The latest articles on DEV Community by Aditya Jaiswal (@aditya_jaix). https://dev.to/aditya_jaix https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3876592%2Fc06279e7-bb28-4520-99fd-843ec07d3d62.png https://dev.to/aditya_jaix en Aditya Jaiswal Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:37:21 +0000 https://dev.to/aditya_jaix/i-stopped-practicing-and-shipped-my-first-paid-web-template-heres-how-1pd2 https://dev.to/aditya_jaix/i-stopped-practicing-and-shipped-my-first-paid-web-template-heres-how-1pd2 <h2> The problem </h2> <p>I'd been learning web dev for years but never shipped anything <br> real. Kept building practice projects that went nowhere.</p> <h2> What I decided to do </h2> <p>Pick one small thing and finish it. A landing page template — <br> single HTML file, no frameworks, just clean HTML/CSS.</p> <h2> What I built </h2> <ul> <li>Sticky frosted glass navbar</li> <li>Hero section</li> <li>Pricing cards with featured highlight</li> <li>Fully responsive using flex-wrap and CSS Grid</li> <li>No media queries for layout</li> </ul> <h2> What I learned building it </h2> <p>Other than technical things like intrinsic responsiveness, <br> CSS variables, and debugging specificity issues — what I <br> learned most is that shipping something, even something small, <br> feels completely different from practice projects. There's a <br> real sense of crossing a finish line. It's a simple template <br> but it's giving me motivation to build and ship more.</p> <h2> Where it is now </h2> <p>Listed on Gumroad for $9. Zero sales yet but it's live <br> and that feels like a real milestone.</p> <p><a href="https://9141417962536.gumroad.com/l/mbgsih" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://9141417962536.gumroad.com/l/mbgsih</a></p> <h2> What's next </h2> <p>Building Template #2.</p> <p>Also working on a small utility tool — will share once <br> the prototype is ready.</p> beginners css sideprojects webdev