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This is like Netflix for design. I worked a couple of months and released my subscription-based website pentaclay.com
But I'm not sure if that's going to see some light in 2024. Please share your honest opinion about this.
I'm developing something similar to sell my service as a software engineer. Something like Service-as-a-software, the opposite of software-as-a-service.
I guess one question I have is that it seems like there will need to be a linear relationship between the number of subscriptions sold and the number of designers working? Even if a design takes an hour and the turnaround guarantee is two business days, then that designer can only manage up to 16 subscriptions.
Given your pricing, that example may work out ok but then you'd have to pause new subscriptions until you can hire a new designer. Curious to hear what you think
Setting that aside, this is totally a valid business model - design joy (https://www.designjoy.co/) has been doing this for years now.
We're in a risk free subscription based economy.
Is this a sly marketing post disguised as a Ask HN? Maybe a Show HN would be better? I'm not offended, just this doesn't seem like a true asking for opinions type of Ask HN post. Setting that aside, this is totally a valid business model - design joy ( https://www.designjoy.co/ ) has been doing this for years now. We're in a risk free subscription based economy.
Is this a sly marketing post disguised as a Ask HN? Maybe a Show HN would be better? I'm not offended, just this doesn't seem like a true asking for opinions type of Ask HN post. Setting that aside, this is totally a valid business model - design joy ( https://www.designjoy.co/ ) has been doing this for years now. We're in a risk free subscription based economy.
For $5000 a month or more, why shouldn't a company just hire the designer directly?
Is this a sly marketing post disguised as a Ask HN? Maybe a Show HN would be better? I'm not offended, just this doesn't seem like a true asking for opinions type of Ask HN post. Setting that aside, this is totally a valid business model - design joy ( https://www.designjoy.co/ ) has been doing this for years now. We're in a risk free subscription based economy.
Yes I was inspired by design joy, hopefully I can make this subscription model work. Thankd buddy.
Is this a sly marketing post disguised as a Ask HN? Maybe a Show HN would be better? I'm not offended, just this doesn't seem like a true asking for opinions type of Ask HN post. Setting that aside, this is totally a valid business model - design joy ( https://www.designjoy.co/ ) has been doing this for years now. We're in a risk free subscription based economy.
For $5000 a month or more, why shouldn't a company just hire the designer directly?
Imagine if you want to hire someone from the USA, UK, or other top-tier economic countries how much do you need to pay an 11+ years experienced designer?
At Pentaclay I started with $2500 a month which is almost half of what I'm getting paid as remote designer, so same quality with lesser price with no month-to-month commitment from the client side.
I hope you get the point.
It is an interesting idea and the site is very well executed -- nice work! I guess one question I have is that it seems like there will need to be a linear relationship between the number of subscriptions sold and the number of designers working? Even if a design takes an hour and the turnaround guarantee is two business days, then that designer can only manage up to 16 subscriptions. Given your pricing, that example…
With $2500 a month it's not likely you'll get 50 clients a month within a year. Unless you spend some crazy amount of money on marketing and influencers.
So the math is simple you grow with your client list and designer list parallely. So when there are 5 clients you might need only 2 senior designers to handle the workload.
Plus, I'm also a designer, I'll be working alongside until business goes into a certain position.