They’re similar concepts, but they’re not the same!
When it's on the shelf, it's like an inanimate object. Since it's unclear what will happen, it can stay in the corner for a long time. In zombie mode, it's clear what it is, and I'm excited about it deep down, but I've never needed a label to describe the situation where it runs on its own, and my expectations are reduced to almost nothing. That's why I call it both a shelf and a zombie. (I'm open to suggestions for names to describe this situation. Maybe it could be called the “zombie toy on the shelf” mode. 😝)
I won't be looking for a new trainer for BirAyda.com. Instead, I was preparing one training video. I'll share it, and the second one won't come. It'll stay that way for a long time.
My sole focus will be NotionPlus.dev, now known as Plus!
I'm no longer in the business of testing out websites. In July, 55% of my expenses went to my startups. Experimenting too much started to break my back because of the domain fees.
55% is too much. Instead of developing new things, I will try to perfect what I already have.
That's why I pivoted my project called MicroSaaS.Art, where I aimed to write 1,000 blog posts.
It’s no longer just a simple blog. It’s a platform. If you have micro SaaS products, you can list them on MicroSaaS.Art. Because it has become the ProductHunt of Micro SaaS.
If you purchase MSA Premium, I’ll feature your product. I’ve even made the first sale. You can find out which product made the $29 sale through the website.
I am still selling some of my products. I was going to try making and selling AI products, but as I said, with a job offer and physical issues piling up, I changed my mind.
All I need to do is focus!
If you want to buy any of my products, you can email me at exit@ugurkilci.com. We can discuss it.
Each product has its own Substack account. You can follow them according to your interests.
I made changes to the interface and general plans. However, I can't say that I've fully started yet.
Substack: Notion Plus Newsletter
It was shelved.
Substack: Minik.Link — Link Shortener
It was shelved.
Substack: Create.ist
After publishing the first training video, it will be shelved.
Meanwhile, I think my biggest problem with BirAyda was that I started too big. I was going to start simple. I was going to just post a training video and sell it. But I got too excited. And I spent all my energy and enthusiasm. Now it's not really a product that appeals to me.
It feels like a burden to me. That's why I want to finish it quickly and shelve it.
Substack: Bir Ayda
I started producing content again.
I pivoted and transformed it into a structure that lists micro SaaS products.
I wrote an article, and 10 more articles are coming. I will write them at the earliest opportunity.
It was shelved.
Substack: Girişimzel
I never had time. 😕
Since I promised, I have to do this somehow.
I can't find time for other things, let alone this, so I can't devote any time to it.
It has been closed, and the story behind it is available in the Patreon post. (The Story of Our Startup Project Nobody Knows)
I didn't write anything on my personal blog in July.
The articles are in Turkish, but you can translate them into your native language using a translation tool.
I gambled with my life. I chose to do so. I did what everyone else was afraid to do. I became a solopreneur by bootstrapping without working at any job. It was difficult for many years. But now that I am 28, I have to make radical decisions.
I need to focus on Ugur’s Prime period. I know that if I focus, I can succeed.
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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