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Ask HN: Which new webapp do you wish existed and which you'd pay money to use?
I have a built quite a few, small web applications(http://cosmicvent.com/products), but no one seems to be interested in paying for them.
So, I am looking out for ideas to start working on a new web application. What web application would you wish existed, and which you would pay to use? Suggestions that don't involve social networking, video sharing and music would be awesome!
Thank you
- minhajuddin 15y agoWould anyone be interested in an inexpensive CMS or blogging system?
- Geee 15y agoCan you bring value (solve new problems) to someone over existing solutions? If you can't bring value, can you make it easier to use? There are dozens of blogging platforms available for free, with hosting or without: Wordpress, Tumblr, Posterous...
- minhajuddin 15y agoThose are pretty solid apps, however I am building something like http://get.harmonyapp.com/ http://get.harmonyapp.com/ but with a better WYSIWYG editor.
- dholowiski 15y agoIt's pretty tough to compete with the excellent free CMS's. But you can make good money on theme or plugin development for CMS's...
- kellros 15y agoHello Minhajuddin, I've taken a quick look at your website and it seems you aren't targetting anyone in particular. Have a look at these blogs to improve your website: http://conversionxl.com/blog/ http://conversionxl.com/blog/ http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/ http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/ I'd suggest you read over the blog entries on those sites to see where you can improve your existing business first. There is no 'one app to rule them all' approach to software/web development. We just magically come across people that complain about something or share in discussion that in turn creates an idea (that we can later monetise). The truth is, people are spoiled with convenience. It's also not a great idea to compete directly with the open source market, unless you can learn from its mistakes and make something better, simpler and easier to use. To get more ideas, you need to get out more and join more communities that are an interest to you (social networks, business networks, pubs, seminars, forums, irc chat servers etc) Call up your customers and ask them how they are doing/their business is doing. Developers are in the business of developing businesses - software is just part of the process. In general I have found there are two kind of applications that sell: 1. Makes money/eases processes to make money 2. Provides convenience/entertainment Hope that helps. Kind regards, Kellros.
- dholowiski 15y agoYou know what I want? A really awesome todo webapp. One that supports priorities, nested todo's with dependencies and due dates, templated actions or projects, sms email or ios push notificastions, and is really easy to use. I'd pay a couple bucks a month for that, especially if it had an iPhone companion app. Team integration would be great and time tracking too. Basically, think project management tool, with a heavy "todo item" focus.