Review my startup
Web and SaaS
blogging platform
SHOW HN2015
23points
53comments
#1,115of 2,565 in 2015
Top 44%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 5 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Live search is fast and a standout feature
From 1 comment
Performance is an interesting way to differentiate your product from other platforms, though I'm not sure what kind of value high performance offers in this space. I don't think…
ovao on HN
Editor is a differentiator
From 1 comment
Performance is an interesting way to differentiate your product from other platforms, though I'm not sure what kind of value high performance offers in this space. I don't think…
ovao on HN
Pricing is reasonable
From 1 comment
Congratulations! Still poking around, but I almost gave up interest when I didn't see pricing. Once I noticed the hamburger menu off in the corner I did find the pricing (which…
tsieling on HN
Objections
Pricing is hard to find
From 3 comments
"Average page creation time of 5 milliseconds" I know what you mean, but from a writer's perspective, page creation is all about the time it takes her to create a page, which is,…
tinkerrr on HNTwo things jumped out at me: First you don't have the pricing. I personally won't invest my time unless I know at the end what it will cost me. Been burned a few times on this…
rmason on HNCongratulations! Still poking around, but I almost gave up interest when I didn't see pricing. Once I noticed the hamburger menu off in the corner I did find the pricing (which…
tsieling on HN
Unclear differentiation from Ghost and crowded market
From 2 comments
Congrats on shipping! My first reaction is that you need to hit the value propositions much sooner. People aren't going to click "learn more" if you aren't already giving them a…
mortenjorck on HNIt is not obvious to me how this service differenciates itself from say ghost. Some sort of comparison chart would be helpful.
posnet on HN
Policy for idle blogs may not scale
From 2 comments
>What happens if I stop paying? >We'll keep your blogs online, but you won't be able to edit content or add to it. From a user perspective, especially a user who may only blog…
Nadya on HNThat's a decision for you guys to decide, test, iterate, and come to a conclusion about your user base. I brought up the storage/hosting issue as a problem for your sustained…
Nadya on HN
Performance claims are not well supported
From 2 comments
"Average page creation time of 5 milliseconds" I know what you mean, but from a writer's perspective, page creation is all about the time it takes her to create a page, which is,…
tinkerrr on HNPerformance is an interesting way to differentiate your product from other platforms, though I'm not sure what kind of value high performance offers in this space. I don't think…
ovao on HN
Requests
Make the backend open source or self-hostable
From 1 comment
Self-hosted package? It is important that you make the backend available for self-hosting if you want paying customers. It is the reason why Wordpress, Ghost and company are…
drvortex on HN
Add a demo blog or let users try the editor without signing up
From 3 comments
I'd like to be able to see a demo blog, maybe even linked on the homepage, I'm not one for explanation videos, I like to click around and see what I'd be working with. Even if…
apricot13 on HNI'd make the "learn more" link bigger/more visible. Also, let us try the features you advertise instead of only linking to videos. Best way to be convinced they are great is…
detaro on HNI was mainly thinking about the first three (editor, search, themes). For search and themes, a demo blog with a menu to look at different themes and enough content to make trying…
detaro on HN
Embed the demo video on the homepage
From 1 comment
It'd be nice to just embed the youtube video demoing the editor right on the homepage. I had no clue what your value proposition was until I clicked the learn more link (which…
vfrogger on HN
Build a built-in comment system instead of Disqus
From 1 comment
Performance is an interesting way to differentiate your product from other platforms, though I'm not sure what kind of value high performance offers in this space. I don't think…
ovao on HN
Add a comparison chart against Ghost and WordPress
From 1 comment
It is not obvious to me how this service differenciates itself from say ghost. Some sort of comparison chart would be helpful.
posnet on HN
Questions
What stack is it built on
From 2 comments
Looks great. What stack is this built on if you don't mind sharing? PS: You have a typo in your welcome message: "contributers" should be "contributors".
olalonde on HNLooks great - The ideas on the comments are are really good too. Do you mind sharing what you used on the back end, and also on the front-end? P.S. If you cannot share, it is…
c4n4rd on HN
What happens to blogs if the user stops paying
From 1 comment
>What happens if I stop paying? >We'll keep your blogs online, but you won't be able to edit content or add to it. From a user perspective, especially a user who may only blog…
Nadya on HN
Alternatives named
Ghost
From 2 comments
It is not obvious to me how this service differenciates itself from say ghost. Some sort of comparison chart would be helpful.
posnet on HNPerformance is an interesting way to differentiate your product from other platforms, though I'm not sure what kind of value high performance offers in this space. I don't think…
ovao on HN
WordPress
From 2 comments
Performance is an interesting way to differentiate your product from other platforms, though I'm not sure what kind of value high performance offers in this space. I don't think…
ovao on HNSelf-hosted package? It is important that you make the backend available for self-hosting if you want paying customers. It is the reason why Wordpress, Ghost and company are…
drvortex on HN
Blogger and Tumblr
From 1 comment
Self-hosted package? It is important that you make the backend available for self-hosting if you want paying customers. It is the reason why Wordpress, Ghost and company are…
drvortex on HN
Jux
From 1 comment
It looks pretty cool. I enjoy seeing more blogging platforms out there and I hope this one takes off. Seeing the video of your editor, it reminds me of Jux. They had a really…
XYEaQMZJvS on HN
Squarespace
From 1 comment
Just like squarespace and WordPress.com we are resellers but all the domain management happens in your blog admin with the SunSed beautiful and simple UI
ne01 on HN