Till yesterday it was fine!! Today I tried to turn on and boom I'm seeing this
What is wrong with this? Can anyone know!!
UPDATE:
Software was corrupted I re-installed windows and now it's working!!
Thanks for the help guys!!! 🕺
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I know Dhoni is one of the greatest captains and players Indian cricket has ever seen.
What he has done for CSK and Indian cricket is unmatched.
But at this point, it genuinely feels like the IPL management is milking his name for engagement.
And honestly, I think Dhoni made the right decision by not attending the stadium till yesterday.
Last year, a huge part of the excitement around CSK matches was people hoping to see Dhoni on the pitch.
Even when CSK struggled, fans stayed because “Mahi might come to bat.”
But this season felt different. Most people had accepted that Dhoni isn’t playing anymore, and for once, the focus slowly started shifting back to CSK as a team, not just one player.
Then yesterday’s match happened.
No matter what was going on in the game, the cameras kept trying to show Dhoni.
It almost felt forced at times. And now today, IPL officially uploads things like “Dhoni Graces Chepauk” as if his mere presence is the headline over the actual cricket.
I get it Dhoni brings views, engagement, and emotions. He’s probably the biggest face IPL has ever had.
But there’s a thin line between celebrating a legend and overusing his image for attention.
Just my honest opinion. Curious to know what others think am I overthinking this, or does anyone else feel the same?
A few days ago, I posted that my small SaaS (MintConvert) was finally getting tiny signs of traction.
Nothing crazy, but enough to feel like maybe this thing is moving.
Today I opened analytics expecting the usual small numbers and noticed something weird.
People were coming from Ecosia, Kagi, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and even random referral sites I’ve literally never posted on.
For a minute I genuinely thought:
“Wait how are people even finding this?”
Then I looked deeper.
Most people weren’t even landing on the homepage.
They were directly visiting pages for things like converting a bank statement to OFX or importing bank statements into Tally.
And that’s when something clicked for me:
Nobody is searching for my product.
They’re searching for an annoying problem they desperately want solved.
Some random person somewhere is probably fighting with a terrible bank statement PDF, tired of manually copying rows into Excel
and somehow ended up using something I built.
That feeling honestly felt bigger than the traffic itself.
Still super early though. Google SEO is clearly weak because there’s barely any Google traffic yet 😅
Now I’m also thinking about monetization without ruining the experience.
Curious if anyone else had this moment where strangers started finding your product before you really felt “ready”?
I'm a solo founder. No team. No marketing budget. Just me, a real problem, and a lot of trial and error. Here's the honest story of building MintConvert.
The problem that started it all
I was helping someone export their bank transactions and ran into a wall. The PDF their bank gave them was completely useless for any accounting software. No CSV. No Excel. Just a locked PDF with rows of transactions.
I searched for tools. Found a few all clunky, overpriced, or broken. So I built one.
MintConvert converts bank statement PDFs into CSV, Excel, JSON, QBO, and OFX formats. It supports 20+ bank formats using a layout-agnostic parser that works regardless of how the bank structures their PDF.
The SEO bet 9,000+ pages
, format, use case, and
With zero marketing budget, I went all-in on programmatic SEO from day one.
The idea: generate thousands of static pages targeting every combination of bank + format + usecase + country. "Convert HDFC bank statement to CSV", "Convert Chase PDF to Excel" you get the idea.
I ended up with 9,000+ pages indexed. Hit 2K+ Google impressions in 10 days. It felt like it was working.
But It wasn't.
Why I deleted all 9,000 pages
Two problems killed it:
So I cut everything down to 100–200 pages only pages directly tied to real app functionality. Pages that actually help someone convert a statement, not just pages that exist to rank.
It felt like a step backward. It wasn't.
What happened after the cut
Traffic didn't die. It got cleaner and more diverse.
I just pulled my referrer stats:
- Bing -> 54% of referral traffic (27 visitors, 40 page views)
- Yahoo -> showing up from India, Singapore, and UK separately
- DuckDuckGo -> privacy-conscious users finding me
- Google -> still sending traffic
- GitHub -> developers discovering it organically
100 focused pages. Multi-engine organic traffic. No gaming, no bloat.
The numbers today
- 10+ real users
- 20+ bank statements converted
- 1,300+ rows processed in a single run
- Zero paid ads. Zero cold outreach. Zero sponsored posts.
Every single user came from search.
What I haven't figured out yet is monetization.
The tool works. People use it, get their CSV, and leave. They don't upgrade. The free tier is doing its job too well.
Haven't cracked it. If you've solved free-to-paid conversion for a utility tool, I'd genuinely love to hear how you approached it.
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Stack
Next.js 15, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, Supabase Auth, Vercel
Happy to go deep on the pSEO setup, the layout-agnostic PDF parser, or the Vercel ISR issue if anyone's curious. Ask away.
I’ve been thinking about building something for early stage founders and indie hackers who struggle with distribution after launching their product.
The idea is pretty simple. You enter details about your startup or product what it does, who it’s for, pricing, niche, goals, etc. The platform then analyzes everything and generates a tactical 7–10 day launch/distribution plan tailored to that product.
Not generic advice like “post on Twitter” or “launch on Product Hunt.”
I’m talking about specific recommendations on where to post, which communities are actually relevant, content angles that could work, outreach ideas, launch sequencing, validation strategies, and ways to get the first few users quickly while also collecting useful feedback to improve the product early.
The main problem I’m trying to solve is that a lot of founders build decent products but struggle with distribution. Most people don’t know where their users hang out, how to position their product properly, or what to do after launch day. So instead of spending weeks figuring everything out manually, the tool would generate an actionable roadmap instantly.
Would you personally pay for something like this?
If yes, what would make it valuable enough to pay for? What would you expect it to do, and how much would you realistically pay?
And if not, what would stop you from using it or trusting it?
I’ve been thinking about building something for early stage founders and indie hackers who struggle with distribution after launching their product.
The idea is pretty simple. You enter details about your startup or product what it does, who it’s for, pricing, niche, goals, etc. The platform then analyzes everything and generates a tactical 7–10 day launch/distribution plan tailored to that product.
Not generic advice like “post on Twitter” or “launch on Product Hunt.”
I’m talking about specific recommendations on where to post, which communities are actually relevant, content angles that could work, outreach ideas, launch sequencing, validation strategies, and ways to get the first few users quickly while also collecting useful feedback to improve the product early.
The main problem I’m trying to solve is that a lot of founders build decent products but struggle with distribution. Most people don’t know where their users hang out, how to position their product properly, or what to do after launch day. So instead of spending weeks figuring everything out manually, the tool would generate an actionable roadmap instantly.
Would you personally pay for something like this?
If yes, what would make it valuable enough to pay for? What would you expect it to do, and how much would you realistically pay?
And if not, what would stop you from using it or trusting it?
What the score is going to get if it's bats first!!
My prediction will be it's definitely going to get 220 for sure!!
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Working on a small open source milestone card generator!!
Everything was fine and I completed the product!!
But that one thing is giving a hell of a frustration!!
Users can select gradients from the sidebar; it's working perfectly in preview.
When we export it as an image!! Html2canvas is missing some gradients and giving a black background?!
Trying to find a way to fix it!!