Build a ban-proof community forum your audience owns and takes anywhere.
Small creators lose their entire audience and business overnight due to unpredictable bans or shadowbans on social platforms where they lack true ownership.
EchoOwn lets creators spin up customizable forums with member portability - users get exportable profiles and posts. Import social followers as members and host discussions on your domain. True ownership with no platform risk.
Small content creators and solopreneur businesses relying on social media for audience growth and revenue
Portable member profiles that follow creators across platforms.
friendly
One-click setup of threaded discussions on your subdomain.
Bulk invite social followers to join forum.
Members export their posts/activity as JSON.
Spam filter, roles, bans.
Real-time updates and notifications.
Branded CSS editor.
Weekly community summaries.
Full-text post search.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| profile_data | jsonb | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| creator_id | uuid | No |
| subdomain | text | No |
| member_count | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| community_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| content | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| community_id | uuid | No |
| emails_sent | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/communitiesCreate new community
/api/communities/:id/postsPost new thread
/api/invites/:id/sendBulk send invites
/api/profiles/:id/exportExport user data
/api/communities/:idFetch community stats
No realtime
5k members total
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 4% | $80 | $960 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 7% | $1,400 | $16,800 |
Portable communities where members own their data - import social followers today.
Target newsletter creators on Substack/Twitter complaining about Discord reliance, offer beta access via DMs to 30. Share MVP demo on IndieHackers forum. Convert personal contacts running communities.
All-in-one communities
Platform lock-in
Data portability
Open source
Complex setup
SaaS simple + portable
Network effects from portable profiles creating cross-community stickiness.
Creator exodus from Discord/Slack bans + Web3 data ownership trend.
Realtime scaling
Supabase realtime limits + queuing
Low engagement
Import incentives
Hosted vs self-host pref
Free tier showcase
Success: 80% want portability
Success: 50% retention wk2
Success: 20% MoM growth
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