About Me

I'm Astral Shard, an indie builder who creates products I actually want to use.

"I'm the best at what I do, until someone proves otherwise."

My Journey

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Started Agency

Launched a web development agency with a focus on custom developed websites using WordPress.

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Hit $24K/mo

Scaled to 36 clients and $24K in monthly recurring revenue.

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Sell Webdev Agency

Sold web agency and took a break, finishing studies, travelling the world.

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Started New Agency

Launched an SEO agency to help businesses rank higher on Google.

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Reached $67K/mo

Grew to 48 clients and $67K/mo. Realized I was miserable and burned it down. Stress activated my Crohn's disease.

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Went Solo

Shut down the agency to focus on building products that solve my own problems.

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Building in Public

Focusing on OrbitHQ and other products. Building in public.

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What I Actually Know

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React

5+ years|50+ projects

Built everything from simple landing pages to complex SaaS platforms

PHP

6+ years|100+ projects

Anything PHP related, from simple WordPress plugins to complex Laravel applications

SEO

9+ years|100+ sites

Ranked international websites for competitive keywords, now building OrbitHQ

Product Design

5+ years|5+ products

Design products I'd actually want to use

Fundraising

1 year|Startup School

Pitched to investors, learned the game and built my own products

Sleep

Minimal|Ongoing struggle

Caffeine-fueled development sessions are my specialty

Get in Touch

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Want to chat about a project, investment opportunity, or just say hi?

I'm always open to interesting conversations.

→Email:hello@astralshard.dev
→Response time:Usually within 24 hours
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