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Hey! Yeah, some site builders don't require you to create an account to try the product. I take a different approach so that the site is mostly pre-filled by th

Hey! Yeah, some site builders don't require you to create an account to try the product. I take a different approach so that the site is mostly pre-filled by the time you see it. I try to address this by linking to a bunch of Postcard example sites on the homepage. For why to use Postcard - I'm setting out to build "dependable tech tools" [1]. I think we need more unitasker applications that just do a good job, and just stick around. And, personal websites are something that I think more people should have - but, that no big VC-backed startup will ever focus on because it's a small market. Postcards themself are a great personal website that's well-designed and has a nicely integrated newsletter. The newsletter posts also get featured on the site, and there's features like full-text RSS built-in. [1] https://www.contraption.co/news/introducing-contraption-co https://www.contraption.co/news/introducing-contraption-co

recuter 4y ago
> I try to address this by linking to a bunch of Postcard example sites on the homepage. I think I've developed a sort of blindness to the social proof thing with <human head in a circle and positive text blurb> so it took me a bit to realize those are clickable examples of actual user websites and not just endorsements. Makes sense. > but, that no big VC-backed startup will ever focus on because it's a small market. A ton have come and gone like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterous (It even starts with a P, ha, time is a flat circle) I believe it had custom domains at some point and a built in newsletter/rss and the thing that made it popular at the time was that you could email it your posts. You should copy that feature. :) Cool, and good luck.
- philip1209 4y ago
  Thanks! Postcard already supports embedded posts, a newsletter, and even full-text RSS. Check it out in action on my personal site: https://www.philipithomas.com https://www.philipithomas.com

recuter 4y ago

> I try to address this by linking to a bunch of Postcard example sites on the homepage. I think I've developed a sort of blindness to the social proof thing with <human head in a circle and positive text blurb> so it took me a bit to realize those are clickable examples of actual user websites and not just endorsements. Makes sense. > but, that no big VC-backed startup will ever focus on because it's a small market. A ton have come and gone like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterous (It even starts with a P, ha, time is a flat circle) I believe it had custom domains at some point and a built in newsletter/rss and the thing that made it popular at the time was that you could email it your posts. You should copy that feature. :) Cool, and good luck.

philip1209 4y ago
Thanks! Postcard already supports embedded posts, a newsletter, and even full-text RSS. Check it out in action on my personal site: https://www.philipithomas.com https://www.philipithomas.com