If the projects are amenable to that, create a landing page and have people sign up to be notified of project updates. This is an easy way to gauge customer int

If the projects are amenable to that, create a landing page and have people sign up to be notified of project updates. This is an easy way to gauge customer interest. From a personal perspective I would maximize the learning experience, e.g. choose one that you can implement with a new language/framework/stack/etc.