r/indiebiz

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About r/indiebiz

A Reddit for small businesses, independents and startups to offer and share services, products, resources, and insight.

The community at a glance

r/indiebiz is a Subreddit for Indie Hackers with roughly 40K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Indie Business topic page.

Roughly 16K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Built, Struggling, and App. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests.

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Established 2012
40K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +16K members
Growth: +69.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 613 members
  • 2014: 695 members
  • 2015: 674 members
  • 2016: 617 members
  • 2017: 656 members
  • 2020: 4K members
  • 2021: 3K members
  • 2023: 5K members
  • 2024: 5K members
  • 2025: 8K members
  • 2026: 11K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 1K members
  • Sep: 791 members
  • Oct: 725 members
  • Nov: 989 members
  • Dec: 714 members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 3K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 885 members
  • Jul: 508 members

Themes

  • Self-Promotion
    28 posts in the past month
    1. I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.
    2. What are you building? We'd love to hear about it.
    3. Built 4 SaaS Apps to $100K MRR: Here's Exact Playbook
    #1
    Self-Promotion
    I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text. · What are you building? We'd love to hear about it. · Built 4 SaaS Apps to $100K MRR: Here's Exact Playbook
    28
  • Advice Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. What's the best way to manage graphic design requests when you're running multiple ad campaigns at once?
    2. i found a solution on how to use your sleep data more efficiently and turn your bad days of sleep into really productive days.
    3. I started sending "recaps" after every client conversation and it's changed everything
    #2
    Advice Requests
    What's the best way to manage graphic design requests when you're running multiple ad campaigns at once? · i found a solution on how to use your sleep data more efficiently and turn your bad days of sleep into really productive days. · I started sending "recaps" after every client conversation and it's changed everything
    7
  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for a reliable reddit marketing services
    2. SonaVoice is voice typing for Windows. Hold Right Ctrl, talk, and clean punctuated text lands in any app. It cleans up grammar as you go and never stores your audio. Free up to 2,500 words a month.
    3. [RESOURCE] flat-fee white-label chat widget for agencies tired of per-seat pricing surprises
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Looking for a reliable reddit marketing services · SonaVoice is voice typing for Windows. Hold Right Ctrl, talk, and clean punctuated text lands in any app. It cleans up grammar as you go and never stores your audio. Free up to 2,500 words a month. · [RESOURCE] flat-fee white-label chat widget for agencies tired of per-seat pricing surprises
    5
  • Ideas
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Validating an idea: AI tool that drafts your build-in-public posts from GitHub/Stripe activity. Would this be useful?
    2. He lanzado un micro-SaaS que une IA y Espiritualidad en un nicho de 1.300 millones de personas. ¿Locura o nicho desatendido?
    3. Noticed indie musicians get stuck at the 'AI prompt' step, not the vision step — is there a product here?
    #4
    Ideas
    Validating an idea: AI tool that drafts your build-in-public posts from GitHub/Stripe activity. Would this be useful? · He lanzado un micro-SaaS que une IA y Espiritualidad en un nicho de 1.300 millones de personas. ¿Locura o nicho desatendido? · Noticed indie musicians get stuck at the 'AI prompt' step, not the vision step — is there a product here?
    3
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. My client used my photo on their website without asking - never again
    #5
    Pain & Anger
    My client used my photo on their website without asking - never again
    1

Topics

  • Built
    24 posts in the past month
    1. I built a tool that checks whether AI/ChatGPT actually recommends your Shopify products (and fixes it if it doesn't)
    #1
    Built
    I built a tool that checks whether AI/ChatGPT actually recommends your Shopify products (and fixes it if it doesn't)
    24
  • Struggling
    22 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    22
  • App
    19 posts in the past month
    1. My app makes you dance in scenes you were never in. Here's the raw screen recording — brutal feedback welcome.
    2. I got tired of "Calculator Vault" apps packed with trackers and ads, so I built a 100% offline, AES-encrypted private safe in Jetpack Compose.
    #3
    App
    My app makes you dance in scenes you were never in. Here's the raw screen recording — brutal feedback welcome. · I got tired of "Calculator Vault" apps packed with trackers and ads, so I built a 100% offline, AES-encrypted private safe in Jetpack Compose.
    19
  • Tired
    17 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    17
  • Tool
    12 posts in the past month
    1. I built a tool that checks whether AI/ChatGPT actually recommends your Shopify products (and fixes it if it doesn't)
    2. I got tired of stitching together 4 tools to run my freelance business, so I built one that does all of it
    #5
    Tool
    I built a tool that checks whether AI/ChatGPT actually recommends your Shopify products (and fixes it if it doesn't) · I got tired of stitching together 4 tools to run my freelance business, so I built one that does all of it
    12
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/indiebiz for?
Best for Indie Hackers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/indiebiz free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/indiebiz have?
Roughly 40K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/indiebiz on?
r/indiebiz runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/indiebiz cover?
On the Hive Index, r/indiebiz is organized under Indie Hackers.
How do I join r/indiebiz?
You can join r/indiebiz by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Indie Business communities like?
Communities for solo founders and small teams building sustainable businesses without taking on investment. You will find a mix of Slack groups, Discord servers, and independent forums covering everything from getting your first paying customers to building productized services and small info product businesses.
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