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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · May 2

🚀 Really excited to announce that QRSurge is finally live!

Since launching v1 6 months ago, over 4,300 static QR codes have been generated for free.

Now you can generate editable, trackable codes for your campaigns! Check it out 👉 qrsurge.to/s/F0GX8N

#entrepreneur #smallbusiness #buildinpublic

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 21h

Something crazy happened this week that I still can’t believe 🤯

QRSurge crossed 1,000 registered users in just 6 months 🚀

$0 ad spend, all organic reach

What’s been the best distribution channel for you?

#buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Nika Kotláriková | Business Marketing With Nika @businessmarketing.bsky.social · 23h

Monday again!

Show what you are working on. 👇

#buildinpublic

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 23h

I’ve been consistently working on qrsurge.com for the past 11 months and I’m finally starting to see some real traction:

1,014 registered users
6 paying customers
$128 MRR

Monetization was a struggle at first but I think it’s finally finding product-market fit!

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 23h

The landing page for QRSurge is hosted for free on Cloudflare Pages. The dashboard is hosted on Fly.io. Using Neon for the DB but I plan to switch to DigitalOcean.

For a while my hosting costs were < $7 but I outgrew the Neon free tier so now it’s more like $22.

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 1d

Yea they can be improved. I tried generating images using ChatGPT and NanoBanana but they came out looking awful. No coherent style and content literally going off the edges of the image.

That wasted about a day and at that point it became ship first and iterate later.

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 1d

After 11 months I finally launched my blog! Better late than never I guess 😅

How’s it look?

qrsurge.com/blog

#buildinpublic

Blog | QRSurge

Create free branded QR codes instantly with QRSurge. Customize and download high-quality QR codes for URLs, WiFi access, contact info, and more. No registration required.

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 1d

Nice landing page! One of my biggest challenges at the moment is getting feedback from my users. Even the paying ones don’t respond to my emails 😅

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a beautiful Saturday, the weather here is finally cooling off.

What’s everyone working on this weekend?

#buildinpublic #indiedev

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · Sep 18

After 10 months of grinding I can finally say QRSurge has its first paying customer! 🚀

Here’s me staring longingly at the Stripe email #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · Jul 23

I thought it would be easy and I could earn some side income. Turns out I was wrong on both fronts 😅

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hey #buildinpublic fam,

I need your help. Is anyone willing to test a new flow on my landing page? It should only take a few minutes.

I will return the favor for you as well!

Send me a DM me or comment below

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · Jul 19

I’m also launching a completely revamped landing page, making it much easier to generate fully custom static and dynamic QR codes for free!

Keep an eye out in the coming days 👀

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · Jul 19

I’m flabbergasted. I just found out @qrsurge.com was featured in an article by Asurion…

…completely organically!

I happened to come across it on a routine Google search. It’s crazy to see your creations taking on a life of their own.

Check out the article!👇

#buildinpublic #qrcode #indiehacker

Learn to create a QR code easily

Learn how to create a QR code in minutes—share websites, contact info, Wi-Fi access, and more with a quick scan-ready code.

www.asurion.com

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · Jun 2

I admit I have a hard time letting go of unused domains

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · May 30

*Me frantically refreshing my admin dashboard to see if new users signed up*

#buildinpublic

a black cat is playing with a laptop that says refresh on it

ALT: a black cat is playing with a laptop that says refresh on it

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · May 30

Always a nice surprise to see who signs up for your SaaS.

These past 2 days QRSurge had a major office furniture retailer and a fine dining restaurant at a worldwide hotel brand sign up to manage their QR codes.

This is just the beginning, onward! 🚀

#buildinpublic #entrepreneur

Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · May 16

I’m dealing with this right now! I’m redesigning my landing page and trying to improve SEO but it’s hard to know what keywords to target in a competitive space.

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Vince💡 @vancesolar.bsky.social · May 9

If you’re wondering which auth method to choose for your project you should prioritize Google login.

Since launching QRSurge 2 weeks ago I’ve had:

✅ 85 signups
✅ 80% accounts use Google login

Simplify your onboarding!

#buildinpublic