Hey DEV Community! 👋 I'm building Whylong, a free URL shortener 🚀

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Hey everyone! 👋

I'm a developer who loves learning by building real-world projects, and I'm excited to be part of this community!

Recently, I've been working on Whylong — a free URL shortening platform that makes sharing links simpler.

🔗 What I'm building with Whylong:

Shorten long URLs into clean, shareable links.
Generate QR codes for links.
Make link sharing simple and accessible.

The goal is to build something genuinely useful while improving my skills in full-stack development, deployment, and SEO.

One thing I'm learning along the way is that building a product is only half the journey. Getting it discovered by the right people is a completely different challenge. That's why I'm now exploring SEO, search indexing, and ways to grow a product organically.

I'd love to learn from developers here who have launched their own projects.

A couple of questions for the community:

What's one thing you wish you knew before launching your first product?
What has worked best for you when it comes to getting your projects discovered organically?

I'm here to learn, share my journey, and connect with other builders. Looking forward to being part of the community! 🤝

🔗 Try Whylong: https://whylong.vercel.app