FlattenPDF.com

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  Merge & Flatten PDFs

Inspiration

I wanted to build a tool that I offered for free and attempt to rank it on google so that I could potentially earn revenue from Google Adsence. (Money Site)

So I decided on a niche tool that I use every once and while myself.

What it does

This particular site gives visitors the ability to merge multiple PDFs files into one, and optionally flatten the pages so that the end result is one continuous document. They also have the ability to flatten single PDF files.

How we built it

I asked ChatGPT to create a well thought out prompt based on the requirements that I had for the project. A few things that I wanted for sure were; a modern PDF library like pdf-lib or PDF.js for client-side rendering and manipulation. Monetization to automatically insert placeholders for Google Adsence

Challenges we ran into

I was able to get the application built in one shot with a single prompt on bolt.

There was one CSS quirk, for example, in the way the toggle switch was displayed when the "MergePDF" tool was toggled. I was able to use the manual code editor to fix the slight quirk.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I'm proud of the domain name that I was able to obtain for this project.

I'm also proud of myself for finally diving into Adsense for the first time.

What we learned

I learned that Google Adsense is pretty strict in terms of approving sites to earn from ads, especially if they are in maintenance or development mode.

What's next for FlattenPDF.com

Next step is to start growing the traffic, using youtube and google.

Built With

• bolt.new
• react
• typescript
• vite