I rebuilt few years old project and now it covers my expenses
Hey HN, A few years ago, when I was working as a freelance web developer, there were many projects that used repetitive layouts and designs That's when I built my own collection of basic UI components like buttons and all. At that time, I was using CSS, so I styled my components using CSS. Later, I decided to open-source these components, and that’s when I created HextaUI After a few months, I found out about Tailwind CSS, so I decided to recreate all components with better design, modularity, and accessibility. This time, I also added animated components, not just base components. After…
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Hey HN, A few years ago, when I was working as a freelance web developer, there were many projects that used repetitive layouts and designs That's when I built my own collection of basic UI components like buttons and all. At that time, I was using CSS, so I styled my components using CSS. Later, I decided to open-source these components, and that’s when I created HextaUI After a few months, I found out about Tailwind CSS, so I decided to recreate all components with better design, modularity, and accessibility. This time, I also added animated components, not just base components. After building and launching, I left it and went on a break. (It didn’t get any response because I didn’t know marketing.) Two months ago, I decided to rebuild the entire project—but this time, I wanted to scale it and make it stand out, because there’s a lot of competition. So I rebuilt all base components, made them last versions, and gave it my all This time, it got a great response in fact, it crossed 50k visitors in just 72 hours Looking at the response and demand, I created pre-built blocks using the base components and launched them at a minimal price. That also blew up and crossed more than 10 sales and crossed $500 revenue in just 24 hours. I was selling pre-built website blocks and UI components. What I learned: product matters the most. No matter how many competitors are out there, people still buy good products. If you think, “People are already building what I’m building,” or “There are better options” then build something better. Make something specific. Niche down under that same niche Just build it. Preet
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