This site — own lead engine · 2026

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My own site: trilingual, a free site scanner, a multi-page site builder and a full admin (requests, journal, changelog, newsletter). The tools I sell run here themselves.

The real site. Click to open it large and live — click around, you stay here.

The brief

A portfolio that doesn't just show what I build, but proves it — fast, trilingual, with working tools instead of screenshots.

The solution

Fully in Next.js + Supabase: live scanner with SSRF protection, multi-page builder, env-gated admin with scan-on-request, and a CMS for journal/changelog/now. Own stack, no plugins, security headers + CSP.

Result

Free scanner + quote, no email wall
Visitor builds their own site → lands in my admin
Full own admin: requests, CMS, newsletter

My own site shouldn't be a brochure but the proof itself: the scanner, the builder and the admin I deliver to clients run here live. A portfolio you can try beats a list of superlatives.

By the numbers

Languages

3 (NL/FR/EN)

before: —

Lead tools

live on the site

before: external/screenshots

Maintenance

self via admin

before: per change

Key decisions

Dogfooding

What I sell runs on my own site: scanner, multi-page builder, env-gated admin with scan-on-request, CMS. If it's not good enough here, I don't sell it.

Credibility over hype

No invented reviews or vague numbers. Real, live work in a browser frame — proof instead of marketing.

Env-gated & fail-safe

Every feature degrades cleanly without DB/keys. Nothing breaks live; migrations only add.

Timeline

Start — Foundation
Next.js + Supabase, trilingual, security headers + CSP, SEO/PWA.
Build — Tools
Scanner with SSRF protection, multi-page builder, full admin + CMS.
Ongoing
A living site — see the public /changelog for what's added.

What I'd redo

The pull to keep showing 'more' was strong. Every time I chose credibility over effect — drop fake metrics, show real cases — the site got stronger. I keep that discipline from the first sketch.

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