Field notes for vibe coders
Practical writing on prompts, focus, launch, growth and design from the team and the community.
How to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
How to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
AI answer engines quote a small set of pages. Here is exactly what those pages have in common — and the checklist we used to get cited.
llms.txt explained: what it is, and does it actually work?
llms.txt explained: what it is, and does it actually work?
A plain-English breakdown of llms.txt and llms-full.txt, who reads them today, and how to write one that is genuinely useful to AI crawlers.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): the practical 2026 checklist
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): the practical 2026 checklist
GEO is not a new SEO. It is the same fundamentals plus answer-shaped content, entity clarity and machine-readable proof. Here is the working checklist.
Do AI crawlers render JavaScript? SSR vs prerender vs CSR in 2026
Do AI crawlers render JavaScript? SSR vs prerender vs CSR in 2026
Googlebot renders JS. Most AI crawlers do not. If your React app ships an empty div, answer engines see nothing — here is how to fix it without a rewrite.
Why your pages aren't indexed by Google (2026 diagnostic)
Why your pages aren't indexed by Google (2026 diagnostic)
Crawled – currently not indexed, Discovered – currently not indexed, and the five real causes behind them. A diagnostic you can run in an hour.
Schema markup for AI search: the types that actually matter
Schema markup for AI search: the types that actually matter
There are 800+ schema.org types. Nine of them do almost all the work for AI answer engines. Here is what to add, in what order, and why.
Why your Lovable build times out at 400+ pages (and the 1-line fix)
Why your Lovable build times out at 400+ pages (and the 1-line fix)
A true story: 464 auto-generated pages killed every publish for 25+ attempts. The fix was a single line in package.json — and a much better prompt.
The prompt that unlocks any stuck vibe-coded build
The prompt that unlocks any stuck vibe-coded build
The exact meta-prompt that turns 'I've tried 20 times and nothing works' into 'you were right, here's the real issue.'
The 15 best AI coding tools in 2026 (ranked)
The 15 best AI coding tools in 2026 (ranked)
Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, v0, Windsurf, Replit a working developer's ranking of every AI IDE and builder worth using in 2026.
Cursor vs Lovable vs Bolt: which AI builder should you use?
Cursor vs Lovable vs Bolt: which AI builder should you use?
A side-by-side comparison of the three most popular AI builders speed, ceiling, pricing, and the projects each one is best at.
20 AI SaaS ideas that are actually making money in 2026
20 AI SaaS ideas that are actually making money in 2026
Real revenue numbers, real domains, real founders. No 'AI for cats' fluff just categories where indie builders are printing MRR.
How to localize your AI app for global SEO (without paying a translator)
How to localize your AI app for global SEO (without paying a translator)
hreflang, market-specific keywords, and cheap AI translation workflows that let a solo founder rank in 10 markets at once.
Vibe coding vs traditional coding: what actually changes
Vibe coding vs traditional coding: what actually changes
It's not 'AI writes code and you review'. The whole loop of specing, testing, refactoring and shipping changes. Here's how.
How to build a SaaS with no-code and AI (2026 playbook)
How to build a SaaS with no-code and AI (2026 playbook)
A step-by-step playbook: pick the stack, prompt the app, wire payments, launch using Lovable, Supabase and Stripe.
Vibe coding, explained (and how to do it well)
Vibe coding, explained (and how to do it well)
Vibe coding is more than prompting an AI to build things. Here's the workflow that turns hunches into shipped software.
The 5 rules of prompts that actually ship
The 5 rules of prompts that actually ship
Most prompts fail because they're conversations, not specifications. This post gives you a template you'll reuse forever.
From idea to launch in a weekend
From idea to launch in a weekend
A step-by-step story of shipping a paid micro-SaaS in 48 hours using Build on Vibe.
Designing an app for solo founders (what we learned)
Designing an app for solo founders (what we learned)
Solo founders have zero attention to spare. Here's how we built a UI that respects that.
SEO for AI-built apps in 2026
SEO for AI-built apps in 2026
What actually ranks now that half the web is AI-generated and how to still stand out.
The science behind Focus Mode
The science behind Focus Mode
Why timed sessions with hard commits beat open-ended flow states for solo builders.