May 9th, 2026
How to Change the Vercel Server Region for Next.js Projects (And Why It Matters)
Production Next.js APIs at ~800ms+ despite lean MongoDB. Moving Vercel functions from iad1 (US) to bom1 (Mumbai) cut latency to ~100ms.
13 min read
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Parveen Kumar
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I build and ship web products, chase production bugs, and write down what actually worked—SEO, Next.js, performance, and the messy middle between “it works on my machine” and a calm dashboard.
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April 26th, 2026
Fix “Sitemap Couldn't Fetch” in Next.js (Real Fix After 8 Months)
A real debugging story about fixing a Next.js sitemap when Google Search Console showed Couldn't fetch for months—and what finally worked.
10 min read
May 2nd, 2026
I Thought My SEO Was Dead — Then I Saw the Google Annotation
What I learned from a sudden 99% impression drop in Google Search Console, and why panic was the wrong first reaction.
12 min read
May 17th, 2026
Why I Stopped Using Axios in Next.js App Router
App Router pushed me from Axios to native fetch: caching, AbortController, and fewer layers in production—not a package comparison rant.
14 min read
May 19th, 2026
Fixing Ghost API Calls in Next.js (AbortController & SWR)
Stale API responses overwrote fresh UI during fast navigation. AbortController and SWR fixed ghost requests in Next.js App Router.
15 min read
May 21st, 2026
Your App Is Fast on Wi-Fi. Your Users Are Not.
Wi-Fi hid async bugs in my Next.js app. Chrome throttling exposed race conditions, stale UI, and wrong request order before users noticed.
17 min read