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Nice, here are a few others: https://geekflare.com/nexus/ https://geekflare.com/nexus/ https://www.evernote.design/ https://www.evernote.design/

pavlov 8y ago
Their business model is that submissions cost $100 each, so it's probably not worth posting link suggestions here.
- skilled 8y ago
  Ohh... I didn't see that at all. What an interesting concept. I wonder how the site generates traffic outside this one-time HN submission, and maybe some traffic from Product Hunt. There are a million sites competing for these same keywords (based on what's said in the Submit section), so I can't imagine Postmake getting anywhere far any time soon. Further, makes me wonder how much of that $100 goes towards marketing the site.
  - Malfunction92 8y ago
    OP here! This is an idea I've been toying with for the past year, and only recently decided to take it a little more seriously. Like you said there are a ton of similar lists, and it seems that every week a new comes along. My issue with most of these is that they seem to be one time flings. Someone gathers all these great resources, compiles into a site, submits them to a couple of websites to drive some traffic, and that's the end of that. The thing is, lists like these usually get huge amounts of love because they're really helpful, and it's a shame they just die after a little amount of fame. So I decided I would focus on monetizing this from the get-go – if I'm going to build something that's sustainable, it'll need to be self-sustaining at least. I tried to keep the directory's presentation simple, only listing the important stuff (pricing, category, an overview, and outbound links), and categorizing them by tags. I think the homepage's timeline turned out to be a nice way of presenting the tools. As for marketing, outside of submitting the list to HN / etc, so far I've focused on reaching out to the businesses I list in the directory with help in spreading the word. The idea is if they can promote the directory/sponsor the website, they'd be driving traffic to their businesses. Getting them to agree from the get-go with nothing to show for in terms of traffic is stuff, which is I seeded the directory with most of the tools you see. I talk a lot more about this on the website: https://postmake.io/faq https://postmake.io/faq. I hope that made sense!
amdelamar 8y ago
Neat. I like how Geekflare shows their traffic stats. https://geekflare.com/advertise/ https://geekflare.com/advertise/ Its more convincing than paying $100 alone with the hopes of getting exposure.

pavlov 8y ago

Their business model is that submissions cost $100 each, so it's probably not worth posting link suggestions here.

skilled 8y ago
Ohh... I didn't see that at all. What an interesting concept. I wonder how the site generates traffic outside this one-time HN submission, and maybe some traffic from Product Hunt. There are a million sites competing for these same keywords (based on what's said in the Submit section), so I can't imagine Postmake getting anywhere far any time soon. Further, makes me wonder how much of that $100 goes towards marketing the site.
- Malfunction92 8y ago
  OP here! This is an idea I've been toying with for the past year, and only recently decided to take it a little more seriously. Like you said there are a ton of similar lists, and it seems that every week a new comes along. My issue with most of these is that they seem to be one time flings. Someone gathers all these great resources, compiles into a site, submits them to a couple of websites to drive some traffic, and that's the end of that. The thing is, lists like these usually get huge amounts of love because they're really helpful, and it's a shame they just die after a little amount of fame. So I decided I would focus on monetizing this from the get-go – if I'm going to build something that's sustainable, it'll need to be self-sustaining at least. I tried to keep the directory's presentation simple, only listing the important stuff (pricing, category, an overview, and outbound links), and categorizing them by tags. I think the homepage's timeline turned out to be a nice way of presenting the tools. As for marketing, outside of submitting the list to HN / etc, so far I've focused on reaching out to the businesses I list in the directory with help in spreading the word. The idea is if they can promote the directory/sponsor the website, they'd be driving traffic to their businesses. Getting them to agree from the get-go with nothing to show for in terms of traffic is stuff, which is I seeded the directory with most of the tools you see. I talk a lot more about this on the website: https://postmake.io/faq https://postmake.io/faq. I hope that made sense!

amdelamar 8y ago

Neat. I like how Geekflare shows their traffic stats. https://geekflare.com/advertise/ https://geekflare.com/advertise/ Its more convincing than paying $100 alone with the hopes of getting exposure.