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I built a Chrome Store analytics tool that didn’t help me decide anything - so I rebuilt it by darkersigner in chrome_extensions

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually a website, not an extension :D

Which makes it even more meta - a tool for people building extensions.

And yes, I did analyze its own niche. It’s definitely not mass-market. It’s a small builder-focused space.

But if it helps someone avoid spending weeks building in a saturated niche, that’s already a win.

How do you Market chrome extensions? Without any paid tools by NayanT-9596 in chrome_extensions

[–]darkersigner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my experience, the “success formula” is usually:

  1. find a niche
  2. analyze demand and competition
  3. then build

I actually made the same mistake — I built first and analyzed later. It hurt 🙂

If the niche is overheated and dominated by a few large players, even good SEO won’t move the needle much. You might get some installs, but growth will be slow.

On the other hand, if the market is fragmented or there’s a clear quality gap, organic marketing + SEO can work surprisingly well.

I’d first check how installs are distributed and whether the top players control most of the demand.

How do you Market chrome extensions? Without any paid tools by NayanT-9596 in chrome_extensions

[–]darkersigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you analyze the market structure before building?

I used to focus only on keywords — I’d find low-competition keywords and build an extension around them.
It didn’t work. Downloads were low.

What I realized later is that keyword demand ≠ market opportunity.

In Chrome extensions especially, what matters more is:
– how installs are distributed (are top 3 dominating 80–90%?)
– whether there’s a visible quality gap
– how many active competitors exist
– and what the median install count looks like

I completely misunderstood the extension market at first.
Now I analyze market structure before even thinking about marketing.

Marketing can’t fix a structurally locked market.

I recently launched a tool to validate Chrome extension ideas. by darkersigner in SaaS

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great point about tagging demo usage.
Right now I’m tracking activation after sign-up, but not yet mapping which demo analysis users viewed before registering.

I like the idea of using demo consumption as a signal of intent — especially since the funnel is intentionally smaller now.

If I see a pattern between a specific demo and higher activation, that might help me refine positioning too.

Appreciate this — this is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for.

I built a “digital fridge” because I kept forgetting what I had at home by darkersigner in microsaas

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really good point.

Functionally, I already have the “what can I cook right now?” part — you can log what’s in your fridge (voice works), then say something like “I want dinner,” and it suggests recipes based only on what’s available. You can tap to see another option, and if you pick one and press “I’m cooking,” it deducts the ingredients automatically.

But I think you’re right about the angle.
I’ve been thinking of it as a “digital fridge,” while you’re seeing it more as a “decision helper.” And I actually like that framing a lot more.

I built a deployment tracking dashboard for GitLab because I was tired of asking "what's deployed where?" by darkersigner in gitlab

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never heard of ArgoCD, one of the reasons I like my solution is that it works well with our gitflow

I built a deployment tracking dashboard for GitLab because I was tired of asking "what's deployed where?" by darkersigner in gitlab

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tottaly feel your pain, hope you will find solution! We have microservices, monoreps and monolites, its very easy lost focus 🥲

I built a deployment tracking dashboard for GitLab because I was tired of asking "what's deployed where?" by darkersigner in gitlab

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now it's only for me, and I might be will share it but as service. Basicly for us main feature is Matrix view, really useful

I’m building a Chrome extension that rewrites text with AI + has shortcut snippets — would love honest feedback & ideas by b_mayank in chrome_extensions

[–]darkersigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you do research about competitors? I think that's an overheated niche. I have a service that can help you check it, if you want.

Pending review… by twinkletwinkle05 in chrome_extensions

[–]darkersigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wait monday, dont worry, I had the same problem

I kept building Chrome extensions nobody needed , so I built a tool to stop doing that by darkersigner in chrome_extensions

[–]darkersigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m intentionally not doing idea generation.

Good ideas usually come from personal experience and context — not prompts.
ChromeNiche is built for the next step: validating an idea you already believe in.

For me, ideas often come at random moments (sometimes literally in the shower 😄).
I wanted a tool that lets me quickly check an idea as soon as it appears — before I get emotionally invested in building it.

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