The problem
I'd been learning web dev for years but never shipped anything
real. Kept building practice projects that went nowhere.
What I decided to do
Pick one small thing and finish it. A landing page template —
single HTML file, no frameworks, just clean HTML/CSS.
What I built
- Sticky frosted glass navbar
- Hero section
- Pricing cards with featured highlight
- Fully responsive using flex-wrap and CSS Grid
- No media queries for layout
What I learned building it
Other than technical things like intrinsic responsiveness,
CSS variables, and debugging specificity issues — what I
learned most is that shipping something, even something small,
feels completely different from practice projects. There's a
real sense of crossing a finish line. It's a simple template
but it's giving me motivation to build and ship more.
Where it is now
Listed on Gumroad for $9. Zero sales yet but it's live
and that feels like a real milestone.
https://9141417962536.gumroad.com/l/mbgsih
What's next
Building Template #2.
Also working on a small utility tool — will share once
the prototype is ready.
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