I use Google Maps a lot to find local shops and services — cafés, tattoo artists, yoga studios. But too often, their links lead to Instagram or Facebook pages, where I have to accept cookies, dodge login popups, or scroll past ads just to access basic info like opening hours or a portfolio. It’s frustrating. This kind of information should be public by default — not locked behind Meta’s walls.
This Isn’t What the Web Was Meant For.
Small businesses deserve better than to have their storefronts locked behind walled gardens.
And people deserve access to that info without handing over their data to Meta.
They should publish it on a bluesky account instead!
So I built a simple alternative: Hopefully Beautiful
I’m working on hopefully.blue — a new tool that gives small businesses a clean, Bluesky-powered profile page. Think Linktree meets Micro.blog, but for Bluesky.
How does it work ?
Your business posts to Bluesky. We generate a public-facing profile that lives outside Meta/ X (any other big corp). No login needed. No cookies. Just your info, presented beautifully.
- Your bio and pinned post become your “About” section.
- Your latest photos show up on the side as an image wall.
- It's free
- It’s fast, privacy-friendly, and 100% public.
Here are a few examples:
It works with any Bluesky account (You can find mine here ) - all the data is loaded behind the scene (thanks to their amazing API) and hydrates a Sveltekit frontend app.
It's available in five languages (using paraglideJS).
Give it a try and let me know how that works for you in the comments below!
Long live the open web!
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