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How a Solo Dev Built a SaaS That Competes With Free Tools
In this episode of The Indie Hacker Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how solo developer Sarah Chen built 'PingPal', a scheduled notification tool that competes directly with free alternatives like Google Alerts and IFTTT. Sarah's strategy: charge $10 per month for reliability, faster delivery, and granular config. The show breaks down her 18-month journey from zero to 4,000 paying users and $250K ARR, including how she beat free tools by focusing on power users who needed guaranteed delivery and advanced analytics. Lucas and Luna discuss the pricing psychology of competing with free, the exact…
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