App Masters · Jan 27This Simple Note-Taking App Makes $20K / Month (and How You Can Build Your Own)
Run by Steve P. Young, it argues distribution matters more than design or onboarding. One of its clients makes half a million dollars a year organically from many number-one and number-two generic keyword ranks.
Tips
- Prioritize distribution over design, onboarding and paywall polish▶ 0:46Notepad has dated 2013-style design and a basic paywall, yet makes about $20,000 a month from purely organic traffic.
- Target generic category keywords and rank top three for them▶ 6:08Notepad ranks number two for "notes", right behind Apple, and one client makes half a million purely organically from number one and number two spots on big generic terms.
