How I learned the old truth that when building a software product and selling it to people, "building" is just the beginning. And often, it's the easiest part.

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The post describes the author's journey of creating a successful side project that automatises drawing harmonic patterns on TradingView. Despite the success and financial gains, the author faced numerous challenges including maintenance fatigue, demanding customers, and handling disputes and frauds. Ultimately, the author automated various aspects of the project to reduce workload and avoid burnout, but lost interest in maintaining the project. Key lessons include the importance of setting boundaries, customer relations, and the complexities of selling B2C products.

I've Built My First Successful Side Project, and I Hate It

Needy customers? Checked. Fraud? Checked. Next stop - the "burn out" station #

Thanks for sharing. You describe all the problems that I fear and the reasons why I kept all my project personal. I think some people have the right temperament to overcome this difficulties. Not me but I congratulate you for keeping up.

Thank you for sharing your experience! I never expected it could be this tiresome to maintain a project. I thought you’d only have to update the code, not deal with customers daily. This gave me a better idea of what to expect.
Edit: I also want to add that your website is really beautiful! It was so easy to read the article compared to many other blogs. The way you highlight links, and that little bar animation, is so neat as well : D

What a good read. Thanks for sharing this great article!

Great journey, about all the issues that come with it. Every single business in the world has them, and there are many easy solutions.
Policies will protect you and your terms and will solve most disputes, chargebacks, or any other legal issues.
Simple Q&amp;A or chatbot support will save emails.
Asking for features? Just add a roadmap and requested features; let people sign in and send requests. You can build it or use third-party service.
All the mentioned issues in the article can be solved in $50-80 a months using third-party services.