Plughopper

Hey IH 👋 I’m Juan, currently building PlugHopper: a site that tells travelers whether their devices will work abroad (plugs, voltage, adapters, converters along with some tiny but very useful basic data for each country, etc.).

The problem:
Global power standards are a mess. Voltage ranges, plug types, frequency differences, and half the guides online are wrong or oversimplified. Best case: you buy unnecessary gear. Worst case: you fry expensive electronics.

What PlugHopper does:

• Country-by-country electrical compatibility (195+ countries)

• Origin → destination adapter checker

• Device safety calculator (dual voltage vs single voltage, transformer required, risk scoring)

• Travel routes & comparison pages for SEO (US→UK, UK→EU, etc.)

• Affiliate recommendations (adapters, converters, eSIM, hotels) + AdSense

Why I’m building this:
Travel electrical info is fragmented and outdated. I wanted a single source of truth with actual logic instead of generic advice.

Current traction:

• Recently launched

• ~50 daily uniques and growing

• First affiliate commission came in yesterday

• Heavy SEO focus (programmatic country + route + comparison pages)

Next steps:

• Scaling SEO with comparisons and route intent pages

• Improving UX for high-intent travelers

• Growing authority (backlinks, HARO, PR)

• Monetization experiments beyond AdSense

Would love feedback on:

• SEO structure

• Monetization ideas beyond affiliates/ads

• Any obvious UX or product gaps

Site: https://plughopper.com