AI matches your edtech courses to live freelancer gigs for instant, targeted sales.
Solo edtech developers face severe cash flow shortages because their target audience of freelancers prioritizes immediate paying gigs over investing in long-term skill-building courses.
GigSkillMatch scrapes Upwork/Fiverr daily gigs and AI-matches them to edtech devs' courses, sending personalized leads like 'This Upwork gig needs your SEO module'. Freelancers get 'Gig Match' recommendations with buy links. Devs pay per lead or sub for unlimited, fixing cash flow with high-intent buyers.
Solo edtech developers targeting freelancers
Real-time gig-course matching via AI, turning passive course libraries into lead machines unlike static marketplaces.
professional
Daily pull from freelance sites (ethical API).
Match gigs to course keywords/skills.
Email/Slack alerts with buy links.
View leads, conversions, gig details.
Gigs recommend courses with one-click buy.
Suggest course tags for better matches.
Pixel tracking on sales.
Import multiple courses.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| plan | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| keywords | text | No |
| buy_url | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| description | text | No |
| platform | text | No |
| scraped_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| course_id | uuid | No |
| gig_id | uuid | No |
| score | int | No |
| notified | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/coursesAdd course
/api/matchesList user matches
/api/gigs/scrapeTrigger daily scrape
/api/matches/:id/notifySend lead email
/api/public/matches/:gigIdFreelancer view
Email only
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 1.8% | $81 | $972 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 3.2% | $1,037 | $12,444 |
AI scans freelance jobs daily, sends buyers straight to your door. End cash droughts.
Search Twitter for edtech devs complaining about sales, DM with free Pro month. Share in Upwork Facebook groups for dev recruits.
Community features
No matching
Gig-lead automation
Automation
Manual setup
AI gig-specific
Proprietary gig-course match data improves AI over time, creating defensible accuracy.
Freelance platforms APIs opening up; AI matching tech mature in 2024.
Scrape blocks
API fallbacks + proxies
Low match quality
User feedback loop
Scraping TOS
Ethical APIs only
Success: Devs buy leads
Success: 3 subs
Success: 500 users
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