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 39K 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, App, and Building. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Solution Requests.

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Established 2012
39K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +16K members
Growth: +70.3% / 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)

  • Jul: 937 members
  • 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: 760 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. I built a free tools suite for freelancers and SMBs - would love a brutal honest review
    3. I built a Mac app that uses on-device AI to search SFX/music libraries by description
    #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. · I built a free tools suite for freelancers and SMBs - would love a brutal honest review · I built a Mac app that uses on-device AI to search SFX/music libraries by description
    28
  • Solution Requests
    15 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
    #2
    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
    15
  • Advice Requests
    12 posts in the past month
    1. what made you realise your pricing was wrong and how did you fix it?
    2. New to making merch and could use some advice
    3. I’m testing a free landing page audit flow. Drop your page and I’ll tear it apart
    #3
    Advice Requests
    what made you realise your pricing was wrong and how did you fix it? · New to making merch and could use some advice · I’m testing a free landing page audit flow. Drop your page and I’ll tear it apart
    12
  • Ideas
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Small business owners: Would you pay $20/month for a Google Review router? #Help me in validating the idea....
    2. One thing I learned building a sports app: users don’t want more features
    3. Review management automation for google and yelp
    #4
    Ideas
    Small business owners: Would you pay $20/month for a Google Review router? #Help me in validating the idea.... · One thing I learned building a sports app: users don’t want more features · Review management automation for google and yelp
    3
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What’s the biggest workflow headache your team deals with?
    2. The Shopify shipping cost mistake almost every store makes
    #5
    Pain & Anger
    What’s the biggest workflow headache your team deals with? · The Shopify shipping cost mistake almost every store makes
    2

Topics

  • Built
    45 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. I built an AI nutrition coach because I kept paying for advice I could've gotten for free if I knew where to look
    3. I got tired of boring habit trackers, so I built my own
    #1
    Built
    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. · I built an AI nutrition coach because I kept paying for advice I could've gotten for free if I knew where to look · I got tired of boring habit trackers, so I built my own
    45
  • App
    36 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. looking for testers for animal sanctuary funding / lifestyle and travel app
    3. MY FIRST APP - Hov3r
    #2
    App
    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. · looking for testers for animal sanctuary funding / lifestyle and travel app · MY FIRST APP - Hov3r
    36
  • Building
    35 posts in the past month
    1. Guys, it's time to share what you're building!
    2. I realized building the product was easier than getting people to see it
    3. Building has never been shorter but has dropping things gotten too easy as well?
    #3
    Building
    Guys, it's time to share what you're building! · I realized building the product was easier than getting people to see it · Building has never been shorter but has dropping things gotten too easy as well?
    35
  • Ai
    25 posts in the past month
    1. Be honest: has AI actually replaced any real business costs for you, or just added new ones?
    2. Matching AI/automation newsletters with relevant sponsors
    3. AI Hunting App
    #4
    Ai
    Be honest: has AI actually replaced any real business costs for you, or just added new ones? · Matching AI/automation newsletters with relevant sponsors · AI Hunting App
    25
  • Launch
    24 posts in the past month
    1. One lesson I learned after launching a niche product
    2. It's June. So we launched Juner.
    3. We're launching an AI scraper generator.. built for boring production work, not demos
    #5
    Launch
    One lesson I learned after launching a niche product · It's June. So we launched Juner. · We're launching an AI scraper generator.. built for boring production work, not demos
    24
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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 39K 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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