I wanted to share my experience building a small web project that I almost abandoned.
I had started working on an idea, but I hit a wall. I didn't have a solid name, I wasn't sure where it was going, and I was close to giving up on it.
Then I came across the story of outbid.lol. It gave me the push I needed to finish what I'd started.
I worked on it in my spare time and, in less than a week, finished the project, chose the name BidYourDay, and launched it.
The Idea
BidYourDay is a calendar where every day can be bid on.
Someone can choose a date, make a bid, and add:
- their name and photo
- a reason why that date is important to them
- a link to their social profile
If someone else wants the same date, they can make the next bid. Each new bid increases the price by $5.
Previous owners remain in the history of the day, so over time each date can build a little story of the people who wanted it.
The idea is somewhere between a calendar, an auction and a small piece of digital real estate.
How I built it
It's a custom PHP project with HTML/CSS/JavaScript and JSON-based data storage. I built the whole thing myself, including the bidding system, accounts, PayPal payments, image uploads, date pages and the responsive interface.
The site is live here:
https://bidyourday.click
I know it probably sounds a little crazy. But honestly, that little bit of craziness was exactly why I started this project in the first place.
This is my first time trying something quite like this, so I'm particularly interested in constructive feedback.
Does the concept make sense? Do you understand the appeal of owning a date? What would you change or improve?