TinyStore
Web and SaaS
storefront builder
SHOW HN2021
144points
71comments
#345of 2,533 in 2021
Top 14%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 16 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Execution: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean minimal design
From 2 comments
Will this work with the other plans as well? I was looking into Shopify the other day, would like to accept non-credit card payments as well (so need a higher plan) but I love…
dstick on HNLooks good! Could add a favicon.
andreasha on HN
Smart idea for low-end Shopify merchants
From 1 comment
Agree with some of the other commenters here – this seems really really smart, but only because I live and work deep in Shopify land. It was immediately obvious to me what this…
blairbeckwith on HN
Objections
Keyboard and screen reader accessibility is poor because product links are divs
From 1 comment
I'd really encourage you to download a screen reader such as NVDA (or use VoiceOver if you're on a Mac), make use of the Lighthouse accessibility audit in Chrome dev tools, and…
whylo on HN
Savings over Shopify Basic are small, so the niche is narrow
From 3 comments
I’m going to be the contrarian here :) I would just pay $29/month for Shopify basic plan. Is the $20 difference worth self hosting and tweaking a custom thing? You’ll quickly…
throwarayes on HNI was wondering this too. The price difference is actually $16 not $20. Shopify Lite ($9) + TinyStore ($5). It seems like a pretty narrow niche and easily killed should Shopify…
twalling on HNactually savings is only $15.
vira28 on HN
Landing page does not explain what the product does
From 3 comments
I think you need to work on your landing page. There's almost nothing on there that makes it obvious to me what this actually does.
hellweaver666 on HNIf there's one thing I'd suggest, it would be putting a blurb something like the above on your website as well - as someone with 0 contextual information about Shopify, there was…
InvertedRhodium on HNLove how minimal the landing page is but maybe an FAQ or something below the fold? I see you have an FAQ hidden in footer but I'd drop something more on the apex landing page.…
harrisonjackson on HN
Product navigation is broken: back button and product links
From 2 comments
I would not shop at this store - it's completely broken. I went to "live demo" to check it out. Scrolled to bottom and clicked on LED Hightops. Read the description. Hit "back."…
astura on HNSurprised I haven't seen a comment about this yet - there doesn't seem to be a way to link to or share individual products? I've tried clicking on products from a few places and…
0x62 on HN
Requests
Add a clear explanation of the product on the landing page
From 2 comments
If there's one thing I'd suggest, it would be putting a blurb something like the above on your website as well - as someone with 0 contextual information about Shopify, there was…
InvertedRhodium on HNI think you need to work on your landing page. There's almost nothing on there that makes it obvious to me what this actually does.
hellweaver666 on HN
Make product links shareable and keyboard accessible
From 2 comments
Surprised I haven't seen a comment about this yet - there doesn't seem to be a way to link to or share individual products? I've tried clicking on products from a few places and…
0x62 on HNI'd really encourage you to download a screen reader such as NVDA (or use VoiceOver if you're on a Mac), make use of the Lighthouse accessibility audit in Chrome dev tools, and…
whylo on HN
Full-screen image view
From 1 comment
There should be an option to see images full-screen
asaddhamani on HN
Fix scroll-to-top when clicking a product
From 1 comment
Clicking a product scrolls to the top of the page, it's quite annoying.
jonny_eh on HN
Questions
Why not just upgrade to Shopify Basic for $29/month
From 2 comments
Why would someone use this + Shopify Lite instead of just upgrading to "Basic Shopify" for $29 per month? You'd save $15 (29 - 5 - 9) a month, but is there another reason?
mritchie712 on HNI’m going to be the contrarian here :) I would just pay $29/month for Shopify basic plan. Is the $20 difference worth self hosting and tweaking a custom thing? You’ll quickly…
throwarayes on HN
Does it work with plans above Lite
From 1 comment
Will this work with the other plans as well? I was looking into Shopify the other day, would like to accept non-credit card payments as well (so need a higher plan) but I love…
dstick on HN
Whether this conflicts with Shopify's terms of service
From 2 comments
Haven't read the full terms of service for shopify, but i could imagine that this doesn't align well with the strategy of shopify?
ako on HNIndeed. Nice work, but it feels like you're circumventing the exact restriction of the Lite plan. I imagine they'd shut you down if you got too much business.
mr_ploppy on HN
Alternatives named
Shopify Basic plan
From 2 comments
Why would someone use this + Shopify Lite instead of just upgrading to "Basic Shopify" for $29 per month? You'd save $15 (29 - 5 - 9) a month, but is there another reason?
mritchie712 on HNI’m going to be the contrarian here :) I would just pay $29/month for Shopify basic plan. Is the $20 difference worth self hosting and tweaking a custom thing? You’ll quickly…
throwarayes on HN
WooCommerce
From 2 comments
Since its relevant going to ask for recommendation here. I am setting up an online store for my parents. I can host and manage it at least for the initial days where they can…
vira28 on HNI've used WooCommerce before for my wife's online store. I hosted it in DO. It's okay, but not as good as Shopify in terms of payments, inventory management etc. I also ended up…
hapiben on HN
Shopify headless storefront (Buy Button snippets)
From 1 comment
It's been a few years since I built a Shopify store but iirc they give you an HTML/JS/iFrame "snippet" of your products you can copy paste anywhere you like.
neither_color on HN