Nice job, but it needs error handling for price entries. Invalid entries are skipped with no notification. $0.99 works, but $.99 doesn't. Only handles $ prices (e.g., no euro).
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Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#72A plus for minimalism, but I don't see who this is for and why they would use it?
What's your market?
It's not ebay or craigslist. You'll never get enough buyers and sellers together; then there is the fraud/scam issue.
I don't think it's existing merchants with websites.
So who is it?
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#73Nice job, but it needs error handling for price entries. Invalid entries are skipped with no notification. $0.99 works, but $.99 doesn't. Only handles $ prices (e.g., no euro).
Thanks for the nice words. The text entry area is pretty buggy right now. But we do store invalid entries so people can go back and edit them.
We'll have warnings showing to users when a line can't be parsed.
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#74Love the idea. The execution is perfect. Really caught my attention because I'm developing my own store builder.
Works magnificently well for techies because we are all familiar with store admin areas, publishing a site etc. Great if techies are your target market.
For an average Joe it might be a bit confusing. People may not even realise they are building a store, and instead think... 'Why can anyone just add a listing to this page?'
To help with this a guided tutorial may be useful.
All the best.
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#75A plus for minimalism, but I don't see who this is for and why they would use it? What's your market? It's not ebay or craigslist. You'll never get enough buyers and sellers together; then there is the fraud/scam issue. I don't think it's existing merchants with websites. So who is it?
How about a small merchant with a bricks and mortar store that wants the most friction less way possible to list goods online? Business people are busy. If it takes 30 sec to set up a store that's a big win.
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#76Really nice interface. Kudos there. Who are your target users, people using Etsy or eBay? Are you competing with other services like those on ease of use alone? For people looking to buy things, will you provide some search across all users or are you just giving your sellers a link they can promote?
This is what I'm wondering, too--- does everyone have to do self promotion or will there be a global directory/search capability?
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#77This is fantastic. Nice and simple, and it does exactly what I want it to as a seller. Great job!!!!! Be careful about feature creep. The reason why Craiglist works is because it doesn't try to do too much. I think this can definitely have a similar sort of success given how freaking easy it is to use!
I use craigslist when I want to sell something, because that's where the buyers are, not because of its simplicity (or lack of futures). And ditto for ebay. If I were a serious seller, I would want a shopping site with bells and whistles (a detailed admin area, user accounts, reviews, discussions, etc) that might contribute to the selling part. This site would be a fantastic tool if it worked with craigslist/ebay.
This is an MVP. As such I think it works marvelously. Bells and whistles can be added later and if they're added with the same ideology of simplicity first then this could be a real winner of a product.
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#78Love the idea. The execution is perfect. Really caught my attention because I'm developing my own store builder. Works magnificently well for techies because we are all familiar with store admin areas, publishing a site etc. Great if techies are your target market. For an average Joe it might be a bit confusing. People may not even realise they are building a store, and instead think... 'Why can anyone just add a lis…
Thanks for the feedback. Excellent points. We're going to be doing plenty of user testing with shop keepers and market stall holders in the coming months.
Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area
#79Really nice interface. Kudos there. Who are your target users, people using Etsy or eBay? Are you competing with other services like those on ease of use alone? For people looking to buy things, will you provide some search across all users or are you just giving your sellers a link they can promote?
This is what I'm wondering, too--- does everyone have to do self promotion or will there be a global directory/search capability?
At first, to overcome the chicken and egg problem, it will be "bring your own traffic". As we grow, there will be global directory with search, with emphasis on your local shops.
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#80Brilliant. Needs a mobile app that lets me take a pic then post it as a listing. Then I'd spend an afternoon clicking pictures of everything in my attic.
Thanks. I'm really excited about building a native iOS app for our site and it's one of our important milestones.
TBH i think the email method mentioned up-thread is more awesome, but wtf do i know. you could do that more quickly, it would seem to me.