The latest articles on DEV Community by Kartikeya Mishra (@devkartikeya). https://dev.to/devkartikeya https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4199601%2F29d74c95-0775-4cb4-90a3-864f3dc4a63f.jpg https://dev.to/devkartikeya en Kartikeya Mishra Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:35:25 +0000 https://dev.to/devkartikeya/whylong-is-just-exploding-47jo https://dev.to/devkartikeya/whylong-is-just-exploding-47jo <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhmodpqcg3387pc51fxx4.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhmodpqcg3387pc51fxx4.jpg" alt="WhyLong on AI Overviews" width="716" height="1452"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fjf75o982zptl1ttmb94s.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fjf75o982zptl1ttmb94s.jpg" alt="WhyLong on #1 on Google" width="800" height="579"></a></p> <p>After successful development and deployment of WhyLong, it is the time to focus on its maintainability and SEO, AEO, GEO. </p> <p>&amp; Of course this is what are we meant to do and of course what I am satisfactorily doing. </p> <p>Hope the graph rises smoothly.<br> 🎉🎉</p> whylong saas seo google Kartikeya Mishra Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:24:40 +0000 https://dev.to/devkartikeya/hey-dev-community-im-building-whylong-a-free-url-shortener-31l4 https://dev.to/devkartikeya/hey-dev-community-im-building-whylong-a-free-url-shortener-31l4 <p>Hey everyone! 👋</p> <p>I'm a developer who loves learning by building real-world projects, and I'm excited to be part of this community!</p> <p>Recently, I've been working on Whylong — a free URL shortening platform that makes sharing links simpler.</p> <p>🔗 What I'm building with Whylong:</p> <ul> <li>Shorten long URLs into clean, shareable links.</li> <li>Generate QR codes for links.</li> <li>Make link sharing simple and accessible.</li> </ul> <p>The goal is to build something genuinely useful while improving my skills in full-stack development, deployment, and SEO.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>I'd love to learn from developers here who have launched their own projects.</p> <p>A couple of questions for the community:</p> <ul> <li>What's one thing you wish you knew before launching your first product?</li> <li>What has worked best for you when it comes to getting your projects discovered organically?</li> </ul> <p>I'm here to learn, share my journey, and connect with other builders. Looking forward to being part of the community! 🤝</p> <p>🔗 Try Whylong: <a href="https://dev.tourl">https://whylong.vercel.app</a></p> <h1> webdev #beginners #opensource #devjourney </h1> webdev devjourney opensource developer