Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Returns Global Outrage

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You’re reading the weekly wrap-up Sunday newsletter of what’s going on in the Indie-Hacking community on X.

This is our 6th edition of TwindiePoint.

Russel is talking about the client's newsletter he's growing on Reddit. 🚀 Reddit has great potential if you know how to use it. I personally opened multiple accounts there, but I don't know why my account got banned. 😅 There's no secret hack; I watched YouTube videos, but they were of no use. 📹 Learning Reddit requires a great understanding of the platform. 🧠

Beehiiv, a newsletter platform, is creating a lot of hype and meeting users' needs. 🚀 Kanishka shared about his interview with a newsletter creator, saying that using Beehiiv Boost is like free money. 💸 If you subscribe to the premium subscription, then Beehiiv will pay for itself from revenue. Beehiiv's earnings have surpassed those of any other social media platform. 📈

Philipp Keller, a controversy creator, haha! 😄 Tech is always about controversy because someone's favorite tools or tech stack are always disliked by someone else. There are always pros and cons to each choice. Check out this banger tweet post on why you should use Docker and why not. 🚀

David, founder of 1000 Tools, is sharing their SEO performance, and the CTR is mind-blowing. 🚀 Experts say that to achieve this, you need category pages, top 10 lists, reviews, alternative pages, and comparison pages in your SaaS to reach a good CTR and rank high on Google. 📈

Ayush once again shared a really valuable post. 🌟 If you're a startup founder, you must follow this for the first 3 months: speak to at least 50 people to understand their pains, study 3-5 existing players to understand gaps, build 1 feature that fills the gap, get 5 people to try your product and give feedback, improve based on feedback, get testimonials, and post on Twitter, Hackernoon, Indiehacker, Reddit communities, and FB groups. 🚀 Launch it on Betalist and Product Hunt. 📈

I've been following this guy for more than a year, and he's my mutual follower. His SaaS, Snowball, crossed $1K in July. This is a really big milestone, and I'm happy to share it. 🎉🚀

It's been almost a year that I've been following Morgan. I got to know him when he was launching on Product Hunt, and one of his products sponsored our newsletter's issue. Following his journey, this guy, almost alone through his efforts, has taken advantage of Product Hunt launches, SEO, community promotion from Facebook, and effective SEO strategies like creating landing pages for different use cases and giveaway campaigns as well. 🚀📈

Greg the Great shared some excellent advice, as ever. 🌟 If you want to build a SaaS, find your audience, convert your audience through a newsletter into customers, and provide valuable SaaS so they will pay. Build affiliates and share revenue with creators. This is the blueprint for creating a profitable SaaS. 🚀💰

Till Kahlen created Directorystack with a solid tech stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Stripe, TailwindCSS, ShadCN, OpenAI, and Vercel. 🚀💻

John's Business Growth Tips 🚀:

• SEO: Use SSG and match domains with keywords. List on directories and create blog posts.

• Listings: Launch on multiple platforms and use paid features if possible.

• Word of Mouth: Focus on niches, provide great support, and encourage recommendations.

• Crosslinks: Create side projects to drive traffic.

• Social Media: Share your journey honestly.

• Efficiency: Avoid coding when no-code tools work, use templates, and speak naturally.

• Hiring: Avoid early hiring and outsourcing.

• Ads: Use paid ads to boost organic traffic.

• Start Early: Begin SEO early for long-term success.

So, there was one guy who pushed updates at Microsoft, and everything went blue worldwide. Several Microsoft services were down, airports were affected, IT companies' Windows systems were down, payment systems were down—several things were down. The blue screen was the topic of Friday. That's why they say, "Don't push to production on Friday." 🖥️🔵✈️🛑

See you again next Sunday!

— Avinash (@avinashvagh)

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