Blog
Thoughts on building, shipping, and growing as an indie maker.
Building Islamic Tools as a Developer — Quran, Tasbeeh & Hijri Calendar
Why I build free Islamic tools as Sadqa Jariya, the technical decisions behind them, and what it means to code for the Ummah.
5 Free Web Tools I Built as a Solo Developer
A deep dive into five tools I built, shipped, and grew — with real numbers and honest lessons.
How I Built a UTM Tool That Got 600+ Visitors in Its First Month
The real story behind MZift UTM Builder — the tech stack, the launch strategy, and what actually worked.
How I Rebuilt 71 Web Tools in a Weekend — And Why I Had To
Redesigned 36 tools, built 35 new ones, and shipped it all in a weekend. 1,784 visitors and 3:32 avg duration in the first month.
Building a Quran Reader That Reached 1,500 Users — Lessons Learned
How I built a Quran reader with Tajweed color coding and grew it to 1,500 visitors in three months.
Linkift Autopsy: 2,000 Users, 1.5 Million Clicks, $0 Revenue — Why I Shut It Down
I spent three years building a link shortener that 2,000 people used across 50 countries. It tracked 1.5 million clicks and made exactly $0. This is the full story.