Remco Nieuwenhuizen

My interview with SaaSPirate is online. Thanks for sharing my story. saaspirate.com/interviews/rem…

A big celebration today. Almost 1 year since the first version of WOoptic we hit the milestone of 1000 users. I’m very proud that this tool is growing without any big forms of marketing. It means that people find it usesfull, and like using it. Let’s go to the 2000 users💪🏻.

Yesterday, I had the privilege to sit down with Michelle Frechette on the Post Status podcast. We talked about WPoptic, my biggest lessons so far, and what’s coming in the near future. Thanks for having me on the show. It was fun! youtube.com/live/1u88bIx7M…

I just found out that my podcast with Gautam Khorana from Seahawk is already been watched over 1200 times. That’s incredible! Thanks again for inviting me. If anyone is interested in my story. I’m open to more conversations.

I’m proud to see my name among those who build WPBakery and Beaver Builder. Last week, I was invited by Gautam Khorana to join the WP Legends Podcast. I can’t say that I’m a legend (yet), but hey… I’m on my way, haha. We discussed how I started WPSupporters, and of course my new project WPoptic. It was fun, and thanks for the invite, Gautam. Link in the comments.

I had the honor of doing an interview with WPfounders! In it, I shared a bit about my background, my goals with WPoptic and WPsupporters, and how I see the future of WordPress. I think it turned out to be a fun read, giving some nice insights and thoughts around my new project. Check out the interview in the comments!

Why is no one talking about this? I use Buffer to schedule my social media posts. Below you can see the view counts. The reach is just really really low. This post is published directly. I’m wondering if this reach will be better. Is anyone else using sheduling tools?

When I just started WPoptic, I trusted the wrong people. They delivered 50% of what was promised and left me hanging. But then I found the right guy for this project. And what a big difference that is. Finding people who care and have the same feeling for a project is key in the early stages. What do you think?

The hardest part of running a startup is getting traction. We currently have over 650 users of our FREE Chrome and Edge extension. We know we are already better than our competition in the WordPress niche. But still, you need a way to find people to trust you. How do you try to take off?

Last year, when I was redesigning WPoptic I was looking for a great colour scheme to use on the new site. Then I found huemint.com, It is a great tool to get a lot of colour suggestions in a short amount of time. We found the right colours that match our feelings. Vibrant, fresh and eye-catching.

Does anyone have a good example of a SAAS business that has used TikTok for growth? We are investigating what format we could use for our videos. And we are looking for good examples. Suggestions are really appreciated.

The first image was the first working concept of WPoptic. The 2nd image, WPoptic detects over 20.000 WordPress plugins. It’s amazing what you can do with the help of a good team.

It’s been about 1 year ago when I started working on WPoptic. Right now, 1 year later, we are almost at that point in time when it’s close to perfection. Could we have done it faster? Sure.. Could we have done it leaner? Yes… But sometimes you just want to share something with the world when you are 100% happy. Right now we are at 95% haha. Coming soon…

This week, we have planned to relaunch our website for WPoptic. What will be different? 1: New design 2: Added plugin detection through a URL 3: Plugin analytics according to our database And a lot more to come. Keep an eye on our website to check it out when it is relaunced.

For the AI specialists here… Is there a possibility that AI could generate videos of WPoptic in use? With an automated planning/publishing on TikTok YT Shorts, etc? WPoptic is a Chrome extension which detects WordPress plugins so the workflow would be… 1: Visit a WordPress site 2: Open the Chrome extension and slowly scroll through the detected plugins. Let me know.

I hate AI content creation for social media… Yes… I tried it. Yes, I wrote a custom prompt with a unique approach. But the reality is…. zero traction, low impressions and almost zero to no engagement. I don’t like writing my own content. But people can detect an AI post from miles away. I’m back to square one, and I will write my own content.

Since the beginning of WPoptic, I have kept a small journal of all the steps I take. I also wrote down how much I have already invested in this. How much would u guess? My goal is to break even by the end of this year without going bankrupt haha.