Local business is the way the business has always been done, before tech disrupted it. There's a lot of hoops to jump through, compared to just starting an on line business. With local it's crucial to have a good reputation ansat word mouth spreads. Andot's more like reating reviews in a live thread than static review sites.
When Sam Eaton hears a new idea, it's all he can do to contain his excitement and dive right into the code. So when his sister told him she wanted to start a cookie delivery business, there was never any question that he'd apply his indie hacker skills to help out however he could. And to great effect — today they're selling hundreds of thousand of dollars worth of cookies every month. In this episode, Sam and I discuss the advantages of target your local community as a niche, ways to leverage scarcity and social proof to increase sales, and how software engineers can best apply their skills to selling products in the real world.