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Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by mheap »

dagw wrote: post #18
mbesto wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Isn't email an outdated medium though? Outdated in what sense? > I get a lot of email, and messages from family and friends might not get seen for 6 hours (or more). Why doesn't it get seen for 6 hours? > The better comparison here is a text message, but they can still get lost in the noise too. How are you reducing the noise? Imagine now, I have an e-mail client, a SMS client, a todo app, a txt app, 10 gaming apps…

Why doesn't it get seen for 6 hours? Many people don't check their email regularly. I only check my personal email once a day in the evening. If I'm busy or on vacation it can often go several days between me checking my email. That being said, I agree that I don't see what this adds. I already have email, SMS and phone calls. If you need an answer within a couple of days, email me. If you need an answer within a cou…

It takes away the hassle of remembering to do things. If you call me at 3pm asking me to put the oven on at 4pm, either I 'm busy working and forget or you have to call me at 3:50pm to remind me again. Por Favor automates the reminder step.

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by lewisflude »

mheap wrote: post #20
lewisflude wrote: post #19

The website looks nice (but Lobster is a little overused at the moment). Your idea is good, but not great, not £1.99 great. If it were free, it'd be awesome, if it was 69p I could see a very very very small niche for it but what you're asking is that me and my friends each pay you £1.99 so that we have another way of nagging each other to get tasks done. Ask yourselves "what value does this bring to people?". Would b…

Thanks for the feedback. You actually landed on the most expensive price! There's a few different prices, displayed at random. We're trying to see what people will pay for the app. 69p is a little low, as we need to at least cover our costs and everything so far is pointing to the fact that it's a niche app, not widely adopted. If we could change that, 69p might work.

It's niche but also designed for more than a single person to use at any one time, and so you shouldn't think of the pricing as "per person" but rather "per team / group / family".

As an aside, what I'd find useful is an app that pipes together mine and my friends RTM or Todo.ly or Wunderlist to-do lists so that when I add a task it also updates their accounts (I assume this is possible with the RTM api).

Keep up the good work though. Have fun with it!

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by processing »

I dont get this. I need a favour so I log into an app to ask for it - rather than email, call my friend?

Secondly - I have to pay 1.99 before even asking for a favour - I take it my friend needs the app too?

Hey I want a favour - can you first download this app for £1.99 and then I'm going to send you a favour request.

I might be missing something - I can't see how this works in the real world.

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by Smudge »

If there's a real market for this kind of app, that's great and I hope it does well. But it's not something I would ever use. (This is intended as feedback -- think of me as the type of user you'd have to work hard to win over. Maybe it's a problem you can solve somehow.)

I already have several communication channels available for contacting my friends, and the cost of adding another isn't worth the slight benefit I might get from an app that targets such a specific problem.

In general, instead of managing accounts on 50+ apps, I've reduced most things down to a few spreadsheets and shared documents on Google Docs. It takes so much less effort and mental energy when I can just keep track of everything, however roughly, all in one place.

So, ask yourself, what would make Por Favor the exception to this rule?

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by mheap »

lewisflude wrote: post #24
mheap wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback. You actually landed on the most expensive price! There's a few different prices, displayed at random. We're trying to see what people will pay for the app. 69p is a little low, as we need to at least cover our costs and everything so far is pointing to the fact that it's a niche app, not widely adopted. If we could change that, 69p might work.

It's niche but also designed for more than a single person to use at any one time, and so you shouldn't think of the pricing as "per person" but rather "per team / group / family". As an aside, what I'd find useful is an app that pipes together mine and my friends RTM or Todo.ly or Wunderlist to-do lists so that when I add a task it also updates their accounts (I assume this is possible with the RTM api). Keep up the…

Per family pricing is a decent idea. We'll have to take a look at that!

Someone else mentioned integrating with apps that they use every day, so we might take a look into the various other to do products and see of we can build on top of them

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by mheap »

processing wrote: post #25

I dont get this. I need a favour so I log into an app to ask for it - rather than email, call my friend? Secondly - I have to pay 1.99 before even asking for a favour - I take it my friend needs the app too? Hey I want a favour - can you first download this app for £1.99 and then I'm going to send you a favour request. I might be missing something - I can't see how this works in the real world.

The £1.99 pricing is a work in process. It shows a different price randomly. We're trying to use click through data to find the optimal price.

Everyone needing the app is an issue that we know about, and we're trying to work out a way to solve the issue so people can try it out and see how it's beneficial before having to cough up some cash.

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by mheap »

Smudge wrote: post #26

If there's a real market for this kind of app, that's great and I hope it does well. But it's not something I would ever use. (This is intended as feedback -- think of me as the type of user you'd have to work hard to win over. Maybe it's a problem you can solve somehow.) I already have several communication channels available for contacting my friends, and the cost of adding another isn't worth the slight benefit I…

Can your partner get the hang of your Google doc? How about your mum? Por Favor is about making things easy for everyone. Your partner types in 'pick up some eggs when you go to the shop' and chooses you as the recipient. When you get to the shop, your phone buzzes to remind you (using geofencing).

It is another communication channel, but it's one that's reserved only for the most important people, and only when they need something. If you get a message on it, you know it needs acting on, right now.

Re: Show HN: Por Favor - Favors between friends

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Post by rhomboss »

I might be alone in this, but I absolutely hate landing pages like this. Your copy is absolutely correct: it IS a bait and switch.

I was ready to pay for the app to try it out, and now I can't give you money? I understand the data you could gain from this is valuable, but is it really worth it? I'm not going to throw my email address to you for an app I'm mildy interested in trying, especially after that.

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