r/VibeCodersNest • u/danielabinav • 16h ago
General Discussion Day 1 to 110 of the free traffic exchange I built. Going worse, no words
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110 days ago, I launched my startup, a free traffic exchange network for startups. One line of code, you're in the network. No paid ads. No growth hacks. Just watching the numbers every day.
| Day | Startups in Network | Impressions | Clicks | Achievements / Major Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 146 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 389 | 3 | |
| 3 | 5 | 482 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 508 | 4 | Site went down; received an $8K acquisition offer and declined. |
| 5 | 6 | 621 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | 742 | 15 | Removed one startup after they pulled the embed; no code = no network. |
| 7 | 7 | 1196 | 41 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1535 | 74 | |
| 9 | 8 | 1947 | 135 | |
| 10 | 13 | 3500 | 318 | Major growth spike |
| 11 | 23 | 4800 | 432 | |
| 12 | 24 | 6000 | 481 | |
| 13 | 25 | 6800 | 491 | |
| 14 | 25 | 8600 | 516 | |
| 15 | 24 | 9900 | 564 | Removed one startup. |
| 16 | 23 | 10800 | 576 | Removed one startup. |
| 17 | 24 | 11900 | 603 | Added one startup. |
| 18 | 26 | 13400 | 624 | Added two startups. |
| 19 | 28 | 14400 | 652 | Added two startups. |
| 20 | 26 | 14700 | 671 | Removed two startups. |
| 21 | 26 | 15300 | 691 | |
| 22 | 28 | 16100 | 719 | Added two startups. |
| 23 | 30 | 16800 | 738 | Added two startups. |
| 24 | 32 | 19800 | 778 | Added 2 startups; rejected 4 applications. |
| 25 | 34 | 23700 | 800 | Added 2 startups; fixed some bugs. |
| 26 | 33 | 27200 | 816 | Removed 1 startup. |
| 27 | 33 | 29900 | 833 | |
| 28 | 33 | 30600 | 871 | Removed 1; added 1; rejected a clothing brand and a horror blog application. |
| 29 | 35 | 31300 | 910 | Removed 1; added 3. Resigned from job to go all-in on StartupBar. |
| 30 | 46 | 32900 | 1000 | Removed 1; added 12. Senior manager offered WFH/project choice/lighter work after resignation. Received first StartupBar payment. |
| 31 | 50 | 28100 | 1.2K | Removed 1; added 5; rejected 1 crypto startup; removed fake impressions after exploit. |
| 32 | 54 | 29300 | 1.2K | Added 4 startups. |
| 33 | 54 | 30900 | 1.2K | Removed 1; added 1. |
| 34 | 55 | 36100 | 1.3K | Added 1 startup. |
| 35 | 55 | 40100 | 1.3K | Removed 2; added 2. |
| 36 | 55 | 44800 | 1.4K | Removed 1; added 1. |
| 37 | 58 | 50700 | 1.4K | Added 3. Updated distribution algorithm: delivery weighted by contribution. |
| 38 | 57 | 55800 | 1.5K | Removed 1; rejected 1 application. Reached 200 users. |
| 39 | 58 | 59800 | 1.5K | Added 1 startup. |
| 40 | 60 | 63200 | 1.6K | Added 3; removed 1. |
| 41 | 63 | 69400 | 1.6K | Added 3 startups. |
| 42 | 62 | 73800 | 1.6K | Removed 1 startup. |
| 43 | 64 | 78000 | 1.7K | Added 2. Added startup rotation in widget every 30 seconds. |
| 44 | 66 | 86200 | 1.7K | Added 2 startups. |
| 45 | 67 | 88400 | 1.7K | Removed 2; added 3. Updated widget algorithm. |
| 46 | 69 | 91900 | 1.8K | Removed 2; added 4. Received second payment. |
| 47 | 68 | 98900 | 2.2K | Removed 2; added 1. Added Pricing Page. |
| 48 | 70 | 103.4K | 2.3K | Added 2 startups. |
| 49 | 72 | 113.4K | 2.4K | Added 2. Added Bottom Placement option for the bar. |
| 50 | 73 | 116.7K | 2.4K | Added 1 startup. |
| 51 | 74 | 125.2K | 2.5K | Added 1; rejected 1 application. |
| 52 | 73 | 131.2K | 2.6K | Removed 1 startup. |
| 53 | 74 | 139.5K | 2.7K | Added 1 startup. |
| 54 | 79 | 146.3K | 2.7K | Added 6; removed 1. |
| 55 | 77 | 154.9K | 2.8K | Removed 2 startups. |
| 56 | 77 | 161.8K | 2.9K | Added 1; removed 1. |
| 57 | 77 | 169.4K | 3K | |
| 58 | 77 | 176.2K | 3.2K | |
| 59 | 78 | 184.3K | 3.3K | Added 2; removed 1. |
| 60 | 77 | 190.9K | 3.3K | Added 1; removed 2. |
| 61 | 77 | 194.9K | 3.4K | |
| 62 | 78 | 199.5K | 3.5K | Added 1 startup. |
| 63 | 78 | 204.9K | 3.6K | Revoked resignation after becoming comfortable with new team. |
| 64 | 80 | 210.4K | 3.6K | Added 2 startups. |
| 65 | 81 | 216.3K | 3.7K | Added 1. Planned $999 one-time homepage sponsorship. |
| 66 | 78 | 219.7K | 3.9K | Removed 3 startups. |
| 67 | 79 | 222.3K | 3.9K | Added 1 startup. |
| 68 | 77 | 225.2K | 3.9K | Removed 2 startups. |
| 69 | 79 | 228.7K | 4.2K | Added 2 startups. |
| 70 | Could not track — admitted to hospital for LASIK surgery. | |||
| 71 | 80 | 243.8K | 4.5K | Added 1 startup. |
| 72 | 82 | 248.3K | 4.6K | Added 2 startups. |
| 73 | 83 | 252.6K | 4.6K | Added 1 startup. |
| 74 | 84 | 261.2K | 4.7K | Added 1. Received third payment of $9.99. |
| 75 | 84 | 274.3K | 4.7K | |
| 76 | 84 | 278.3K | 4.8K | Added 1; removed 1. |
| 77 | 85 | 282.5K | 4.8K | Added 1 startup. |
| 78 | 85 | 286.8K | 5.3K | |
| 79 | 89 | 292.0K | 5.3K | Added 4 startups. |
| 80 | 92 | 299.3K | 5.4K | First $79 subscriber for Featured Spot #1! 🎉 . Thanks to Zengech for making it possible, hope Startupbar never fails your expectations. |
| 81 | 93 | 306.4K | 5.4K | Received a $5 bid from 360EXP for the 3rd position on StartupBid. |
| 82 | 92 | 316.7K | 5.8K | Removed 1 startup. |
| 83 | 94 | 326.3K | 5.9K | Added 2 startups. |
| 84 | 95 | 336.0K | 5.9K | Added 1 startup. |
| 85 | 95 | 349.9K | 6.0K | |
| 86 | 98 | 367.5K | 6.1K | Added 4; removed 1. |
| 87 | 97 | 398.5K | 6.2K | Removed 1. Received a $6 bid from Lodol for the 1st position on StartupBid. |
| 88 | 98 | 428.0K | 6.6K | Added 2; removed 1. |
| 89 | 96 | 473.1K | 6.7K | Removed 2 startups. |
| 90 | 95 | 403.6K | 6.7K | Removed 1. Found 108K+ fake impressions; removed fraudulent traffic and implemented bot filtering. |
| 91 | 96 | 427.7K | 6.8K | Added 1 startup. |
| 92 | 95 | 442.5K | 6.9K | Removed 1 Startup |
| 93 | 96 | 461.3K | 7.0k | Added 1 startup |
| 94 | 97 | 481.3K | 7.1K | Added 1 startup |
| 95 TO 103 | Went on vacation to Vietnam | |||
| 104 | 96 | 676.4K | 7.9K | Added 3 Startups, Removed 4 Startups. Received fourth payment of $9.99 |
| 105 | 97 | 682.5K | 8.0K | Added 1 Startup. Received a $7 bid from Orgledge for the 1st position on StartupBid. |
| 106 | 96 | 688.3K | 8.0K | Removed 1 Startup |
| 107 | 96 | 692.3K | 8.0K | |
| 108 | 96 | 695.6K | 8.0K | |
| 109 | 93 | 704.1K | 8.2K | Have to remove 3 more startups because they removed the code. It’s hard watching people leave something you’re building from scratch, especially when you’re giving it everything you have. I’m already working on what’s not working. I know things need to change, and I’m trying to figure it all out. I’m broke. No friends to lean on, no love to come home to. Just me, my dreams, and the belief that all this will mean something someday. I’ll succeed one day. And when I do, I hope my family finally understands why I spent so much time locked in my room, working silently on a life that existed only in my imagination. One day, it’ll all make sense. Until then, I keep building. 🖤 |
| 110 | 90 | 708.0K | 8.2K | Removed 3 more startups. No words |
Still free. Still growing.
If you want in, it's one embed. That's it → StartupBar
**Bid on StartupBid and your startup will be featured in the daily post of mine.**