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Review my weekend project: Webapp to add CSS to any website and share the result

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Re: Review my weekend project: Webapp to add CSS to any website and share the result

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Post by metachris »

kmfrk wrote: post #11

One of my favourite HN projects in a long time. You'll have to do a blog post on how you pulled it off some time. Design feedback is going to be so friggin' easy from now on. If you ever begin to lose money on this, I'd love to buy a premium account or look into a subscription model. (Regardless, you should look into a premium user program. Some ideas: prioritized bandwidth, custom shorturl for credit(?) such as / /…

Wow thanks for the great response! A lot to think about -- I'd definitely love to do something more with it! My contact is chris (at) metachris.org if anybody wants to get in touch.

[edit] kmfrk: just wanted to send you a mail, but you haven't got a contact in your profile

Re: Review my weekend project: Webapp to add CSS to any website and share the result

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Post by elliottcarlson »

Nice project - I made something like this 10 years ago but with editing the HTML that was pulled in instead of CSS. Brings back memories :)

Only note; perhaps you should block out CSS expressions, going to http://www.csspivot.com/1HDq6 in IE will not be a pleasant experience at the moment...

Re: Review my weekend project: Webapp to add CSS to any website and share the result

#35

Post by shashashasha »

navs wrote: post #30

How much noticeable overhead would be introduced by adding something like xray http://www.westciv.com/xray/&#62 ; ? xray or an even simpler implementation being included would make this service even greater.

This and using Javascript to refresh the css without reloading would make this killer.

Re: Review my weekend project: Webapp to add CSS to any website and share the result

#36

Post by kmfrk »

metachris wrote: post #31
kmfrk wrote: post #11

One of my favourite HN projects in a long time. You'll have to do a blog post on how you pulled it off some time. Design feedback is going to be so friggin' easy from now on. If you ever begin to lose money on this, I'd love to buy a premium account or look into a subscription model. (Regardless, you should look into a premium user program. Some ideas: prioritized bandwidth, custom shorturl for credit(?) such as / /…

Wow thanks for the great response! A lot to think about -- I'd definitely love to do something more with it! My contact is chris (at) metachris.org if anybody wants to get in touch. [edit] kmfrk: just wanted to send you a mail, but you haven't got a contact in your profile

Sending you an e-mail. It's n...e@gmail.com.

Re: Review my weekend project: Webapp to add CSS to any website and share the result

#39

Post by d2 »

This is cool. A few suggestions:

* Add a way to delete previews you've made.

* Add more viral hooks. FB wall post, email, etc.

* Do the same concept but with javascript.

* Load each website in a frame with a 50px bar at the top or bottom with your branding and more options. This is where you'll monetize. I know you're focused on usability right now, but if it goes viral you need it to pay you or it will go away.

* Don't bother with premium features until you have a working viral loop providing consistent growth.

Best of luck!!

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