Launching a free tool to help Sponsors get more subscribers, got feedback?

[wbharding]

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A couple years ago my company (GitClear) earned ~$100k through GitHub Sponsors by building better Linux touchpad drivers. It was a mostly-successful project that got me very enthusiastic about the prospect that the future could allow many devs to earn a living thanks to what GitHub has built here. ❤️

But our experience with Sponsors wasn't all sunshine and roses. Being programmers, we were much more consistent at writing code than we were at writing updates about our code. And whenever we weren't writing updates, we saw our subscriber numbers gradually dwindle.

After reflecting on the highs and lows of our experience, I wanted to make it easier for future Sponsors devs to generate enthusiasm for what they're building. So we built a changelog generator that lets users to upvote or "love" a devs updates without needing to login.

Here's the video I made to explain it. I'm obvs far from a professional videographer, but I'm trying my best to be a communicative programmer. 😅

I'm posting here in hopes maybe some devs might benefit from this free (up to 3 repos) tool we just launched last week? Here's a live example of it iframed in a product website, and here's an example within a GitHub profile. If anyone gets a chance to try it and let me know how it works, we will try to incorporate your feedback, and thanks for considering! 🙏🙏🙏

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Hi @wbharding, we’re glad you’re here 😀

Thanks for sharing your project with the community. Unfortunately, we currently do not allow self-promotion or advertising on the Community Discussions. We want to make sure there is space for users to ask questions without overwhelming them with other conversations. Thank you for helping us maintain a productive and tidy community for all our members.

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