Ship Your Directory
shipyourdirectory.com
Paid community, SEO course and playbook for building profitable directory websites.
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Frey Chu vs Mike Taber
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
MicroConf co-founder, Bluetick founder and author of The Single Founder Handbook
@SingleFounder United States
Frey Chu vs Mike Taber at a glance
Both Frey Chu and Mike Taber are bootstrapped solo founders. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Community Builders. Both are based in United States. Frey Chu has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Mike Taber's 4. On revenue, Frey self-reports $2K+/mo (first directory) (as of 2025) and Mike Five-figure MRR (Bluetick) (as of 2023). On X, Frey has about 5.1K followers and Mike about 6.3K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Frey Chu: United States
- Mike Taber: United States
- Started
- Frey Chu: —
- Mike Taber: 2011 (15 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Frey Chu: $2K+/mo (first directory)self-reported, as of 2025 · source for Frey Chu's revenue
- Mike Taber: Five-figure MRR (Bluetick)self-reported, as of 2023 · source for Mike Taber's revenue
- Products listed
- Frey Chu: 1
- Mike Taber: 4
- Product status
- Frey Chu: 1 active
- Mike Taber: 3 active · 1 shut down
- X followers
- Frey Chu: 5.1K
- Mike Taber: 6.3K
- Categories
- Frey Chu: Directory MakersEducators & Course CreatorsCommunity Builders
- Mike Taber: SaaS FoundersCommunity BuildersEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Frey Chu: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
- Mike Taber: solobootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Frey Chu: 4
- Mike Taber: 4
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Bluetick
bluetick.io
Automated warm and cold email follow-ups that stop when the recipient replies, increasingly sold to agencies.
Five-figure MRR
MicroConf
microconf.com
Conferences and community for bootstrapped and self-funded SaaS founders.
FounderCafe
foundercafe.com
Online community for self-funded entrepreneurs.
Earlier security and compliance auditing product; its domain was sold in 2022.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
WordPressClaude CodeOutscraperAhrefs
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- Validate a directory niche by real search intent before building.
- Data is the moat: scrape, clean and enrich listings better than anyone.
- Monetize with ads and featured listings once traffic arrives.
- Directories can be built fast and compound through SEO.
- You can build a real software business without a co-founder.
- Share progress and setbacks openly to stay accountable.
- Bootstrapped founders benefit from a community of peers.
- Move upmarket to customers like agencies who get more value and are easier to support.
- Take burnout seriously and give yourself permission to recover.
Learn from Frey and Mike
- [community] Ship Your Directory Pro · $65/mo or $45/mo billed annually
- [newsletter] Ship Your Directory newsletter · Free
- [youtube] Frey Chu on YouTube · Free
- [podcast] How Frey Chu Built Directory Sites (Niche Pursuits Podcast) · Free
- [book] The Single Founder Handbook
- [podcast] Startups for the Rest of Us · Free
- [community] FounderCafe
- [community] MicroConf
Frey Chu vs Mike Taber FAQ
Who makes more money, Frey Chu or Mike Taber?
Frey Chu self-reports $2K+/mo (first directory) (as of 2025) and Mike Taber self-reports Five-figure MRR (Bluetick) (as of 2023). By these self-reported figures, Mike Taber'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, Frey Chu or Mike Taber?
Frey Chu has 1 product listed (Ship Your Directory); Mike Taber has 4 products listed (including Bluetick, MicroConf and FounderCafe).
What tech stack do Frey Chu and Mike Taber use?
Frey Chu uses WordPress, Claude Code, Outscraper and Ahrefs. Mike Taber hasn't shared a stack. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Frey Chu and Mike Taber based?
Frey Chu: United States. Mike Taber: United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Frey Chu or Mike Taber?
Frey Chu's start year isn't listed; Mike Taber started in 2011 (15 years indie).
Are Frey Chu and Mike Taber bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Frey Chu's profile and Mike Taber's profile.
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