Sourcery
Web and SaaS
website builder
SHOW HN2019
230points
73comments
#161of 2,195 in 2019
Top 8%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
7 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 22 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Idea: 4 for, 7 againstExecution: 2 for, 6 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean landing page and quick, relevant autocomplete
From 2 comments
Landing page is crisp and precise. I love the idea. Congratulations on the launch. Auto-complete is fast and relevant. I believe you're boosting local results? That's super nice.…
ignoramous on HNVery slick! Tried it for a no-online-presence second hand retro gaming store here in Miami and it spit out a decent website!…
sergiotapia on HN
Generated sites look decent for the business
From 2 comments
Very slick! Tried it for a no-online-presence second hand retro gaming store here in Miami and it spit out a decent website!…
sergiotapia on HNThis is a pretty solid, simple idea, gotta say. Of all the "quick website" apps, this approach seems like it could get a pretty good result from the get-go, given a good amount…
carlosdp on HN
Simple, solid idea
From 3 comments
This is a pretty solid, simple idea, gotta say. Of all the "quick website" apps, this approach seems like it could get a pretty good result from the get-go, given a good amount…
carlosdp on HNReally cool idea
JDiculous on HNOkay, I'm seriously impressed, this is amazing! Congrats on launching.
franciscop on HN
Objections
Generated sites use generic templates and look samey
From 3 comments
It’s slightly sad that the internet is turning into a bunch of sites that are all based on the same templates. Don’t we need more website builders that are open and creative by…
cookingoils on HNMy business doesn’t come up in the autocomplete and there’s no category for the type of business. There’s no free text field for me to enter my business type and if I choose…
mlthoughts2018 on HNLanding page is crisp and precise. I love the idea. Congratulations on the launch. Auto-complete is fast and relevant. I believe you're boosting local results? That's super nice.…
ignoramous on HN
Errors when generating sites for some businesses (missing phone)
From 4 comments
I got this error message while trying to generate a website: {"message":"Cannot return null for non-nullable field Entity.phone."}
thewarpaint on HNI got this too.
grepballsoffire on HNTried a few restaurants in my area. RT Rotisserie in San Francisco yields an error: {"message":"Cannot return null for non-nullable field Entity.phone."}
cbhl on HNOops... we've encountered an error. GraphQL error: Cannot return null for non-nullable field Entity.phone.
glaive123 on HN
Terms of service grant overly broad content rights
From 2 comments
From the terms of service... “ In other words, you grant us and our subsidiaries affiliates, and successors a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable,…
dakoondog on HNIs the "irrevocable, perpetual, and sub-licensable" really necessary for this?
me_bx on HN
Small business owners already rely on Facebook for marketing
From 1 comment
The problem is that the business owner already uses Facebook to do marketing, as it's much more effective than just a website.
amelius on HN
Personalizing by guessed visitor needs (e.g. menu for hungry visitors) is questionable
From 2 comments
> For example we'll show a menu first to a visitor who is likely hungry. How would you possibly know this?
saagarjha on HNSo people out of those hours looking to book something for the evening are not interested in the menu? I thought office 2003 learned us just how miserable these optimizations…
tjoff on HN
Requests
Allow detaching sites to self-hosted or more complex code
From 1 comment
While the concept is sound, I do hope that you will allow users of your service to 'detach' at some point to make their sites into something more complex. Working around Website…
m712 on HN
Fix mobile browser and Firefox layout issues
From 2 comments
Please check the designs on Firefox on Android. Doesn't work properly.
njsubedi on HNPlease change `width: 100vw` to `width: 100%` in the header element on your landing page. It results in the horizontal scroll bar in the bottom of the screen (you will see it if…
azangru on HN
Support free-text business categories
From 1 comment
My business doesn’t come up in the autocomplete and there’s no category for the type of business. There’s no free text field for me to enter my business type and if I choose…
mlthoughts2018 on HN
Add noscript fallback
From 1 comment
Add a <noscript> to your landing mayhaps? Takes a little while to figure out that I need my JS on for a proper representation.
higherkinded on HN
Questions
How is the data sourced and is it legal to store it
From 2 comments
Landing page is crisp and precise. I love the idea. Congratulations on the launch. Auto-complete is fast and relevant. I believe you're boosting local results? That's super nice.…
ignoramous on HNSince Google Places API doesn't allow storing any data, are you just footing the bill for the site to be "re-created" every time a user visits it? You're offering this for free,…
SparkyMcUnicorn on HN
How does the free service pay for API costs
From 1 comment
Since Google Places API doesn't allow storing any data, are you just footing the bill for the site to be "re-created" every time a user visits it? You're offering this for free,…
SparkyMcUnicorn on HN
How is the site verified as owned by the business owner
From 1 comment
How do you verify that it is exactly business owner who's trying to create website? Ease of generation almost invites pranks, and maybe even fraud. IANAL, but I strongly suspect…
brokenkebab on HN
What the paid business plan includes
From 1 comment
Landing page is crisp and precise. I love the idea. Congratulations on the launch. Auto-complete is fast and relevant. I believe you're boosting local results? That's super nice.…
ignoramous on HN
Alternatives named
GoDaddy GoCentral
From 2 comments
My business doesn’t come up in the autocomplete and there’s no category for the type of business. There’s no free text field for me to enter my business type and if I choose…
mlthoughts2018 on HNI think GoCentral already does this: autogenerated single page sites where the imagery & text are dynamically generated based on a small number of user-made choices at sign-up.
mlthoughts2018 on HN
Squarespace
From 1 comment
My business doesn’t come up in the autocomplete and there’s no category for the type of business. There’s no free text field for me to enter my business type and if I choose…
mlthoughts2018 on HN
Strikingly
From 1 comment
Strikingly is one
milesward on HN
Milkshake
From 1 comment
Curious, what other quick website apps you know of? Not low code, but quick. I've seen https://milkshake.app, https://onuniverse.com before and walked away impressed.…
ignoramous on HN
Neocities
From 1 comment
You want Neocities.org, the spiritual successor to 90s-era website quirkiness.
StavrosK on HN