TinyLog: Self-Hosting Is Back
The author of TinyLaunch is leaving Vercel for self‑hosting after monthly bills surged from $20 to a projected $170, only mitigated to $45 by adding caching. Rising function‑invocation limits and Vercel‑specific code have made the platform increasingly costly and restrictive. Modern tools such as Dokploy, Cloudflare CDN, and Claude Code now make self‑hosting almost as frictionless as managed services. While the migration isn’t immediate, the founder plans to hire a virtual assistant first and then transition the infrastructure.
TinyLog: One Backlink a Day
TinyLaunch’s latest post urges creators to boost their SEO by earning one backlink per day through directory submissions. It explains that Ahrefs’ Domain Rating (DR) reflects backlink strength and that a modest 365 backlinks annually can markedly improve rankings and...
TinyLog: You Should Consider Moving Your Business to the US
The author is leaving Germany for Thailand and restructuring his online business as a U.S. LLC to escape Germany’s 45 % top income‑tax rate. Thailand’s territorial tax regime only taxes money physically remitted into the country, allowing profits to stay in...
TinyLog: Don't Brainstorm a Product Idea. Solve Your Frustration.
The author of TinyLaunch shares how solving personal frustrations sparked two revenue‑generating products, including DockFlow—a macOS dock preset switcher—and TinyShots, a screenshot‑to‑GIF tool with new markup features. By building TinyShots for his own workflow, he attracted users, added a Mac...
TinyLog: TinyShots Made $1K in Its First Week. Here's How.
Indie developer Chris launched TinyShots, a Mac screenshot tool, at a $9 entry price and used five limited‑spot price tiers up to $49. Within the first week the tiers sold out, generating $1,000 in revenue as each tier’s scarcity drove...
TinyLog: How I Build Software From My Phone
The author demonstrates a fully mobile development workflow, enabling code shipping from a phone using free tools. By connecting his Mac and iPhone via Tailscale, he SSHs into the Mac with Termius, keeps sessions alive with tmux, and mirrors the...