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Launch HN: Weweb.io (YC W21) – Create websites visually using JAMstack tools

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Re: Launch HN: Weweb.io (YC W21) – Create websites visually using JAMstack tools

#41

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If you could use heuristics to discard automation such as search engine indexing and open graph lookups, then the limit is probably fine. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the pricing model in general though. If I were you, I'd look into smart caching, traditional (high and scaling) bandwidth limits, and instead applying tier limits on updates/edits/data pulls. More user friendly, more generous for smaller projects and sligh…

Yes that makes sense. Though, it would be hard to apply edits limits because the number of edits can vary greatly, independently from the purchasing power of a customer (for example a startup would change it's home page every other day while a large corporate would barely touch it once a quarter). The bandwidth or page views limits seem to be raising the same issue and the logic for us is simply to avoid server costs…

If a large company is not updating their site very often, then you do not have a great value proposition anyway. Your core product is ease of updating/editing and customization, no? Makes sense to charge based on that aspect.

Of course you need some sort of traffic restriction for things not to spiral out of control. Putting this restriction on actual MB's transferred is an acceptable safeguard. Cache bandwidth is cheap using the right strategies, so your bounds could be pretty high while keeping it profitable.

Re: Launch HN: Weweb.io (YC W21) – Create websites visually using JAMstack tools

#47

I think you’ve definitely identified the problem correctly. I’ve complained about this problem before on HN, since it’s the only place where people are wise enough to not get swept up in the latest hype train. If you want to do any regular content marketing/blogging, custom landing pages for SEO, a/b test copy, or even just update the design of your site...Jamstack paired with an enterprisey headless CMS is just an a…

Agree. I recently refactored WeBase [1] to be 100% Jamstack compliant so it can serve as the UI site builder for platforms like Netlify.

But it is targeted at "no-coders" instead of coders given how out of balance the supply and demand is for software developers. We need more powerful tooling for professionals without coding skill to be able to build and maintain.

And while Webflow is a really nice tool it still feels too hard to use for non-developers.

[1] https://www.webase.com

Re: Launch HN: Weweb.io (YC W21) – Create websites visually using JAMstack tools

#48

Looks amazing, just what I needed, but I was trying to add a Google font and it just doesn't come up as that font when I select it for use.

oh yes, we will release a native integration soon, in the meantime here is how to add a google font in your site: https://www.loom.com/share/6d2156f99f024362a4286f648d255c7b

Re: Launch HN: Weweb.io (YC W21) – Create websites visually using JAMstack tools

#49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes that makes sense. Though, it would be hard to apply edits limits because the number of edits can vary greatly, independently from the purchasing power of a customer (for example a startup would change it's home page every other day while a large corporate would barely touch it once a quarter). The bandwidth or page views limits seem to be raising the same issue and the logic for us is simply to avoid server costs…

If a large company is not updating their site very often, then you do not have a great value proposition anyway. Your core product is ease of updating/editing and customization, no? Makes sense to charge based on that aspect. Of course you need some sort of traffic restriction for things not to spiral out of control. Putting this restriction on actual MB's transferred is an acceptable safeguard. Cache bandwidth is ch…

cool, great feedback. We'll look into implementing bandwidth restriction instead of page view, I had the same conversation with an agency yesterday and they were leaning toward your point of view.

Re: Launch HN: Weweb.io (YC W21) – Create websites visually using JAMstack tools

#50

I have felt the need for this before, and wanted to work on it as a side project. Congratulations on launching! I will be watching your growth.

cool that you felt there should be a solution to this problem too. Let us know what you think about the tool, I'd happily share point of views on how to solve this problem.
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