ConvertlyAI

This is powerful, raw, and authentic—exactly what resonates on Indie Hackers. The detail about the "unit converter" pivot is brilliant because it explains the name Convertly while showing your journey from "just trying to survive" to "solving a real problem."

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Cancer, the '25 shutdown, and why I turned a "unit converter" into an AI content engine.

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Hey Indie Hackers, I’m Kiree.

I launched ConvertlyAI not in a sleek office, but from a recovery room.

Life hit me hard with a breast cancer diagnosis, followed by multiple surgeries. My body was fighting, and my energy was non-existent.

I had launched a ministry site (Trutai.com) to give hope to other women, but the harsh reality set in: hope doesn't pay the bills. No one was buying the books, money was tight, and I simply didn't have the physical stamina to hustle or market myself 24/7.

Then, the 2025 government shutdown hit. My paycheck stopped. I was living paycheck to paycheck, trying to figure out how to feed the family—and literally rationing food for the cats. The safety net was gone.

I remember lying in bed, too tired to move, scrolling through YouTube searching for: "How to make money for a person with less energy."

I stumbled across a video about building simple tools, specifically a unit conversion calculator. It seemed easy enough. I bought the domain ConvertlyAI thinking I'd build a simple math tool just to keep the lights on.

But looking at my unread manuscripts and this new calculator idea, I realized I didn't need a unit converter. I needed a cloning machine.

I needed a way to take the little energy I had—one voice note, one video transcript, one rough draft—and multiply it.

So I built ConvertlyAI to solve my own burnout. It’s a content repurposing engine that turns one input (video/audio/text) into 10+ marketing assets.

• Tech: Next.js, Supabase, OpenAI GPT-4o + Whisper-1.

• Model: I just implemented a weighted credit system (1 credit = 5 mins audio) because handling long files for users was eating my margins, but I didn't want to charge a high monthly sub.

I built this for founders, creators, and survivors who have the vision but need a shortcut for the execution.

I’d love your feedback on the landing page or the story.

Check it out here: https://www.convertlyai.online