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Indie World Map
Discover indie products and makers around the world on an interactive map.
- Category
- Other
- Stage
- Beta
- For
- Indie hackers, solo founders, and people discovering independent products
About
Explore indie products being built around the world. Discover hidden gems, meet indie makers, and plant your project on the Indie World Map from $1.
Features
- Problem
- Independent products are difficult to discover in a crowded online ecosystem.
- How it works
- Displays indie products and makers as geographically located pins on a 3D globe, with a map link for each listing.
- Result
- Visitors can discover indie projects by where they are being built.
- Why
- Location gives visitors a visual, exploratory way to encounter products worldwide.
- Problem
- Visitors need ways to narrow a broad product directory.
- How it works
- Organizes listings into categories such as Productivity, AI, Marketing, Health, Finance, Design, and Dev.
- Result
- Users can move from global discovery to focused product browsing.
- Why
- Category browsing helps people explore relevant types of products.
- Problem
- Makers need a simple route to visibility.
- How it works
- Lets makers join the map from $1 by submitting a product URL or X profile.
- Result
- Makers can add a discoverable map presence.
- Why
- A low entry price makes participation accessible to independent builders.
- Problem
- Listings need a transparent way to compete for prominence.
- How it works
- Uses lifetime bids to determine rank; paid bids are shown as flag plants and top bids are surfaced on the landing page.
- Result
- Higher-bidding listings receive a clearer position in the map's ranking.
- Why
- The ranking mechanism is visible and directly tied to bidding.
- Problem
- Makers need evidence of directory traffic.
- How it works
- Product pages show map-originated clicks, ranking, bid amount, and when the listing last changed.
- Result
- Makers can monitor engagement from their map presence.
- Why
- Listing metrics make map visibility more measurable.
Product questions
What does Indie World Map do?
Indie World Map is a 3D globe and discovery directory for indie products and their makers, organized by location, category, and map ranking.
Who is Indie World Map for?
Indie hackers, solo founders, and people discovering independent products
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