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My Journey Building a Next.js Image Expansion Tool

Hey HN, I'm a tech support guy by trade, originally with zero dev experience. But the rapid AI advancements of the past couple years have been a game-changer, allowing even a novice like me to build websites. With the economic squeeze lately, I've been exploring ways to make some extra cash overseas. That led me down the path of web development. This site is my fifth project. The first three were WordPress builds - barely scratching the surface of actual coding. The fourth was a simple static page using JS, HTML, Tailwind, and Claude (an AI assistant). It was just for practice, but it opened my eyes to how powerful AI can be for coding. Suddenly, even someone like me could tackle basic development tasks. For this fifth project, I decided to jump into the deep end with Next.js (so hot right now). I've built an automatic image expansion tool that leverages third-party APIs. It's in the promotional phase, and I'd love to get some feedback from the HN crowd. I'm still very much learning, so any tips, critiques, or general advice would be incredibly valuable. Check it out: aiexpandimage.org What do you think? Any glaring issues or potential improvements? I'm all ears!
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