SkillLink – Hyperlocal Skill Exchange Platform
Empowering communities through skill-sharing, not job-hunting.
Created on 20th May 2025
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SkillLink – Hyperlocal Skill Exchange Platform
Empowering communities through skill-sharing, not job-hunting.
The problem SkillLink – Hyperlocal Skill Exchange Platform solves
In many communities, people possess valuable skills but lack platforms to showcase or exchange them locally. Traditional freelance platforms are too broad, impersonal, and often monetized in ways that exclude learners or those without capital.
SkillLink solves this by enabling users to find, offer, or barter skills with people nearby—making skill-building, mentorship, and service exchange more accessible, affordable, and community-driven.
Use Cases:
A student learns guitar in exchange for tutoring someone in math.
A retired electrician offers basic home repair workshops in his neighborhood.
Local artists collaborate, teach, and grow their client base.
Challenges we ran into
Real-Time Scheduling: Implementing a real-time calendar with availability logic and time slot conflicts was complex. We solved this using Supabase's real-time features and custom logic with fullcalendar.js.
Secure Role-Based Access: Differentiating between seekers, providers, and admins in a scalable way was tricky. We used Supabase’s Row-Level Security and role-based guards in NextAuth.
Performance in 3D Hero Section: Rendering interactive 3D scenes without hurting load time required deep optimization. We used lazy loading and GPU-level optimization in Three.js/React Three Fiber.
Messaging System: Building a scalable real-time chat with notifications, read receipts, and typing indicators was another major hurdle — we handled it via Supabase’s real-time subscriptions and custom triggers.