Daily Journal

An attempt to share in public my daily progress and process with my fans. Every week, I'll bundle up my key achievements and learning in a weekly newsletter issue.

Day #50 - Copywriting hack

I'm updating the landing page for MagicPattern and The Launch Checklist . And I need to focus on the audience's pains and dreams. After…

November 20, 2020

Day #49 - MagicPattern evolves

It took me a while but I'm ready (and motivated) to re-focus on MagicPattern! I prepare the biggest update for MagicPattern (until the next…

November 19, 2020

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Day #48 - Show up every day

You can never know which action will bring you attention on Twitter. Today, I went viral with the most unexpected way. How? It wasn't a…

November 18, 2020

Day #47 - Soft launch on Twitter

Finally it's time to release my 1st pre-order Gumroad product. It took me 17 days and 140 hours to go from idea to product. It's impressive…

November 17, 2020

Day #46 - Run bets everyday

Last week, I've got access to a business Unsplash for MagicPattern ! The strategy was as simple as that. Raise awareness about geometric…

November 16, 2020

Day #45 - Landing page, a valuable asset

Building a good landing page can be a tedious procedure. But it's a necessary skill every maker/indie-hacker/entrepreneur should develop. A…

November 13, 2020

Day #44 - I bought a domain

It's time to buy a custom domain for The Product Hunt Checklist. After 13 orders and $ 117, I'm sure these tips will be valuable to people…

November 11, 2020

Day #43 - Twitter promo strategy

The beta Product Hunt Checklist is ready! I sent the email about the launch and can't wait to get the feedback from my early adopters…

November 10, 2020

Day #42 - Inspiration

I was never a good speaker or writer. But I had to fight my fears and expose myself to grow and survive into the business world. Pat is a…

November 09, 2020

Day #41 - Take a break

Developers and designers have a common bad habit! We tend to overfocus on the product itself. We tend to be perfectionists. A perfect…

November 06, 2020

Day #40 - Build once, sell twice

What a powerful and inspiring quote! It's what I try to achieve with my new info product. The Product Hunt checklist . People've already…

November 05, 2020

Day #39 - Always seek opportunities

Business opportunities are everywhere. You just have to look carefully and have your mind open. The greatest place to find new ideas…

November 04, 2020

Day #38 - A new project

In the last few days, I'm working a new secret project. It's "another" social media post editor. It's a project that I wanted to build for…

November 03, 2020

Day #37 - The power of good content

Today, I was analyzing my portfolio and MagicPattern traffic on Google Analytics and Google search console. It was such a surprise to…

November 02, 2020

Day #36 - A new attribute for MagicPattern

A few weeks ago, I had great feedback from one of my users at MagicPattern . He proposed to explore the possibility for a dynamic pattern…

October 30, 2020

Day #35 - Writing content is hard

Lately, I've discovered that good content comes with a price. You can write a quick article in an hour. But if you aim for quality this is…

October 29, 2020

Day #34 - Design day

After a while, I enjoy design. In the past few months, I focused enough on building-coding MagicPattern and I wanted a small break (few…

October 27, 2020

Day #33 - Copycats assemble

Today it's my nameday! Can you find a better present for me other than the 1st copycat for MagicPattern ?! Copycats are an annoying side…

October 26, 2020

Day #32 - Connections are everything

Another satisfied annual subscriber. It's such a relief to slowly see that my effort pay off and the early assumptions be validated. But…

October 23, 2020

Day #31 - A accidental fail that worked like a charm

Today, I got a feedback message about custom packs from a free user. I did a quick enhancement based on his feedback and quickly respond…

October 22, 2020

Day #30 - Engaging with users

All the hype around CSS background patterns had a very positive side-effect. It raised brand awareness for MagicPattern and headed many…

October 21, 2020

Day #29 - Post-launch achievements

The day after a launch can boost your morale or make you feel miserable. For me, the first scenario happened! The launch stats are…

October 20, 2020

Day #28 - It's a Product Hunt launch day

During the weekend, I post CSS background tools on the /r/Frontend subreddit . The intention was to get initial feedback from developers…

October 19, 2020

Day #27 - Another pricing experiment

"If I had a subscription for every pricing change, I'll have reached $1M AAR by today!" by Jim Raptis For many days, I've been tempted to…

October 15, 2020

Day #26 - All that glitters is not gold

My morning routine of checking email was not so pleasant today. Apparently the viral tweet from yesterday had some side effects... It was…

October 14, 2020

Day #25 - The power of Twitter

Today, I've spent most of the day on small fixes to achieve the "valuable" 100% score on Lighthouse. It's not a difficult but kinda boring…

October 13, 2020

Day #24 - Another severe bug

On the weekend, I figured out that my new precious Next.js website had a huge issue ! It took me days to find out that SSR had a bug and my…

October 12, 2020

Day #23 - Structuring a new project

It was a long week with a lot of dev work. The MagicPattern website is online and runs smoothly! Then, I had some time to reflect on my…

October 09, 2020

Day #22 - Deploy the new frontend app

Finally it's the day to publish the new Next.js website/app (yeah it's still a single project)! Vercel's workflow is amazing! The DX flow to…

October 08, 2020

Day #21 - Writing content

Today, it was a day dedicated to content! The blog is slowly populated with content. The two out of four posts were newsletter issues that…

October 07, 2020

Day #20 - Build the blog

For many weeks, I dreamed about a beautiful blog for MagicPattern ! It will have a couple of use cases: Announce new features Create…

October 06, 2020

Day #19 - Tech Deamons

Today, I had to correct my early rushed tech choices! Create-react-app generator is perfect for a web app but it's lack any SEO…

October 05, 2020

Day #18 - Sent my first cold emails

I was always scared to contact people I don't know! But today, I fought my fears and sent a couple of cold emails to MagicPattern users…

October 02, 2020

Day #17 - I'm back!!!

After a long break, I'm back! I don't know if I was too busy with MagicPattern or seeking for a reason to procrastinate writing. The past…

October 01, 2020

Day #16 - First Figma design review to a Twitter friend

Today, I had an unexpected call with a Twitter user. He is developing open-source projects for developers and wanted a brief review and…

August 21, 2020

Day #15 - A productive day

For days, I was stuck and had a massive lack of creativity about the MagicPattern 's landing page. As a hypothetical visitor to the landing…

August 20, 2020

Day #14 - Chrome extension fever

Go to Day #13 and empathize with my pain. If I have to highlight a key learning today, is the fact that the Chrome extension DX sucks…

August 19, 2020

Day #13 - I'm graduating!!!

Finally, I got the email that I've passed the exams and I'm officially graduating.🎉 I had dedicated the past 6 months on writing and…

August 18, 2020

Day #12 - Newsletter fever and new blog post

Yesterday, I released the 2nd issue for my weekly newsletter where I talk about my weekly progress and recommend useful resources for…

August 17, 2020

Day #11 - Update the MagicPattern landing page

Finally, I convinced myself to do valuable stuff about MagicPattern . Now, the landing page includes a section about the main value points…

August 14, 2020

Day #10 - A fresh design gig

Last week, I had applied to an interesting gig on Upwork about the UI of a blockchain platform. Today, I got a response and jump into a…

August 13, 2020

Day #9 - It's a meta post

Today, it was a day dedicated to blog development. I updated this little section to support SSR pages. Not a fancy update but kinda critical…

August 12, 2020

Day #8 - I did my 2nd sales call

I never was into sales! However, building a SaaS product needs both technical and communication skills. People always need a personal touch…

August 11, 2020

Day #7 - The hassle of publishing a blog post

Launching a new product is always a hassle! What I didn't know until recently is that hassle applies to blog posts, too. It can take from a…

August 10, 2020

Day #6 - Sent my 1st newsletter issue

For months, I was thinking about launching a weekly newsletter about design resources. Every time I hesitated because I believed the world…

August 09, 2020

Day #5 - Fancy copy to clipboard effect

It's Saturday but I had to finally continue the blog post about building a React landing page using the Chakra UI library I completed it…

August 08, 2020

Day #4 - I got my first coffee!

Everything is about sharing! I got my first coffee from an amazing maker pal today . Yesterday, he expressed his interest in trying…

August 07, 2020

Day #3 - From a bug to a new article

Today, I had two enlighting conversations with two fellow makers on Twitter. It feels good to share knowledge and ideas with like-minded…

August 06, 2020

Day #2 - Beta testing MagicPattern

MagicPattern was ready and deployed from yesterday. Today, I had to do the rough work and get my app in front of actual beta testers. I…

August 05, 2020

Day #1 - The beginning

Today, I dedicated my free time on preparing the MagicPattern beta launch: Integrated a simple Express JS admin panel (Admin Bro) to the…

August 04, 2020