Idea

BuiltByMe Strategy Summary

A concise summary of the domain, platform concept, monetization model, channel strategy, and first project idea.

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Core Direction

BuiltByMe.dev is a personal website around real technical implementations, not generic technical writing.

The writing should prove practical skill by showing real builds: platforms, integrations, AI workflows, automations, APIs, and sponsor-ready implementations. Each article should work as portfolio proof, CV/merit, trust asset, and lead magnet for consulting or collaboration.

Domain Decision

Use builtbyme.dev as the canonical domain.

Reason:

  • .dev fits software, implementation, and engineering credibility.
  • The name starts personally: “built by me”.
  • It can scale to other contributors: “built by real builders”.
  • It works better for broader technical builds than a narrow .ai identity.

builtbyme.ai was considered as a defensive or AI-positioned domain, but it is already taken.

Platform Concept

BuiltByMe starts as a personal proof-of-work site and can later become a contributor and sponsor platform.

Initial version:

  • Personal implementation case studies.
  • Real builds with code, architecture, problems, tradeoffs, costs, and results.
  • Clear contact path for implementation help.

Scaled version:

  • Other builders can publish real implementation case studies.
  • Teams and companies can pay for sponsored technical case studies.
  • Sponsors can pay for a real build using their platform, followed by a transparent write-up.
  • Readers can discover builders and contact them for implementation work.

Monetization Paths

  • Consulting leads.
  • Sponsored implementations.
  • Partner builds.
  • Verified case studies.
  • Paid publishing with editorial review.
  • Technical launch partner packages.
  • Contributor marketplace later.
  • Paid templates, guides, or implementation kits later.
  • Newsletter sponsorship later.

Publishing Strategy

Use BuiltByMe.dev as the source of truth.

Use other platforms only for distribution:

  • Reddit: discussion and targeted traffic, with careful self-promotion.
  • Stack Overflow: authority through specific answers, not blogging.
  • LinkedIn and X: short insights, diagrams, and business visibility.
  • Medium, Dev.to, or Substack: selective syndication with canonical links back.

Core Promise

Real builds. Real code. Real lessons.

Longer version:

Real software and AI builds, documented by the people who built them.

Future CTA:

Publish your build. Prove your work. Get discovered.