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Any plans to send gifs as well? (gifpop.io is good inspiration)
However, If I sent my grandma a postcard that moved, she'd probably collapse :p
This isn't a new Show HN since you've posted this before[1] with the domain postacard.io. What's changed since then? [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12427505
Actually, 4th time- here are two more submission from same user. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13272490 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13275228
Any plans to send gifs as well? (gifpop.io is good inspiration)
At first I actually wasn't sure if you were joking or serious, but gifpop.io looks awesome. I'll start looking into how/if I can integrate. However, If I sent my grandma a postcard that moved, she'd probably collapse :p
I'm surprised that none of the postcard bots (yours included) have targeted the Christmas/holiday card or wedding gift thank you market. None of them seem to offer bulk discounts or options for uploading a csv or better yet integration with iOS or Gmail contacts.
Average number of wedding guests in America is 150, iirc.
There's somehow a contradiction between the service you're offering and the name of the service. Postcard BOT feels impersonal, cold and automated, while you associate a postcard with something warm, handwritten, personal. There's a risk that your target market (postcard lovers) might get turned off by the name (bot).
Sending a physical postcard from a mobile phone is a standardised activity: https://www.nowsms.com/oma-mms-postcard-conformance
I remember when Youtube came out, and all the nerds said "I could write that easily, not that big a deal".
This is why knowing who your customer is (and what problem you're trying to solve) is essential.
Anyway free info: the thing that seemed to have legs was an app that lets parents send monthly postcards of babies. (Recurring, high margin.) Grandparents and other relatives still have the ones my friends sent on their fridge. I think if you took this idea and executed well you could be successful, but you would need marketing capital or capital to get a partnership with a big brand.
Good luck!
This is a full rework of my original project, Postacard.io. The entire project has been completely rewritten. The new version includes a Messenger bot for international use without the SMS fees, as well as statistical NLP in address parsing for faster creation (from start to finish) and better accuracy internationally. FYI, for those of you using "UK" as your country code. The postcard service this uses recognizes "G…
If I type in an address and forget the zip code, it prompts me to enter the zip code. Except, now I have to re-enter the complete address, instead of just the missing part. Ideally, if I'm missing the zip code, I would just enter that and your bot would remember the rest of the address.
Otherwise, great work.