Hi, my name is Luke, I'm 25 and I work as a Front-end Developer in a software company for 3 years now.

About one year ago I decided to try to build my side project. Also I wanted to teach myself a new framework - Vue.js which at that time gained popularity so I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn something new.

I wanted to build, as I call it 'Global Creative Community' called Branding Pavilion which is an online directory of companies, events, job offers and interviews from the digital industry.

The idea behind this project is to help clients reach digital/marketing/software companies and create an online community.

Software stack of this project includes: Bootstrap 4 as a CSS framework, Vue.js for logic and functionality, Firebase for database and backend, Stripe as a payment method, Cloudflare for protection and security.

It took me about 8 months to teach myself everything and write all the code. For the most part it was fun because I've learned a ton of new things about Single Page Applications.

After I launched, I cold emailed potencial companies that might be interested in being listed and right now the directory has about 250 digital/creative companies.

Eventually I thought this project could bring me some money, so I decided to add Stripe integration and optional sponsorship offer.

What do you think about this project? I look forward to your feedback.

Last but not least if you own a digital/creative/marketing company feel free to include your company profile in the directory, just sign up and fill in a form.

URL: https://www.brandingpavilion.com