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0 pointsRamblingCTO1y ago0 comments

it looks a bit unfinished tbh and is pretty slow. HN success hug of death?

I built something similar: https://newsletterify.com but is also not really finished. There's a copy cat of my product of which I'm not sharing the link, but I love that there is some competition out there. I love reading newsletters and aggregated information when I have the time, but emails aren't really the medium imho

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latexr1y ago· 2 in thread

For those clicking, in contrast to the other options this one is paid. Most basic package is $3.99/month or $39.99/year.

RamblingCTOOP1y ago

Yup, and the prices will change, I just haven't gotten to that part yet. I did a bigger rewrite that I had to do first (moved backend to supabase, introduced pagination everywhere). New pricing will be up asap and will be around $6.99/$69.99 for a lite version (small number of summaries) and $9.99/$9.99 for the regular plan. Will include 7+ days of free trial. That's almost half of the copy cat btw. If anyone's interested, I can get in touch after I updated the pricing

Beijinger1y ago

I don't want to discourage you, but the prices look insane. Especially considering that you compete with competitors that are free.

Please be very clear about your USPs and your target audience.

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davidchua1y ago· 1 in thread

Thanks for the feedback!

So sorry that you're experiencing slowness. I haven't done any performance test on it as for the past few months its mostly been used by just friends and family.

I hope it is faster now.

Tbh, I'm not sure what else to build on top of it as when I built it, I just wanted a safe and private place to be able to curate newsletters without exposing my main email address and allow friends to view my subscriptions.

What do you think feels needs to be touched up? Is it the UI?

RamblingCTOOP1y ago

we're solving the same problem then ;)

for me it definitely is the UI! you could think about adding a UI kit on top of it for a more polished look? and the biggest downturn for me personally is the google login. I wish you good luck with the project mate!

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