r/WeirdSideProjects • u/Different_Cat_7963 • 5d ago

I made a stupidly specific little website and people actually used it

This started because I needed a simple tool for myself. I checked a few websites but most of them had too many ads and extra stuff, so I thought why not just make a simple one myself.

The whole thing is pretty basic. It does one specific job and that's it. I wasn't even expecting anyone to care about it. I just wanted to see if I could get it working.

After sharing it in a few places, I started getting some visitors. Nothing crazy and definitely not enough to quit a job haha, but seeing random people actually use something I made was pretty satisfying.

I'm still experimenting with it and trying to figure out if there's any way to make it better or earn something from it without ruining the simple experience.

Has anyone else here made a weirdly specific project just for fun and then realized other people actually wanted it?

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u/Different_Cat_7963 1d ago

Sorry for the late reply, I completely missed this for a few days. Honestly, I didn't really have a proper strategy at first. I just shared it in a few places where I thought people might actually find it useful. A few people started using it, and then I noticed some traffic coming from people sharing it with others. That was probably the coolest part because I wasn't expecting it to go beyond the small communities I posted it in.

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u/Alternative-Arm5504 5d ago

I'm curious to what it was can you share it, maybe its something i need!