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Unfortunately it seems like its become the "it" thing to close down web services. I don't understand why people don't opt to sell the sites instead? It might no

by hahla 15y ago

Unfortunately it seems like its become the "it" thing to close down web services. I don't understand why people don't opt to sell the sites instead? It might not make you rich, but hopefully you'll find the right buyer that will keep it alive for all of your current visitors. Website buying and selling has become very easy over the years. List it yourself on a marketplace or if that seems like a daunting task there are numerous website brokers who would be glad to find the right buyer for you.

uggedal 15y ago
Selling is not an option for me. This service was offered for free for over 2 years[1]. If you rely on free services things like this happen all the time. As I've mentioned elsewhere: if time permits I'll have a go at re-launching with a new back-end and subscriptions (hopefully Stripe will be available in Europe soon) for the most heavy users. [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=886875 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=886875
- keltex 15y ago
  I think you might be making a mistake taking the service offline and waiting until you re-launch it. Every day it's offline you're going to be bleeding users and by the time you relaunch you'll be starting from ground zero. Why don't you do something like reach out to hacker news users. I'm sure there's some aspiring biz dev types with a little bit of capital (sounds like you only need a couple hundred dollars a month to keep it operating) to invest some time and money into your business. Then you have a little time to pivot into a money-making version of your site... fremium of whatever model makes sense. But right now you have one of the toughest things to get... a bunch of users. (myself included) Don't squander them!
- icey 15y ago
  I've been a wasitup user since your first announcement. Thank you for making it; it has been perfect for my use case (keeping an eye on servers that I don't touch very frequently). As a casual user, I would have paid money if you had an option to watch 1-5 servers. Good luck with a relaunch, if that's what you decide to do. (And good luck with whatever else you decide to work on)

by hahla 15y ago

uggedal 15y ago

Selling is not an option for me. This service was offered for free for over 2 years[1]. If you rely on free services things like this happen all the time. As I've mentioned elsewhere: if time permits I'll have a go at re-launching with a new back-end and subscriptions (hopefully Stripe will be available in Europe soon) for the most heavy users. [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=886875 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=886875

keltex 15y ago
I think you might be making a mistake taking the service offline and waiting until you re-launch it. Every day it's offline you're going to be bleeding users and by the time you relaunch you'll be starting from ground zero. Why don't you do something like reach out to hacker news users. I'm sure there's some aspiring biz dev types with a little bit of capital (sounds like you only need a couple hundred dollars a month to keep it operating) to invest some time and money into your business. Then you have a little time to pivot into a money-making version of your site... fremium of whatever model makes sense. But right now you have one of the toughest things to get... a bunch of users. (myself included) Don't squander them!
icey 15y ago
I've been a wasitup user since your first announcement. Thank you for making it; it has been perfect for my use case (keeping an eye on servers that I don't touch very frequently). As a casual user, I would have paid money if you had an option to watch 1-5 servers. Good luck with a relaunch, if that's what you decide to do. (And good luck with whatever else you decide to work on)