Review my startup: shrtn.co
Web and SaaS
affiliate link shortener
SHOW HN2010
8points
10comments
#149of 370 in 2010
Top 41%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Pricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Interesting space with room for growth
From 1 comment
Clickable: http://shrtn.co What is the value proposition? If I had an affiliate link, couldn't I share the link through any shortenter? It looks like you make it easier for…
dkokelley on HN
Objections
Convenience only helps people without existing affiliate links
From 1 comment
Ok, so you provide convenience. This only works for people who don't already have an affiliate link though. If I am BigTimeBlogger and I want to share things that could earn me…
dkokelley on HN
Shortener market is saturated
From 1 comment
Nice idea. Tip: I'd stay away from calling it a shortener. That market is very saturated and a lot of people will leave right away. Play on the fact that your users can get…
dot on HN
Requests
Pick from a list of charities to donate to
From 1 comment
I doubt I'd ever earn enough to be worth cutting a check to, but if we could pick from a (short) list of charities, there might be enough to be worthwhile.
ultrasaurus on HN
Credit users with a few small sales early on
From 1 comment
Nice idea. Tip: I'd stay away from calling it a shortener. That market is very saturated and a lot of people will leave right away. Play on the fact that your users can get…
dot on HN
Questions
What is the value proposition over any shortener?
From 1 comment
Clickable: http://shrtn.co What is the value proposition? If I had an affiliate link, couldn't I share the link through any shortenter? It looks like you make it easier for…
dkokelley on HN
Do users need to sign up to Amazon?
From 1 comment
useful links, do I need to sign up to amazon or anything?
azocarbo on HN
Alternatives named
Skimlinks
From 1 comment
With sufficiently large scale you can negotiate better rates with affiliate programs to the point where you can return similar amounts to marketers as they'd earn signing up to…
notahacker on HN