Show HN: Turn Your LinkedIn into a Professional Website in 60 Seconds
Try it live: https://www.craftwebbb.com
The Problem:
Most professionals need a personal website but either lack the time/skills to build one or end up with generic templates that don't reflect their career path. Existing solutions are either too technical or produce bland, one-size-fits-all results.
How It Works:
1. Paste LinkedIn URL - That's literally it for input 2. Multi-tier scraping - 3-layer fallback system ensures we can extract your profile data (Apify → Smart URL extraction) 3. AI enhancement - GPT-4 doesn't just copy your LinkedIn - it generates professional summaries, compelling taglines, and career narratives 4. Smart template matching - AI suggests templates based on your profession (Professional, Designer, Engineer, Entrepreneur) 5. Instant generation - Complete website ready in ~60 seconds
Technical Highlights:
- 99% success rate through intelligent fallbacks - works even without premium APIs - Real-time progress tracking with fun facts during processing - Multi-layer caching (memory + server + database) for performance - Image proxy system handles LinkedIn CORS issues seamlessly - Rate limiting and proper error handling for production use
Built with Next.js 15, React 19, OpenAI GPT-4, Supabase, and TypeScript. The scraping strategy is particularly robust - if the primary Apify scraper fails, it falls back to SaleLeads API, and finally to smart URL extraction that works 100% of the time.
What Makes It Different:
Unlike other profile-to-website tools, this actually improves your content through AI. It's not just scraping and reformatting - it's analyzing your career path and generating professional copy that sounds natural and compelling.
The job-function specific templates mean a designer gets a visually stunning portfolio layout while an engineer gets a clean, technical presentation.
Current Status:
MVP fully deployed and working Professional template live (more coming soon) Complete user flow from LinkedIn URL to finished website Adding Designer and Engineer templates
It's free to try - no signup required for basic generation.
I'd love feedback on:
- Template quality and variety (which job functions should I prioritize?) - AI-generated content quality - does it capture your professional voice? - Overall user flow - any friction points? - Feature requests for the editing interface
The goal is to solve the "I need a personal website but don't have time" problem that every professional faces. Would love to hear your thoughts!
Thank you!
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