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$20 per year seems steep enough to count as outrageous. Especially when compared to other hosted blog options like WordPress, Blogger, Livejournal, Tumblr, etc

by Endy 8y ago

$20 per year seems steep enough to count as outrageous. Especially when compared to other hosted blog options like WordPress, Blogger, Livejournal, Tumblr, etc. Heck, if I get a free ".tk" website, with maybe free 5GB web hosting with WP.org installed and a free 5GB CDN from Cloudinary, I can "self-host" WordPress for free. So am I missing a major value-add over any of the above options that makes the $20 a reasonable cost?

SeriousM 8y ago
This dev created a service that is hosted by himself. There is no "steep" in $20 if you think about server costs and support. Heck, think about how less $20 is, in terms of a whole year! I don't know this guy and I don't need his service but I'm sorry for him that our "every must be cheap or free" dev-culture will make his product less attractive by not making the customer to the product instead.
Angostura 8y ago
> I can "self-host" WordPress for free. If your time is worth nothing
quickthrower2 8y ago
You are not paying for the hosting, but for the convenience.
- Endy 8y ago
  Okay, but then I have to ask - how is this more convenient than Wordpress.com or Tumblr?
  - bg0 8y ago
    It's cleaner, you have version controlled dropbox files, edit seamlessly on your computer using any editor. All the pain points/features are listed on the site.