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1、newsblok: 创建简报快10倍2、MewXAI星月熊：令人惊叹的下一代艺术二维码3、hashdocs: 管理对敏感文档的安全访问4、noodle: 开源学习平台5、一个短链接浏览器扩展插件，月收入2.6K美金
1. newsblok: Create newsletters 10 times faster
This is an AI feed generator that collects what you see through a browser extension and then generates a newsletter through AI. Tired of spending hours planning and formatting your newsletter content? newsblock is here to revolutionize your workflow. With a powerful Chrome extension, it's easy to curate content and generate newsletters in seconds.
1. Quick collection while browsing
2. AI intelligent generation
newsblok official website[1]
2. MewXAI Xingyue Xiong: The amazing next-generation art QR code
The main product of "MewXAI Xingyue Xiong" is MewXAI, which was very popular in Xiaohongshu at the beginning of the year, with a topic of 3000w+. The SD + self-built model is used.
Innovative codeless eye technology
The significant difference from other platforms is that Xingyue Xiong can create a QR code with no code eyes, and the fusion effect with the QR code is excellent, and it is almost difficult to detect its existence.
Exclusive models:
Xingyue Xiong inherits the strong advantages of MewXAI, and has a large number of exclusive models, making it easy for novice users to create amazing QR codes.
Wide range of application scenarios
Xingyue Bear provides 3 versions to meet different needs. The v2 version is extremely artistic, suitable for brand and personal IP customization; the v1.1 version has a more obvious QR code level, which is very suitable for offline scenes that need to meet both artistry and recognition; while the v1 version has a strong foundation, Great for beginners to try and test.
Open API
Provide an open API to help more merchants have their own unique QR code solutions.
Everyone, the author of Xingyue Bear has specially applied for some weekly member experience cards. Interested students can reply to this article on my "Kai Kai Er Tan" WeChat official account, and I will reply to you with the experience card number . Quantities are limited, first come first served!
MewXAI Xingyue Xiong QR code generation address[2]
3. hashdocs: Manage secure access to sensitive documents
Hashdocs is an open-source DocSend alternative with strong access control and advanced tracking.
Restrict access by email or domain
Restrict access with a password
add watermark
enable/disable download
See when and who visited your link
Page views of where visitors spend their time
Compare view changes between different document versions
technology stack
Use Supabase as database, authentication, edge functions and storage. Using NextJS 13 (App Router) as frontend, hosted on Vercel.
Tailwind: Build the best DX for css styling
Framer: Beautiful animation and gesture library
Recharts: A feature-rich charting library
Posthog: automatic capture analysis function
react-pdf: A simple plug-and-play PDF viewer
Uppy: Simple file uploader
The author was inspired by dub.sh (an open source short link service), which was introduced in the previous 74 weekly magazines ( Independent Development and Monetization Weekly (No. 74): My side project earned $2,500 a month within 3 months ) Products, those who are interested can learn more about it.
hashdocs open source code address [3]
4. noodle: an open source learning platform
As a student, you need to use multiple applications to manage your studies. This will include note-taking, calendars, task management, grade calculators, and more. Noodle is a platform that aims to solve this problem by providing students with a single platform to manage everything related to their education. By bringing all the data together in one place, we can provide students with powerful insights and automation that help them be more productive. As an open source platform, Noodle strives to foster a community of students and developers.
noodle project code address [4]
5. A short link browser extension plug-in, with a monthly income of 2.6K US dollars
Hello everyone, my name is Tim Leland, and I'm the creator of T.LY, a simple URL short chain management tool.
My goal was to create links with one click, so I created a browser extension that makes it easy to create, share and follow short URLs.
At present, T.LY has more than 8 million short URLs and has tracked more than 80 million clicks. The short link extension tool has more than 350,000 active users, and the current monthly revenue is more than 2,600 US dollars. The installation volume of the Google Play Store is 400,000 +
How did you come up with this idea?
I've been working in software development for the past 11 years, mostly in online payment applications. I like to do some side projects in my free time. My first side project to gain traction was a weather browser extension, which now has over 200,000 users. This extension was recommended on Lifehacker and got me hooked on building browser extensions. This extension is free and can be upgraded to "professional" functions at one time.
When I read that Google would be shutting down its URL shortening service in March 2019, I realized that link shortening services would be in high demand. In my day job, I also see the need for a link shortening API for SMS apps. I think this service is something other companies will need. This news gave me the idea of building a short-chain API.
One of the most critical parts of a short chain is the domain name. It must be short, easy to type and remember. Short domain names are hard to come by! Through IndieHackers, I met the founder of Park.io. A service that helps users register expired domain names. Working with them, I was able to get the perfect domain name T.LY! Next, I had to build the MVP.
Take us through the process of making our first product
Building an MVP for a short chain was easy and took only a few days. MVP includes an API to shorten links. I also store stats for clicks, views, and locations, and plan to create a stats page similar to Google's link shortener. I also incorporated the API into the Link Shortener browser extension. Having the domain name T.LY so short is what helps the service stand out.
Once the API is up and running, I start designing the UI that allows users to sign up. When a user creates an account, they can manage their urls, view private stats, edit custom endings for short urls, add custom domains, and more. There's also an option to add other users to the team, allowing multiple employees to manage their links.
Describe the process of starting a business
My original goal was to make creating short links a one-click task. This prompted me to create a browser extension that makes it easy to create, share and track short urls. Let more people know about my extension by constantly optimizing, publishing, and sharing.
Later by publishing the API service, I was able to see 60,000 users immediately using the service through the Link Shortener extension. By August 2019, I had created 100,000 short URLs and tracked millions of hits.
When T.LY's shortened URL was shared on Twitter, I was excited to see people using my service, so the growth was natural, and users started signing up for accounts to manage their links.
What attracts and retains customers?
As a link shortening tool, T.LY promotes itself every time a user shares a short URL. As more and more users create short urls, I see traffic to the site increase month on month. My goal is that when users need a short URL for their marketing campaign or application, they automatically think of T.LY.
I also share my journey on Indie Hackers, where I post updates and share tips for building a successful browser extension.
Earlier, I tried some Facebook ads but wasn't sure if they worked. I don't have time to spend on ads, I feel like I'm wasting money.
Did you learn anything particularly useful?
T.LY's top priority is to keep the service simple and low cost. In order to do this, I had to keep server costs low by optimizing the code to improve performance and scale to billions of redirects.
Many URL shortening services have appeared and disappeared. They usually last long enough, but they are abused by spam until they are blocked from the Internet.
Fortunately, I was able to develop automated systems to detect malicious URLs and be able to crack down on spammers who intend to abuse the service. My goal is for T.LY to still exist after 20+ years with billions of short URLs all over the Internet.
Any advice for other entrepreneurs?
Whenever you come across a problem or something you think could be improved, I recommend writing down your thoughts. If this is the problem you're having, chances are a bunch of other people have the same problem. Entrepreneurship is about finding a pain point in people's lives that they're willing to pay to solve.
I came up with hundreds of ideas, but most of them were terrible. I like to write my thoughts down and come back in a few weeks to see if it still excites me. Then, research the problem again to see if a solution exists. I usually find an app that exists to solve this problem, and then I think about how to improve or simplify the problem, creating a better "wheel". This is the approach I take before creating a new app.
newsblok official website: https://newsblok.co/
MewXAI Xingyue Bear QR code generation address: https://qr.mewx.art/
hashdocs open source code address: https://github.com/hashdocs/hashdocs
Noodle project code address: https://github.com/ixahmedxi/noodle
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