Indie Hackers
Build your own $10K/month business.
Work for yourself, from wherever you want, whenever you want. There's never been a better time to start.
Turn inspiration into execution.
Make real progress toward your goals, starting today.
Know exactly what to work on.
Stop wasting time on bad ideas. Learn what's working today, and find an idea that you're confident in.
Get your first customers, fast.
See the exact steps real founders took to go from $0 to $10k+ MRR, so you can do the same.
Stop lurking. Start building.
Get motivated and stay that way. Move beyond paralysis and lock in on something you'll stick with.
Design the life you actually want.
Wake up excited. Work on your own schedule. Hit $10k/mo and never look back.
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Indie Hackers is the starting point for building something that works.
“Indie Hackers was 100% why I started Key Values. I got inspired to create and innovate something of my own after months of lurking.”
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“Indie Hackers is a gold mine for startup founders.”
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“The quality of the content is amazing! Without IH I'd still be doing freelance work instead of what I'm doing right now.”
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“I wish the @IndieHackers community existed when I was first starting out building businesses on the Internet.”
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“Indie Hackers was increeeeeedibly inspiring when I launched Recapped.”
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“Cloud Campaign spun out of Indie Hackers. I leaned on the community quite a bit. That’s where I got initial feedback.”
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“Indie Hackers was the inspiration to start my own side project and quit my job to go full-time indie.”
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A membership designed from the ground up to give you an advantage.
Case Studies Database
600+ in-depth interviews with real indie hackers on how they started, grew, and scaled from $0 to $profitable.
Every case study doubles as an AMA, where you can ask questions and get answers.
Idea Reports Database
Weekly reports on proven ideas from real companies — we go deep with our research so you don't have to.
Every idea report comes with a list of profitable customer segments for you to target with a similar idea.
Trend Analysis
Founder-first reporting on trends that matter—AI, bootstrapping, creator economy, tools, funding, and more.
We cut through the noise to find the signal, keep you up to date, and give you an edge.
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Annual Membership
Unlimited access to all news and trend analysis articles, so you're always in the know.
Unlimited access to articles in the Case Studies & Idea Reports databases, so you can learn from the best.
Premium founder profile, so you can show off your projects, content, and milestones.
First-class community privileges, so you can skip the “wait” and start posting on day #1.
Answers to any questions you might have.
Do I count as an indie hacker? Who is IH+ for?
IH+ is for anyone interested in starting or growing a profitable online business.
It's the best fit in particular for people who are starting something new, whether you're aspiring to be a first-time founder, or you've been around the block a few times.
What's included in the exclusive databases?
The Case Studies Database contains hundreds of detailed case studies on successful indie hackers, the vast majority of which share transparent revenue numbers.
The Ideas Database contains extensive idea reports, each of which breaks down a profitable business idea and provides useful information for adapting it to make it your own, including well-researched customer segments and niches to adapt the idea to.
We add new case studies and/or idea reports to our databases on a regular basis, usually multiple times per week.
Only Indie Hackers Plus members will have full access to every story in the Case Studies DB and every idea report in the Ideas DB.
Are discounts available for students or nonprofits?
Currently, we do not offer specific discounts, but we reevaluate our pricing structure regularly and may offer them in the future.
What if I don't like it? What's your refund policy?
We offer a 30-day refund period if you're not satisfied with the membership, during which we'll offer you a pro-rated refund with no questions asked.
After canceling your subscription, your access will continue until the end of the current billing period.