Work-Friendly Cafe Directory (KL & Penang)
Cafes in Kuala Lumpur and Penang checked for wifi, power sockets, noise and laptop policy, with the date each detail was last checked; cafes pay to be featured.
Economics
- Pricing example
- Free listing; $25 for 30 days featured in an area page
- Daily math
- 1 featured spot a day x $25 = $25/day. At 4 a week it would be about $14/day, so the target needs close to 1 cafe a day.
- Target if you hit the daily math
- Target: $450 - $750 / month if the daily math is hit
Audience and urgency
Audience: Free side: remote workers, freelancers, students and digital nomads in KL and Penang. Paying side: independent cafes that welcome laptop users.
Urgency: People who work from cafes waste trips to places with no sockets, weak wifi or a no-laptop rule. Map reviews rarely mention these details, and cafes that welcome laptop users have no simple way to say so.
MVP scope
- ✓ Cafe pages: area, opening hours, wifi speed measured on a visit (with date), power sockets, noise level, laptop policy, seating, price of a coffee
- ✓ Every detail shows when it was last checked and by whom (owner, team visit or contributor)
- ✓ Area pages and filters (open late, many sockets, quiet)
- ✓ Cafe owner claim form and featured spot via Stripe Checkout
- ✓ Contributor update form with admin approval
Omitted features
- - Do NOT copy photos, reviews or hours from Google Maps or other sites
- - Do NOT publish star ratings you did not collect yourself
- - Do NOT build bookings or ordering
Suggested stack
- Frontend
- Next.js + Tailwind CSS
- Backend or API
- Supabase (cafes, updates, claims) + map display with OpenStreetMap tiles (follow their usage policy) or Mapbox
- Payments
- Stripe Checkout
- Hosting
- Vercel or Netlify (free tier to start)
Repository metadata
- Blueprint ID
work-friendly-cafe-directory- Category ID
curated_directory- Monetization ID
featured_listing
Day-one distribution
Channels
- Reddit r/kualalumpur, r/penang and r/digitalnomad (follow rules)
- KL and Penang remote-worker and nomad Facebook groups
- Visit 20 cafes in person to seed the first listings
Reddit strategy
Post a free list of 20 cafes you visited, with sockets and wifi speeds you measured and dates, linking to the full directory.
Cold outreach or directory hook
Tell each visited cafe they're listed free and offer a featured launch week.
Search keywords
work friendly cafe kl, laptop friendly cafe penang, cafe with wifi and power socket kuala lumpur
One-shot master prompt
Build a "Work-Friendly Cafes" directory in Next.js with Tailwind CSS and Supabase. Core requirements: 1. Cafe table: name, area, address, lat/lng, opening hours, wifi download/upload Mbps + date measured, sockets (none/few/many), noise (quiet/moderate/loud), laptop policy (welcome/limited hours/not allowed), seating notes, coffee price, source of each field (owner/team/contributor) and last-checked date. 2. Area pages /[city]/[area] and filters (open after 9pm, many sockets, quiet, wifi above X Mbps); featured cafes first with a "Featured" label. 3. Map view using OpenStreetMap tiles via Leaflet (respect the tile usage policy) or Mapbox. 4. Forms: contributor update (admin approval required), cafe owner claim (email verification), and Stripe Checkout for a 30-day featured spot ($25). 5. Only first-party data and owner-provided photos; a visible "last checked" date on every field.
Comparable products
Published 2026-10-08.