How I Managed to Reach #2 Product of the Day as a Solo Founder Competing Against Bigger Teams 🚀
Hey everyone, Elitza here, founder of own.page 👋
A few days ago, own.page reached #2 Product of the Day on Product Hunt.
As a solo founder competing against products backed by much larger teams, this wasn't something I expected - but it was something I was determined to achieve. There were moments during the launch when I thought it would be incredibly difficult.
But this incredible community showed up.
Thank You ❤️
Thank you to everyone who supported the launch, left feedback, shared own.page, and gave it a try.
Building a startup alone can be challenging, and seeing so many people believe in the vision means more than I can put into words.
What is own.page? 🌐
I created own.page to make building an online presence simple, beautiful, and accessible - while still providing the tools creators need to grow in the digital world.
No coding. No complicated setup. Just an intuitive way to create your own corner of the internet, customize it, publish it, and grow your audience.
What started as a simple mini-page builder has evolved into a platform with widgets, analytics, themes, community features, and much more.
The Results 📈
Since the launch:
🎉 Over 1,000 new registrations
🌍 More than 6,000 website visits
💡 Hundreds of valuable pieces of feedback
🐛 A few bugs discovered (and some already being fixed 😅)
Most importantly, I've gained an amazing community that's helping shape the future of own.page.
What's Next? 🛠️
Right now, I'm focused on:
Fixing bugs and improving stability
Implementing user feedback
Adding more features for audience growth
Expanding community-focused tools
Making own.page even easier to use
One More Thank You ❤️
Reaching #2 Product of the Day is a milestone I'll never forget.
Whether you upvoted, commented, shared, or signed up - I greatly appreciate the support!
This is only the beginning, and I'm excited to keep building with all of you.
— Elitza
Founder of own.page
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own.page
@ankan_chowdhury Thanks, Ankan! Really appreciate your words!
Looks good. What's your vision at scale?
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
These are really great results. And next time, livestream! ;) :D
own.page
@man0l1 Thank you, Manol!
Congratulations @elitza_vasileva this is huge as a solo founder.
Curious to know, what steps to keep in mind while launching a product in product hunt? apart from being the product useful, how can one secure to score top?
@elitza_vasileva @riya_pariyar Great question - I'm curious as well
@elitza_vasileva @riya_pariyar @anna_ludwinowski I’m curious as well. 😊. Definitely an accomplishment for sure.
ZeroHuman.
Congrats!! The product looks awesome and #2 (+ you were featured in the newsletter, right? I think I saw own.page in there) is an amazing achievement especially since you were fighting an uphill battle against much bigger teams. What do you think helped the most? Was it building a community here on PH pre-launch or driving your community from outside of PH? Or something else?
@denitsapenchevavaltchanova Good questions, curious myself
Scade.pro
Great result!
Thanks for sharing the numbers, they really are impressive.
I'm new here and this is awesome. Solo founder here too (or getting there), so I know how heavy those "is this even possible" moments feel. #2 against bigger teams? You should be very proud. Keep going!
This is actually great @elitza_vasileva