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Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by enraged_camel »

kleiba wrote: post #70

No advice, but just from looking at your pricing options - do you actually get interested parties to click on the "get in touch" button for the Enterprise tier? I wonder whether the difference in appearance to the other tiers provides an additional (albeit small) mental barrier. That, combined with the psychological incentive for clicking on the "Business" option (look, it's our most popular one! and it has a differe…

Thank you for the question. The reason we encourage Enterprise customers to get in touch is so that we can better understand their needs and walk them through a customized onboarding process. In my experience with large customers, the sooner you engage them in a conversation the better, because it reduces the risk that they might miss an important feature while browsing the software on their own.

Regarding the Business tier being highlighted, that's because while using PriceTable ourselves, we have found the the feature set it offers actually lets one get the most out of the product. :)

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

#82

Post by enraged_camel »

Closi wrote: post #80
enraged_camel wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would need to see an example to say for sure, but it does sound like you might be able to replace the Excel document, yes. Each line item in the estimate would be the weekly hour numbers. Once you create the estimate, you can download it as a PDF, and include it in your proposal document as an addendum (this is what we do for larger projects — for smaller ones we send the estimate directly from within PriceTable to…

Thanks, I tried it out in the end but it seems too heavy and complex for our use. I also couldn't work out how to change the currency (which I would need to change on a per-project basis). It looks like loads of work has gone into the product though so I wish you luck :)

Thank you for the feedback, and thank you for trying it out! I'm a bit surprised to hear about complexity, but perhaps I've been using it for so long now that I have a skewed perspective. I'd love to read more, if you have a few minutes: ege@pricetable.io

We will be adding a currency toggle soon. It's on the roadmap for the June update.

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by enraged_camel »

cosmodisk wrote: post #75

The project looks neat and definitely does way more than quite a few services in the same category. Here's some feedback: 1) The video isn't visible on mobile (at least in Chrome). Also, add more screenshots/videos to get a better idea of what it looks like. Move Privacy and T&C sections from top menu to the footer. 2) Your website doesn't show what the software does apart from the video and some descriptions. A lot…

Thanks, this is great feedback. Regarding the first one, the video is not displayed on mobile because it's an mp4 and we wanted to be respectful of people's mobile device data plans. That said, I think adding it as a "watch video" button that loads it on demand might be something we need to think about...

I've made a list of your other suggestions. Thank you so much!

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by kleiba »

enraged_camel wrote: post #81
kleiba wrote: post #70

No advice, but just from looking at your pricing options - do you actually get interested parties to click on the "get in touch" button for the Enterprise tier? I wonder whether the difference in appearance to the other tiers provides an additional (albeit small) mental barrier. That, combined with the psychological incentive for clicking on the "Business" option (look, it's our most popular one! and it has a differe…

Thank you for the question. The reason we encourage Enterprise customers to get in touch is so that we can better understand their needs and walk them through a customized onboarding process. In my experience with large customers, the sooner you engage them in a conversation the better, because it reduces the risk that they might miss an important feature while browsing the software on their own. Regarding the Busine…

Hi, thanks for your reply. It seems, though, I didn't make my point especially well, so let me try again.

I was not questioning the decision for offering an "Enterprise" tier. My point was coming from a user interface design angle: I was just wondering whether the specific design decision you took in the appearance of the Enterprise tier subconsciously discourages potential customers from choosing it.

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by enraged_camel »

jlanger wrote: post #60

Your product looks great. Just had a brief skim over your main page and have seen one grammar error... "We understand that every second counts when you're on the field." should be "...in the field.". I would recommend ensuring grammar etc is correct, as this could easily turn away potential customers, regardless of how great your product is.

Thanks! Will be fixed very soon.

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by enraged_camel »

wizzzzzy wrote: post #59

This looks great. Just wondering if you can share any details on what hosting / architecture you're running this on? Is each user's space running in it's own container or everything in the same DB for example?

PriceTable is hosted on Gigalixir. The database is Postgres. Everything is in the same database, but each tenant has its own schema. When a new account/workspace is created, we create a new schema and run a set of migrations on it to create tables, indexes, and so on. From there, each request is routed to that schema using the tenant's prefix.

https://www.viget.com/articles/multi-tenancy-with-postgres-s...

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by wizzzzzy »

enraged_camel wrote: post #88
wizzzzzy wrote: post #59

This looks great. Just wondering if you can share any details on what hosting / architecture you're running this on? Is each user's space running in it's own container or everything in the same DB for example?

PriceTable is hosted on Gigalixir. The database is Postgres. Everything is in the same database, but each tenant has its own schema. When a new account/workspace is created, we create a new schema and run a set of migrations on it to create tables, indexes, and so on. From there, each request is routed to that schema using the tenant's prefix. https://www.viget.com/articles/multi-tenancy-with-postgres-s...

Ah Thanks, thats interesting.

Re: Show HN: Side project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)

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Post by ezekg »

MattLockstone wrote: post #67
enraged_camel wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm also curious!

Please post an update when you guys get a chance. I would also love to know. Thanks!

I've been looking for this unicorn also... seems like somebody should make a service to play matchmaker here. :)
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