Readit Newskho commented on Ask HN: How do you switch off from work, particularly when working from home? · Posted by u/OnWriting
Routines are important. I'd recommend that you start working everyday at a specific time and then when it's time to get out of work, have something else to do, in my case that's running. Set up an alarm, go change, do whatever it is, come back, shower and now you're out of work!
kho commented on I stopped setting a financial goal for my SaaS blog.inkdrop.info/i-stopp... · Posted by u/craftzdog
This post resonates a lot with me!
I've got a side project that's current bringing in around ~2-3K MRR (https://buttondown.email).
I spent a long time daydreaming about having it hit four-digits in recurring revenue — it felt like such an accomplishment that if I were able to crack it, it'd be a dream come true. It's certainly not enough to live off of (especially living in Seattle), but it's a non-trivial amount of money and gives me a great source of pride.
The idea of doubling that amount, though, seems — well, if not _exhausting_, certainly unappealing. I can't think of a way in which my life would be improved by additional revenue, but I can think of a lot of ways it would be hampered by having twice the customer base:
1. More customer support and time spent writing emails
2. More time working on features that aren't what I care about
3. Less freedom to experiment with other projects or ideas
One of the joys of having a project that is truly _yours_ is that you alone get to dictate your terms of success.
Hey Jmduke,
Others have pointed out about the free plan and I mostly agree with them.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the opportunity to position your product as the alternative for people that think mailchimp is just too much. Tell me this on the headline. "The easiest way to run your newsletter." sounds generic. Maybe something like "Write and click send, that's all it takes. No templates, no extra steps."
Finding people that want to send a simple newsletter without all the steps of mailchimp should be easier. Tell your customers early that you will handle the migration part and you might find more conversions as well.
Upon closer inspection, I see now what's broken.
The main page's 'Terms' link goes here just fine: http://www.kapa99.com/terms.html
Toward the bottom of that page there's a link in the text: 'By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service.', & when I click on that to see the actual ToS, the link is broken & tries to go to: http://www.kapa99.com/www.kapa99.com/terms.html, which of course 404's.
Did you mean to combine the 'Privacy Policy' with the ToS? I don't see much there explaining terms per se- more on Privacy than actual terms.
cdvonstinkpot, please check again :).
We would be happy to answer any question you have over here or through email (help@kapa99.com). In fact we plan to use some of the questions here on our FAQ.
ToS link returns a 404.
I might sign up for a 'Pro' plan next paycheck if they're acceptable. Could I use the service as my own outsourced design staff? Or would I be limited to using it for my own designs?
How long is your introductory offer running? I get paid every 2 weeks, so couldn't sign up today, even if your ToS is okay. What happens once the limited time offer is over? Prices go up, or you stop accepting clients?
The terms are working for me, could you please check again?
We plan to run this offer for as long as we can fill demand, so it's hard to predict. You could secure your subscription by buying the basic plan now and upgrading later!
Yes the service is indeed set up in a way that customers can use it as their outsourced design agency.
Hopefully we can have you on board!
Sounds like a cool idea, I don't need it at the moment but I do have a few questions:
1) What happens if you don't deliver in 24 hours? Can I bet my business on your promises?
2) What is your copyright assignment language? I'd like to know that before paying for anything.
3) Same deal for NDAs - Where are you located? I can't send certain info overseas for example.
4) "Chicken" is misspelled in one of your portfolio images. If I were you I'd either fix it or remove it because it looks sloppy.
5) Devils advocate here: What's stopping me from arbitrage? I submit a job to you every day for 99designs projects, and then submit your work as my own. Shoot I could probably even write a script for this...
pbnjay, great questions.
1) We will deliver in 24 hours and if we don't you can get your money back. We have plenty designers ready to take care of whatever needs to be done. Of course, we work under the premise that we do "Small tasks".
2) The client owns the Intelectual Property, forever. We just do the job, so we will provide a copyright assignment whenever needed.
3) We are officially located in Hong Kong but our designers are all over the world.
4) Good catch! the flyer was made in an other language and we translated it to english, our designers will be working on it, right away.
5) That's an interesting spin-off, but definitely not the nature of the service.