“a single PHP file called ”index.php“ generating $2,342.04 in a day”

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16 pointspieterhg2 comments

As always, the implementation here, the lines of code in index.php, doesn't really matter. Anyone can code a job board given enough time. The questions that matter are rather how he got his audience to come to it:

- How did he make his offering known to potential clients? - Why did the clients choose his page, over the N many competitors out there? What's different or better about it? - Conversely, how does he get his job-seekers? Are they of particular quality?

The index.php file is old news. The getting employers and candidates together in a nice package is the valuable part.

(I'd actually be looking forward to hearing about the making of this job market.)

I think Pieter has simply become the guru for digital nomad engineers - he's behind Nomad List, for example. So he spent a good portion of his life building up his credibility and connections. Plus the site actually looks and feels good (CSS/JavaScript). The PHP file is probably the least interesting piece of the puzzle :)

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