Articles by Grizzly Peak Software

Zero-Budget Launch: How I Got 500 Signups Without Ads
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Zero-Budget Launch: How I Got 500 Signups Without Ads

Everybody wants to talk about growth hacking. Nobody wants to talk about what happens when you have literally zero dollars to spend on it.

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Programmatic SEO 2.0: Why AI Content Plus Human Edits Is the Only Strategy That Lasts
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Programmatic SEO 2.0: Why AI Content Plus Human Edits Is the Only Strategy That Lasts

I watched a site with 40,000 AI-generated pages lose 92% of its traffic in a single Google algorithm update. Forty thousand pages. Built over six months....

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Building Publicly in Harsh Winters: Tools That Keep Me Productive
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Building Publicly in Harsh Winters: Tools That Keep Me Productive

Last January, the temperature at my cabin in Caswell Lakes hit negative 42 degrees Fahrenheit. The diesel generator ran nonstop. My Starlink dish had so...

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Low-Effort Passive Income: AI-Generated Niche Sites (An Honest Assessment)
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Low-Effort Passive Income: AI-Generated Niche Sites (An Honest Assessment)

I've been building websites since the late 1990s. Back then, "passive income" meant building a site about digital cameras, stuffing it with affiliate...

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The Hidden Revenue Streams in Tech Writing: From Amazon Books to Affiliate Empires
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The Hidden Revenue Streams in Tech Writing: From Amazon Books to Affiliate Empires

Let me be honest about the Amazon book sales first: they were meager.

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52-Week Indie Challenge: One Revenue Experiment Per Week
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52-Week Indie Challenge: One Revenue Experiment Per Week

I woke up on January 1st, 2026, with a hangover and an idea. What if I spent the entire year running one small revenue experiment per week? Not building...

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The 2021 Indie Hacker Playbook Is Dead. Here's What Replaced It
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The 2021 Indie Hacker Playbook Is Dead. Here's What Replaced It

Consulting dropped to 15% of my revenue. Digital products, API services, and AI-amplified SaaS filled the gap. Here's the full breakdown.

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From Burnout to 3 Products Live: My 6-Month Rebuild Story
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From Burnout to 3 Products Live: My 6-Month Rebuild Story

Six months ago, I couldn't write a single line of code without feeling like the walls were closing in. I'd sit down at my desk, open my editor, stare at...

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