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SkillTrek life-skills curriculum, $1.2K a month, self-reported in 2023

SkillTrek sells an online life-skills curriculum with videos, printables, activities, progress tracking, and completion certificates. Its $1.2K a month was founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page (not independently verified), as of August 2023.

What it actually sells

SkillTrek sells a life-skills curriculum with video lessons, printables, activities, and completion certificates. Its memberships include access to the complete library of videos and activities.

How it charges

The product's price could not be identified on the pages we read. Currency amounts appear on the pages, but none could be tied to the product's own pricing.

Where customers come from

The site includes a newsletter signup, downloadable curriculum samples, and free lesson videos available to watch.

What stands out

The product includes full access to 460+ video lessons, unlimited PDF downloads, progress tracking, 450+ printable learning materials, and customizable completion certificates for every lesson. It has served over 3,000 families, with over 450 lessons in the skill library and 45+ hours of video.

From the official site

SkillTrek was created by a homeschooling and entrepreneurial family with seven children who have a whole lot of fun together.
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Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

SkillTrek's $1.2K a month is higher than 44% of the 6,604 projects with founder-reported monthly revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $2K. Snapshot: 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

In my view, demand would come from families seeking structured life-skills lessons at home. The buyer is the parent or guardian choosing educational materials, and the site’s newsletter, sample downloads, and free lesson videos are visible distribution surfaces.

Building the product would require producing lessons, printables, certificates, progress tracking, and reliable access to the membership library. The hard parts in general terms are content production, supporting users across a broad curriculum, protecting the digital materials, and competing for attention in the homeschool education market.

Verdict: Needs real work.

One thing to take from it

The product combines a broad lesson library with printable materials and completion certificates in one membership. Its visible site surfaces include newsletter signup, downloadable curriculum samples, and free lesson videos available to watch.

Sources

  1. SkillTrek official website, fetched October 1, 2026
  2. SkillTrek pricing page, fetched October 1, 2026
  3. SkillTrek about page, fetched October 1, 2026
  4. Indie Hackers product page: revenue founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page (not independently verified), as of August 2023

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure

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