Dev.to
7/17/2026
Building 1,000+ free web tools: why distribution is harder than shipping
Original: i built 1000+ free web tools in a couple weeks and turns out building it was the easy part
Short summary
A developer built 1,000+ free web tools on yourhack.ai using a template-driven architecture running on a single Cloudflare Worker, but discovered that distribution is far harder than building. A new domain is invisible to Google regardless of content quality, and the author admits to avoiding marketing work by building more tools instead. The honest takeaway: building was the easy part; getting seen is the real challenge.
- •Built 1,000+ free web tools using a scalable template architecture on Cloudflare Workers
- •Discovered that new domains are invisible to Google regardless of content quality
- •Author admits avoiding distribution work by continuing to build — a common founder trap
Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.
Is this a good recommendation for you?
