I Built an AI Tools Directory. These 10 Lessons Hurt the Most.

What nobody tells you about building a content site in the AI age.

Six months ago, I launched an AI tools directory. I thought the code would be the hard part. Build a scraper, spin up a database, design a clean UI. Weekend project.

Wrong. The things that decide whether a directory lives or dies have almost nothing to do with technology.

Here are the 10 lessons that cost me months of mistakes.