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Social platforms

Creator-focused platforms and community tools built for engagement and growth.

Overview

Building a social or community product is more than a feed and a like button — it's notifications people open, moderation that scales, search that finds, and growth loops that compound. I've shipped social products with feeds, content creation, ranking and creator economy mechanics.

What you get

Feed & content

Posts, comments, reactions, media uploads, real-time updates.

Discovery & ranking

Search, recommendations, trending — tuned to your community shape.

Moderation tools

Reporting, queues, admin dashboards — what you need to keep the platform healthy.

Notifications & growth

Email, push, in-app — the loops that bring users back.

How I work
  1. Week 1 — Community shapeWho posts, who reads, what success looks like 6 months in.
  2. Weeks 2-4 — Core loopsAuth, feed, posting, reactions. Friends/follow graph if needed.
  3. Weeks 5-7 — DiscoverySearch, ranking, notifications, growth loops.
  4. Week 8 — LaunchPolish, moderation, launch playbook.
Tech stack
Next.jsPostgreSQLRedisElasticsearchPush notificationsS3/Cloudflare R2
Timeline
5 to 10 weeks for a v1
Pricing
From €10k — scale and feature scope drive cost.
Frequently asked
Can you handle scale?

Yes. I architect for it from day one — caching layers, queue-based notifications, CDN-served media. We don't have to scale infra for a million users on day one, but the design supports it.

What about moderation?

Building admin tools is part of v1. AI-assisted moderation can be added when traffic justifies it.

Mobile too?

Often yes — Flutter app for iOS/Android in parallel or right after. Same backend.

Ready to start?

Tell me about your project in a few lines — I get back within 24h.