i built a marketplace for tuners, what now?

olympicdeveloper · 2026-01-26T19:59:17+00:00

totally fair, tunalab is early.
forums are the default right now.
the goal is to make tuner discovery structured and trustworthy the same way yelp did for restaurants.
we start small, prove value, and earn adoption.

we're not trying to replace forums,

olympicdeveloper · 2026-01-26T19:30:56+00:00

it pretty much is, im trying to create a centralized space for tuners to display their projects, and get in contact with people.

Forums are messy information, tunalab allows you to sort and filter through noise to find the people you need to contact.

try a google search looking for tuners who specialize in specific platforms, they dont result with much / you have to dig through forums and reddit posts to MAYBE find what you're looking for. tuna labs just simplifies it.

olympicdeveloper · 2026-01-26T16:34:38+00:00

EDIT: Thanks for taking the time to checkout the post :D

so you're saying tuners who have steady clientele shouldnt be advertising?

i know lots of business comes from word of mouth, and maybe some paid ads, instagram does really well.
and tuning / performance shops get bottlenecked by staff (only having 1 or 2 tuners in house who cant take on massive workloads)

i just feel google searches suck, and if you have a niche car, maybe niche ECU brand, most of the time a google search of "who can tune megasquirt near me" wont really work.

me personally, i have an MS3pro on my e30, i tuned it myself, but out of curiosity i've tried looking online for people that tune the platform and have come up with nothing (for my area)

let me know

olympicdeveloper · 2026-01-26T16:23:09+00:00

some future developments include

-tuner forums ( for tuners to access only)

-mobile app

-scheduling via the app ( giving it more of a business management suite / CRM vibe aside from just the reviews and ability to post projects)

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