Aurelien Dio

Built a €1M+ SEO Agency. Then lost years in VC hell. Starting over at 44yo in BKK 🇹🇭 Leveraging 20y of SEO to build better tools. App:

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I did it! I MADE MY FIRST ONLINE DOLLARS 🥳🥳
And I didn’t launched yet, this is coming from pre-order!

Here is how I went from 0 to 1:

Back in October 2025, I left France and moved to Bangkok. A few months earlier, my second startup had failed and my relationship had ended around the same time. I had a bit of savings left, and that was pretty much it

I picked Bangkok mostly because life there is a lot cheaper. With what I had saved, it gave me some time to build something without having to take a job right away

Since I got here, I've launched 2 SaaS projects

The first one is a domain name generator. A small app that took me 2 months to built. That’s the first time I’m making an app, so I had to figure out everything from scratch

It worked great but I understood something about the kind of product it is: you look for a domain name once or twice a year, not more

It's not the kind of tool people come back to every month. So it's been great for learning the ropes and figuring out how to build and ship something on my own, but it's not the thing that's going to take off

That was my first real lesson: a product can be well built and still never turn into something you can live off

What matters isn't just whether it's doable or useful. It's whether people need it regularly, and whether you're building on something where you actually have an edge

So I changed my approach. Instead of looking for a clever idea, I went back to the one thing I do for years: SEO. Before I got into SaaS, I did SEO consulting for some of the biggest French companies, and I ran my own SEO agency for 13 years

I decided to build a tool that automates what I've been doing by hand for years: putting together SEO strategies for clients

It crawls the site, maps it against competitors, and spots the gaps competitors rank for and you don't. From there it builds a complete SEO roadmap with site structure, keyword clusters and a content plan to turn SEO from a vague to-do into a clear plan you can actually follow

Then I started talking about it and doing a few demos, found people who were interested and today I got my first customer: $49

The road's still long and it's clearly a hard one

I often feel lonely, there are a lot of obstacles to get through and plenty of moments of doubt

But things are moving, little by little. It's the first concrete sign that I'm heading in the right direction!

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@alexmacgregor__ Name: Aurelien

Location: Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭

About: SEO Consultant

Goal: Build a SEO tool which allows you to obtain a complete SEO strategy in minutes, starting from almost nothing

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@sobedominik The sacred land

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@onlinedopamine I like this format, you present well in video man 👍

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@ProSamik Thank you so much Samik! The first sale is really something, I'm so glad I made it!

[Aurelien Dio @aurelien_dio]

I did it! I MADE MY FIRST ONLINE DOLLARS 🥳🥳
And I didn’t launched yet, this is coming from pre-order!

Here is how I went from 0 to 1:

Back in October 2025, I left France and moved to Bangkok. A few months earlier, my second startup had failed and my relationship had ended around the same time. I had a bit of savings left, and that was pretty much it

I picked Bangkok mostly because life there is a lot cheaper. With what I had saved, it gave me some time to build something without having to take a job right away

Since I got here, I've launched 2 SaaS projects

The first one is a domain name generator. A small app that took me 2 months to built. That’s the first time I’m making an app, so I had to figure out everything from scratch

It worked great but I understood something about the kind of product it is: you look for a domain name once or twice a year, not more

It's not the kind of tool people come back to every month. So it's been great for learning the ropes and figuring out how to build and ship something on my own, but it's not the thing that's going to take off

That was my first real lesson: a product can be well built and still never turn into something you can live off

What matters isn't just whether it's doable or useful. It's whether people need it regularly, and whether you're building on something where you actually have an edge

So I changed my approach. Instead of looking for a clever idea, I went back to the one thing I do for years: SEO. Before I got into SaaS, I did SEO consulting for some of the biggest French companies, and I ran my own SEO agency for 13 years

I decided to build a tool that automates what I've been doing by hand for years: putting together SEO strategies for clients

It crawls the site, maps it against competitors, and spots the gaps competitors rank for and you don't. From there it builds a complete SEO roadmap with site structure, keyword clusters and a content plan to turn SEO from a vague to-do into a clear plan you can actually follow

Then I started talking about it and doing a few demos, found people who were interested and today I got my first customer: $49

The road's still long and it's clearly a hard one

I often feel lonely, there are a lot of obstacles to get through and plenty of moments of doubt

But things are moving, little by little. It's the first concrete sign that I'm heading in the right direction!

[Aurelien Dio @aurelien_dio]

@Mycolaos Incredible vibe here. Come, you'll see

And the food is really good too!

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@guillermocarone @nico_jeannen Thanks Guillermo! How does it work on your end in Paris?

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@T_Zahil It's incredible what you've organized with the Uneed Residency Thomas. It looks like it was fantastic! Well done on all your hard work! It's normal that it takes time, but please don't stop and keep going 🤩

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@ProSamik Exactly right. Maintain the efforts and the results will come 👍

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@martindonadieu Really cool project and beautiful region with mountains all around. Where is it? 👀

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@T_Zahil @DmytroKrasun Hmm... I'd say with confidence: cooking class. There's a smoking oven on the right, and he is saying to let the leg of lamb cook for 100 minutes

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@hello_guillaume Merci beaucoup Guillaume ! Je te souhaite de réussir, c’est un virage délicat mais on peut le faire. Go for it!

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@harjjotsinghh Thank you man!

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@frmbrice Merci Brice !

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@martindonadieu @nico_jeannen Thank you Martin! I hope so, your journey already inspires me a lot

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@vinicsr Thank you Vinny! Yes, go for it. I would be delighted if you found the name for your next project on SnappyName

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@aschapmann @marving_with_g Thanks Alex! Yes, I have to publish it now 😄

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@marving_with_g Thank you Marving 💪

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@bertwitt There's no link yet. I'll publish it in a few days! I'll tell you if you want

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@imcooldeep96 Thanks man! I'm glad if my journey inspires you. Go for it!

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@LucaCaponeX Thank you Luca! Yes, it feels good to be back