Pop.co
Web and SaaS
domain and email hosting bundle
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Pricing: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 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
Simple idea that helps people start a web presence
From 1 comment
Looks great, thanks for sharing! If you don't mind my asking, I'm curious how you can tell if a .co is available or not; iirc, they don't have a public zone file. Might you do a…
harvestmoon on HN
Objections
Headline says free but it costs $5 per user per month after trial
From 4 comments
So this is: Get a [(Domain Name) + (Google Apps) + DNS + (Starter Web Page Free)] I read it as: Get a [(Domain Name + Google Apps + DNS + Starter Web Page) * Free] Was I the only…
Lidador on HNYou're not the only one. Deceptive title. What's wrong with honesty? ``` Domain + Google Apps + Web Page for $5 per User per Month ``` Google Apps for Business by itself is $5…
panarky on HNah, and by "free" you mean "$5/month"? perhaps you want to update the headline to be less totally false?
rweir on HNthat's not a useful answer, since it's not "free" as stated in the headline, but $5/month/user. "title would be too long" is a completely idiotic excuse for lying in a headline.
rweir on HN
HN is a DIY community that registers domains from the command line
From 1 comment
hah, what a surprise! it's looking good! Send Juan and Tom regards from Santiago. Don't think HN is a good place to promote it btw, this is a very DIY community. Most probably…
santiagogo on HN
Using a country TLD like .co for a business is questioned
From 1 comment
Is it normal to use a country TLD (Colombia in this case) for a real business that's not targeting the country directly? is .co really confused for corporation or company? Going…
derengel on HN
Requests
Support SSL on the starter web page
From 1 comment
Does the starter web page come with SSL? What level of customization on the starter web page? Able to inject custom CSS and JavaScript?
leepowers on HN
Allow custom CSS and JavaScript in the starter web page
From 1 comment
Does the starter web page come with SSL? What level of customization on the starter web page? Able to inject custom CSS and JavaScript?
leepowers on HN
Questions
How is domain availability checked for .co without a public zone file?
From 1 comment
Looks great, thanks for sharing! If you don't mind my asking, I'm curious how you can tell if a .co is available or not; iirc, they don't have a public zone file. Might you do a…
harvestmoon on HN
Why not provide a DIY webmail set up for the domain?
From 1 comment
So are you just adding delegates under the Pop.co GApps corp are are users getting their own GApps? Why not provision a 'DIY' webmail that's already properly setup for youridea.co?
aroch on HN
Alternatives named
Registering domains from the command line
From 1 comment
hah, what a surprise! it's looking good! Send Juan and Tom regards from Santiago. Don't think HN is a good place to promote it btw, this is a very DIY community. Most probably…
santiagogo on HN