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Growth · March 15, 2021

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Ad network for side projects has launched

I'm excited to have launched Tiny Ads. https://tinyads.io A privacy respecting ad network for side projects. It's an old idea (web rings) lifted for a niche. Tiny Ads wants to become a network of smaller projects by linking each other on their respected landing page. The ad will provide a standardized way to display projects across the web. Like a feed layer on top your web page. New users will find your project by hopping from page to the next. I hope to create a positive sum game here. 3 weeks ago I posted a here and got positive feedback. So, thank you. I took it from demo to…

Ad network for side projects has launched launched on March 15, 2021 with 10 votes, #1,547 of 3,696 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Tiny Ads is a privacy-respecting ad network designed for side projects and smaller websites. It works by creating a web ring where projects display standardized ads linking to each other on their landing pages, allowing users to discover new projects by hopping from site to site. Built on Node.js and PostgreSQL, the platform aims to create a mutually beneficial discovery system for independent creators rather than a traditional advertising marketplace.

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I'm excited to have launched Tiny Ads. https://tinyads.io A privacy respecting ad network for side projects. It's an old idea (web rings) lifted for a niche. Tiny Ads wants to become a network of smaller projects by linking each other on their respected landing page. The ad will provide a standardized way…

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