SaaS marketer behind Swipe Files, Conversion Factory and the top AI marketing skills repo
Conversion Factory, Swipe Files, Marketing Skills +5$1M ARR
stack --tool cursor · #22 of 80
Indie makers who build with Cursor (2026)
6 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Cursor in their stack — 4% of makers who share one — including Corey Haines, Ian Nuttall and Sebastian Volkis. An AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Cursor.
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24
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$120K/mo
combined revenue*
1
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Official site: cursor.com
Top indie makers using Cursor
6 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
SEO veteran and serial internet entrepreneur shipping AI-coded SEO tools
ian.is SEO tools, URL Monitor (now Cromojo), Keyword Metrics +1$100K ARR
AI-first builder behind TrendFeed and CodeSpring, teaching non-coders to vibe code
CodeSpring, TrendFeed, ChatIQ$29K/mo
Builds and teaches AI coding; creator of Chatbot UI and founder of Takeoff
Takeoff / MagicLearn, Chatbot UI, Mckay's App Template +1
AI-first builder running the IgnytLabs MVP agency, a community and an AI newsletter
IgnytLabs, AI MVP Builders, The AI Head Start
AI creator and vibe coder who co-founded Vibecode and now builds Agent Native
Vibecode, Agent Native
Products built by Cursor makers
A selection of the 24 products shipped by these makers.
Conversion Factory
conversionfactory.co
Subscription-based product marketing and conversion agency for growing SaaS teams.
$1M ARR in 2.5 yearsby Corey Haines
Swipe Files
swipefiles.com
SaaS marketing newsletter, community and courses with 27,000+ subscribers.
by Corey Haines
ian.is SEO tools
ian.is
Search Console-powered SEO toolkit: internal links, quick wins, content decay, cannibalisation, rank tracking, index monitoring and AI referral traffic.
by Ian Nuttall
URL Monitor (now Cromojo)
cromojo.com
Monitors URLs in Google, flags indexing issues and bulk-indexes new pages; renamed Cromojo in November 2025.
by Ian Nuttall
TrendFeed
x.com
Scans thousands of breaking news articles, ranks them by viral potential and helps creators turn them into short videos.
$12K in first monthby Sebastian Volkis
CodeSpring
codespring.app
Planning workspace and course that makes vibe coding approachable for non-technical founders.
by Sebastian Volkis
Takeoff / MagicLearn
jointakeoff.com
Expert-led video courses that teach AI-assisted coding to beginners and teams.
by Mckay Wrigley
Chatbot UI
github.com
Open-source AI chat interface that works with any model; one of the most-starred AI chat repos on GitHub.
by Mckay Wrigley
IgnytLabs
ignytlabs.com
Agency that builds MVPs for founders in weeks using AI-assisted development; has shipped 60+ apps by Prajwal's count.
by Prajwal Tomar
AI MVP Builders
skool.com
Free Skool community of about 2,800 members learning to build and launch SaaS products with AI in 10 days.
by Prajwal Tomar
Vibecode
vibecodeapp.com
AI app builder that turns a plain-language prompt on your phone into a working mobile or web app.
by Riley Brown
Agent Native
agentnative.inc
His newer company building software designed around AI agents.
by Riley Brown
Revenue of indie makers using Cursor
Combined self-reported revenue: about $120K/mo across 3 makers. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Cursor projects.
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Corey HainesSaaS marketer behind Swipe Files, Conversion Factory and the top AI marketing skills repo
$1M ARRas of 2026 - 02
Sebastian VolkisAI-first builder behind TrendFeed and CodeSpring, teaching non-coders to vibe code
$29K/moas of 2025 - 03
Ian NuttallSEO veteran and serial internet entrepreneur shipping AI-coded SEO tools
$100K ARRas of 2024
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Cursor indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Cursor?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Cursor in their stack include Corey Haines, Ian Nuttall, Sebastian Volkis, Mckay Wrigley and Prajwal Tomar. 6 makers use it in total.
How popular is Cursor with indie makers?
6 makers — 4% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Cursor, ranking it #22 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Cursor?
The tools most often listed alongside Cursor are Claude Code (5 makers), Supabase (2 makers), Next.js (1 maker) and TypeScript (1 maker).
How much do indie makers using Cursor earn?
3 makers using Cursor have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $120K per month combined. The highest is Corey Haines ($1M ARR (Conversion Factory)). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with Cursor?
Makers using Cursor mostly work in AI Builders (6), Educators & Course Creators (5) and Creators & Writers (3), and have shipped 24 listed products between them.
What is Cursor?
An AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code. Official site: https://cursor.com
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