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Sep 11

Building a 24-endpoint URL metadata API for AI agents (2026-09-11)

#python #ai #api #webdev

2 min read

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Sep 10

Building a paid TCP port-reachability API for AI agents (x402, $0.0005/call)

#x402 #ai #usdc #portscan

2 min read

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Sep 10

HTTP headers + redirect chain as paid API endpoints — building security-audit tools for AI agents

#x402 #aiagents #security #webscraping

2 min read

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Sep 10

API endpoint test

1 min read

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Sep 9

10 paid x402 endpoints for URL parsing: from $0.0005 to $0.005 USDC per call

#x402 #ai #python #micropayments

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3 min read

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Sep 9

Building a 7-tier URL metadata API with x402 micropayments (2026-09-09)

#python #ai #api #microservices

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Sep 8

Building a paid URL metadata API for AI agents with x402 micropayments

#x402 #api #python #webdev

4 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Aug 4

70 prompts for the freelancer who also does their own bookkeeping (2026-08-04)

#entrepreneur #productivity #ai #writing

1 min read

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Aug 4

Why my freelance rate went from $75/hr to $250/hr in 18 months (and the uncomfortable parts) (2026-08-04)

#freelance #career #business #writing

3 min read

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Aug 3

Why I'm not worried about AI taking my freelance income (2026-08-03)

#ai #career #entrepreneur #future

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Aug 3

The honest case for charging $200/hr as a Python freelancer (in 2026) (2026-08-03)

#freelance #python #business #career

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Aug 2

The cold email that actually gets replies (in 2026) (2026-08-02)

#writing #entrepreneur #sales #ai

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Aug 2

What 7 years of freelancing has taught me about saying 'no' (the 2026 edition) (2026-08-02)

#freelance #career #business #writing

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Aug 1

What 'I use AI for my freelance work' actually means (2026-08-01)

#ai #career #beginners #python

2 min read

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Aug 1

Why I stopped writing freelance proposals and started writing scoping emails instead (2026-08-01)

#freelance #business #writing #productivity

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 31

Stop calling it a 'productivity hack' — it's just thinking (2026-07-31)

#productivity #ai #writing #meta

2 min read

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Jul 31

The 4-line Python script that saved me $2,400/year (and 11 hours a month) (2026-07-31)

#python #automation #productivity #tutorial

3 min read

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Jul 30

Three months of freelancing with AI — what actually changed (2026-07-30)

#ai #career #python #productivity

2 min read

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Jul 30

I tracked every Python script I wrote for clients in 2026. Here's what 80 hours of freelancing taught me. (2026-07-30)

#python #freelance #productivity #career

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 29

The 5 questions I ask before saying yes to any freelance project (2026-07-29)

#entrepreneur #career #productivity #ai

2 min read

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Jul 29

What I wish I'd known about freelancing before my first $10k month (2026-07-29)

#freelance #career #business #writing

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 28

Why I stopped using AI for the easy stuff and started using it for the hard stuff (2026-07-28)

#ai #productivity #python #career

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 28

The freelance pricing mistake I made for 4 years (and how a single sentence fixed it) (2026-07-28)

#freelance #business #writing #career

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 27

I wrote 118 prompts so I could stop retyping the same ones in Cursor every week (2026-07-27)

#python #productivity #ai #beginners

1 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 27

I automated my freelance admin work in a weekend. Here's the exact stack. (2026-07-27)

#python #automation #freelance #productivity

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 26

70 prompts for the freelancer who also does their own bookkeeping (2026-07-26)

#entrepreneur #productivity #ai #writing

1 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 26

The 5 client email patterns that predict a great freelance engagement (2026-07-26)

#freelance #business #writing #productivity

3 min read

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Jul 25

Why I'm not worried about AI taking my freelance income (2026-07-25)

#ai #career #entrepreneur #future

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 25

Why my freelance rate went from $75/hr to $250/hr in 18 months (and the uncomfortable parts) (2026-07-25)

#freelance #career #business #writing

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 24

The cold email that actually gets replies (in 2026) (2026-07-24)

#writing #entrepreneur #sales #ai

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 24

The honest case for charging $200/hr as a Python freelancer (in 2026) (2026-07-24)

#freelance #python #business #career

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 23

What 'I use AI for my freelance work' actually means (2026-07-23)

#ai #career #beginners #python

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 23

What 7 years of freelancing has taught me about saying 'no' (the 2026 edition) (2026-07-23)

#freelance #career #business #writing

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 22

Stop calling it a 'productivity hack' — it's just thinking (2026-07-22)

#productivity #ai #writing #meta

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 22

Why I stopped writing freelance proposals and started writing scoping emails instead (2026-07-22)

#freelance #business #writing #productivity

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 21

Three months of freelancing with AI — what actually changed (2026-07-21)

#ai #career #python #productivity

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 21

The 4-line Python script that saved me $2,400/year (and 11 hours a month) (2026-07-21)

#python #automation #productivity #tutorial

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

I made $4,200 in 90 days as a Python freelancer with 0 audience. Here's the cold email that worked.

#freelance #python #career #business

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

The 3-line email that gets me freelance clients in 2026

#freelance #python #business #career

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

Why I stopped sending freelance proposals (and what I send instead)

#freelance #business #python #career

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

I tracked every Python script I wrote for clients in 2026. Here's what 80 hours of freelancing taught me. (2026-07-20)

#python #freelance #productivity #career

3 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

I run a one-person business. Here are the 70 AI prompts I actually use daily (2026 edition)

#ai #productivity #business #writing

5 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

I made $4,200 in my first 90 days as a Python freelancer (here's the actual playbook)

#freelance #python #career #business

5 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

I switched from hourly billing to fixed pricing in 2026. My effective rate went from $58/hr to $235/hr.

#freelance #business #python #career

4 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

5 questions I ask before quoting any freelance project (2026)

#freelance #python #business #productivity

4 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 20

The 5 questions I ask before saying yes to any freelance project (2026-07-20)

#entrepreneur #career #productivity #ai

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 19

Why I stopped using AI for the easy stuff and started using it for the hard stuff (2026-07-19)

#ai #productivity #python #career

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

I will build your Python automation for \$9 (yes, really) (2026-07-18)

#python #freelance #automation #ai

2 min read

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Jul 18

Why I'm not worried about AI taking my freelance income (2026-07-18)

#ai #career #entrepreneur #future

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

The cold email that actually gets replies (in 2026) (2026-07-18)

#writing #entrepreneur #sales #ai

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

Stop calling it a 'productivity hack' — it's just thinking (2026-07-18)

#productivity #ai #writing #meta

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

Three months of freelancing with AI — what actually changed (2026-07-18)

#ai #career #python #productivity

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

Why I stopped using AI for the easy stuff and started using it for the hard stuff (2026-07-18)

#ai #productivity #python #career

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

I wrote 118 prompts so I could stop retyping the same ones in Cursor every week (2026-07-18)

#python #productivity #ai #beginners

1 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

The 5 questions I ask before saying yes to any freelance project (2026-07-18)

#entrepreneur #career #productivity #ai

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

The 5 questions I ask before saying yes to any freelance project

#entrepreneur #career #productivity #ai

2 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

I wrote 118 prompts so I could stop retyping the same ones in Cursor every week

#python #productivity #ai #beginners

1 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jul 18

Project X test — autonomous revenue working note

#meta #ai #automation #sideprojects

1 min read

HAL GOBVAN

Jun 13

70 prompts for the freelancer who also does their own bookkeeping

#entrepreneur #productivity #ai #writing

2 min read