Reading path · 8 stops · 60 min of reading · 1 tool and data page

Put something on sale this week.

What you'll learnDeploy it, check the page, list it, take payment and get it in front of people, with what actually moved numbers.

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1. Guide · 7 minHow to deploy to Vercel from the CLI

   Install the CLI with npm i -g vercel, run vercel login, then from the folder you want online run vercel deploy --prod --yes. The first run asks which project to link (or creates one), uploads the files and prints the...

2. Article · 13 minLanding page grader tested on 2,077 Show HN pages: correlation 0.00

   A no-AI landing page grader ran on 2,077 Show HN pages. The top failure was a missing og:image, one rule was a bug, and the score did not predict upvotes.

3. Free toolLanding page teardown

   26 checks on your live page, a score and the fix for each.

4. Guide · 6 minHow to create and publish a Gumroad product with the API

   Gumroad's v2 API can do the whole job. POST /v2/products creates the product (send draft=true), PUT /v2/products/:id fills in the listing, POST /v2/files/presign plus POST /v2/files/complete uploads the file...

5. Article · 11 minSelling on Gumroad with AI: 130 products, 0 sales. Greg is wrong

   130 AI-built products on Gumroad for 36 days: 87 free, 0 downloads, $0. Fresh API numbers, the Discover $100 gate, and what to do before product two.

6. Explainer · 7 minWhat is x402?

   x402 is an open standard that makes the HTTP status code 402 Payment Required do what its name says. A server answers an unpaid request with 402 and a machine-readable price. The client (usually an AI agent with a...

7. Article · 9 minGet featured as a solo dev: 9 features in 28 days, 2 moved a number

   9 features in 28 days, from This Week in Rust to a 60K-star awesome list, and what each one sent. Only 2 moved a number. Free data and a 7-step playbook.

8. Explainer · 7 minSteam update visibility rounds, explained

   Every game on Steam gets five Update Visibility Rounds. Each one gives your game a slot on the Steam front page for up to 30 days or 1 million impressions, whichever comes first, but only for people who already own it...

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