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How I've Built a Micro Saas Exploiting ChatGPT

Hey IH crew!

Long time no post! Missed you all like a coder misses semicolons.

Remember that app that made waves last year on IH? ChatBase, the one that started chatting with PDFs before it was cool. Last I heard, they were raking in 160K MRR and flirting with WordPress plugins and Whatsapp. Where are they now? Who knows, but hats off to them!

So, here's the scoop. I dabbled with a similar idea and launched my own chatbot for customer service. Despite throwing SEO and PPC at it like confetti, it barely made a ripple. So, let's not dwell on that SaaS-tastrophe.

But every cloud has a silver lining, right? While licking my wounds, I stumbled upon a goldmine keyword: "ai rewriter." Google Trends was like, "Hey, this is hot!" And I thought, why not ride this wave? Thus, TextFlip was born - initially for rewriting, but then it snowballed into an organic traffic fiesta, thanks to a bunch of juicy keywords.

And guess what? It's like a UN meeting in there! With ConveyThis WordPress plugin, I added 108 languages, and now I've got fans from Mexico to Indonesia. Current MRR? A humble $1,500, but hey, Rome wasn't built in a day.

So, lay it on me, folks! Roast my SaaS, sprinkle some wisdom, or share a virtual high five. You've been aces with Gglot, and I'm all ears for your thoughts on TextFlip.ai!

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Building in Public
on April 6, 2026
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    A 'UN meeting' in your dashboard is a great sign! $1,500 MRR is a solid foundation, especially with that kind of organic traffic momentum.

    Since you’re riding the 'AI Rewriter' wave and looking for feedback, you should definitely put TextFlip into the Validation Arena at tokyolore.com.
    It’s a $19 challenge where builders compete to scale their revenue—the winner gets a trip to Tokyo. >
    The prize pool is $0, so it’s the best time to jump in

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