I recently launched willtheyconvert.com, a tool to validate startup ideas before you invest time or money building the actual product.

It just hit #5 on tinystartups.com and I wanted to say thanks to everyone who's checked it out or voted 🙌

Here’s how it works in a nutshell:

It lets you build a features that looks completely real - pricing tables, buy buttons, waitlists, even a fake checkout. But it’s all just a test to see how people REALLY react.

You can simulate:

• Subscriptions & pricing pages
• Pre-orders & early access offers
• Referral programs
• Newsletter signups
• Promo or discount pages
• Full signup flows (no backend needed)

Once live, you share the page, and the tool tracks real engagement — clicks, conversions, drop-offs — in a clean dashboard so you can see if there’s demand.

If people click “Buy” or drop an email? That’s your green light.

If not… you just saved yourself weeks (or months) of building something no one wanted 😄

Would love your feedback or feel free to ask me anything!

Not everyone remembers, but back in 2005, Alex Tew had a crazy idea: sell 1 million pixels on his website for $1 each to raise money for college.

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

And guess what? It worked! He made a MILLION USD in just a few months! 😱

Fast forward to today, and people are buying virtual trees for $2 each! 🌳 It’s wild to think about how these out-there ideas can turn into something huge. The moral of the story? Sometimes, a little bit of craziness can create something that catches attention and surprises everyone.

Just wrapped up a full migration of my site (DubaiDiscoverer.com) to Next.js — after learning the hard way that my old setup was tanking my SEO.

Originally, I built the site using Lovable. It used Vite + React under the hood, and honestly, the development experience was fast and easy. Great if you’re in MVP mode.

But… over time I noticed something off: the site wasn’t indexing well on Google. I had all the basics covered — sitemap, robots.txt, meta tags via react-helmet (which I confirmed were implemented) — but SEO tools were still showing blank pages. And more importantly, Googlebot wasn’t reliably seeing the site’s actual content.

The problem? Lovable-generated projects don’t render text into the final HTML. Without server-side rendering (SSR), the content isn’t present in the initial page load — so search engines can’t see it. No SSR = no crawlable content = no search visibility.

While Google Search Console sometimes managed to pick up content after rendering, most SEO tools - and probably Googlebot most of the time - just saw empty pages.

This was a huge surprise. I assumed any tool building “production-ready” sites would at least account for basic SEO fundamentals. But clearly, SSR isn't built into Lovable’s output, and it’s not something they highlight as a limitation either.

If you’re building anything that depends on organic traffic - a blog, content site, business site — this is a dealbreaker. It’s honestly surprising more people aren’t talking about it.

Switched to Next.js with SSR/static generation, and everything works as it should now — content is properly rendered, indexed, and showing up in search.

Hope this helps someone avoid the same pitfall. AI tools like Lovable are impressive, but make sure you know what’s going on under the hood if SEO matters to you.

You can see also before/after google crawler simulator results (screenshot 2 and 3)

I’ve been facing some serious challenges with SEO and indexing on DubaiDiscoverer.com. Despite having a fully developed site with both frontend, backend, and a working database, Google crawlers couldn’t read it properly. It’s been super frustrating, especially since I’ve tried several solutions.

I started by adding Helmet to handle SEO, but that didn’t solve the problem. Then, I spent 4 hours trying to implement Server-Side Rendering (SSR), but it still didn’t work. Honestly, it’s pretty surprising that Replit, Lovable, and Bolt.new haven’t provided a solid solution for this.

So, after a lot of back and forth, I’ve decided to fully migrate DubaiDiscoverer.com to Next.js. I’m hoping this will finally resolve the SEO issues and make Google indexing work properly. I’ll keep you posted in the coming days on how it goes and what results I get (fingers crossed that the transition to Next.js leads to better results!)

Anyone else dealt with similar challenges? Would love to hear your experiences and insights.

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:

1. 🤑 WillTheyConvert
2. 💣 BoomHabits
3. 🌴 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. ✨

First 48-hour update! 🚀

Since launching WillTheyConvert.com - here’s what happened:

✅ 112 votes on fazier.com (top-voted yesterday!)

✅ 60+ signups, users created 24 tests

✅ 461 new users (Google Analytics)

✅ 1 newsletter subscriber (thank you! 💌)

✅ 6 DMs asking about the project

Huge thanks for the support and feedback! What’s next? More updates soon.

Dual monitors? Ergonomic chair? Nah.

Couch + MacBook + virtual fire = peak productivity.

Hey! I’ve got a story that might just change the way you approach building your next big idea, and trust me, you don’t want to miss this one. But before I dive into the details, let me rewind and take you back to my first project: BoomHabits.

About month ago, when I first started working on BoomHabits, I had zero experience with coding. Like, absolutely none. But within 24 hours, I managed to build a simple yet powerful habit tracker to help people stay productive and crush their goals. 😅 No fancy code, no convoluted processes—just a lot of trial and error, learning as I went, and utilizing NoCode tools that empowered me to turn my ideas into something real, without needing a tech background.

Fast forward to today, and I’m back at it again with my second project: WillTheyConvert.com. This one’s even smarter, designed to help you bring your ideas to life faster, without the risk of wasting time or resources.

Here’s the deal: WillTheyConvert is an app that lets you validate your product concepts instantly. It simulates payments and account sign-ups—meaning you don’t have to build your entire product first. You can test your assumptions within minutes and get real data that can save you tons of time and money.

This method is known as Fake Door Testing, and it’s been used by some of the most successful companies out there like Airbnb, Dropbox, Groupon, and even Product Hunt. These companies tested their ideas this way before diving into full product builds, and it worked for them. If it worked for the pros, I’m pretty sure it can work for all of us too. 😎

I really hope this post not only inspires you to give my app a try, but also motivates you to experiment with AI tools. They’re seriously awesome, and if I can do it, I’m confident you can too!

Hey it's me again

A couple of weeks ago I launched DubaiDiscoverer.com — a portal all about Dubai and its top attractions 🏙️🌴 It’s been live for a bit, but few days ago… I gave it a serious glow-up. New look, smoother flow, and ofc 100% vibecoded.

You can browse cool places, add the ones you’re interested in, and the built-in planner will automatically spread them out over your days — so your trip is organized and optimized without lifting a finger.

BUT… I’ve got a huge problem with SEO.

The site isn’t indexing at all in Google Search Console. Zero. Nada.

What’s weird is — I have an identical version of the site in Polish (same structure, same setup), and that one is growing steadily in Google (second gsc screen).

There is sitemap, robots I even got few backlinks...

Anyone ever had something like this? Any ideas what might be going wrong? 😓

Would love to hear your thoughts! 🙏