BitWillet
Web and SaaS
payment processing
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for selling digital goods with Bitcoin
From 3 comments
Sent this to a friend who was just looking for something like this!
chrislas on HNThis is exactly what I needed...Thanks.
swishercutter on HNThanks, I will probably use this. I have been thinking about offering bitcoin-paid server colo options.
brk on HN
Supports Bitcoin adoption
From 1 comment
i support this project :) wish more people started using bitcoin
mrmang on HN
Objections
Confirmations take up to 5 minutes
From 3 comments
That's really great! Some feedback: - "This may take up to 5 minutes." < you might have to explain why - "What is BitWillet?" open a new tab instead of opening inside the popup
alx on HNOw, and I thought those 10 seconds it sometimes takes using a credit card was bad.
maushu on HNYa, this is one of the things that bugs me most about Bitcoin… And there isn't really any way to “fix” it apart from accepting a transaction after a smaller number of…
wolever on HN
Google Apps accounts cannot log in
From 1 comment
Doesn't work for people using an Apps account: Oops... you need a Google profile to use this feature. Google Profiles is not available for your organization.
nicksergeant on HN
Unclear how it makes money
From 1 comment
I don't get it. How do you make money? Why spend all this time and effort without reward?
dreamdu5t on HN
Requests
Browser extension for paying from a Bitcoin wallet
From 1 comment
A good companion for this would be a browser extension that interfaces with the bitcoin network so interactions could be streamlined. The extension does not need to be a bitcoin…
geuis on HN
Explain the wait time and open links in a new tab
From 1 comment
That's really great! Some feedback: - "This may take up to 5 minutes." < you might have to explain why - "What is BitWillet?" open a new tab instead of opening inside the popup
alx on HN
Questions
How does the service make money
From 1 comment
I don't get it. How do you make money? Why spend all this time and effort without reward?
dreamdu5t on HN
Alternatives named
bitcoinservice.co.uk
From 1 comment
I'm glad you did this. http://bitcoinservice.co.uk/ has been doing something similar but without the polished look and feel, and higher fees. The big money in e-goods is with…
adrianwaj on HN
ClickBank
From 1 comment
I'm glad you did this. http://bitcoinservice.co.uk/ has been doing something similar but without the polished look and feel, and higher fees. The big money in e-goods is with…
adrianwaj on HN