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I followed Patrick's formula and made a web application that lets women (I suppose men too, but every single customer seems to be female) create a very niche cr
by euroclydon 15y ago
I followed Patrick's formula and made a web application that lets women (I suppose men too, but every single customer seems to be female) create a very niche craft item that they could make in Illustrator if they had the skills or inclination, but that is dirt simple to do in my program.
I now receive glowing emails from customers telling me how much fun they're having and pictures from their weddings or parties. It feels good to make people happy with software.
I would recommend googling for "how to Illustrator $craft[i]" until you find one that involves eleven complicated steps, and then make a simple special purpose app to do the same thing in two steps.
- tptacek 15y agoI nominate that last graf for "smartest thing anyone's going to say on HN this week".
- swah 15y agoYou went as far as copying his buttons :)
- chc 15y agoI'm not sure if this is a difference in regional terminology or just a deficiency in my vocabulary, but what on earth does "craft item" mean in this context? As I understand the phrase, it means something like "a thing made out of yarn." But I don't think Illustrator is much use in building those. EDIT: OK, getting upvotes, so at least I know I'm not simply thick. EDIT 2: It finally occurred to me to check out euroclydon's profile, so I see he's talking about http://www.makecupcakewrappers.com/ http://www.makecupcakewrappers.com/. I get it now.
- Poiesis 15y agoWow, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... Not kidding at all here. You're basically executing off of an established, proven business plan.