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ibuildinpublic vs WIP
ibuildinpublic is the better public home for a product. WIP is a paid maker community built around a daily shipping streak, which is a habit, not a product page.
ibuildinpublic is the better public home. The page is organized around the product, anyone can open it, and the posts and experiences stay attached to that product.
WIP is an accountability network. Members log finished tasks, keep a streak, and see other makers doing the same. Membership is paid, which is how WIP keeps that room small. A streak can help you ship. It is not the page you send a stranger to.
Where ibuildinpublic is ahead
ibuildinpublic is the better ongoing home. WIP still covers a narrower job.
Center of the page
ibuildinpublic. The product and the build
WIP. The task you finished today
The habit
ibuildinpublic. Publish when the work is worth showing
WIP. A daily streak of completed tasks
Who can see it
ibuildinpublic. Anyone with the link
WIP. A paid maker membership
What a visitor sees
ibuildinpublic. A product page, posts, and experiences
WIP. A log of shipped todos and a streak
What compounds
ibuildinpublic. A public record of the product
WIP. Proof that you kept a streak
Best at
ibuildinpublic. A home other people can find
WIP. Accountability inside a paid room
Recommended
Choose ibuildinpublic
Choose ibuildinpublic when you want a public page for the product, with the updates and lessons attached to it.
When WIP still helps
WIP still helps when you want a paid room and a daily streak of tasks.
Use WIP for the streak if that habit helps you ship. Put the product on ibuildinpublic, which is the page other people can find.
Questions people ask
Is ibuildinpublic the same kind of product as WIP?
No. ibuildinpublic is the better public home: a product page with posts and experiences. WIP is a paid streak of completed tasks.
Does ibuildinpublic charge a membership to post?
Signing up and publishing a public build does not require a WIP-style membership. Pricing on ibuildinpublic is on the pricing page.
Can I use WIP and ibuildinpublic together?
Yes. Keep the daily task on WIP if the streak helps. Keep the product and the longer story on ibuildinpublic, and link to that page.