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Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Is Firefox on the roadmap? Would the Brave add-on work in Firefox?

Now I know people are interested in this so I'll be looking into adding more browsers support. I _think_ Firefox is doable. Safari most probably not (nobody cares probably, but still).

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

#12
Disregard the style complaints, they make no sense. The tool seems super cool and I'd definitely give it a try if there was at least some sort of usage demo as it's not something that would let me do things I can't do already but something that would make it much more comfortable and to evaluate that I need to at least take a look at it.

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

#13

Disregard the style complaints, they make no sense. The tool seems super cool and I'd definitely give it a try if there was at least some sort of usage demo as it's not something that would let me do things I can't do already but something that would make it much more comfortable and to evaluate that I need to at least take a look at it.

Thank you! Regarding usage demo, do you mean something like video explaining what this tool can do and how is it better than existing solutions?

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. The landing page isn't the nicest one. I'm not a designer, though, and I'd rather spend that time improving the product. Is there anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it? Happy to improve!

I totally understand the use of Tailwind UI for an easy way to achieve professional looking components; I use it every single day at my job. At the same time, you're targeting this product towards customers who are already developer-oriented — a crowd that is familiar with, or can easily recognize, the same technologies you've used to build Monito. Tweaking the designs to have a more custom flair so it doesn't seem s…

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Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I would be interested in this as well. I'm not really up for paying $39 for a half finished landing page of info built using reworded Tailwind UI components.

I agree. The landing page isn't the nicest one. I'm not a designer, though, and I'd rather spend that time improving the product. Is there anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it? Happy to improve!

> anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it?

Different pricing scheme, at least in the beginning. While $39 (or even $59) is acceptable as one time payment, I am not sure if I am willing to pay this for a product that's been on the market for only 3 weeks and whose future is unknown. Charging something like $1-$2 per month will earn you more in the long term and will provide a safer option for the customers (they won't loose too much if you disappear in a couple of months).

BTW, at the organization where I work, we can only make payments to established entities, i.e. someone who has address, account number and can issue an invoice. I guess Gumroad, as a middle party, can provide all of these, still it would add to your credibility if you had an "About" page with the necessary data. Oh and a Privacy Policy would be nice too - some organizations won't allow installing any extensions that are not reviewed by a security team and such reviews often involve checking privacy policies.

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

#17
This seems to be aimed at developers / testers but it might be useful for end-users too.

If a customer reports a problem we can’t reproduce, it would be handy to just direct them to a plugin they can download to generate a report.

But the up-front pricing model doesn’t work for that kind of scenario because customers wouldn’t pay for it. It would be better to have the customer download it for free and enter a one-time code that allows them to use it under my subscription.

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I would be interested in this as well. I'm not really up for paying $39 for a half finished landing page of info built using reworded Tailwind UI components.

I agree. The landing page isn't the nicest one. I'm not a designer, though, and I'd rather spend that time improving the product. Is there anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it? Happy to improve!

we developers are a stingy lot. I wouldn't base any pricing decision on what technical/developers say. The ultimate customer for this is a support person who is going to give feedback to a developer. To them and/or a QA team, you could be saving them a ton of time with this product. Consider that birdeatsbug starts at free for personal use and then $39/month. You might actually be leaving money on the table if you go $39 one time. Just something to consider.

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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post #17

This seems to be aimed at developers / testers but it might be useful for end-users too. If a customer reports a problem we can’t reproduce, it would be handy to just direct them to a plugin they can download to generate a report. But the up-front pricing model doesn’t work for that kind of scenario because customers wouldn’t pay for it. It would be better to have the customer download it for free and enter a one-tim…

That's interesting. I'll add that to my to-do and think about possible solutions. Thank you!
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