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Show HN: I jumped on a meme - SheenMe.me

16 points by JFitzDela 16y ago

JFitzDela 16y ago
Will gladly accept any tips for features, monetization, etc.! Thanks guys!
- frankdenbow 16y ago
  Nice job. I would say to try to do some t-shirts (there are some places online doing this already but it is worth a shot)
  - joelackner 16y ago
    i agree. it's probably the most per transaction you can get out of this meme.
- plasticbugs 16y ago
  Along with the ability to type in my own text, I'd like to be able to select from a list of Sheen witticisms from his recent TV and radio interviews. These shouldn't be difficult to throw into a drop down list. Also maybe dynamically scale up the font size based on how many characters are entered. Font seems on the small side for the short phrases I entered.
- plasticbugs 16y ago
  Monetize? Maybe include a page of Charlie's best/worst films and some other great movies about crazy people. It won't make millions, but it might cover your bandwidth costs. Amazon referrals for Sheen classics like Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Men at Work and Major League, and movies about insanity like Taxi Driver and Apocalypse Now (w/ poppa Sheen).
- dufusheart 16y ago
  Your wizard should be linear, top to bottom. The current layout is a little confusing and not obvious enough.
brk 16y ago
No support for punctuation?
- mdonahoe 16y ago
  Yeah. I need my # sign. #winning #tigerblood
- mathgladiator 16y ago
  And hyphens http://sheenme.me/view/160 http://sheenme.me/view/160
WillyF 16y ago
Is it Sheen Me dot me? Or Sheen Meme? Either one works. I just went to check if AsSheenOnTV.com was taken. Apparently someone already had that idea.
tgrass 16y ago
Just saw you launched this in a night from conception. Great job and good luck. Please, keep us posted on numbers (visits and $)!
- hessenwolf 16y ago
  Looks like the count is in the url.
kmfrk 16y ago
Don't you need the rights to those photos?
JFitzDela 16y ago
Thanks for the comments all! I'll take a closer look and reply ASAP (got the "real job" thing distracting me at the moment). For those who noticed: multivoting has been fixed (or at least mitigated). This is fun! :)
maresca 16y ago
I never could understand how short-lived sites built off of memes can make any real revenue. Anyone care to enlighten me with stories/numbers?
- frankdenbow 16y ago
  http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2176771 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2176771
JFitzDela 16y ago
Well, for anyone still following, not quite sure what to think. HN sent about 2000 uniques (between direct clicks and shares) with about 10000 page views on day 1. Then it died.... :) I've reached out to a number of blogs to share the site and its initial success, reached out to folks on Twitter, etc., and -- for whatever reason -- it just ain't happening. It's that whatever reason part that I'm interested in now -- I think there was ample opportunity built into the site for sharing, and a number of people actually did use these tools. I'm at a complete loss, then, as to where it went wrong. Any thoughts on where I could have improved the social aspects? Or the site itself? Guess we'll see. It could still "go," but I don't have a lot of time and resources at the moment to spend pushing it. It was fun to build and play with, anyway. :) - John

16 points by JFitzDela 16y ago

JFitzDela 16y ago

Will gladly accept any tips for features, monetization, etc.! Thanks guys!

frankdenbow 16y ago
Nice job. I would say to try to do some t-shirts (there are some places online doing this already but it is worth a shot)
- joelackner 16y ago
  i agree. it's probably the most per transaction you can get out of this meme.
plasticbugs 16y ago
Along with the ability to type in my own text, I'd like to be able to select from a list of Sheen witticisms from his recent TV and radio interviews. These shouldn't be difficult to throw into a drop down list. Also maybe dynamically scale up the font size based on how many characters are entered. Font seems on the small side for the short phrases I entered.
plasticbugs 16y ago
Monetize? Maybe include a page of Charlie's best/worst films and some other great movies about crazy people. It won't make millions, but it might cover your bandwidth costs. Amazon referrals for Sheen classics like Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Men at Work and Major League, and movies about insanity like Taxi Driver and Apocalypse Now (w/ poppa Sheen).
dufusheart 16y ago
Your wizard should be linear, top to bottom. The current layout is a little confusing and not obvious enough.

brk 16y ago

No support for punctuation?

mdonahoe 16y ago
Yeah. I need my # sign. #winning #tigerblood
mathgladiator 16y ago
And hyphens http://sheenme.me/view/160 http://sheenme.me/view/160

WillyF 16y ago

Is it Sheen Me dot me? Or Sheen Meme? Either one works. I just went to check if AsSheenOnTV.com was taken. Apparently someone already had that idea.

tgrass 16y ago

Just saw you launched this in a night from conception. Great job and good luck. Please, keep us posted on numbers (visits and $)!

hessenwolf 16y ago
Looks like the count is in the url.

kmfrk 16y ago

Don't you need the rights to those photos?

JFitzDela 16y ago

Thanks for the comments all! I'll take a closer look and reply ASAP (got the "real job" thing distracting me at the moment). For those who noticed: multivoting has been fixed (or at least mitigated). This is fun! :)

maresca 16y ago

I never could understand how short-lived sites built off of memes can make any real revenue. Anyone care to enlighten me with stories/numbers?

frankdenbow 16y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2176771 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2176771

JFitzDela 16y ago

Well, for anyone still following, not quite sure what to think. HN sent about 2000 uniques (between direct clicks and shares) with about 10000 page views on day 1. Then it died.... :) I've reached out to a number of blogs to share the site and its initial success, reached out to folks on Twitter, etc., and -- for whatever reason -- it just ain't happening. It's that whatever reason part that I'm interested in now -- I think there was ample opportunity built into the site for sharing, and a number of people actually did use these tools. I'm at a complete loss, then, as to where it went wrong. Any thoughts on where I could have improved the social aspects? Or the site itself? Guess we'll see. It could still "go," but I don't have a lot of time and resources at the moment to spend pushing it. It was fun to build and play with, anyway. :) - John