I live in Anna, Texas.

It’s a fast-growing town, but our local search results aren't very good.

Small business owners here are invisible unless they pay extortionate ads to Yelp or Google. Meanwhile, residents get served SEO-spam results for companies that aren't even local.

So, I decided to build the solution myself.

Discover Anna is a programmatic, verified marketplace connecting residents with local pros.

• The Goal: Prove that a "boring," hyper-local directory can be profitable and provide more value than a trillion-dollar algorithm.

• The Model: Freemium listings + Lead Gen credits (Thumbtack style, but fair).

I’m bootstrapping this as a solo founder. I'll be sharing my revenue numbers and lessons learned here as I go.

Has anyone else here tackled a hyper-local marketplace recently? I’d love to hear about your biggest hurdle in getting the "Supply" side (businesses) onboard.