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Sourav Mahapatraleft a comment
I went a different route with this. I built a collection of browser-based utility tools -- image converters, PDF tools, QR generators, text formatters -- and made everything completely free with no signups. The logic was simple: these are small tasks people need done fast. Putting a paywall on a QR code generator feels wrong when the tool costs almost nothing to run since everything processes...
How do you decide what features should be free and what should be paid?
Sourav Mahapatraleft a comment
Same boat here James. I built a site with 90+ free browser tools (beginthings.com) and the building part was the easy part. Getting anyone to notice it has been way harder than any coding challenge. What has been working a little for me is answering questions on Quora and writing articles that mention specific tools rather than trying to market the whole site at once. Still figuring it out...
I'm good at building. Marketing is a different story.
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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Sourav, the solo builder beind BeginThings. I started this because I kept rebulding the same spreadsheets and ad copy templates evry single week for my freelance projects. There was o single free place that had all the tools a small bsiness owner actually needs — without forcing you tosign up or pay. So I quietly built one. Over the pat year, it grew to 96+ tools:...
BeginThings96+ free tools for freelancers — no login, no nonsense
BeginThings is a collection of 96+ free, browser-based tools for freelancers, solopreneurs, and small business owners.
Every tool runs in your browser. Nothing installs. Nothing tracks you. No account required.
Tools include: Invoice Generator, Pomodoro Timer, Ad Copy Builder, GST Calculator, WhatsApp Link Builder, ROI Calculator, Social Media Caption Generator, Content Calendar, Break-Even Calculator, and 87 more.
Built for India, used globally. Free. Always.
BeginThings96+ free tools for freelancers — no login, no nonsense