João Rocha 🦁🚀
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joaorochaon.bsky.social
João Rocha 🦁🚀
@joaorochaon.bsky.social
🇵🇹 First-time solopreneur building SmartBuy (http://www.smartbuy.pt) 🚀

Simplifying real estate decisions in Portugal

Sharing my journey, challenges & motivation as I build

Goal: Make my first $ from WiFi! 💻
If you don't know how to do marketing and don't know where to start promoting your business, start with Reddit:

- Post something helpful: "5 tips for.."
- Prioritize useful information: "Don't do this.."
- Ask a question: "Would you do..?"
- Ask for feedback at the end
January 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Having someone register on your wait-list while you're not even working feels amazing!

I'm already at 60 registered users! 🎉😁

Can't wait to launch SmartBuy and receive my first $!
January 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Keep on going! 💪

#motivation #DreamBig
January 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I only had 21 people registered on the waitlist and now I have 45! 🎉

Thanks @natiakurdadze.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Almost every day, I noticed a post about "Looking to buy XYZ house for ZYX€, what do you think?"

So I've written a post in Portuguese with the title:
"5 tips to buy a house in Portugal"

And these are the results!
January 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I just doubled the number of people on my waitlist by following @natiakurdadze.bsky.social 's advice! 🎉

How did I do it? ⬇️
January 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Today's marketing: done!

Am I doing this correctly? 😂

💻 + www.smartbuy.pt
January 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Finally, I launched the new version of my landing page: www.smartbuy.pt

Now with a button to join the waitlist.
And I already have 13 people ❤️

It's amazing what you can do if you just start!

Still so much work to do, but I'm proud where I am today!

#buildinpublic
December 24, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I failed a little bit because I finished adding some Blog posts (that I don't need and definitely are not a priority right now 😅)

But hey, I moved forward!
I created something! 😃
December 15, 2024 at 12:46 PM
GM everyone!

Another Sunday, another day to build my product! 🚀

(Let's try to focus on the priority tasks for a change 😅)
December 15, 2024 at 12:42 PM
I'm also thinking of launching an early-bird discount for the fist 40 users.

I believe that having an option for 14€ is good for everyone that wants to test it.

But maybe not? Should I have a free option?
December 10, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Landing page progress update:
✅ Pricing
⏳ FAQs
⏳ Footer

Pricing strategy is: one-time payments, no subscriptions and time-limit access to the platform.

What do you think?

Any feedback is appreciated.

I know the most valuable feedback will be from potential users, if they exist 🤣

#BuildInPublic
December 10, 2024 at 9:49 AM
I had:
🧣 scarf
🧢 cap
🧤 gloves
🧥 long sleeve shirt
🩳 shorts

I survived, but damn it was cold!

We had 8-10ºC Realfeel last week.. It was a huge drop today!
December 9, 2024 at 10:04 AM
I survived! 😂

But I had to take a scarf and gloves today.. 🥶
December 9, 2024 at 9:04 AM
GM!

The weather is funny today 😅

But it's time for my morning jog..

Will I 🥶 today?

#Commitment #MorningRoutine #Motivation #morning
December 9, 2024 at 7:27 AM
✅ New CTA section
December 8, 2024 at 7:16 PM
✅ Comparison section done!
December 8, 2024 at 7:16 PM
✅ Deployment fixed!

And I have a staging environment now 😃
December 8, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Well this one is free for example.

You could probably navigate the website if you have installed the Google Translate chrome extension, on desktop.
December 8, 2024 at 8:29 AM
✅ Morning run 🌄

Let's start this day with the right foot 🚀
December 5, 2024 at 7:38 AM
After the 9-to-5
It's time to build SmartBuy.pt

#IndieHacker #CatPerson #buildInPublic
December 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
It's so wild that I have 225 followers on Blue Sky!

For someone that didn't post anything on social media (just doom scrolling) and only joined Blue Sky last month, this is incredible! 😍

Thank you to each and everyone of you ❤️

Now let's build stuff 💪🚀
December 3, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I love this last part. ❤️

Great encouragement! 💪
December 2, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Content Analysis: João's posts read like a blend of a tech startup pitch and a friendly chat over coffee. He balances technical jargon with relatable humor, ensuring that even those who barely know PHP can feel included.

blueskyroast.com

This app is really cool 😄
December 1, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Here is the light version.

I'm not sure which one I prefer now, but I think I will drop one of the themes.
November 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM