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Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

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Post by last_responder »

philip1209 wrote: post #49
last_responder wrote: post #48

Just signed up. I like the simplicity. I currently use Cloudflare pages for my personal site and I like the idea of using this in stead since I can fire up anything I have a make a quick post. Price is in a good spot for my taste. Quick question - - Do you have any plans for sub-pages? I like to keep my resume / CV handy on my personal site and don't really see a way to do this cleanly. - I don't see a way to edit or…

That's great! Sub-pages are something I'm considering. Some users have linked out to a Notion. Also, the site supports embedded files - so you could even embed a PDF on the homepage. Would you mind emailing me the formatting of the page you expect? Resumes formatting can get complex, so I want to make sure I support what you're envisioning.

Will do ! Thank you . Wanted to let you know I am now a paying customer. Cloudflare auth worked perfectly.

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

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Post by xhfloz »

katsura wrote: post #36
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #22

Personal websites should be personalized tho. It's like Facebook vs Myspace. Myspace allowed you to easily personalize your page, and there were tons of really cool unique pages. Facebook killed personal expression; you get to pick a cover photo, a personal photo, make posts, and that's it. Then they dominated the world, and an entire generation grew up never knowing that the internet used to be fun.

I think mmm.page [0] is supposed to take care of the fun and customization loving niche. It's been on HN before [1], and you can even try it without sign up. [0] https://mmm.page/ [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27128424

Creator of mmm.page here. Thank you for mentioning the project. Imo we need better, more expressive/accessible creation tools, before we can have an interesting internet filled with true variety (meaning content that isn't gate-kept by those who can code, or forced into templates). I've spent the past two years on the creation tool side, and it's nearing completion, with a beta rolling out soon. (Currently it's in alpha.) If you're interested in any part of this, feel free to follow me on Twitter (@xhfloz).

A thread with some updates here: https://twitter.com/xhfloz/status/1590113525015674880

Separately, it's great to see more projects in this space. Congrats on the launch, philip1209.

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

#53

Post by philip1209 »

last_responder wrote: post #51
philip1209 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's great! Sub-pages are something I'm considering. Some users have linked out to a Notion. Also, the site supports embedded files - so you could even embed a PDF on the homepage. Would you mind emailing me the formatting of the page you expect? Resumes formatting can get complex, so I want to make sure I support what you're envisioning.

Will do ! Thank you . Wanted to let you know I am now a paying customer. Cloudflare auth worked perfectly.

Excellent, thanks so much!

The DNS integration tool is is https://entri.com - they're doing a great job.

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

#54

Post by greentea22 »

philip1209 wrote: post #26
e-clinton wrote: post #17

Looks pretty good. Congrats. You selected good examples that make it feel relatable for me. Don’t love the price. I’m a big fan of small once/year pricing which makes it an impulse purchase… to justify this at $8/month I would need to actively be doing something with it

On the checkout page, there is an $80/year option. I just didn't want to complicate the marketing page, but it seems like I should add the optional yearly pricing there.

$8 a month is ridiculously overpriced.

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

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Post by philip1209 »

creeble wrote: post #55

Weird -- I signed up a few months ago, from what I thought was an HN announcement. But search doesn't show anything else here. Anyway, great little website-maker!

I had mentioned it in a comment a couple months ago, which is probably how you found it! But, I hadn't submitted it yet as a Show HN yet.

Here was the comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32869408

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

#58

Post by philip1209 »

xhfloz wrote: post #52
katsura wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think mmm.page [0] is supposed to take care of the fun and customization loving niche. It's been on HN before [1], and you can even try it without sign up. [0] https://mmm.page/ [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27128424

Creator of mmm.page here. Thank you for mentioning the project. Imo we need better, more expressive/accessible creation tools, before we can have an interesting internet filled with true variety (meaning content that isn't gate-kept by those who can code, or forced into templates). I've spent the past two years on the creation tool side, and it's nearing completion, with a beta rolling out soon. (Currently it's in al…

Thanks, xhfloz! I hadn't seen mmm.page before, but it looks powerful.

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

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Post by 7thaccount »

philip1209 wrote: post #28
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #22

Personal websites should be personalized tho. It's like Facebook vs Myspace. Myspace allowed you to easily personalize your page, and there were tons of really cool unique pages. Facebook killed personal expression; you get to pick a cover photo, a personal photo, make posts, and that's it. Then they dominated the world, and an entire generation grew up never knowing that the internet used to be fun.

I would like to see more personal websites in the world! And, the reality is that most site builders are not accessible. Single-digit activation rates are pretty common. And, most people won't spend thousands of dollars worth of money or time to build a personal site. So - I don't intend for Postcard to be used by everybody. But, for people who want a personal site but don't have the time or skills to customize a sit…

I do like the concept. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Postcard – Easy way to make a personal website

#60

Post by flappyeagle »

greentea22 wrote: post #54
philip1209 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the checkout page, there is an $80/year option. I just didn't want to complicate the marketing page, but it seems like I should add the optional yearly pricing there.

$8 a month is ridiculously overpriced.

nothing is overpriced if someone is willing to pay
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