Not really related to the product idea (there've been a raft of gumroad-type services launching lately), but has anyone else noticed the absolute explosion in blurred background images in designs these days? I swear the vast majority of new startup landing pages involve a highly blurred background of some kind.
Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
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Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
The example you gave with PSD and app is not clear to me. Can't I sell my app through Gumroad ?
You can, I was just trying to get across the usage cases/types of products. We've had one user crowd fund for a childs trustfund through us. Dudes in europe selling rare coffee beans. Contracts invoicing for their time through the platform. The generic digital sales cds/ebooks/etc We cover a wide spectrum of products. We're trying to create a framework/platform for longtail ecommerce. Not just a platform for people w…
You seem to be throwing the word "long tail" into the answer, but I still don't understand what makes Chec different/better than Gumroad for selling "long tail" items. I can sell both my app and my PSDs through both Gumroad and Chec. I really don't see a difference other than the fact that you can set fixed shipping prices. Maybe Gumroad doesn't support Paypal?
Can you compare and contrast the two in a meaningful way?
What can I do with Chec that I can't do with Gumroad? And for that matter, what does Gumroad do that Chec doesn't (yet) do?
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
The example you gave with PSD and app is not clear to me. Can't I sell my app through Gumroad ?
You can, I was just trying to get across the usage cases/types of products. We've had one user crowd fund for a childs trustfund through us. Dudes in europe selling rare coffee beans. Contracts invoicing for their time through the platform. The generic digital sales cds/ebooks/etc We cover a wide spectrum of products. We're trying to create a framework/platform for longtail ecommerce. Not just a platform for people w…
You say you are trying to create a platform for longtail ecommerce as opposed to platform to sell things somebody creates.
My point is that why will we need two platforms for these use cases.. To me all these services ( there was one announced yesterday also ) look the same with very minimum differences. Seems like this space is getting crowded.
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#34TL;DR Use UTF for Seller's name.
Looks like a bit better Gumroad. Design is nice, blah blah blah. Why I'm writing is this: when activating account what the hell is supposed to be Seller's Name?
This annoying popup keeps telling me "Must contain only letters, numbers, or - ( ) , . ' &". I must say I haven't seen many names with numbers or ampersands in it. If it's meant to be a username, than ok but say it specifically. If it's really meant to be a name - it's 2013 for Ozzie's sake, use the damn UTF.
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#35Seems like we get a site like this every few days. Are they making crazy money or is there some other reason everyones is making one? Are they just really easy to make? Maybe because payment process disruption has occurred? What's up?
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#36TL;DR Use UTF for Seller's name. Looks like a bit better Gumroad. Design is nice, blah blah blah. Why I'm writing is this: when activating account what the hell is supposed to be Seller's Name? This annoying popup keeps telling me "Must contain only letters, numbers, or - ( ) , . ' &". I must say I haven't seen many names with numbers or ampersands in it. If it's meant to be a username, than ok but say it specificall…
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b...
Also, ampersands are common in company names. (Procter & Gamble, etc)
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#37Who is your competitor? PayPal, Gumroad, Shopify, Stripe, Square?
How would Chec work for the following cases:
* A non-profit selling shirts to raise funds.
* A freelancer charging for his work. Essentially, a money transfer.
* A SaaS style service charging $5 a month.
* Charging for a PSD.
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can, I was just trying to get across the usage cases/types of products. We've had one user crowd fund for a childs trustfund through us. Dudes in europe selling rare coffee beans. Contracts invoicing for their time through the platform. The generic digital sales cds/ebooks/etc We cover a wide spectrum of products. We're trying to create a framework/platform for longtail ecommerce. Not just a platform for people w…
You say you are trying to create a platform for longtail ecommerce as opposed to platform to sell things somebody creates. My point is that why will we need two platforms for these use cases.. To me all these services ( there was one announced yesterday also ) look the same with very minimum differences. Seems like this space is getting crowded.
Which one was announced yesterday? (And do you have a HN link for it?)
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#39TL;DR Use UTF for Seller's name. Looks like a bit better Gumroad. Design is nice, blah blah blah. Why I'm writing is this: when activating account what the hell is supposed to be Seller's Name? This annoying popup keeps telling me "Must contain only letters, numbers, or - ( ) , . ' &". I must say I haven't seen many names with numbers or ampersands in it. If it's meant to be a username, than ok but say it specificall…
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b... Also, ampersands are common in company names. (Procter & Gamble, etc)
We thought we fixed that bug. might just be some left over JS validation. we'll get into it.
Re: Chec(kout) - Sell anything, anywhere. A platform for longtail ecommerce.
#40TL;DR Use UTF for Seller's name. Looks like a bit better Gumroad. Design is nice, blah blah blah. Why I'm writing is this: when activating account what the hell is supposed to be Seller's Name? This annoying popup keeps telling me "Must contain only letters, numbers, or - ( ) , . ' &". I must say I haven't seen many names with numbers or ampersands in it. If it's meant to be a username, than ok but say it specificall…
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b... Also, ampersands are common in company names. (Procter & Gamble, etc)
Companies.. yeah, you're right. Although the whole site feels to me like it's mainly focused on individuals.