While the tool is extremely simple to replace with something more low level. I think there is no better way than what he chose to actually monetize something li

While the tool is extremely simple to replace with something more low level. I think there is no better way than what he chose to actually monetize something like this. Consider the target markets. Individual bloggers. Too cheap to pay sub. Also too cheap to pay a $10 onetime. Hackers. Would happily spend whole day implementing the same with a less polished npm package and would never pay for anything anyway. Professional designers. Can get the same or even better results in the tools they already use with both hands tied behind their back. They don’t need this even if it’s free. Now to the last and only viable market. Journalists who are lacking tech skills and no designer to back them up. They don’t care how simple the tech behind is, as long as it gives them value. It’s just cheap enough that they don’t have to blink and the recurring revenue from these will offset any non-existent $10 one-off purchases from individuals.