The latest articles on DEV Community by jack gao (@jackgaobuilds). https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds 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%2F4124612%2F937afb78-1bf8-46f1-a843-0612b232384b.png https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds en jack gao Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:11:42 +0000 https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds/the-build-or-skip-chrome-extension-is-now-live-spot-money-making-websites-at-a-glance-3f91 https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds/the-build-or-skip-chrome-extension-is-now-live-spot-money-making-websites-at-a-glance-3f91 <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%2F5gifuo9vat1j7p1xpkc4.png" 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%2F5gifuo9vat1j7p1xpkc4.png" alt="https://buildorskip.dev/" width="799" height="413"></a></p> webdev startup saas sideprojects jack gao Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:59:57 +0000 https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds/the-scariest-thing-for-indie-developers-isnt-failing-to-build-something-its-building-it-and-ogb https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds/the-scariest-thing-for-indie-developers-isnt-failing-to-build-something-its-building-it-and-ogb <p>The scariest thing for indie developers isn't failing to build something—it's building it and finding no one willing to pay. </p> <p>Build or Skip helps indie developers answer two key questions: </p> <ol> <li><p>How to identify real demand—demand that users are actually willing to pay for? </p></li> <li><p>Where to promote it once it's built? </p></li> </ol> <p>① Finding direction: Focus more on payment signals. </p> <p>Check the revenue rankings to see products' payment signals and growth trends—what products are users paying for, what kinds of new monthly registrations are entering the revenue rankings, what problems are they solving.</p> <p>Build or Skip currently indexes over 130,000 global sites that are making money, including 185 sites newly registered in August that are already earning (data continuously updated). </p> <p>Through the tipping leaderboard (buy me a coffee), discover products where users could use it for free but still choose to pay to support. </p> <p>② Finding entry points: No need to fixate only on already successful star products.</p> <p>Combine domain registration time, DR, and product category filters to study commercial signals in newly registered sites, narrow down the scope, then decide which part you can do better. </p> <p>③ Finding promotion channels: No need to start from scratch searching for outlets. </p> <p>Curated a large collection of comment backlink resources for direct submission and high-DR backlink resources. (Continuously updated) </p> <p>Build or Skip also supports MCP and API, with API enabling queries for DR, traffic info, registration details, and basic page info (Unlimited Usage for members), letting AI help you query and filter products, integrating demand research into your workflow.</p> <p>Build or Skip Agent is in fast-paced development—stay tuned! 😄</p> <p><a href="https://buildorskip.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Build or Skip</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%2Fx16sn1wikmrujcbirerj.png" 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%2Fx16sn1wikmrujcbirerj.png" alt="https://buildorskip.dev" width="800" height="413"></a></p> webdev seo saas startup jack gao Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:15:20 +0000 https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds/the-search-box-on-build-or-skip-is-a-goldmine-5ej3 https://dev.to/jackgaobuilds/the-search-box-on-build-or-skip-is-a-goldmine-5ej3 <p>The search box on Build or Skip is a goldmine!!!</p> <p>Try this: enter a seed keyword unrelated to AI, like “calc.”</p> <p>You’ll find that even simple calculator tools are making money through subscriptions—and getting quite a few orders, too.</p> <p>Look a little closer, and you’ll notice these sites haven’t even nailed the SEO basics...</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%2Fsr3mlcywx8lk6l6pa58w.png" 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%2Fsr3mlcywx8lk6l6pa58w.png" alt="https://buildorskip.dev" width="800" height="399"></a></p> ai webdev programming productivity