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Show HN: Bootstrapped, Not Profitable Yet, & Proud: Pagify

#1

Post by johnnytee » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 3:29 PM UTC

I've been working on an app in my spare time for about the past 6 months in between my day job and taking care of my 10 month old daughter. I'm launching a beta today and would love to get the communities feedback. It's called Pagify and it's an app that allows you to build custom Facebook tabs using their new iframe method.

I'm quite proud of the fact that I actually got this out the door. This past year my life has been quite hectic. Let me know your thoughts and give me a "Like" if so inclined :). Thanks

View the app at http://pagifyapp.com Skip the Marketing stuff and go straight to the app at http://app.pagifyapp.com

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#2

Post by johnnytee » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 3:29 PM UTC

Clickable http://pagifyapp.com

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#3

Post by geoffw8 » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 3:53 PM UTC

I like it a lot! From the design, to the music accompanying the video, to the way it looks so simple to use! Looks like you've done a great job.

To be honest, we'll probably use it ourselves!

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#4

Post by blparker » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 3:54 PM UTC

Great work. Looks professional and polished.

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#5

Post by Skywing » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 4:13 PM UTC

Looks very nice. Did you do all of the design work, or is this a purchased template? It looks great.

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#6

Post by johnnytee » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 4:16 PM UTC

Skywing wrote: post #5

Looks very nice. Did you do all of the design work, or is this a purchased template? It looks great.

Thanks everyone for the feedback so far! I did the custom design work, but I'm using a WooTheme - Inspire as the base: http://www.woothemes.com/2010/05/inspire/

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#7

Post by asmithstudio » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 5:28 PM UTC

Glad to see this go live.

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#8

Post by HardyLeung » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 5:31 PM UTC

this is a wonderful and easily monetizable application. Hope you're successful in bringing this to the mass. Two very minor aesthetic suggestions: (1) when I hit the play button, it should play automatically instead of just bringing up the popup, (2) plan & pricing ... I think it is better you say something about the plan rather than "free for now".

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#9

Post by johnnytee » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 5:35 PM UTC

HardyLeung wrote: post #8

this is a wonderful and easily monetizable application. Hope you're successful in bringing this to the mass. Two very minor aesthetic suggestions: (1) when I hit the play button, it should play automatically instead of just bringing up the popup, (2) plan & pricing ... I think it is better you say something about the plan rather than "free for now".

thx, those suggestions do make sense. I'll implement those tonight:)

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#10

Post by rumpelstiltskin » Mon, Mar 07, 2011, 7:01 PM UTC

Great design!

How are you taking payments?