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online with http://uploadthingy.com http://uploadthingy.com - not totally passive - new users sometimes need some help - but once they're subscribed - well, the

by critke 18y ago

online with http://uploadthingy.com http://uploadthingy.com - not totally passive - new users sometimes need some help - but once they're subscribed - well, they're subscribed.

nickh 18y ago
Great idea, mate. Enabling people to embed the upload form into their site is awesome. I have one suggestion. I watched the "How It Works" video, which was informative, though a bit slow-paced. However, the soundtrack could really be improved. That looping Windows chime forced me to mute the video =P
mlLK 18y ago
I like how you brand yourself; reminds me of something like http://wufoo.com/ http://wufoo.com/.
- critke 18y ago
  ha, yeah. gotta love a 'thingy'. Already working on new thingys - too bad the building part isn't passive.
stillmotion 18y ago
There are a billion and a half different "upload" sites out there. How do you market?
- critke 18y ago
  very slooowly. lots of patience. adwords to be exact. and yes, there are a million upload sites - but hardly any embeddable ones. a niche within a niche. and people love it.
  - stillmotion 18y ago
    Is the revenue substantial for something semi-passive?
    - critke 18y ago
      Well, let me say that it's profitable. Can't live off of it 100% yet, but it looks like I will be able to soon. And I'm already building the next thingy. So again - it sure as heck isn't passive while you're building it - and only semi-passive while acquiring new users - but the churn is surprisingly low - so even though it probably wont ever turn into something that's 100% passive (gotta make sure those servers are happy!) - I'm pretty sure it'll get darn close.
      - jimbokun 18y ago
        This is one of the single best examples of "make something people want" I've seen in a while. A problem real people have, that they are willing to pay money to make it go away. It doesn't get any simpler than that (not that it was simple to build it and make it simple for your users, but that it is simple for them). Good work!
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by critke 18y ago

online with http://uploadthingy.com http://uploadthingy.com - not totally passive - new users sometimes need some help - but once they're subscribed - well, they're subscribed.

nickh 18y ago

Great idea, mate. Enabling people to embed the upload form into their site is awesome. I have one suggestion. I watched the "How It Works" video, which was informative, though a bit slow-paced. However, the soundtrack could really be improved. That looping Windows chime forced me to mute the video =P

mlLK 18y ago

I like how you brand yourself; reminds me of something like http://wufoo.com/ http://wufoo.com/.

critke 18y ago
ha, yeah. gotta love a 'thingy'. Already working on new thingys - too bad the building part isn't passive.

stillmotion 18y ago

There are a billion and a half different "upload" sites out there. How do you market?

critke 18y ago
very slooowly. lots of patience. adwords to be exact. and yes, there are a million upload sites - but hardly any embeddable ones. a niche within a niche. and people love it.
- stillmotion 18y ago
  Is the revenue substantial for something semi-passive?
  - critke 18y ago
    Well, let me say that it's profitable. Can't live off of it 100% yet, but it looks like I will be able to soon. And I'm already building the next thingy. So again - it sure as heck isn't passive while you're building it - and only semi-passive while acquiring new users - but the churn is surprisingly low - so even though it probably wont ever turn into something that's 100% passive (gotta make sure those servers are happy!) - I'm pretty sure it'll get darn close.
    - jimbokun 18y ago
      This is one of the single best examples of "make something people want" I've seen in a while. A problem real people have, that they are willing to pay money to make it go away. It doesn't get any simpler than that (not that it was simple to build it and make it simple for your users, but that it is simple for them). Good work!
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