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Why we stopped publishing our revenue on Indie Hackers

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As of this writing, StatusGator is generating $5,073.45 in monthly recurring revenue. I launched StatusGator almost 6 years ago and it seems simultaneously amazing to have achieved this number but also daunting that it has taken so long. When Andy joined up with me to help grow StatusGator, revenue was about 1/10th of this number. Clear evidence that two heads are better than one. Sharing the...

Is AppSumo worth it?

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We recently chatted with AppSumo about the possibility of offering StatusGator on their platform. AppSumo partners with SaaS tools to offer lifetime deals for a small one-time fee, most of which they keep. So the obvious question is: Is AppSumo worth it for creators? For those that aren’t familiar with AppSumo, the kinds of products offered are usually SaaS tools, typically B2B but not...

GDPR Episode 2: A New Privacy Policy

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Headquarters of the EU, home of the GDRP

What does it take to write a GDPR compliant privacy policy? It was easier than we realized! This is a continuation of our series on ensuring StatusGator complies with the terms of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. To read the other parts of the series: GDPR Compliance Step 1: Data Erasure and Portability The GDPR has very specific requirements for privacy policies. ...

GDPR Compliance Step 1: Data Erasure and Portability

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Headquarters of the EU, home of the GDRP

Recently, a StatusGator user on our 30 day free trial contacted us to inquire if StatusGator was GDPR compliant. The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is the European Union’s regulation that grants rights and requirements over personal data. Although we’ve been following the GDPR and its rollout for some time now, we haven’t taken active steps to comply with its requirements. We...

Under The Hood: Inside a Status Page Aggregator

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StatusGator is a status page aggregator. We monitor the world’s status pages and provide a unified dashboard which tracks the status pages each user cares about. But how do we collect and normalize all this data? To get started with StatusGator, you choose the services you already use from our list. For each service, you select the specific components from their status pages that you depended on...

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