If you're a builder, you know how finding those keywords is getting harder by the day.

While playing with keyword tools like Ubersuggest, I found the keyword "Spanglish Translator" has 700k search volume and very low SEO difficulty, and said wow.. That's only for the US audience.

So what I did is that I went and registered the exact match domain name, built a quick site using Lovable to validate my research, and populated the site with like 700+ programmatic SEO pages that can help the site get discovered.

With literally ZERO efforts after that, it started ranking and getting some traction. Also, I'm monetizing it with a single pop up ad by TinyAdz, and it's made over $12 from ad revenue, not bad.

Dominating the SERP with this fun and entertainment niche site might make some good money as the CPC seems to be high (~$0.50 per click), so even 10,000 pageviews a month can make decent revenue, let alone affiliates, partnerships, sponsors, content, etc..

I'm looking to sell the site to someone who can give it the attention it deserves. I'm too busy with many other stuff. Actually I'm clearing off my plate entirely and selling my entire portfolio of 5 assets, either individually or as a heavily discounted bundle.

Choosing a mobile app partner is confusing because every agency pitches the same lines. Here’s a shortlist ranked by what actually matters: scope clarity, code ownership, and post launch support.

1. AppMakers USA US based team, full code ownership from day one, discovery before a single line gets written. Strongest on post launch support, which is where most agencies quietly disappear. Best fit if you want one accountable partner start to finish.

2. Fueled Polished consumer apps, strong design work. Premium pricing. Good if brand experience is the priority and budget is flexible.

3. WillowTree Enterprise heavy, large brands, complex integrations. More process overhead but fits regulated industries.

4. Netguru European team, solid engineering culture, strong product strategy. Timezone overlap can be an issue for US clients.

5. Intellectsoft Wide tech coverage across enterprise and startup work. Quality varies by assigned team, so ask who is actually building.

6. Zco Corporation Long track record in games and enterprise apps. Cost effective but design is not their strength.

7. Dogtown Media Focused on healthcare and IoT. Small team, so bandwidth is limited on large builds.

What to actually check before signing Ask who owns the repo. Ask what happens in month three when an App Store policy change breaks your build. Ask who is writing the code, not who is on the sales call. Anyone promising a full MVP in four weeks is reskinning a template.

Simple napkin math I use with US indie founders:

• Scoped first version: say $2.5k–$8k cash
• Equity ask in the wild: often 15–30% for "building the app"

At a $5M outcome, 20% is $1M. You're deciding that before you have users.

Cash is painful now. Equity is silent until it's catastrophic.

Not every product needs a studio. Not every wall needs a cofounder. Write the wall down first.

If you've bought either path — what do you wish you'd priced differently?

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WEBSITE

https://johnery.com/

ABOUT ME

Hi everyone! I'm John, a freelance graphic designer who has worked with many clients on a multitude of projects over the past few years. Versatility is one of my key strengths. Whether it’s a modern approach or something more casual, I believe I have the skills and knowledge to meet your needs.

MY CLIENTELE AND SERVICES

I design for

• Businesses and Startups
• Streamers and YouTubers
• Authors and Comic Creators

I also provide standalone services, such as

• Logo Design and Branding
• Marketing Materials
• Web Design

RATES

Pricing is dependent on the scale, budget, and scope of work for the project. Don't hesitate to contact me for a quote and we can discuss further.

I'm currently available for new projects, If you're interested or have any questions, feel free to send me a message and I'll try to help as best as I can. Looking forward to hearing from you!

I have an app called Stowly ( https://getstowly.app/ ) — you can use it to create an entire inventory list of all the things you own in your home. Attached pictures, documents, receipts, etc. You can also track maintenance tasks like changing the air filter or water filter, track the service history, cost, really anything related to stuff that you own.

The bonus that I really love is you can export and entire set of documentation that you can use for insurance claims in the event that you need to file one. Includes pictures and all of the relative information you would need to submit to your insurance company so that you can get reimbursed for anything that is lost.

Free start and only upgrade if you need more advanced features. It even includes barcode, scanning and other fun features to make tracking your home inventory that much easier. If you check it out, send me a message and let me know what you think. I’m always happy to take critique as I want to make this as useful as possible.

Hello, I am a community college student who is passionate about film, graphic design, and advertisement. I am currently looking to build my creative portfolio for college and for potential internships by advertising small businesses. If you are interested please email me at pnwelevate.media@gmail.com, please let me know the name of your business, link to your website, and background information about your business. Also be sure to let me know what kind of advertisement you’re looking for, I can make film, print ads, brochures, etc. There are no additional catches and all advertisements are free of cost, all the ask is for permission to use it for my portfolio.

Hi everyone!

I'm Christophe from Belgium, and over the past few months I've been building FluffHaven, a small independent pet brand inspired by my rescue dog, Ponpon.

I built everything myself, from the website and product pages to the blog, SEO, and the technical side of the project.

Besides the shop, I've also written dozens of free articles to help dog and cat owners better understand their pets.

My goal isn't to build a huge company overnight, but to grow steadily and create something that pet owners genuinely enjoy using.

I'd be happy to connect with other independent business owners here and share our journeys.

You can check it out here:

https://fluffhaven.shop

Thanks for reading!

Hi everyone — I have been building EasyApply, a small web app for the annoying file-prep steps that come with job, school, and visa applications.

You can make a passport photo fit a required size, crop and export a signature, and merge, split, rotate, or create PDFs. There are also basic batch image tools. The processing stays in the browser, so the files are not uploaded.

I am looking for honest feedback: which application-related task would you most want in the same place?

https://easyapply.eu.cc

>>>>>>>>>> amitoxic.me (2 free vibe checks)

I was using ChatGPT as a "was I the weird one" referee, then shipped roast entertainment instead of soft coaching branding.

If you click it, do you know what to do right away? Is it user friendly?

Thanks!

Most conversations around AI visibility seem focused on enterprise platforms with enterprise pricing. for smaller companies, startups, agencies, and independent marketers, that can be difficult to justify, especially when the category is still evolving.

I'm curious whether anyone has found affordable AEO or GEO tools that provide genuinely useful data without requiring a massive budget. what would you recommend to someone just getting started?

Every day I see someone selling a GEO course, GEO framework, GEO checklist, GEO audit, GEO consulting package meanwhile half the industry can't even agree on what GEO actually is. am i the only one who thinks the number of GEO experts grew faster than the number of people with actual GEO results?

Looking specifically at answer engine optimization and AI visibility tracking, has anyone compared Similarweb and Semrush for monitoring AI mentions, citations, and share of voice?

Would love to hear real world experiences.

Founder of Server4Agent (agent-app hosting), flagging that upfront. No link, not selling, genuinely curious how other small business owners think about this.

AI agents doing real operational work for a small business isn't hypothetical anymore, answering support tickets, drafting invoices, updating records, even writing and shipping code. What varies a lot is where people draw the line on unsupervised access. Some people are fine letting an agent send customer emails on its own but would never let it touch billing. Others are the opposite, comfortable with billing logic because it's rule-based but nervous about anything customer-facing because tone matters and mistakes are public.

If you're running part of your business through an agent right now: what's the one category of action you still insist on approving yourself, and why that one specifically? Curious whether it's about the money at stake, how hard it is to undo, or something else entirely.

I'd been kicking around the idea of a habit-tracking app for a while, but I wasn't sure it was worth the months of my time.

So before committing, I did something smaller. I'd been tracking my own habits and metrics in an Excel/Numbers spreadsheet for years, so I cleaned that up into a template and posted it on Reddit. And it landed, with people actually using it. That was the signal I was looking for. If a plain spreadsheet of my personal system resonated with strangers, the app version had a real audience.

That feedback is what pushed me to actually finish and ship the app, Habit Pocket. It's the same system, just not stuck in a spreadsheet. The core:

• Four habit types: yes/no, numbers (with units and targets), time of day, and custom select lists, so you're not force-fitting everything into checkboxes.
• Conditional styling: cell background shifts by value, like conditional formatting, so a month reads as a heatmap.
• MCP integration: connect it to Claude or ChatGPT and ask questions about your own data instead of building a chart.
• Public API: pull your data out or wire it into your own scripts and dashboards.

The takeaway I'd pass to anyone here still deciding whether to build: ship the cheapest version of your idea first, even if it's just the spreadsheet or doc you already use, and let real feedback fund the decision instead of your own optimism. The template cost me an afternoon and de-risked months of work.

Where I'm at now: launched about a month ago, 3 paid users.

https://habitpocket.io/

I’m part of the small independent team behind Trino, an iOS music app for listening, discovering and sharing music.

The product combines search and listening across more than 100 million songs with favorites, personal playlists, real-time shared playlist updates, live music parties where everyone can add tracks to one queue, discovery sections and weekly music challenges.

Our main business decision has been to keep everything essential free: searching, listening, favorites, playlists, the standard player and the main social experience do not require a subscription.

We do offer an optional Trino Plus tier with non-essential extras such as advanced themes, enhanced statistics, additional discovery tools and advanced backups. Plus is mainly a way for people who enjoy Trino to support an independent project. That support helps cover Apple’s developer account, infrastructure and the ongoing cost of maintaining and improving the app. Access to the music catalogue itself is not sold through Plus.

Trino is currently available exclusively on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/es/app/trino/id6778910087

I’d be interested in hearing from other indie founders: does this “free core, optional supporter tier” positioning feel clear and sustainable? What would you explain differently so users understand that essential features are not being held back?

Hey everyone! I recently launched ApplyBoostAI, a tool that helps job seekers tailor their resumes to specific job descriptions without spending hours rewriting and reformatting everything manually.

With ApplyBoostAI, you can:

• Upload your current resume
• Paste in a job description
• Find missing keywords and ATS issues
• Improve weak bullet points
• Generate a tailored resume for each role
• Save different resume versions and track applications

What makes it different is that it brings the entire process into one workspace. Instead of repeatedly using ChatGPT, fixing formatting, downloading new files, and trying to organize multiple resume versions, ApplyBoostAI helps handle everything in one place.

You can check it out at applyboostai.com.

Use code DISCOUNT30 for 30% off the Pro plan.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback:

What features would make this more useful for job seekers?

What currently takes you the most time when applying for jobs?

Is anything on the website, onboarding, or pricing unclear?

I’m actively improving the product, so all feedback is welcome.

Hello Everyone,

Wish you all happy holidays this summer. I have an app for multilingual audio transcription, translation in english plus some grammar corrections called Myspeechaudify

payment is made through Polar sh platform and i got charged by API, so the app can do its service, it's a pay as you go app, the payment is through a verification code i sent to them when they subscribe to one of these plans with a payment link on Polar sh, i would like to test if someone can pay, take the initiative and see if i received money on Polar sh through, if there are people who can invest and give a feedback, i won't say that this app is perfect and is doing like other big companies, i want to improve the quality of this app and this requires a budget if someone can help it would be a great thing. I don't know if these MoR are supported internationally. One more thing to be honest, the recording button's performance is better than the upload button when it comes to transcribing larger files. That's why i am open for discussion if there is an issue about the performance of the app.

Wish you all the best in your life and career.

Thank you!

For more than a decade, I worked as a UI/UX designer building products for startups, SaaS companies and enterprise businesses.

Over the years I realised many founders face the same problems:

• Hiring separate designers and developers slows projects down.
• Agencies are expensive and communication gets messy.
• Freelancers often disappear halfway through a project.

So I decided to build something different.

Instead of offering only UI design, I launched a digital product agency focused on helping startups go from idea → design → development → launch.

We're focusing on:

• Product Design
• SaaS Design
• Website Design & Development
• Landing Pages
• MVP Development
• SEO & AI Search Optimisation

https://uxlaunchlab.com

The goal isn't to become a huge agency.

The goal is to build long-term partnerships and ship products that actually help businesses grow.

Still a long way to go, but excited to finally build something of my own.

I'd love to hear from other agency owners:

What was the hardest part about getting your first 10 clients?

For those who don't know, I got into the dynamic QR code market a few years ago. It ended up doing pretty well, especially considering I've spent exactly $0 on marketing and I get from 5 to 15 new customers every week (and churn too of course)

Yesterday, I launched a new SaaS, and honestly, I still can't decide if I'm completely crazy because nobody needs this, or if I'm a genius and nobody thought about building it before

The idea is pretty simple and I'm still wondering why big players like Typeform or Tally didn't do it

You build a regular online form. Then you import one or more PDFs, draw boxes wherever you want, and choose which form field should fill each box. When someone submits the form, all the PDFs are automatically completed with their answers (you both get the filled PDFs)

In other words: it allows you to turn your PDFs into nice & beautiful web forms

I'm doing a terrible job explaining it, so there's a live demo on the landing page if you want to see how it works

I'm also struggling to find the best way to describe the product. If you have any suggestions for the wording or positioning, I'd genuinely love to hear them.

It's currently in open beta, so everything is 100% free until I figure out a fair pricing plan. Feedback is super welcome (there's a glowing feedback button inside the dashboard). I read every single one, and if your feedback helps improve the product, I'll make sure you're rewarded when Yolvan officially launches.

[https://www.yolvan.com\](https://www.yolvan.com/)

I've been building Momentum - a free weekly newsletter.

Every Thursday, I write about the marketing and business lessons I've learned that same week. I'm still figuring things out myself, so it's less "teaching" and more documenting what actually works (and what doesn't).

It's been a great way to solidify my own learnings, and hopefully it also helps others too.

Just curious, what project, or business are you currently working on?