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Leadfinder: evidence-backed WhatsApp pitches for Lagos freelancers, on Gemma for $0.32 per 1,000 leads

Benny5d ago • 6 min read

Leadfinder: evidence-backed WhatsApp pitches for Lagos freelancers, on Gemma for $0.32 per 1,000 leads

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle ...

#devchallenge#hf26challenge#sideprojects#opensource

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Side Project: Building the Health Tracker I Actually Needed

Moriah Maney2d ago • 7 min read

Side Project: Building the Health Tracker I Actually Needed

Healthsome is out on iPhone! Why I built it, what it's built with, how the encryption works, and why...

#showdev#reactnative#privacy#sideprojects

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Hand-rolling PDFs, taming window.print(), and finding out what Googlebot actually fetched: notes from a Next.js side project

coloryla6d ago • 4 min read

Hand-rolling PDFs, taming window.print(), and finding out what Googlebot actually fetched: notes from a Next.js side project

I run Coloryla, a free coloring pages site for kids, in English and French. It is a deliberately...

#javascript#nextjs#sideprojects#webdev

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I built a site where you rate everything. Six silent failures cost me the most.

afunnyratOct 16, 2026 • 5 min read

I built a site where you rate everything. Six silent failures cost me the most.

I built TIER EVERYTHING — a site where you drag anything (dishes, mobs, languages, cities) into tier...

#showdev#webdev#javascript#sideprojects

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I built 1,500+ browser tools that never upload your files

Joseph Orduna4h ago • 4 min read

I built 1,500+ browser tools that never upload your files

The site is Practical Web Tools. It has 1,500+ free tools: file converters, PDF tools, a couple...

#webdev#privacy#webassembly#sideprojects

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The Human Checkpoints I Kept Before Uploading To Adobe, Vecteezy And Dreamstime

Muhamad Revanza Rafif Hamdani2d ago • 4 min read

The Human Checkpoints I Kept Before Uploading To Adobe, Vecteezy And Dreamstime

The Human Checkpoints I Kept Before Uploading To Adobe, Vecteezy And Dreamstime. Grounded in a real ...

#sideprojects#ai#automation#marketing

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I built a free referral race that puts your site on my homepage

Karanga Oliver4d ago • 3 min read

I built a free referral race that puts your site on my homepage

Every side project I have launched hit the same wall. The site works, it looks fine, and then nobody...

#showdev#webdev#cloudflare#sideprojects

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SaaS Launch Checklist for Indie Makers in 2026

RadarMakers3d ago • 7 min read

SaaS Launch Checklist for Indie Makers in 2026

A practical before, during and after checklist for launching a SaaS as an indie maker, with free lau...

#saas#startup#sideprojects#productivity

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I built a transparent Etsy fee calculator — and learned how much sellers underestimate their real cut

John Milton11h ago • 2 min read

I built a transparent Etsy fee calculator — and learned how much sellers underestimate their real cut

If you sell on Etsy, you've probably had this moment: an item sells for $20, the buyer pays, and you...

#showdev#webdev#sideprojects

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I Wired Jev AI Into 3 Games — 2 Failures, 1 Success

김이더5d ago • 7 min read

I Wired Jev AI Into 3 Games — 2 Failures, 1 Success

Code on GitHub: LAMDiceBot, deguri, CrazyArcadeCopy. Live apps at lamdice.com and deguri.ai.kr. More...

#ai#gamedev#jev#sideprojects

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I built a $39 receipt sorter that runs entirely on your laptop. WiFi off, 90s demo inside. No cloud, no uploads, no subscription — because the model is local. Built for #Hacktoberfest Side Hustle.

Ashutosh Ranjan6d ago • 1 min read

I built a $39 receipt sorter that runs entirely on your laptop. WiFi off, 90s demo inside. No cloud, no uploads, no subscription — because the model is local. Built for #Hacktoberfest Side Hustle.

LedgerLens — a $39 receipt sorter for freelancers that never leaves their laptop ...

#ai#hacktoberfest#sideprojects

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Prakhar Nanda6d ago • 2 min read

EcoCart AI 🍃

Your AI-powered sustainable shopping sidekick that calculates real-time carbon footprints. 💡...

#ai#browser#sideprojects

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The Packaging Layer Nobody Builds (And Why It Costs You Sales)

Muhamad Revanza Rafif Hamdani6d ago • 4 min read

The Packaging Layer Nobody Builds (And Why It Costs You Sales)

The Packaging Layer Nobody Builds (And Why It Costs You Sales). Grounded in a real asset pipeline: p...

#sideprojects#ai#automation#marketing

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Edemy AI: Turning Online Learning into an Opportunity 🚀

gyan pratap singh6d ago • 3 min read

Edemy AI: Turning Online Learning into an Opportunity 🚀

Edemy AI: Turning Online Learning into an Opportunity 🚀 This is my submission for the...

#ai#devchallenge#hacktoberfest#sideprojects

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The Hex Editor I Built as a Hobby Became My Work

Yutaka Hirata5d ago • 5 min read

The Hex Editor I Built as a Hobby Became My Work

A hobby hex editor found users overseas. In my fifties, I decided to turn it into a business so I co...

#programming#sideprojects#career#windows

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My best day ever was 53 page loads. 39 came from my own country.

Daniel G10h ago • 4 min read

My best day ever was 53 page loads. 39 came from my own country.

Last night I published a post saying yesterday was my little app's best traffic day in its life. Fou...

#analytics#buildinpublic#sideprojects

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What it costs to start an open source project (my real numbers)

Denis Zontak2d ago • 4 min read

What it costs to start an open source project (my real numbers)

When I started working on UseHourly, I was just going to be the only user. But then somehow I decide...

#opensource#cloudflare#sideprojects#indiehackers

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I shipped 43 Chrome extensions solo, took 22 down, and narrowed it to 2. Here are all the numbers

SHOTA3d ago • 8 min read

I shipped 43 Chrome extensions solo, took 22 down, and narrowed it to 2. Here are all the numbers

Disclosure: I'm the developer. This post links to Chrome extensions I build and sell. A note for.....

#buildinpublic#chromeextension#indiehackers#sideprojects

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Billie M4d ago • 11 min read

24 free APIs for your next side project

Choose among 24 free APIs by interaction: identifier lookup, changing panels, collection browsing, r...

#api#webdev#sideprojects

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How to Cut AI Image Costs by Reading the Pricing Page

Muhamad Revanza Rafif Hamdani5d ago • 4 min read

How to Cut AI Image Costs by Reading the Pricing Page

How to Cut AI Image Costs by Reading the Pricing Page. Grounded in a real asset pipeline: platform r...

#sideprojects#ai#automation#marketing

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Title Casing and Ranked Keywords in a Stock Metadata CSV Without the Guesswork

Muhamad Revanza Rafif Hamdani5d ago • 4 min read

Title Casing and Ranked Keywords in a Stock Metadata CSV Without the Guesswork

Title Casing and Ranked Keywords in a Stock Metadata CSV Without the Guesswork. Grounded in a real a...

#sideprojects#ai#automation#marketing

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How I Built an AI-Powered Angel Number Tool as a Solo Developer

min zhu4d ago • 4 min read

How I Built an AI-Powered Angel Number Tool as a Solo Developer

How I Built an AI-Powered Angel Number Tool as a Solo Developer I've been experimenting...

#ai#sideprojects#startup#webdev

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I Automated 500 Assets Before I Made a Single Sale. Here Is What I Learned

Muhamad Revanza Rafif Hamdani6d ago • 4 min read

I Automated 500 Assets Before I Made a Single Sale. Here Is What I Learned

I Automated 500 Assets Before I Made a Single Sale. Here Is What I Learned. Grounded in a real asset...

#sideprojects#ai#automation#marketing

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One graphics kit, eleven bikes: storing dirt bike fitment as data

Custom Dirt Bike Graphics5d ago • 2 min read

One graphics kit, eleven bikes: storing dirt bike fitment as data

When I started building a graphics kit designer for dirt bikes, I assumed every bike needed its own....

#data#sideprojects#json#webdev

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Leadfinder: evidence-backed WhatsApp pitches for Lagos freelancers, on Gemma for $0.32 per 1,000 leads

Side Project: Building the Health Tracker I Actually Needed

Hand-rolling PDFs, taming window.print(), and finding out what Googlebot actually fetched: notes from a Next.js side project

I built a site where you rate everything. Six silent failures cost me the most.

I built 1,500+ browser tools that never upload your files

The Human Checkpoints I Kept Before Uploading To Adobe, Vecteezy And Dreamstime

I built a free referral race that puts your site on my homepage

SaaS Launch Checklist for Indie Makers in 2026

I built a transparent Etsy fee calculator — and learned how much sellers underestimate their real cut

I Wired Jev AI Into 3 Games — 2 Failures, 1 Success

I built a $39 receipt sorter that runs entirely on your laptop. WiFi off, 90s demo inside. No cloud, no uploads, no subscription — because the model is local. Built for #Hacktoberfest Side Hustle.

EcoCart AI 🍃

The Packaging Layer Nobody Builds (And Why It Costs You Sales)

Edemy AI: Turning Online Learning into an Opportunity 🚀

The Hex Editor I Built as a Hobby Became My Work

My best day ever was 53 page loads. 39 came from my own country.

What it costs to start an open source project (my real numbers)

I shipped 43 Chrome extensions solo, took 22 down, and narrowed it to 2. Here are all the numbers

24 free APIs for your next side project

How to Cut AI Image Costs by Reading the Pricing Page

Title Casing and Ranked Keywords in a Stock Metadata CSV Without the Guesswork

How I Built an AI-Powered Angel Number Tool as a Solo Developer

I Automated 500 Assets Before I Made a Single Sale. Here Is What I Learned

One graphics kit, eleven bikes: storing dirt bike fitment as data