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TinyShops · Journal

Selling in chat,
written down.

Playbooks, teardowns and receipts from shops running inside Telegram. Written by the people who build the thing, for the people who sell on it.

23 pieces · English + Russian

Telegram broadcast analytics

Telegram Broadcast Analytics for Your Shop: Clicks, CTR, and 7-Day Conversion Tracking

See who a Telegram shop broadcast reached, who clicked, and who bought within 7 days. Delivery, unique CTR, conversion, and order value in Tiny Shops.

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Everything else

Telegram payment bot

Telegram Payment Bot: Why a Link Out of the Chat Kills the Sale

A buy link that opens a website drops Telegram shoppers into a new browser and a 70% cart-abandonment checkout. A payment bot charges inside the chat.

Tiny Shops update

Connect an AI Agent to Your Telegram Store

The latest Tiny Shops release lets Cursor, Claude Code, and other MCP clients run one store after you approve access in the browser. What the agent can do, how to connect it, and how scripts call the same tools over HTTP.

Telegram paid media

How Telegram Paid Media Works: One Photo or Video, Paid in Stars

Telegram paid media (sendPaidMedia) locks a photo or video until the buyer pays Stars. The range is 1–25000. Stars go to the bot, not to Tiny Shops. What the product actually sends.

Pay per view

Telegram Pay-Per-View or a Mini App: Which Shop to Open

Chat pay-per-view sells one photo or video for Stars inside the thread. A Mini App is the catalog, the cart, and card checkout. Pick from what each format actually does.

Stripe

How to Connect Stripe to Your Telegram Shop

Paste a Stripe BotFather provider token (Stripe TEST MODE → Stripe LIVE MODE) into Tiny Shops Telegram Payments — for physical-goods merchants in Stripe countries.

Freedom pay

How to Connect Freedom Pay to Your Telegram Shop

Paste a Freedom Pay (ex-PayBox) BotFather provider token into Tiny Shops Telegram Payments — for merchants in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

Custom domain

How to Put Your Telegram Shop on Your Own Domain

Connect shop.yourbrand.com to Tiny Shops: add the DNS record we show you, wait for the certificate, and keep your tiny-shops.com address as a backup.

Cashback

How to Run Cashback Promotions in Your Telegram Shop

Schedule cashback boosts by date, set category rates, and control bonus spend at checkout in Tiny Shops. Same rate on the dashboard and in the Mini App.

Telegram store

How to Run Multiple Telegram Shops from One Account

Tiny Shops lets one login run several Telegram Mini App shops. Starter includes 1 store, Pro up to 3, Scale up to 10. Switch in the sidebar, keep one bill.

Win-backs

Win-backs in Tiny Shops: How to Auto-Nudge Shoppers Who Favorited or Abandoned Checkout

A complete merchant guide to Tiny Shops Win-backs: turn on a preset or build a flow, send a private discount in Telegram, and recover favorites and unfinished checkouts without chasing anyone by hand.

Telegram shop

Telegram Shop Checkout in 2026: Stripe for Parcels, Stars for Digital

How to take Stripe, Apple Pay, and Google Pay in a Telegram Mini App shop that ships parcels. Stars are for digital goods only. Mixing those rails can hide the Mini App from iPhone shoppers. Tiny Shops takes 0% on the charge; you still pay Stripe.

Tiny Shops update

April 2026 Update: Accept TON Crypto Payments, Swap Your Bot, and Delete Orders in Tiny Shops

Your Telegram store just got three upgrades. Sell in TON with zero platform fees, switch bots without rebuilding, and permanently remove clutter from your order list. Here's exactly how to use each one.

Telegram

Telegram E-commerce in 2026: Features, Payments, How to Sell

What Telegram gives sellers in 2026: Mini App storefronts, Stars and card checkout, 1B users, and why it is the biggest e-commerce shift since Shopify.

How to start selling on Telegram

How to Start Selling on Telegram in 2026 — And Why You Shouldn't Wait

Telegram has 1B+ users, zero algorithm throttling, and native payments inside Mini Apps. Here's why selling on Telegram makes sense in 2026 — and the exact steps to launch your store with Tiny Shops in under 15 minutes.

Telegram mini app

How to Create a Telegram Mini App Store: 2026 No-Code Guide

Step-by-step 2026 guide to creating a Telegram Mini App store with no code: bot token, catalog, Stars or card payments, and a live shop in 10 minutes.

Telegram mini apps

Telegram Mini Apps for Sellers: The 2026 Revenue Guide (With Real Numbers)

How sellers use Telegram Mini Apps to hit 3-8% conversion rates, cut acquisition costs to near zero, and build repeat-purchase machines. Practical setup guide with Tiny Shops — no code required.

Telegram store

Best Telegram Store Builders in 2026: We Tested 4 Approaches — Here's What Actually Works

We compared custom bots, Shopify integrations, generic Mini App builders, and dedicated platforms like Tiny Shops across cost, setup time, and conversion. Real numbers, honest trade-offs, step-by-step setup guide.

Telegram bot

How to Create a Telegram Bot Store in 2026: BotFather to First Sale in Under 10 Minutes

Step-by-step guide to creating a Telegram bot store: exact BotFather commands, token setup, connecting to Tiny Shops, Mini App configuration, and customization tips that boost conversion by up to 40%.

Sell on telegram

Sell on Telegram in 2026: 4 Methods Compared (Groups, Channels, Bots, Mini Apps)

Telegram has 1B+ monthly users and zero platform fees. We compare all 4 selling methods — group chats, channels, bots, and Mini Apps — with real trade-offs, a decision table, and a step-by-step setup guide.

Telegram store

How to Set Up a Telegram Store in 10 Minutes: The Complete 2026 Guide

From @BotFather to your first sale — every click documented. Create a bot, connect Tiny Shops, add products, set up Stripe payments, launch cashback loyalty, and share your store. No code, no hosting, 0% platform fee.

Telegram payments

Accept Payments in Telegram: Stars, Stripe, Apple Pay & Crypto — Full Setup Guide (2026)

Step-by-step guide to accepting payments in Telegram: compare fees for Stars, Stripe, TON crypto, Google Pay & Apple Pay. Set up checkout in 5 minutes with Tiny Shops — zero platform commission.

Cashback

Cashback Beats Discounts: The Exact Setup That Lifts Repeat Purchases by 40%

Discounts train customers to wait. Cashback trains them to return. The data on why cashback wins, plus the exact 5-minute tiered cashback setup in Tiny Shops — real numbers, tier configs, and the math to protect your margins.

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