Building Bestofweb.site: From a tiny startup directory to an automation suite for founders
A builder’s story about shipping fast, automating content, and compounding distribution.
TL;DR
Feb 2025: Nima Aksoy and I started sketching Bestofweb.site—a practical toolkit for developers and entrepreneurs.
Phase 1: Launched a minimal, open startup directory so anyone can list a product in minutes.
Phase 2: Shipped AI Blog Automation—authentic, business-aware articles + images + scheduling + automated internal/external linking.
Phase 3 (now in beta): Social Scheduling—connect Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X; publish once, schedule everywhere.
What’s next: More growth tools, deeper integrations, and a community roadmap.
Why we built it
I’ve always built out of need. In February 2025, over a string of calls and whiteboard sketches, Nima Aksoy and I kept asking the same question:
“What tools do we wish we had as builders—and how quickly can we ship a useful version for others like us?”
That question became Bestofweb.site: a focused, opinionated set of tools for developers and entrepreneurs who want to launch faster, reach audiences earlier, and keep their content alive without burning time and cash.
Phase 1 — Start with the smallest useful thing: a directory
We began with a minimal startup directory—no fluff, no friction.
Frictionless listing: Anyone can submit their startup in minutes.
Useful categorisation: Practical tags so the right people actually find you.
Founder-friendly: We focused on utility and discoverability.
Why a directory first? Because visibility is oxygen. If people can’t find your product, nothing else matters.
Phase 2 — AI Blog Automation: authentic content, automatically
Shortly after launching the directory, we kept hearing the same pain point:
“Our blog is dead.”
So we built AI Blog Automation—a service that plugs into a business (or personal blog) and creates authentic, on-brand content, then generates images and schedules it—all with minimal overhead.
What it does:
Understands the business: We ingest context about your product, audience, and tone.
Writes like you: Every article is personalised to the brand’s nature and goals.
Adds images automatically: Cohesive visuals that match the article’s topic and style.
Schedules for you: Set your cadence, and we publish on time—every time.
Builds discoverability: We created internal and external backlinking flows so each article strengthens the next, linking to relevant content to grow authority and reach.
Results we’re seeing:
Blogs that were dormant are now alive and compounding.
Teams save hours per week and real money they’d otherwise spend on content pipelines.
Articles don’t just exist—they interlink and rank better over time.
Phase 3 — Social Scheduling (beta): one post, everywhere
The next obvious pain: social publishing is scattered and repetitive. So we’re in beta with Social Scheduling.
Connect once, publish everywhere:
Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (more coming).
Draft once → schedule to many in a single flow.
Great for solo founders, busy teams, and anyone who wants consistency without chaos.
It’s in beta, but usable right now—and we’re iterating quickly based on real user feedback.
The product philosophy that guided us
Ship the smallest useful version. Then iterate.
Build for real needs. If we wouldn’t use it weekly, we don’t ship it.
Automate the boring parts. Publishing, images, links, and scheduling should run on rails.
Compound distribution. Every asset should strengthen others (directories → posts → links → socials).
Keep creators in control. AI helps; humans lead.
What’s next
Deeper and better integrations (more platforms + analytics you actually need).
Richer SEO playbooks baked into the automation engine.
Team workflows: approvals, brand libraries, multi-workspace support.
Community roadmap: public feedback → fast cycles.
If you’re a developer or entrepreneur who wants to launch sooner, publish consistently, and grow smarter, you’re exactly who we’re building for.
Try it / Join the beta
List your product in the directory: Bestofweb.site
Activate AI Blog Automation: Connect your blog, set your cadence, and let it run.
Join Social Scheduling (beta): Connect socials and schedule once for many.
Have ideas? Break something? Want a feature yesterday? I’d love to hear it.
Lessons we learned
Distribution-first beats perfection. A simple directory + shareable links drove meaningful early usage.
Authenticity scales if you model it. Capture brand voice and product truths first; AI can honour it.
Links are leverage. Internal + external linking turned single posts into content networks.
Scheduling is a growth moat. Consistency compounds visibility more than clever tactics.
Talk to users. Feature requests > assumptions.
If you made it this far…
Thanks for reading. This journey is ongoing, and we’re just getting started. If Bestofweb.site sounds like something you’d use—or improve—reach out and let’s build the next piece together.
— Shayan
