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A few years ago when I was deeply into affiliate marketing, I kept facing one annoying problem.

Most affiliate companies generated very long, ugly tracking links.

You know the kind of links that look spammy and impossible to share cleanly.

So naturally, I started looking for URL shorteners.

But almost every platform I found had one problem or another:

- Too many steps before you could even shorten a link
- Forced registration
- Expensive starter plans
- Limited features
- Or platforms that simply didn’t feel built for African creators, bloggers, marketers, and brands

At some point, I told myself:

“What if I build my own?”

That idea stayed in my head for years.

I first attempted building it in 2024.
Failed.

Tried again in 2025.
Still failed.

The project became one of those ideas that constantly sits in your mind but never fully works the way you want.

There were moments I almost gave up completely.

But this year, 2026, I made a promise to myself:
No matter how difficult it gets, I’ll finish and launch it.

So I started again from scratch.

No ready-made script.
No GitHub repo clone.
No copied source code.

Just pure building, testing, failing, fixing, redesigning, debugging, and learning.

And today, I’m happy to say the free version of Blisslyng is officially live 🚀

🌍 blisslyng.com

The main goal was simplicity.

With Blisslyng, users can shorten links instantly without creating an account.

No stress.
No long onboarding.
Just paste your link and shorten it.

The premium version is also currently in development and will include:

- Custom domains
- Custom aliases
- Full analytics
- Link previews
- Personal dashboard
- Better brand management tools
- And more features for creators, bloggers, marketers, and businesses

Building this taught me something important as a developer:

Failing once doesn’t mean you’ll fail forever.

Sometimes the timing is wrong.
Sometimes your skill level isn’t there yet.
Sometimes you simply need more experience and patience.

The important thing is to keep building.

To every developer, designer, founder, or creator reading this:
Don’t stop creating because one version failed.

Your next attempt might be the one that changes everything.

Thank you to everyone supporting African tech and independent builders ❤️


Visit>>> https://blisslyng.com

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OptimistSky:
A few years ago when I was deeply into affiliate marketing, I kept facing one annoying problem.

Most affiliate companies generated very long, ugly tracking links.

You know the kind of links that look spammy and impossible to share cleanly.

So naturally, I started looking for URL shorteners.

But almost every platform I found had one problem or another:

- Too many steps before you could even shorten a link
- Forced registration
- Expensive starter plans
- Limited features
- Or platforms that simply didn’t feel built for African creators, bloggers, marketers, and brands

At some point, I told myself:

“What if I build my own?”

That idea stayed in my head for years.

I first attempted building it in 2024.
Failed.

Tried again in 2025.
Still failed.

The project became one of those ideas that constantly sits in your mind but never fully works the way you want.

There were moments I almost gave up completely.

But this year, 2026, I made a promise to myself:
No matter how difficult it gets, I’ll finish and launch it.

So I started again from scratch.

No ready-made script.
No GitHub repo clone.
No copied source code.

Just pure building, testing, failing, fixing, redesigning, debugging, and learning.

And today, I’m happy to say the free version of Blisslyng is officially live 🚀

🌍 blisslyng.com

The main goal was simplicity.

With Blisslyng, users can shorten links instantly without creating an account.

No stress.
No long onboarding.
Just paste your link and shorten it.

The premium version is also currently in development and will include:

- Custom domains
- Custom aliases
- Full analytics
- Link previews
- Personal dashboard
- Better brand management tools
- And more features for creators, bloggers, marketers, and businesses

Building this taught me something important as a developer:

Failing once doesn’t mean you’ll fail forever.

Sometimes the timing is wrong.
Sometimes your skill level isn’t there yet.
Sometimes you simply need more experience and patience.

The important thing is to keep building.

To every developer, designer, founder, or creator reading this:
Don’t stop creating because one version failed.

Your next attempt might be the one that changes everything.

Thank you to everyone supporting African tech and independent builders ❤️


Visit>>> https://blisslyng.com

From scratch you say? What's the tech stack

Yeah I built it from scratch

tonystark007:
From scratch you say? What's the tech stack

OptimistSky:
Yeah I built it from scratch

What's the tech stack?

That's a Laravel script... Not scratch

adamkkk:
That's a Laravel script... Not scratch

Even the frontend has that general pattern of code generated by Claude

for me your url is too long to be a shorten link platform

Btw your scripts looks familiar tho, check out https://WebPulse.one