I’ll start by apologizing for the title — I swear it wasn’t supposed to be one of those "you won't believe what happened when I drank vinegar and cinnamon" type of headlines (does anyone else get bombarded by those insane ads?). 😅
Two months ago, I didn’t even know what GitHub was. Today, I’ve shipped 3 real apps:
- 🤑 WillTheyConvert
- 💣 BoomHabits
- 🌴 DubaiDiscoverer
They’re not perfect. They’re not profitable. But they prove ONE IMPORTANT THING: Anyone can start building.
Back then, I had zero technical skills. GitHub, npm install, APIs — all sounded like magic to me. I didn’t buy courses or join bootcamps. Instead, I watched free YouTube videos.
My first project was BoomHabits.com — just another habit tracker. But not because the world needed one more habit tracker. Not to make money. But to LEARN. To finish something real. To prove to myself: "I can." And 3 days after launch? BoomHabits had 200+ users and even got a lot of love on Fazier (#3 Product of the Week)! For someone who didn’t even know what GitHub was weeks earlier, it felt unreal. 🔥
Next, I built WillTheyConvert.com — a tool to test startup ideas before wasting time and money. Fake landing pages. Fake pricing pages. Real data on what people actually want. It was smart, simple, and useful. And in just 3 days after launch, I had 70 registered users and 20 active flows.
Finally, I returned to a project I started a long time ago but abandoned: DubaiDiscoverer. It’s a full travel guide for Dubai, built completely by myself. Recently, I gave it a full redesign, and now I’m focusing on SEO.
But here’s the thing: The point of this post isn’t to show off. It’s to remind you of one simple fact:
If someone like me — literally starting from ZERO — can build and launch 3 real apps in just 2 months... You can too.
- You just have to START. 🏁
- Don’t wait to be "ready."
- Don’t wait until you "know everything."
- Start messy. Start clueless. Start afraid.
And hey — did I waste some money along the way?
Absolutely.
I had to pay for tools like Cursor or Lovable.
Was it a "bad investment"? You could say that.
But it wasn’t a waste — because thanks to that, I gained practical skills, real knowledge, and even real connections.
Today, I chat daily with several awesome people on X — exchanging ideas, helping each other grow. 🚀
I don’t regret a thing.
If I did it, you can do it too. ✨
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