How you make money if the print service costs $1.46 per photo and you still have the PayPal fee!? Do you have a better deal with Lob?
Idea to App in 2 weeks
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#12OP, if you chose the current title for your HN submission you should be aware that in some countries "Fuck Ya" will be read as "Fuck You". I think you mean "Fuck Yeah"?
I read it similar to "see ya" so I interpreted it as somewhat friendly.
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#13Semi-related, but if you want to print a lot of pics, it's probably just worth it to buy a printer. I just bought this one: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PRO-100-Professional-Inkjet-Prin... and I'm pretty happy with it. It supports Apple's AirPrint so you can print from iPhone/iPad on your local LAN/WiFi. Good quality prints and a bunch of rebates on this one if you dig around.
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#146 weeks: http://multiplayerchess.com
built it 3 years ago after I had quit my job and came to SF
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#15How you make money if the print service costs $1.46 per photo and you still have the PayPal fee!? Do you have a better deal with Lob?
I see $1.21 on Lob's website, but it still makes for a thin margin.
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#16Wow, this is a pretty sweet idea. Nice execution! I could certainly see using this.
I keep hoping I'll have an idea like yours that just pops into my head and I run with it.
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#17Just piling on the congrats although I'm sure passionately working on something for 2 weeks straight is reward in of itself.
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#18I like it! It seems similar to an idea pitched on Shark Tank recently.
I wanted to mention a hiccup in the sign up experience. After signing up, I received an SMS which said to reply "Y" to receive messages from Pigeon. Upon replying "Y", in addition to the 2-part welcome message, I received a 2-part message saying that Pigeon couldn't recognize the receiver for a picture.
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#20I'd like to offer an observation about the copy at http://www.pigeonpic.com. The larger slogan, "Never lose touch with friends and family", is vague. The smaller one, "Send photographs through the mail with just a text message", is specific. It makes clear what you offer and also that there is a concrete service here instead of just another smarmy social site. If I were you, I'd drop the first one and put the second in its place. Then the clear copy and the sentimental photo would complement each other nicely.
I'd also make the one-two-three diagram much larger, i.e. make it the width of the banner. It does a good job of explaining what the original line means. To judge by all the sites out there that can't seem to state simply what they do, that is nothing to sneeze at. If you can get users to read that far until it clicks, you'll be way ahead of most.
Of course you can test all of this.
p.s. One thing remains unclear: how do you get the address to mail the printed photos to?