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Here’s my starter pack for indie founders go.bsky.app/T3kv9A8

OK, I'm back from a week of leave Felt like 3 weeks because I went to new places What did I miss?

Every 3 months I take a week of leave So I'm off next week! Plan is to learn some new recipes, do some day trips etc And then straight into the Uneed Residency! Glad I'll be fresh for that 😀

If you're tired of scrolling through AI slop and just want to remain informed about bootstrapping , I have the newsletter for you www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

I'm going to Dublin next month - any suggestions for things to do/ cafes to try?

Lots of cool startup happenings this week! So I've put them into my High Signal newsletter 😀 Will be hitting inboxes in an hour www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

Revamping my personal website with Claude! The home page at the moment isn't great at the moment so looking forward to having one that sells me a lot better and shows my whole story Will either make a custom home hbs in Ghost or perhaps move it all to markdown+Astro

I've only written 5 blog posts this year And 3 were about the Uneed Residency 😅 I am defo going to get back to writing more often!

Another founder moving to Edinburgh is always great. I tell everyone: • Check out Scottish Technology Club newsletter/community by @jamiemchale.com • Join the free RBS coworking hub on Princes Street

Ok, I’ve made changes to my newsletter signup page • Removed the nav so no distractions • Made the testimonial cards look better • Added a line about what the newsletter is about • Made it normal font • Moved the testimonials to below the email form Any feedback? www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

I send a twice weekly digest of bootstrapper news It's called High Signal I'd love you to check it out! It's free. www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

Hey guys, some nice people pointed out my newsletter went to their spam. If High Signal lands in your spam folder please drag it into the inbox 😀

I bumped into two indie hackers within 30 seconds on Princes Street today! Would love to meet more founders in Edinburgh 😀

My High Signal newsletter is going to be a bit late tonight, just a heads up

You should definitely quid bad projects I'm only making good money now because I stopped doing things that weren't working. Don't fall for the "just keep going" shit. Keep going on entrepreneurship ✅ Don't but keep going on a particular idea ❌

Don't follow up on Fridays It's the worst day to try to sell people Most people already checked out and dreaming about the weekend

Making a billion dollars but not having any friends or family seems pointless

August 2026 was actually my best month for revenue so far 💰 I had my 5th month in a row of revenue growth. Lots of newsletter ad sales and some SEO work in addition to my usual ghostwriting

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Anyone want to roast my newsletter sign up page? You can of course sign up here 😀 www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

If you want my august to end with a flourish, you can sponsor my High Signal newsletter 😀 2,000 bootstrappers get my emails twice a week More details below www.highsignal.io/sponsor/

Sending out a jam-packed newsletter soon filled to the brim with bootstrapped startup stories! www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

"I think one pivotal moment was the first 10K bid by trycomp dot ai where people thought “why would someone pay this much money to be on a site that does nothing” Read my interview with @jonathanwilke.bsky.social for free ... www.highsignal.io/220k-in-5-da...

He's made $220k in 5 days! I interviewed the Outbid lol maker @jonathanwilke.bsky.social 😀 Read his tips for • making a viral app • how he built it • things he'd do differently • and what he thinks of the copycats Read it in today's High Signal... www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

I'm very pleased to say that Twilio is sponsoring my High Signal newsletter today 😀 Also, there's another special reason to read my newsletter today that I'll announce soon.... www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

I just delivered an SEO audit for a client • What keywords are competitors ranking for? • What keyword is my client bidding on but not ranking for? • Oh, here's an awesome content gap no-one is writing about! It's basically like being a detective for the day 🕵️‍♂️ www.petecodes.io/seo-freelanc...

Someone made this app I had been thinking of, haha Outbid your competitors outbid.lol

My laptop died 😢 So just bought the 15" MacBook Air First impressions are good! This screen is massive. It's been an expensive day so please consider sponsoring my newsletter to pay for this 😂 highsignal.io/sponsor/

Apple Care or insurance? Spilt water on my laptop yesterday and I think it’s dead

Great SEO Gathering last night in Glasgow! Thanks to the Skyscanner folks for organising and the great talks from the speakers 🎤 It was cool to meet some new marketing people as well 😀

Edinburgh folk - I'm going to this founder meetup tonight luma.com/5fpo9o1a?tk=...

Another $500 in newsletter sponsorship! Seem to be getting found in LLMs now which is cool So glad I added a stripe button to my page

Couldn't sleep but woke up to $300 from newsletter ad sales 💰 August is going to be GOOD!

Edinburgh folk: The buses are taking ages today due to the Fringe Took me about an hour to get home instead of 30 mins on bus. i’d have been quicker walking

$3 CPC seems pretty good for a newsletter advert! That is the first week of results for @tsanlis.bsky.social after he sponsored my High Signal newsletter. He got 29 clicks now and 655 opens It's also a highly qualified audience, mind 😀

I'm sending a jam-packed High Signal newsletter this afternoon It's really the easiest way to stay on top of bootstrapper news without losing your day to scrolling www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

@tsanlis.bsky.social just bought 4 ads! Closing this sale tonight so think fast 😀

7 lessons from my 7 years as an entrepreneur😀 1. Don’t quit your job right away 2. Sell to businesses 3. Make what the market wants 4. Do what you’re good at 5. Don’t do lots of tiny bets 6. Charge more 7. Focus on being profitable

I had my best month of revenue so far! I made $10,800 in July 2026 💰 Mostly from social media ghostwriting I got an SEO client and new ghostwriting client on the 31st but I'm waiting for them to pay. So August is looking good. July was my 3rd month in a row of higher money

Sending 5 of the best indie startup news stories soon All for free in my High Signal newsletter GET IT HERE www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

It's kinda funny when you make a client go viral because as a ghostwriter, I get zero credit 😀 Good thing I really don't have a big ego! I'm happy for someone else to get all the attention. As a ghostwriter, that's what the money is for! (My client did say thank you btw )

I took 8 days off and came back to work on Monday to 5 calls in my calendar and a client's post going viral July is shaping up to be my best month so far for revenue 😀

I cannot fathom founders who don’t take breaks Feel super refreshed after a week off and a change of surroundings

Something new from me! I vibe coded a directory of newsletters (and promoted mine to the top 😀 ) If you have a newsletter, you can submit it here worldofnewsletters.com/submit/

8 new submissions to my newsletter directory 😀 worldofnewsletters.com

I've scheduled my High Signal newsletter for this week's bootstrapper digest 😀 Expect things like MRR updates, marketing updates and AI news for indies www.highsignal.io/newsletter/

I've made a directory of newsletters 📨 And yeah, I promoted all mine at the top 😂 Thank you Claude Code, Astro (and Cloudflare for the free hosting!) Lmk what you think 😀 worldofnewsletters.com