Share your build story

Got a product and a story behind it? We want to hear it.

Every week we publish Build Stories — real accounts from indie makers about what they built, why they built it, and what happened next. No fluff, no growth-hacking playbooks. Just honest stories from people shipping real things.

If you've built something — launched or still in progress — send us your story. We'll edit it lightly for clarity, link back to your product and profile, and publish it to the IndieRoadmaps community.

A few notes before you submit

Build Stories is a space for real accounts from real makers — the decisions, the dead ends, the things that actually worked. We want readers to walk away with something useful, not just inspired.

We read every submission. We only publish stories that give the community something to chew on.

What makes a good story

  • The problem you were trying to solve
  • What you built and how
  • What happened after you shipped (the good and the bad)
  • One thing you'd do differently

A few things that'll get your story declined:

  • It reads like a product pitch or a launch announcement
  • Every section is one or two lines — no depth, no detail
  • The hard parts are missing — failures, pivots, wrong calls
  • It's so vague it could apply to any product ("we iterated and found traction")

Give it your best. A solid paragraph per section is the baseline. If your story isn't a fit, we'll tell you — and you're always welcome to revise and resubmit.

What's in it for you

  • 1. A permanent build story page - yours to share and link forever
  • 2. Maker profile exposure - in front of people who are here to discover what's being built
  • 3. Content that does double duty: tells your story and builds trust with your community
  • 4. Backlink to your product - A dofollow backlink to your product, good for your SEO
  • 5. Social amplification - Every story gets shared with our audience on X

How to submit

Make a copy of this Google Doc, fill in each section, and share it back with us at hey@indieroadmaps.com. We'll reply to confirm before anything goes live.