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Show HN: My MVP - Viidya - Etsy for Videos

• youngdev 14y ago
  Congratulations on your launch. I like the design and concept. Who is paying for the paypal transaction fees? Does it get added on to buyers total? Good luck and Keep it up. http://jackpotbuddy.com http://jackpotbuddy.com
  • lionheart 14y ago
    Thank you! The PayPal transaction fees are paid by the owner of the video. It usually about 2.9% + $0.30.
    • youngdev 14y ago
      So if they are charging only $1 for a video, then they will only get about .68 cents.
      • lionheart 14y ago
        True. So that's the low end of the scale. Although it's still more than people get through iTunes.
• lionheart 14y ago
  This is the beta launch of my latest project, an online marketplace for videos. It is currently free to use while in Beta. After beta, we are planning on charging a 5%-10% transaction fee per sale. The current feature set is all the basics to get started: people can upload videos, set a price and then get paid directly to their PayPal account. In the future, we are working on supporting Stripe and Merchant accounts. Additionally, coming soon we will have video "channels" which visitors can purchase access to on a recurring basis, allowing people to produce and sell online television shows.
  • lionheart 14y ago
    We also just had our first independent feature film uploaded today. Very exciting!
• venkyk 14y ago
  Is Viidya supposed to stand for knowledge (as in Sanskrit) or is it just a play on words video-ya?
  • lionheart 14y ago
    Originally it was just a play on "video" but when I saw that it also had this meaning I knew it was the perfect name.