LonelyPage
Web and SaaS
site builder
SHOW HN2018
216points
126comments
#159of 2,155 in 2018
Top 8%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 28 critical, out of 63 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Execution: 2 for, 12 againstIdea: 6 for, 6 againstPricing: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good template and palette options
From 2 comments
Pretty nice. I'm still in the market for a good lander builder. initial feedback: - I can't figure out how to change the image in a template, close to giving up - more templates…
jgautsch on HNMy mom has started several businesses (short attention span!) and so I've tried Unbounce, Squarespace, GoDaddy pages, various WordPress hosts (HostGator and BlueHost and…
GFischer on HN
Objections
Pricing too high for a simple static page
From 1 comment
I get that this is easy, but there are 2 main cons: 1. It is $4 a month (that's a lot for a really a simple static page) 2. Vendor lock-in. These sites come and go and might not…
awill on HN
Market is crowded and dominated by Squarespace and Wix
From 1 comment
I don't want this to be intended as harsh criticism of your idea, but let me share my experience with website builders: - The market is extremely tough. Maybe you noticed how…
peterpan31 on HN
Browser bugs on Firefox and Chrome in the editor
From 3 comments
What browsers are you supporting and testing against, both for the editor and its output? For example, the text widget doesn't allow spaces to be typed on Firefox, which makes me…
callahad on HNIt's a good start. However, seemingly only tested on Chrome. After playing around with it for a few minutes, I found some issues: On Firefox, from a Clean State, add a Row, add…
beders on HNWhen I type in text, it doesn't remember spaces, for example: http://spacesmissing.lonelypage.io/
cabalamat on HN
Vendor lock-in with no way to export or self-host
From 2 comments
I get that this is easy, but there are 2 main cons: 1. It is $4 a month (that's a lot for a really a simple static page) 2. Vendor lock-in. These sites come and go and might not…
awill on HNDoes anything stop me from building my page, copying the HTML and hosting it myself?
dom96 on HN
Requests
Export or self-hosting of generated HTML
From 3 comments
Pretty nice. I'm still in the market for a good lander builder. initial feedback: - I can't figure out how to change the image in a template, close to giving up - more templates…
jgautsch on HNGreat job! Very intuitive design. Much better than the majority of services I have tried before for simple pages I've wanted to put out. Once a page is built and live, can the…
r0fl on HNDoes anything stop me from building my page, copying the HTML and hosting it myself?
dom96 on HN
More templates
From 2 comments
Pretty nice. I'm still in the market for a good lander builder. initial feedback: - I can't figure out how to change the image in a template, close to giving up - more templates…
jgautsch on HNMy mom has started several businesses (short attention span!) and so I've tried Unbounce, Squarespace, GoDaddy pages, various WordPress hosts (HostGator and BlueHost and…
GFischer on HN
Undo/redo in test mode
From 1 comment
Cool editor, Undo/Redo is missing. I made similar SPA for other project and implement this feature in Redux pattern was a breeze
wojo1206 on HN
Questions
Can the generated page be hosted elsewhere?
From 2 comments
Does anything stop me from building my page, copying the HTML and hosting it myself?
dom96 on HNGreat job! Very intuitive design. Much better than the majority of services I have tried before for simple pages I've wanted to put out. Once a page is built and live, can the…
r0fl on HN
Why not use GitHub Pages?
From 1 comment
Why not use github pages?
sajithdilshan on HN
Alternatives named
Carrd
From 2 comments
Counterpoint: a similar service called Carrd.co is doing encouragingly well for its sole developer. https://twitter.com/ajlkn/status/971417263969579008 This market is huge. If…
teleclimber on HNI've found carrd.co to be a great version of this. Super-simple templates. I think they allow more than one page, but very clean layouts.
joelrunyon on HN
Squarespace and Wix
From 1 comment
I don't want this to be intended as harsh criticism of your idea, but let me share my experience with website builders: - The market is extremely tough. Maybe you noticed how…
peterpan31 on HN
Hugo on Netlify
From 1 comment
I get that this is easy, but there are 2 main cons: 1. It is $4 a month (that's a lot for a really a simple static page) 2. Vendor lock-in. These sites come and go and might not…
awill on HN
Ghost and WordPress
From 1 comment
I'm building an API right now that I plan on monetizing so I'm looking at different simple CMS programs. This one (LonelyPage) immediately intrigued me because I don't need a lot…
jgh on HN