Some of you requested functionality to be able to comment on product pages, so we've added it to Huzzler 🥳

In addition to the product comments, we've also improved profile pages. Your products are now directly visible on your profile without having to click on the 'products' tab.

It's now also possible to delete your posts or products.

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Keep building 💪

I saw another post about security in the community, and I felt like adding a few more points because let’s be real, you can never have enough security 😅

With the rise of "vibe coding" and rapid prototyping, the security aspect often gets left behind. But if you're shipping something users will interact with, it's worth taking a moment to lock down the basics.

Here are some simple principles to help keep you and your users safe (or at least safer):

1. Always sanitize and validate user input

Never trust input coming from the user.

Yes, many modern frameworks have built-in protections, but adding your own validation layer ensures nothing weird slips through. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

2. Encrypt all traffic using HTTPS

Ensure all communication between your users and your server is encrypted using HTTPS.

You can do this by obtaining an SSL certificate many hosting providers offer it for free by default. Unencrypted traffic can expose sensitive information, making HTTPS a basic but essential layer of security.

3. Hash passwords properly

Passwords should never be stored in plain text under any circumstances.

Use strong, modern hashing algorithms such as bcrypt or Argon2, and ensure that each password is salted before hashing. Older algorithms like MD5 or SHA1 are no longer considered secure and should be avoided entirely. Proper hashing significantly reduces the risk of password leaks being easily exploited.

4. Log smartly

Logging is great for debugging and tracing bugs/security issues but be smart about what you log.

Never store sensitive info like tokens, passwords, or anything a bad actor could use to impersonate someone.

Security doesn’t have to be overwhelming, but it does have to be intentional.

Even small improvements go a long way especially when you start building for real users.

Got any other quick security tip?

Hey founders & builders,

For the past year, I’ve been developing a platform to solve a problem that drained me in my last business spending thousands on websites, designers, marketers, and ads… without clarity or control.

So I decided to create something that does it all but powered by AI, and manageable even if you're solo.

Here’s what we’re launching:

🔧 AI Website Generator

Start with a short conversation. Our AI builds a fully functional website tailored to your product, niche, and goals. Need a landing page or an entire site? It adjusts automatically.

📆 Smart Content Calendar

Automatically generate 30+ pieces of branded social content every month. Scheduled, platform-optimized, and editable.

📣 AI-Powered Ads

Create, test, and manage Facebook & Google ads with AI recommendations and optimization. No more ad agency retainers or guesswork.

💬 Your AI Buddy

Our assistant handles tasks via chat "Launch a $10/day Facebook campaign" or "Write me 5 tweets for this product" all you do is ask.

📊 Unified Dashboard

Track your website, content performance, and ad campaigns in one place. Clean, simple, and built for non-techies.

The goal:

To make launching & growing an online business as easy as chatting with an assistant without needing a team, budget, or experience.

We’re still building and we’d love your feedback.

What would you want a platform like this to do? What should we avoid?

If you want you can check out our waiting list pre-sales landing page at:

https://ai.nexalumen.com

Honest takes welcome.

Thanks in advance happy to answer anything or show previews!

How about a dashboard tweak where I can just pop open comments right there? No need to dive into each post to check out what folks are building or the cool advice they’re sharing.

Hey everyone 👋

I decided to try out this new platform and tbh I really am loving it. The UI and the experience is pretty good.

Also Let's connect together 😁

Hey everyone. Many users requested to be able to login so I've added a "Login with Google option". You may now also change your username (max 1 time per month) and we've significantly improved the layout of posts. Let me know if something doesn't work properly.

Thanks guys!

Hey Everyone!!

I am looking for subreddits where founders/makers share new marketing opportunities for SaaS products. Do you know any specific for this niche!

Example: r/GrowthHacking

Thanks in advance 🙏

Curious to see what everyone is out sourcing currently;

how do you guys like the work?

We're looking into finding a marketing agency currently but are stuck on finding the right one

Hey everyone 👋 For those interested, we've added new advertising options ranging from 1,659 up to 7,458 weekly impressions.

Only until April 30th , we're doing a sale were you get 25 bonus ad credits per 100 credits purchased️

Advertising options: huzzler.so/advertise/options-pricing

Upcoming features for Huzzler

Now that the development on the advertising system is done, we're focusing on making Huzzler the best platform for founders. Here is a list of a couple of the planned features we have:

• Automatically add your product to "alternative to" so people can find your products through SEO
• Be able to save / bookmark valuable posts in folders
• Accountability system where you can define goals and celebrate milestones with the community weekly (you will be held accountable by the community) 😉
• A problem/solution directory where users can submit real world problems they have. This will provide Huzzler users with a list of already validated product ideas. You'll also be able to notify the user who posted the problem when your app is ready, that way you already have a paying customer ready.
• Gamification: have a level and xp. Increase your level by contributing in the community
• Referral system: gain advertising credits by referring people to Huzzler
• OAuth, login with Google
• Embeddable badges for the launch Arena
• Be able to link a product with a showcase
• Better filtering / sorting in product pages (filter by category, sort by date,..)
• Coming soon tab: all projects that are soon to be relelased
• Previous launch arena winners pages
• .... and many more features

Let me know if you'd like to see other features as well 😁

Thanks for reading guys!

trying to learn from others' mistakes ;)

also the min char thing is awfully here

What are the best tools to integrate pay walls for your Saas?

Let's create a thread of comments with our best marketing strategies for anyone to steal. We'll start with our most converting strategy, which is Reddit posts about what we do and solve + revenue posts. Those got us record visitors and views there.

Week 1:

-Schedule client meeting to understand requirements.

-Create a detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).

-Analyze and prioritize features for Phase 1.

-Be transparent about what can realistically be shipped in the first phase.

Week:2

-Finalize and confirm requirements with the client.

-Plan UI/UX, map out all pages and features.

-Start coding prep (set up tech stack, environments, etc.).

Week 3:

-Complete UI development.

-Start backend development and integrate APIs.

-Work on additional features as per priority.

Week 4:

-Focus on debugging and fixing errors.

-Refine the product (UI/UX, performance, etc.).

-Deploy the application and prepare for launch.

Pro Tip:

-Update clients weekly on progress.

-Share challenges openly and seek feedback.

-Stay transparent and collaborative until delivery

LOC of huzzler? Love the app am new here! Waiting for the dark mode aswell.

Would love to see an edit or delete post button.

Love this site an community. Will definitely hustle here!

I am working on all-in-one productivity saas, so what is the features you really want to see in your workspace

The Launch Arena for this week has begun! Make sure to vote on your favorite products.

Creating a product yourself? Make sure to submit it to the launch arena

Good luck to all participants!

I've been building my SaaS for 129 days. Here's a NO-BS list of mistakes I made (and lessons I learned)

1. Prepare legal ground

Have an LLC or some other legal entity so you can collect payments and bypass limitations you'll most definitely run into, if not on this SaaS, then on the next one.

I didn't think about it until I faced APIs such as Meta API or Stripe which required a legal entity. You can always open an LLC remotely in USA, there are many companies that provide this service. It will typically cost you around $500. If you want recommendation on a service I used, DM me.

2. Analyze the market and your competitors before committing your resources

I didn't analyze the market properly. I looked at 4-5 big competitors and their features and that was it. As I kept building, I encountered more and more competition in the space, and it wasn't until the 4th month that I fully realized how crowded this space really is.

To be fair, I didn't know how to do proper research.

If I were starting over, here's what I'd do:

1. Go to AlternativeTo
2. Search your top 5-6 competitors
3. Compile all their alternatives into a table

Here you go, this is your competition. It will include big names as well as small indie hackers like yourself. Study them and figure out where you fit.

If you still want to continue, move on.

3. Select a dead domain name

I was careless with my first name. At the end of 3rd month I had to bite the bullet and spend a few days to re-brand everything, and to start the SEO game from scratch.

Make sure the name you're selecting is a dead name. Nothing significant should appear on Google. Make sure the social media handles for this name are available. Make sure there are no other services, especially in the same niche, that have a very similar name.

Brainstorm the name with ChatGPT. Brainstorm the name with friends. It's easy to get attached and get biased toward a name. You need 3rd party view on this.

4. Start with a Waitlist

Setup simple UTM and Referral tracking.

Ask for the name so later you can make the emails more personalized.

Bare minimum for your waitlist: target audience, feature list, "how it works", and FAQ.

You can start with just text. When you have something to show, put a screenshot/video there.

Add "Welcome" email to the waitlist. As such, you 1) warm up the mailbox and 2) you can see if any emails bounced.

Promote the waitlist on reddit/linkedin/X. Best source for me was Reddit. You can promote even on subreddits which do not allow promotion, if you do it smart. I made some posts on subreddits without including a link to the waitlist, and people reached out to me via DMs asking for a link.

5. ENGAGE WITH YOUR WAITLIST

Seriously, just do it. Those people signed up. Every week you make something new, you can share it with them. Send a biweekly update on the progress.

I kept silent for 2.5 months before I engaged the waitlist. And when I finally did, what happened? Crickets...

6. Choose proven stack

Put your ego aside. Seriously. Just choose what works.

I spent so much time simply because my stack was not optimal. In particular, Vue and Nuxt, which I use, are great frameworks, but they lack in community.

7. Choose an SSR framework for landing page

This one may be obvious to some, but it cost me a week separating my landing page from the app so I can get SEO benefits. Don't be me.

8. Choose proven hosting

I spent several days to relocate my backend from fly.io to render.com because fly.io turned out to be ridiculously slow.

9. Start the SEO game early

Warm up your domain authority. Spend a few days to submit your Waitlist/MVP into directories. Write/generate SEO friendly high quality articles. Optimize your landing and blog page for SEO.

There is absolutely no reason to not invest a few 2-3 days into it early on unless you're still in the experimentation phase.

10. Once your MVP is out, you will get at least a few regular users. Engage with them

Listen to what your users say. Engage with them. Ask how they are doing. Ask for improvement ideas. Ask for feedback. Check up on them from time to time. You first 5 users are very important. When you fully release, consider leaving them as free users. They will become your cheerleaders.

11. Do not code. Instead, PLAN

Think like an architect. Only code to validate hypotheses or prove something works, but once it does, don't rush into building the full ap. Pause. Design first.

Look, these days AI writes 80% of the code. But it doesn't know your vision. If you don't plan the big picture, you'll end up refactoring endlessly.

Start with your data model. Seriously, I spent weeks reworking mine. And I've had plenty of smaller refactors that could have been avoided had I put more thoughts into planning.

Think. Plan. Then build.

12. Do not waste time on UI

Just accept that your MVP UI does not matter. When the time is right, you will change it anyway. Don't spend time on the UI on the first version of the app. Just make it simple and clean, but don't overdo it.

13. Look for out of box solutions when possible

I spent 5 days developing custom billing portal only to find out that Stripe provides it out of box. It took me less than 2 hours to integrate the OOB one.

14. Simplify, simplify, simplify

Can't emphasize this enough. I know this is hard. Your backlog will grow. You'll have more and more ideas. But you have to stay razor sharp. Focus on one specific problem. Whenever you can, look for short cuts.

80% of time the right decision to whatever dilemma you're having is to simplify.

If this helped you — let me know what resonated.

Or tell me what you wish you knew before launching 🚀

Thank you for reading.

Is there a dark mode for huzz? And if so, where do i find it?

Not to mention the amount of bot-like comments. Even the human comments feel inorganic now.

I remember people used to actually ask real questions a few years ago. Asking things about roadmap, research done, funding, pricing, etc. Now it's just 20 comments that all say "Love this!" or "Grats on the launch (thumbsup)"

How to integrate TikTok, LinkedIn, FB, YouTube, Ig into a Web app so users can see their analytics on their content and profile? I'm trying to do this but at the moment I'm getting nowhere.

If you've done this before, or if you've got any advice on how to do this, do tell.

Thank you.

Good luck all participating products!

Make sure to vote on your favorite ones in the Launch Arena

Voting ends on Sunday 🌞

Hello all,

I’m curious what projects are you all currently working on?

Drop them below 👇

Hey folks!

Just joined Huzzler from Reddit, and I’ve gotta say—I’m really liking the UI and the overall vibe of the community. Feels like a solid place to be.

Quick intro: I’m a senior full-stack dev with over 10 years of experience. Yesterday, I was catching up with an old friend, and we started talking about selling APIs that provide exclusive data for businesses that rely on raw stats for decision-making.

That got me thinking—what kind of data is actually hard to find online? Something important enough that people would pay to get access to it. Could be niche industry stats, real-time insights, or anything else that’s not easily available.

Curious to hear your thoughts. Let’s discuss.

Hi all

someone on Reddit referred me to this platform. Please delete if not allowed but I wonder why we should use Huzzler instead of Reddit as it look exactly the same?

When I started Huzzler, I dreamed of creating the community I wished existed when I began my founder journey. A place where we could share work, get genuine (and honest!) feedback, and actually find customers.

Thanks to each of you early members, that dream is becoming reality. Every conversation, every post has shaped what we're building together.

I've been getting lots of feedback from you guys. Most people want ways to stand out, build trust, and find real customers. That's why I'm excited (and a bit nervous!) to share what I've been working on:

Introducing Huzzler Black – a lifetime membership for creators and founders who want their products to truly shine:

• Your products will visually stand out on all listing pages
• A verified checkmark builds immediate trust with visitors
• Lifetime dofollow backlinks for all your products to boost your SEO rankings
• Your #showcase posts featured directly on our homepage

For early supporters only: Anyone joining now locks in today's price forever and gets all future premium features at no extra cost – including our upcoming database of 1000+ real-world problems, customer acquisition engine, and more. Right now, Huzzler black is available as a one-time purhcase with lifetime access for only $29 (price will increase with each feature we add).

The real-world problem database will be the best feature of all (I think). As I know lots of you struggle with finding a real problem to solve. It kinda looks like everything has been solved already. Being able to browse thousands of real world user problems with customers who are ready to pay will be of tremendous value. And you'll be able to notify them when your solution is ready.

I'm building Huzzler to be the resource I wished existed when starting out. This is my thank you to those who believe in us early.

See details of Huzzler Black: https://huzzler.so/black-pricing

What features would help you most as a founder?

So, I'm building a Saas to help content creators and developers create content with AI, and I'm searching for text-to-image ai generators I can integrate into the site as a thumbnail generator.

I need a text-to-image genAI api that has a free tier, is affordable, and is great at generating pictures. Any suggestions?

Also, I've been trying to add a product, but when I try to upload I get an error message. Help!

Hey everyone! Today I've rewritten the entire image uploading codebase and you can now upload gifs as well. Issues with duplicate photo uploads should now also be fixed.

Took me 3 failed products to learn this: nobody cares how amazing your code is if they don't need what you built.

My worst flop? Spent 4 months creating this "revolutionary" project management tool. Added every feature I thought was cool. Launch day: 2 upvotes on PH and my mom saying it looked nice 😂

What finally worked?

Actually talking to people FIRST. Literally joined Discord servers where developers complained about their problems, then built the simplest possible solution to ONE specific pain point.

My current SaaS has actual paying customers because I finally stopped acting like some coding hermit and started understanding what people actually needed before building it.

Turns out marketing isn't evil - it's just listening before coding.

1. Are people talking about the problem or looking for a solution on social media?

2. Will people pay to solve this problem?

3. Who will be our primary customer?

4. Can we develop a solution that addresses the core problem within 2-3 days?

5. Will this solution add value either by saving time or money for the user?

6. How will we reach our primary customers to collect feedback and get 10 sales?

7. How will we collect testimonials from early adopters?

8. How can we bring 1,000+ users to our website?

9. What data do we need to track to gain insights?