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Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by wayn3 » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 2:35 PM UTC

I would pay a recurring subscription for a service that translates designs into html/css.

doesn't matter to me how you do it. doesn't have to be cheap. it just has to be able to do 15-30 pages a month. with a turnaround time of about a day or less.

there are multiple ways to do this. you can either write good software or you could hire a bunch of filipinos.

id much rather pay for this than manage the employees myself.

you can easily deliver that as one person. you start out doing it yourself and as you generate more business, you hire people to do it for you. and then you scale up whichever way you feel like.

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by codegeek » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:12 PM UTC

wayn3 wrote: post #21

I would pay a recurring subscription for a service that translates designs into html/css. doesn't matter to me how you do it. doesn't have to be cheap. it just has to be able to do 15-30 pages a month. with a turnaround time of about a day or less. there are multiple ways to do this. you can either write good software or you could hire a bunch of filipinos. id much rather pay for this than manage the employees myself…

Have you checked out something like https://psd2html.com

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by commenttolearn » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 6:17 PM UTC

I would pay a recurring subscription for an only audio Youtube app. This app should:

- Let me create playlists.

- Keep track of the audio progress.

- Work offline.

There is so much valuable content in Youtube that I would like to consume but that I don't make the time to actually sit down and watch the video. The video component of this content is irrelevant to me and being able to listen to the audio on the go would be really neat.

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by madamelic » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 7:11 PM UTC

commenttolearn wrote: post #23

I would pay a recurring subscription for an only audio Youtube app. This app should: - Let me create playlists. - Keep track of the audio progress. - Work offline. There is so much valuable content in Youtube that I would like to consume but that I don't make the time to actually sit down and watch the video. The video component of this content is irrelevant to me and being able to listen to the audio on the go would…

... Get out your wallet (Plus it comes with YouTube Red that lets you skip ads)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...

(Apparently it is free to use, thought it required a YouTube Red subscription)

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by williamkennedy » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 10:47 PM UTC

excid3 wrote: post #13

williamkennedy wrote: post #9

Since you are specifically looking at services that can be provided by a small team or 1 person, I'm going to answer with services that I pay for that are managed by one person/small team than adding some things that I would like. Hopefully, this will help you get a subscription business idea you want to offer. Personal training - I pay a monthly fee to my coach. I would certainly pay a monthly fee for other services…

Thanks for the GoRails shoutout! <3

No problem. Great site.

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by wayn3 » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 2:01 AM UTC

codegeek wrote: post #22

wayn3 wrote: post #21

I would pay a recurring subscription for a service that translates designs into html/css. doesn't matter to me how you do it. doesn't have to be cheap. it just has to be able to do 15-30 pages a month. with a turnaround time of about a day or less. there are multiple ways to do this. you can either write good software or you could hire a bunch of filipinos. id much rather pay for this than manage the employees myself…

Have you checked out something like https://psd2html.com

sure, but it requires an awful lot of talking.

It should be possible to convert a design into html/css completely hands-off. you dont need me to tell you that its pixel perfect. my eyes arent better than yours. its either pixel perfect or its not.

theres no point in using these services because they generate massive unnecessary overhead. its easier to find someone on upwork than it is to work with these services, because they are obnoxiously subservient and try to "overdeliver" by sucking away my time.

such a service should work like this: 1. i have a design 2. i upload the design 3. i get a link to the finished assets

no talking, no meetings, no schedules. just do the work. send confirmation emails if you have to. but dont ask me to hold your hand while doing something this simple.

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by prmph » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 5:41 AM UTC

wayn3 wrote: post #21

I would pay a recurring subscription for a service that translates designs into html/css. doesn't matter to me how you do it. doesn't have to be cheap. it just has to be able to do 15-30 pages a month. with a turnaround time of about a day or less. there are multiple ways to do this. you can either write good software or you could hire a bunch of filipinos. id much rather pay for this than manage the employees myself…

I think I am going to build this over a weekend or two. Will you be my first customer? That's how I start to validate the idea

Re: What would you pay a recurring subscription for?

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Post by patrics123 » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 7:59 PM UTC

wayn3 wrote: post #26

codegeek wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you checked out something like https://psd2html.com

sure, but it requires an awful lot of talking. It should be possible to convert a design into html/css completely hands-off. you dont need me to tell you that its pixel perfect. my eyes arent better than yours. its either pixel perfect or its not. theres no point in using these services because they generate massive unnecessary overhead. its easier to find someone on upwork than it is to work with these services, bec…

@wayn3 - do you mind sharing: are you a product company or an agency?

How do the finished html+css files fit into your workflow?

- just courious ;)