How I Accidentally Built a Community 🤷♂️
What started as "yet another Linktree clone" turned into something way cooler. Here's the chaotic but fun journey...
The Great Pivot™
Original plan: Build another Linktree clone because... why not? 🤔
And that, kids 😉, is how LinkDrop was born. Sometimes the best ideas come from asking "what if we did the complete opposite?"
Tech Stack (aka "My Favorite Toys")
Chosen for maximum fun-to-frustration ratio. Results may vary. 😅
What Actually Got Built
Real Talk 💭
This started as a weekend experiment to try out some new tech, inspired by awesome personal curation sites like "Fuck I Wish I Knew That". But I thought: "What if this was collaborative instead of just one person's links?"
Turns out building stuff is addictive. What started as a simple Linktree clone somehow evolved into a full collaborative platform with real-time updates, moderation workflows, RSS feeds, multi-tag filtering, bookmark systems, click analytics, SEO optimization, and probably too many framer-motion animations. 😅
The crazy part? It actually works! We've got approval systems via Sanity Studio, real-time collaboration, mobile-responsive design, and it's handling everything from link submissions to RSS subscriptions. Teams and communities could genuinely use this thing.
Is it perfect? Nope. Is it fun? Absolutely. Did I learn a ton building it? 100%. Could it be useful for events, dev teams, or learning groups? I think so! That's the beauty of side projects - they teach you way more than you expected.
Any feedback, suggestions, or "why did you do it this way?" questions are super welcome! Learning is the point, and I'm always curious how others would approach these problems. 🎓
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