I’m looking for practical experience from anyone who's already traveled this road. I built a suite of 21 custom GPTs focused on authors, publishing, and book marketing—tools for opportunity research, reader pain points, competitive gaps, book positioning, and related publishing workflows. Each was designed as a focused tool, not a general chatbot. My original plan was simple: distribute individual GPTs by direct link, with customers using them inside their own ChatGPT accounts. Then the ground shifted. OpenAI has ended new GPT creation and publishing on personal accounts. Existing GPTs still work, and ChatGPT Business may preserve some link-sharing options, but that feels more like a bridge than the long-term destination. So I’m now exploring the next question: What is the best way to turn an existing custom GPT into a standalone App or web-based tool? Ideally, I’m looking for a path that: - preserves the GPT’s instructions and workflow rather than rebuilding the concept from scratch; - gives authors and publishers a simple interface without requiring them to understand prompts; - allows me to control access and eventually sell individual tools; - does not require maintaining an elaborate SaaS operation. I’m not wedded to any particular platform. I’m interested in what people have actually built and deployed—whether with the OpenAI API, ChatGPT Apps, WordPress, no-code/low-code platforms, or another approach entirely. If you’ve converted a custom GPT into something customers can use outside the GPT Store ecosystem, what path did you take, and would you choose it again?

Hey, a cool thing happened last week. I have to acknowledge @Jason West for turning me on to Vibe Coding and this community for your support and encouragement. This achievement is more than about me. You are all part of this journey. Someone from our Skool is in the top .03% of all 3.5 million Base44 vibe coders worldwide. 😀 Anyone else get their Base44 Swag? If I can be helpful or answer any questions about apps or vibe coding, never hesitate to reach out. As I approach 300+ apps, I am excited to take others on this journey to disrupt the industry.

ChatGPT Work is a better fit than a normal chat when you want a finished piece of work, not just an answer. Here is a simple first task for the desktop app. After a client meeting, select Work locally, add your meeting notes, then ask: "Using the attached notes, create a client handover. Split it into agreed decisions, actions, owner, deadline, unanswered questions and a friendly follow-up email. Separate facts from assumptions. Do not invent commitments. Return a draft for my review and do not send anything." That is a proper piece of work with a clear outcome. ChatGPT Work can use the source material, organise it into something useful and leave you with a draft to check before it goes anywhere. The small details matter. Tell it which files to use, what the finished result should contain and where it must stop for your approval. That is how you get past vague answers and into work you can actually review. What would you give ChatGPT Work first: meeting notes, a research brief or a recurring update?

Hello fellow vibe coders. They always say how easy it is to get these things over the finish line and I bet some of you experienced the same issues I did when I got up to about 30 apps. I am now over 200. If you are having issues with your app, always happy to lend a hand to help! I am on Base44 but I know how to use them all. Let me know if I can help!

Excited for this release. This is going to be a game-changing release! The AI World just made a huge advancement - not sure if it means for the better or worse. The AI Arms race is a real thing. Great for folks like you and me. I can't help but think of how many more people we are leaving behind. AI Must Be For All! https://aishouldbeforall.com https://bendtheaicurve.com