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YouTube Thumbnail A/B Tester

Preview thumbnails in real YouTube search results against competitors - Clickpilot hit $1.6k MRR in 5 months

What People Are Saying

Real voices expressing this pain point

YouTube creators struggle to predict thumbnail performance.

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๐Ÿ“Š Market Evidence

๐Ÿ† Competitor Landscape

How existing players stack up in this market

Clickpilot

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TubeBuddy

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vidIQ

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YouTube native Test & Compare

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Score Breakdown

62/100
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Early-stage opportunity worth watching

Market (20%) + Revenue (20%) + Trend (15%) + Competition (15%) + Build (15%) + Pricing (15%)

Market Proof7/10
Revenue Proof7/10
Trend Momentum5/10
Competition Gap4/10
Build Speed7/10
Pricing Signal6/10

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## Product Overview
Preview thumbnails in real YouTube search results against competitors - Clickpilot hit $1.6k MRR in 5 months

## Problem
Preview thumbnails in real YouTube search results against competitors - Clickpilot hit $1.6k MRR in 5 months

## Solution
Build YouTube Thumbnail A/B Tester

## Target Audience
indie hackers, small businesses, and solopreneurs

## Tech Stack
- Next.js 15 (App Router) with TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS v4 for styling
- Supabase for auth, database, and storage
- Vercel for deployment
- shadcn/ui for UI components
- Framer Motion for animations

## MVP Features to Build
1. Landing page with clear value proposition
2. User authentication (sign up, sign in, forgot password)
3. Core product functionality based on the solution above
4. Dashboard for users to manage their data
5. Pricing page with at least 2 tiers (free + paid)
6. Basic settings/profile page

## Known Competitors
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## Key Risks to Address
Standard market entry risks

## Deployment
1. Set up Supabase project and configure environment variables
2. Deploy to Vercel with `npx vercel --prod`
3. Set up custom domain
4. Configure Supabase RLS policies for security

## Instructions
Start by creating the project structure, then build the landing page first. Use server components where possible. Make it mobile-responsive from the start. Focus on getting the core value loop working before adding polish.