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Easlo vs Thomas Frank

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Easlo

Singapore-based Notion template creator behind Second Brain and SyncTasks

@heyeaslo Singapore

Thomas Frank

Productivity YouTuber behind Ultimate Brain, Notion tutorials and the Flylighter clipper

@TomFrankly United States

Easlo vs Thomas Frank at a glance

Both Easlo and Thomas Frank are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in Productivity Tools and Creators & Writers. Easlo is based in Singapore, Thomas in Des Moines, United States. Easlo started in 2021 and Thomas in 2010. Easlo has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Thomas Frank's 5. On revenue, Easlo self-reports $239K in 2022 and Thomas $1M in Notion template sales (2022). They share 1 tool in their stacks: Notion. On X, Easlo has about 375K followers and Thomas about 145K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Easlo: Singapore; Thomas Frank: Des Moines, United States
Started: Easlo: 2021 (5 yrs indie); Thomas Frank: 2010 (16 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Easlo: $239K in 2022self-reported, as of 2022 · source for Easlo's revenue; Thomas Frank: $1M in Notion template sales (2022)self-reported, as of 2022 · source for Thomas Frank's revenue
Products listed: Easlo: 5; Thomas Frank: 5
Product status: Easlo: 5 active; Thomas Frank: 5 active
X followers: Easlo: 375K; Thomas Frank: 145K
Categories: Easlo: Productivity Tools Creators & Writers Mobile App Makers; Thomas Frank: Creators & Writers Productivity Tools Educators & Course Creators Browser Extension Makers
Style: Easlo: solobootstrappedbuilds in public; Thomas Frank: bootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources: Easlo: 2; Thomas Frank: 5

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Tech stack

1 shared tool, marked with ★: Notion. See the indie maker tech stack.

Easlo

NotionGumroadFramer

Thomas Frank

NotionLemon SqueezyCirclePipedreamJavaScript

How they build

Easlo

Build an audience in public before you have something to sell.
Package proven methods like GTD into ready-to-use systems.
Minimalist, consistent design can be a brand in itself.
Use short-form posting to create content anywhere, even with little free time.

Thomas Frank

Aim to get slightly better at a skill with every new project.
Create things of value and also show up in the community around them.
A smaller, focused audience can earn more than a huge general one.
Treat Notion as a toolkit for building your own productivity systems.
Give away genuinely useful free education alongside paid products.

Learn from Easlo and Thomas

Easlo

[template] Notion Second Brain
[youtube] Easlo on YouTube

Thomas Frank

[youtube] Thomas Frank
[course] Notion Fundamentals · Free
[book] 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades · Free (digital)
[podcast] The Inforium
[template] Free Notion templates · Free

Easlo vs Thomas Frank FAQ

Who makes more money, Easlo or Thomas Frank?

Easlo self-reports $239K in 2022 and Thomas Frank self-reports $1M in Notion template sales (2022). By these self-reported figures, Thomas Frank's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.

Who has built more products, Easlo or Thomas Frank?

Easlo has 5 products listed (including Notion Second Brain, Finance Tracker and Easlo Templates); Thomas Frank has 5 products listed (including Ultimate Brain, Creator's Companion and Flylighter).