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Lost $3.2k to freelance scams, so I built 2 tools that 200+ freelancers now want

Getting burned by clients is part of freelancing, right? Wrong.
In 6 months, I lost $3,200 to:

A "startup" that vanished after I delivered the MVP
Two clients who played the "we need revisions" game until I gave up
Multiple job ads that were straight-up data harvesting scams

I got tired of playing freelance roulette, so I built two dead-simple tools:
IsThisJobLegit - Scans job posts and flags 47 different scam patterns I've collected from my disasters + other freelancers' horror stories.
ClientFlagger - Database where freelancers can anonymously flag nightmare clients before others get burned.
Built them for me, mentioned them in one Discord server → 200+ freelancers asked for access in 48 hours.
The interesting part: People don't just want to use them - they're actively contributing reports. The database grew from 12 entries to 340+ in 3 weeks, all organic.
My question: Should I keep them separate (laser focus) or merge into one platform (easier adoption)?
Anyone here successfully merged two MVPs? Did it help or hurt growth?

on August 13, 2025