Built a fully functioning ad marketplace from a hotel room in the middle of no where… no code, no money, no dev team, just necessity, Channelled Pain and will power!
I didn’t build this app because I had funding or free time. I built it because I had nothing else no team, no cash, and no clear way forward. I was sitting in a small hotel room, broke, trying to figure out how to make something that could survive even if I couldn’t.
What came out of that space was more than just an app. It’s a fully functioning mobile ad marketplace an ecosystem built with Glide that lets users post ads, boost them, receive payments, chat in real-time, and track results. Businesses can promote their services, and admins can control every aspect from a clean backend. It works. And I built it while everything else in my life wasn’t.
Some of what it includes:
- Credit-based ad posting system
- Ad boosting functionality for higher reach
- Mobile Money and PayPal support
- Live messaging between users
- Full admin dashboard with ad moderation and revenue tracking
- Review and rating system
- Notifications tab for updates and messages
- Real-time campaign tracking
Everything is permission-controlled, clean, and simple. I built it to be sellable. Usable. Useful. Not just for me, but for someone else who might need it.
I’ll be submitting it to the Glide Template Store soon. In the meantime, here’s the demo:
Live app:
If you’re someone trying to build without resources, without support, without even peace of mind this is proof that something meaningful can still come out of it. This is what I made from nothing. I’d love to know what you think.
Thanks for reading.