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HOW TO BUILD A CHROME EXTENSION BUSINESS WITH AI (my workflow) Go to any major platform and ask: what's this website missing? Look for: – What's annoying users? – What's repetitive and manual? – What features are hidden? – What do power users hack together? The biggest

we've got a few chrome extension startup ideas in the @ideabrowser database --> http://ideabrowser.com

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@gregisenberg How about marketing part? I am into this niche. Problem is sales and marketing the extension part.

@devnamipress will be doing a pod episode on this soon

@gregisenberg Is it that easy even to build a Chrome extension now?

@WaldronLewis definitely easier than before, there are some chrome extension (and other ideas) at http://ideabrowser.com

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@gregisenberg Chrome extensions are underrated distribution machines.

@gregisenberg I like the question: What's annoying users? How do you answer it?

@gregisenberg this is pretty much what i'm doing with http://vibesuite.co :)

@gregisenberg Do not do this by the way. I made a few plugins for myself, they keep breaking because the website changes.

@gregisenberg 👀👀

@gregisenberg Funnily enough I actually built that to save directly into a CRM, with the info they need, plus pull the details of where the person is at in the pipeline, stage, and any other relevant info. Works on FB, LI, X, Gmail and Skool to

@gregisenberg Love me some chrome extensions

@gregisenberg this approach is incredibly insightful for identifying opportunities.

@gregisenberg Totally spot on. Users' pain points are the best start to building a functional extension.

@gregisenberg Best end to end guide

@gregisenberg everyone's building the 'next big app' while you're just making existing apps less annoying genius move

@gregisenberg This is 🔥—you nailed the opportunity: solve small but real pain points on big platforms.

@gregisenberg It's time to build an X auto-like extension.

@gregisenberg So much alpha in this post Greg

@gregisenberg You can also use AI tools like Manus to run a search and check for currently existing Chrome extensions that have a lot of installs but a lot of poor reviews and then you can use that for your idea to create an extension to make it better

@gregisenberg Exactly this. Chrome extensions are insanely underrated. That’s why I built http://codease.pro an AI-native platform that lets anyone build production-ready Chrome extensions in under 60 seconds. Sandboxed testing ✅ Security checks ✅ Code + marketing + deployment =

@gregisenberg If anyone looking for chrome extension ideas. Checkout http://buildthatextension.com I have collected some validated ideas there.

@gregisenberg You said this was your workflow in the first line. So how many chrome extensions have you made?

@gregisenberg I think the biggest downside to chrome extension as a business is you have to deal with a pretty strict app store. Not as bad as the apple app store, but definitely do your research on what you want your extension to do and make sure it fits the guidelines

@gregisenberg Instead, I would go to chrome extension marketplace and find the hottest extension. Browse its median and negative comments. Looking for a small enhancement that would make the extension more friendly/fast/easy to use and build on that.

@gregisenberg mate I believe in the first part

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@gregisenberg Yup. Chrome extensions are like duct tape for billion-dollar websites. You find a pain. AI builds the fix. Chrome brings the users. If you’re stuck on ideas, this newsletter’s a goldmine: https://chromeextensionideas.s... You won’t run out of problems to solve.

@gregisenberg Can you show us which chrome extensions you built with this workflow or any chrome extensions?

@gregisenberg Launching our first Chrome Extension..just pending approval. The @OpenAI console makes it unintuitive to know which actual API key is costing you. So we are releasing an OpenAI Key Matcher Chrome extension to help simplify the process. Will keep you posted once it's live.

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@gregisenberg Chrome extensions are the new apple or android apps!

@gregisenberg Here's an idea: Auto text and video translator for X. I am tired of going through threads and clicking on "translate text". Just make it render in my language when I click on the text. Also: automatically dub or subtitle videos that are in a different language. I would build

@gregisenberg Do you actually own a chrome extension business?

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