beratbozkurt0

Do you have a rule of thumb for this? Does anyone on your team own this decision, or does it fall to whoever writes the release?

Hello,

I've been working on many projects lately, so I've reached my limit on free services and don't want to pay anymore. Therefore, I purchased a VPS with Hetzner and started using Coolify.

Currently, I'm using: - Umami for analytics - Cloudflared for IP masking

But I'd like to take advantage of all their benefits. If anyone else is using them, I'd like to know what they're using.

Two days ago I launched TabRush.

It’s a very simple idea: One Safari tab becomes a mini billboard.

After launch, I got 4 sales in less than 24 hours.

This is what surprised me: - Simplicity wins. The landing page is very minimal. - Pricing psychology matters. Every purchase increases the price. - Marketing is 80%. Building was fast. Distribution was harder.

I shared on Reddit, Hacker News and X. The feedback helped more than I expected.

If I do it again: - I would focus even more on storytelling.

I’m sharing this because many indie makers overthink. Sometimes small and fun ideas work.

In the last year, I built and released 4 small apps while working full time. I did this in the evenings and on weekends. It was exciting, but also very tiring. I learned many real lessons from this process. I want to share some of them as a simple story.

First, I learned that it is very hard to do everything alone.

When you work solo, you are the developer, designer, tester, support, and marketer at the same time. At the beginning, this feels possible. After some time, it becomes heavy. You move slower because you are always changing roles. One day you write code. The next day you try to design. Then you answer emails. It is possible, but it takes a lot of energy.

Second, I learned that the real challenge is not building. The real challenge is reaching people.

I spent many hours improving features and fixing small details. But if no one sees your product, these things do not matter much. A good product is important, but people must know it exists. Sharing, writing, and talking about your app is as important as coding. This was a big mindset change for me.

Another important lesson was about time.

If you work full time, your free time is limited. Some days I only had 1–2 hours to work on my apps. Because of this, I had to use my time carefully. I stopped trying to build big features in one night. Instead, I focused on small steps. Small progress every day helped more than big plans.

I also learned that avoiding overload is almost impossible.

There is always something to do. A bug to fix. A feature to add. A new idea to try. After some time, you can feel very tired. Sometimes I felt like I was always behind. I started to accept that I cannot do everything. Some weeks I build more. Some weeks I rest more. This balance is important.

In the end, shipping 4 apps in 1 year did not make me perfect. But it made me more realistic. I learned my limits. I learned what matters and what does not. And I learned that finishing and sharing something is better than waiting for it to be perfect.

I am thinking about writing a longer and more detailed blog post about this journey, with real examples and mistakes I made.

Hi HN

I’ve been trying to share some of my blog posts and side projects here over the past months, but I’ve noticed that most of them get almost no visibility. They receive little to no upvotes, very few views, and sometimes no interaction at all. I’m not sure if I’m doing something wrong, if my posts are being filtered, or if my content simply isn’t a good fit for the community.

I’d genuinely like to understand how Hacker News works from the perspective of people who have been here longer.

A bit about me: I’m an indie developer who builds products in public and writes technical posts about what I learn (frontend architecture, experiments, lessons from building apps, etc.). I’m not trying to spam or promote aggressively — I mostly want to share things I think other developers might find useful.

Some questions I’m hoping to get feedback on:

• Is there a common reason posts don’t get visibility even if they’re relevant? • Are there unwritten rules about how/when to submit content? • Is it better to post as “Show HN”, a normal link, or a text post? • Does the title matter more than the content at first? • Could account age/karma affect initial exposure?

I’m asking this not just for myself, but to turn the answers into a small guide for other indie hackers who might be struggling with the same thing.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback — even if the answer is simply: “Your posts aren’t interesting enough for HN.” That would still help me improve.

Thanks in advance

I've recently been working on an app that will make memorizing vocabulary easier. But before I share it, I wanted to hear your tips.

I learn faster by creating flashcards. By spending 10 minutes a day, I learned over 500 words in about 2-3 weeks.

Hey HN,

I launched a project on Product Hunt yesterday—something I've been working on for quite some time. Initially, I was thrilled to see the comments rolling in, thinking that people were genuinely interested in what I’d created.

However, it didn’t take long before I noticed something strange. The names and profile pictures of the commenters started to look suspiciously similar. After seeing this happen repeatedly, I decided to check a few profiles, and it became clear that they weren’t real users.

It seems that bots were not only commenting but also upvoting my launch, which really undermined the fairness of the platform. This has made me question the integrity of the results and the impact it has on genuine creators.

I'm curious—has anyone else here experienced something similar? What can we do to address this issue and ensure a more transparent and fair environment for all creators? I’d appreciate any insights or suggestions.