Axel Schapmann

I made 2989€ in August 2026 with my side projects. 🔗 MyFeedIn: 1350€ ⛵️ RedShip: 1212€ 🧰 FreelanceKit: 398€ 🔎 Rankr: 29€ 🦑 SquidX: 0€ Slightly down from €3,168 in July, mostly because MyFeedIn slowed down this month. But at the same time, RedShip grew a lot and had its best month ever. Entrepreneurship really is a roller coaster. You gain a customer, you lose another. One product slows down, another starts growing. You just have to keep going: → Understand what you need to improve → Talk to users and learn from them → Keep marketing your products → Double down on what is working Some months will be better than others. My goal is still the same: Keep moving forward and reach at least €5k/month 🫡

I made 3168€ in July 2026. 🔗 MyFeedIn: 1748€ ⛵️ RedShip: 814€ 🧰 FreelanceKit: 606€ 🦑 SquidX: 0€ The more time passes, the more I feel like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been living off my freelance savings for almost a year now. It’s stressful not knowing when you’ll make it. But I finally feel like I’m getting closer. Let’s keep going 🫡

I made 2830€ in June 2026. 🔗 MyFeedIn: 1707€ ⛵️ RedShip: 925€ 💼 FreelanceKit: 198€ 🔎 Rankr: 0€ It's +41% vs May. But i feel like i can do waaaay more. I just need to do more marketing 🫡

I made 2000€ in May 2026. 🔗 MyFeedIn: 1069€ ⛵️ RedShip: 919€ 🧰 FreelanceKit: 12€ 🔎 Rankr: 0€ That’s -28% compared to April (2770€). But at the same time, my combined MRR went from 1015€ to 1315€. 📈 +30% MRR So yes, I made less money this month. But if I can keep adding around 300€ MRR every month, I’ll be in a very different position in a few months. Let's do the same thing in June🫡

There's a question I keep asking myself, and I think every indie hacker eventually does: "Can I make a living entirely from my existing projects? Or do I need a new one?" I made €2,770 in April across 4 products. That's not nothing. But to actually cover my expenses, taxes, and live the way I want, I need to roughly 2x that. €5-6k MRR is the real target. The honest answer changes depending on the day. Some days I think: yes. RedShip is growing fast, MyFeedIn is recovering, Rankr is just getting started. Stay focused. Push them. Other days I think: I've been at €2-3k MRR for months. Maybe none of these will get me where I need to go. Maybe I need to build the next one. I notice the pattern though: the days I want to "build the next one" are usually the days I haven't done any marketing. When the numbers don't move, building something new feels like the answer. It almost never is. So this is my rule for now: I'm not allowed to start anything new until RedShip + MyFeedIn + Rankr collectively hit €5k MRR. Not because new ideas are bad. Because I already have 3 good ones, and "starting something new" is sometimes just expensive procrastination.

I made 2,770€ in April 2026. 🔗 MyFeedIn: 1483€ ⛵️ RedShip: 700€ 🧰 FreelanceKit: 564€ 🔎 Rankr: 23€ (new project) One thing is clear: none of this will grow just by coding more. I always default to building… because it’s easy. You know what to do, you see progress fast. But that’s not what moves the needle. Distribution does. And that applies to all of them. That’s my focus for the next months.

I made 2,523€ in March 2026. 🔗 MyFeedIn: 1040€ ⛵️ RedShip: 583€ 🧰 FreelanceKit: 900€ = +18% vs february > it appears that doing more marketing works But I always have a question in mind: Can I make a living entirely from my existing projects? Or do I need a new one? Because I need to x2 this to be able to cover my expanses, taxes, etc. Sometimes, no matter the time you spent on something, it doesn't mean the results will follow. So let's see in April!

I made €2,179 in February 2026 with my side-projects: ⛓️ MyFeedIn: €872 ⛵ RedShip: €505 🧰 FreelanceKit: €802 RedShip is growing. I’m putting a lot of time into it. MyFeedIn is slower though: €872 vs €1,320 in January (about -34%). Big reminder for me: the difference is rarely “more features”. It’s MARKETING March goal: 3000€. Let’s see if I can pull it off.

I made 1,987€ in January 2026: ⛓️ MyFeedIn: 1,320€ ⛵️ RedShip: 547€ 🧰 FreelanceKit: 120€ A few takeaways. MyFeedIn just had its second best month ever. The trajectory is good. The product still needs work, but the better it gets, the more word of mouth kicks in. RedShip is where I’ll put most of my focus in February. Two months in, it’s already close to 350€ MRR. There’s clearly something strong there, especially with Reddit. In February, I’ll also launch a new project and use RedShip itself to promote it. The goal is to prove it can launch a product from scratch on Reddit. FreelanceKit also got solid updates around partnerships. Things are moving, deals are being discussed. More to come next month. 2026 is shaping up well. This might finally be the year I can live from my little projects 🥹