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I built mmm.page [1] originally for personal websites, or "internet canvases."

They're meant to be pages for very easy combinations of text, mixed media, embeds, etc. — let more people create fun/interesting places on the internet. [2]

I started working on mmm.page in Feb 2021, and launched it that May on Hacker News [3], then it hit $2k/mo last year, and has been growing steadily since. There are roughly 30,000+ users at the moment. Revenue has been trickier for this project because it's a SaaS aimed at consumers, who are more price sensitive — but the flip-side is I love working with all the people who use the platforms. Just today, someone shared this moodboard that captured exactly how I've been thinking about it mmm.page [4]. Some other fun examples here [5]. I'm planning a second launch in May. Hopefully some good news to share there.

One note: it's a website, and most people edit it on desktop, but a surprising # of users convert /after/ trying it on mobile. I also found the conversion rate increased significantly after I made the homepage itself editable — thereby demo'ing the product without a login. Just a small note.

Anyway, feel free to reply or DM on Twitter if you have questions — especially re: solo bootstrapping "fun" consumer products that are trying to also become self-sustainable.

[1] https://mmm.page

[2] https://twitter.com/xhfloz/status/1631746024120221698

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27128424

[4] https://diemichi.mmm.page/moodboard

[5] https://showcase.mmm.page



> I also found the conversion rate increased significantly after I made the homepage itself editable — thereby demo'ing the product without a login.

I just visited your homepage to check it out, but was greeted with a page that said "You can't edit this page" with a grayed out Edit button. And I'm not sure why, or what I should do so I am able to edit it (maybe sign up? but I wanted to see the demo before signing up).


Wow. I can't believe I let such a large bug slip by -- must have happened during a deploy this morning. I've just pushed out a fix.


Okay. Confirmed live now. That was quite the boneheaded move on my part lol.


I absolutely love the non-registration title page editing. Both impressive (haven't seen anything like that) and clear how it works. Can't wait to think of an idea what I want to build... :-D


Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions :)


Wow this is lovely! Really reminds me of the Mac apps from the power PC era.


Thank you! They have been a huge source of inspiration.


Thanks for keeping the internet alive.




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