You’re presumably storing a lot of personal data - perhaps inadvertently. How are you handling the minefield of data protection?
Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites
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#22I kind of hate the profanity being part of the branding, or anywhere else that I’m going to use professionally. It’s pretty useless since it’s not actually describing the service (what exactly does “no bullshit” mean for forms?), and just detracts it and the team or developer who made it.
What if they billed it as "formking awesome"?
It doesn't have the same ring to it as "our prices are sofa king low"
Re: Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites
#23You can do this with Netlify
paying after something like 100 submits..the value here is "free"
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#24You’re presumably storing a lot of personal data - perhaps inadvertently. How are you handling the minefield of data protection?
I don't think anyone is using his service, including himself. This page on his personal website uses a google form.
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#25I might be in the market for a forms service, and have been researching them a bit over the past few weeks. As a potential customer, here is the single biggest thing that made me instantly say no: free. Even worse it's unlimited free, not even freemium. That means either the service will sell my information, or the information of my customers (if not now, eventually), or that it's going to die shortly. And I don't wa…
Yep you can only do free if you can show your burning VC money
Re: Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites
#26I might be in the market for a forms service, and have been researching them a bit over the past few weeks. As a potential customer, here is the single biggest thing that made me instantly say no: free. Even worse it's unlimited free, not even freemium. That means either the service will sell my information, or the information of my customers (if not now, eventually), or that it's going to die shortly. And I don't wa…
I agree, companies are happier paying for things as they have someone to blame when something goes wrong.
Maybe if they just offered a paid support plan, but kept the actual service itself free?
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#27Cool stuff. If you are interested in doing multipage forms and need something that already has a form editor UI, check out the open source and web components. Disclaimer, I'm a contributor to those projects.
Or just don’t do multi page forms because those are very unpleasant.
Re: Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites
#28I might be in the market for a forms service, and have been researching them a bit over the past few weeks. As a potential customer, here is the single biggest thing that made me instantly say no: free. Even worse it's unlimited free, not even freemium. That means either the service will sell my information, or the information of my customers (if not now, eventually), or that it's going to die shortly. And I don't wa…
Yes, please start charging. Aside from the effect it has on perceived trustworthiness, longevity, etc., giving away your work for free undermines others' ability to make a living selling theirs.
Re: Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites
#29I might be in the market for a forms service, and have been researching them a bit over the past few weeks. As a potential customer, here is the single biggest thing that made me instantly say no: free. Even worse it's unlimited free, not even freemium. That means either the service will sell my information, or the information of my customers (if not now, eventually), or that it's going to die shortly. And I don't wa…
The thing is, this is right next to "I wrote a SaaS product because the internet made me believe it'd make me rich" on the HN front page ...
(Realistically your best bet is to be Pinboard: not rich, but a comfortable living, built up over long years, and by picking up several waves of refugees from collapsing VC-funded competitors)
Re: Show HN: I built a free forms service for static websites
#30I might be in the market for a forms service, and have been researching them a bit over the past few weeks. As a potential customer, here is the single biggest thing that made me instantly say no: free. Even worse it's unlimited free, not even freemium. That means either the service will sell my information, or the information of my customers (if not now, eventually), or that it's going to die shortly. And I don't wa…
Yes, please start charging. Aside from the effect it has on perceived trustworthiness, longevity, etc., giving away your work for free undermines others' ability to make a living selling theirs.
>giving away your work for free undermines others' ability to make a living selling theirs.
That's not his problem.