Postbag
Web and SaaS
media outreach contact search
SHOW HN2020
92points
47comments
#701of 3,028 in 2020
Top 24%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 14 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea and useful for finding contacts
From 3 comments
Great idea! Would love to see a pricing model implemented as this is something I can see paying for.
nyxtom on HNMy friend is an Investigative Journalist, I'll share the link with him! Great idea.
instaheat on HNGreat job with Postbag. However, the signup process can be vastly simplified. Coming to the lists - it's a good start. I got a few decent leads for my space. What would be great…
vishwa306 on HN
Monthly web crawls and JournoRequests feature
From 1 comment
Based on our testing the difference is in quality of matched contacts, number of matched contacts and number of opportunities per search. Also, continuous outreach with monthly…
sanjasarin on HN
Objections
Search results are irrelevant for many queries
From 3 comments
I did a search on the word dyslexia (my product is heavily used by people with dyslexia), and most of the top results were based on articles that did not use that word at all.…
gnicholas on HNI tried two queries: “audiobook” and “rust programming language”. “audiobook” produced passable results. “rust programming language” produced 100% garbage: in its 167 Tier1…
chrismorgan on HNOK, gave it a try. 1. Sign-up process has too many pointless hurdles. If you have restrictions on the password format, mention them upfront rather than revealing them one at a…
apankrat on HN
Signup flow is cumbersome, with password rules and email code confirmation
From 3 comments
Some feedback: the signup process is difficult. I signed up, 32-char password, but it doesn't have a special character, so I had to regen. Ok fine, whatever. Then a captcha. At…
orthecreedence on HNOK, gave it a try. 1. Sign-up process has too many pointless hurdles. If you have restrictions on the password format, mention them upfront rather than revealing them one at a…
apankrat on HNI agree, too many steps. I already logged in, why do i have to type my email again?
Spacemolte on HN
Opting sites out is hard; spam concerns for publishers
From 3 comments
Aren't services like this one of the reasons that publishers gets dozens of spam emails every day? E.g. "I read your article [link] and thought this [link] would be a great…
skilled on HNHow do I block my sites from appearing on your lists? I’m already spamming a lot with product and movie pitches and last thing I want is even more.
dawnerd on HNWe aren’t going to let you do that as that would defeat the benefit.
postbag on HN
Error messages and tooltips are missing or hidden
From 3 comments
Agreed, I didn't use a capitalized letter on the password and the sign up failed. The error window appears outside of my viewport so I kept clicking the button and almost…
systematical on HNThe buttons at the top are not super obvious, but there are no tooltips to tell you what they are. So I clicked on several and got a sense of what most do, but I didn't want to…
gnicholas on HNIt's not clear what the icons in the top does? Tooltips or simply buttons with text when the screen is wide enough to support it would be great.
Spacemolte on HN
Pricing not published during beta
From 1 comment
No pricing for a service that cannot remain free. This never ends well.
skmurphy on HN
Requests
Simplify the signup flow
From 2 comments
Great job with Postbag. However, the signup process can be vastly simplified. Coming to the lists - it's a good start. I got a few decent leads for my space. What would be great…
vishwa306 on HNOK, gave it a try. 1. Sign-up process has too many pointless hurdles. If you have restrictions on the password format, mention them upfront rather than revealing them one at a…
apankrat on HN
Add tooltips or text labels to buttons
From 2 comments
The buttons at the top are not super obvious, but there are no tooltips to tell you what they are. So I clicked on several and got a sense of what most do, but I didn't want to…
gnicholas on HNIt's not clear what the icons in the top does? Tooltips or simply buttons with text when the screen is wide enough to support it would be great.
Spacemolte on HN
Include social handles and LinkedIn in contact info
From 1 comment
Great job with Postbag. However, the signup process can be vastly simplified. Coming to the lists - it's a good start. I got a few decent leads for my space. What would be great…
vishwa306 on HN
Fix contrast ratio for WCAG
From 1 comment
Man.. From the title I was hoping this would be a way to find people doing long form writing on niche topics. For the site - Your primary color/white combo used for your CTAs and…
Neff on HN
Questions
How does it compare to PitchBox?
From 1 comment
ohsik, how does PostBag compare to PitchBox, which has been doing literally the exact same thing for a while now?
eps on HN
How to block my sites from the lists?
From 1 comment
How do I block my sites from appearing on your lists? I’m already spamming a lot with product and movie pitches and last thing I want is even more.
dawnerd on HN
How to delete an account or sign up as a blogger?
From 2 comments
How can I delete my account?
l1ghthouse on HNHow can I sign up as blogger?
k__ on HN
Alternatives named
PitchBox
From 2 comments
ohsik, how does PostBag compare to PitchBox, which has been doing literally the exact same thing for a while now?
eps on HNOK, gave it a try. 1. Sign-up process has too many pointless hurdles. If you have restrictions on the password format, mention them upfront rather than revealing them one at a…
apankrat on HN
SparkToro
From 1 comment
The discovery part might be interesting to compare to something like SparkToro [0]. [0] https://sparktoro.com/
noizejoy on HN
Google News search
From 1 comment
I did a search on the word dyslexia (my product is heavily used by people with dyslexia), and most of the top results were based on articles that did not use that word at all.…
gnicholas on HN