Just wanted to introduce a project I've been working on to yall in the hope that some of you will find it useful.
Since I started MechMerlin, I've written a bunch of scripts that I've used to help make my keyboard journey a little easier. One of these scripts assisted me in recommending Amazon boards for friends who weren't interested in customs, and to easily find boards to review.
After some encouragement and extra time, I figured why not learn something new. I wanted to see if I could make this script look nicer by making it into a website. With the recent advancements in AI, filling in my knowledge gaps in web development has been easier!
Enter KeebQuery:
https://www.keebquery.com A website with our specific hobby filters to help you find the keyboard you want on Amazon.com (US).
All links on KeebQuery are using my Amazon affiliate code. If you like what I do on YouTube, here, or anywhere else, please consider using them.
The website is still very much a work in progress and will evolve as I learn more about AI, databases, and front end development.
FAQWhy?I wanted to do something fun and learn something on the side but still be within the keyboard space.
Can't Amazon or Google already do thisYes, and they are pretty good, but only to an extent. I figured something with a little more granularity would be helpful.
What was your process in doing this?This started as a ruby script I hacked together where you would put in your search terms via arguments and it would spit it out into an excel sheet. It improved over time, but like I said I thought making it look nicer and more accessible would be better. Hit me up on discord mechmerlin#2999 if you want to chat specifics =)
Amazon Affiliate links!! Merlin do you just want our money?Yes, and your keyboards, and your car, and your retirement, as well. =P. But seriously I'd be happy if the website makes enough to cover the hosting costs lol.
Are you stopping making YT Vids/what about (this) particular seriesI'm still very much invested in this community, but I will say that making videos doing streams has taken a backseat lately. I still love keyboards and all things our makers are doing!
What about GMK Merlin R2???Uh....one of these days haha.
TODO- Don't just target Amazon US but other Amazon regions.
- Grow the keyboard list that we can currently search through
- Figure out a cadence of when to trigger updates to keep prices up to date.
- Include some of our local vendors to also see in stock keyboards (Needs more research)
RequestsI would greatly appreciate any tips and suggestions on
1. website layout
2. filters
3. bugs found (i'm sure there will be a lot because I was very very confused on some of the front end stuff)
4. User Experience
5. Anything else you guys would like to see?
