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Re: Ahoyo – Build a single-page online presence

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Ahoyo does have a meaning. It's a conjugation of the (not commonly used) verb ahoyar https://dle.rae.es/ahoyar

So it means 'I dig a hole'?

Not exactly. The direct translation for "I dig a hole" is "Yo cavo un hoyo" which maps all words one to one. A more general translation "yo hago un hoyo" (verb. to make), removes the need for the hole to be dug and can be used for holes you cut or rip as well. There are very few cases where you are not better served by the verbs to dig or to make, and I don't think I've ever heard anyone use ahoyar before.

It means "I dig the hole(s)"

Example: Yo ahoyo, tu plantas -> I dig the hole(s), you plant [the tree(s)]

Re: Ahoyo – Build a single-page online presence

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My website is a single page, HTML only (no trackers or cookies), very little CSS and JS. "responsive" without any media queries and only a few images. It's completely free to host on Netlify. I don't market it heavily and I don't know how much traffic it gets - and I don't care. I completely own it and it does its job. Why would I pass this off to some company?

That's great but why is that relevant? can non technical people reach feature parity with what Ohayo is offering using your approach without wasting time (money) on learning how to cobble a site together?

Are those people on HN?

Re: Ahoyo – Build a single-page online presence

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Wow! So much negativity about this website - I don’t think its deserved. They are trying to build a business, and are not doing anything nefarious, so no need to hate.

Maybe they fail, maybe they succeed.

I personally build my website on html / css / github pages, but there are many others who want a different solution, whether it be wordpress or ahoyo.

Re: Ahoyo – Build a single-page online presence

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That's great but why is that relevant? can non technical people reach feature parity with what Ohayo is offering using your approach without wasting time (money) on learning how to cobble a site together?

Are those people on HN?

Yes
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