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Robin Monteiro
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I built an AI-powered PNG to SVG converter here's what I learned

I'm a solo developer and I built VectoSolve — an AI tool that converts raster images (PNG, JPG, WEBP) into clean, scalable SVG and DXF files.
The problem
Manual tracing in Illustrator takes 20-30 minutes per image.
Nobody wants to pay $50/hour for a designer to trace a logo.
The stack

Next.js 14 (App Router)
Supabase (auth + database)
Stripe (payments)
Vercel (deployment)

What I learned

Niche landing pages convert way better than one generic homepage. I built 19 dedicated pages targeting specific use cases (logo to SVG, JPG to DXF, etc.)
Free tier with watermark → paid conversion works. Users try it, see the quality, and upgrade.
SEO takes time but compounds. Each landing page is a new entry point from Google.

Results so far
1,200+ users, 50,000+ images converted.
If you work with vector files, give it a try: vectosolve.com

Happy to answer any questions about the stack or the business side.

Have a nice day all !!

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