[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":338},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-16636935":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":45,"post_text":47,"what":48,"said":68,"maker_in_thread":170,"shape":180,"grid":183,"attempts":295,"same_week":300,"maker_shows":233,"maker_hidden":330,"reader_version":331,"card":332},"16636935","Sheet2Site","Create Websites Out of Google Sheets","title","Show HN: Sheet2Site – Create Websites Out of Google Sheets","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sheet2site.com","sheet2site.com","andreyazimov",1521629704,2018,145,47,282,2155,14,"notable","web_saas","site builder","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"google sheets website","sheets to website","spreadsheet website builder","google sheets database","mixed",0.274,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},11,6,1,5,23,{"idea":37,"design":38,"performance":40,"pricing":42,"docs":43,"execution":44},{"positive":32,"critical":33},{"positive":33,"critical":39},0,{"positive":33,"critical":41},4,{"positive":33,"critical":39},{"positive":39,"critical":39},{"positive":39,"critical":39},[39,34,39,33,34,46,39,33,39,34,34,46,39,39,34,39,34,34,39,46,39,46,46,34,39,39,39,33,34,39,46,39,46,39,33,34,39,33,39,34],3,null,{"problem":49,"audience":47,"pricing":59,"motivation":47,"time_to_build":47,"stack":65,"openness":66,"stage":67,"team_size":66},{"value":50,"source":51,"evidence":52},"Turning Google Sheets data into a published website without a database server","maker",[53,56],{"id":54,"by":11,"text":55},"16636946","Hi HN, I made a tool that can generate a website from Google Sheets. It using Google Sheet as a DB. Examples of sites:…",{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},"16654666","It's just getting a JSON from a spreadsheet.",{"value":60,"source":51,"evidence":61},"$5\u002Fmonth for one custom domain, $10\u002Fmonth for unlimited domains",[62],{"id":63,"by":11,"text":64},"16640483","Agree! I've just added that for 1 custom domain it's for $5 \u002Fmon and for unlimited domains $10 \u002F mon",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":69,"objections":94,"requests":125,"questions":137,"alternatives":155},[70,82],{"value":71,"source":72,"evidence":73},"Simple and clear idea that is easy to understand","commenter",[74,78],{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},"16639676","starikovs","One cool thing about sheet2site is that the sheet2site's idea is presented clearer than the cloudstitch's one. I mean when I opened sheet2site website I understood what it does…",{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"16638478","prakster","I love your idea. And there's a huge market of individuals living on Excel that will pay you for doing this. Congrats!",{"value":83,"source":72,"evidence":84},"Good idea that fits Excel and Sheets users",[85,86,90],{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},"16638708","overcast","Reaffirming that Excel truly is the universal format for everything. Good work!",{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"16638798","derwiki","Too funny -- about a month ago I built a web site backed by a Google Sheet so that my father could easily update content. Great idea with Sheet2Site and good luck!",[95,114],{"value":96,"source":72,"evidence":97},"Site repeatedly went down under Hacker News traffic",[98,102,106,110],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"16638523","ada1981","Looks like HN broke your server ;) Looking forward to checking it out when you get it running. Is there a service that can easily stress test your app? Like a \"TEST HN\" service?…",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"16639256","AngeloAnolin","Tried to access the site, but getting the error. Screenshot [1] [1] https:\u002F\u002Fibb.co\u002FkYtL5H",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"16638475","danvoell","The site is down for me. HN Hug.",{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"16640279","prats019","All of the links seem to throw application error.",{"value":115,"source":72,"evidence":116},"Setup steps are hard to follow and switch between apps",[117,121],{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"16638205","drinchev","This looks like a really cool idea. What I noticed is that is somehow hard to understand how to create the page. ( Click here, then there, then copy paste, then click publish,…",{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"16641474","fragmede","Move the steps around to remove switching between apps. My recommendation would be: 1, 6, 4, 2, 3, 5, with title and background info\u002Fother info as \"advanced\" config. Make steps…",[126,130],{"value":127,"source":72,"evidence":128},"Clearer step-by-step instructions for creating a page",[129],{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},{"value":131,"source":72,"evidence":132},"Show pricing before sign-up",[133],{"id":134,"by":135,"text":136},"16638720","benpixel","I like the simplicity. Also, I'm assuming it's not free, it would be nice to know what's the price before signing up. Maybe you could just add some sort of a disclaimer, e.g.…",[138,145],{"value":139,"source":72,"evidence":140},"How does the backend update when the spreadsheet changes",[141],{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"16642284","seanwilson","Can you explain the backend? When the spreadsheet is updated, is the generated website automatically updated?",{"value":146,"source":72,"evidence":147},"Can you sell domains or only connect your own",[148,152],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"16640601","faitswulff","Oh! If you don't mind my asking, how do you go about selling custom domains? Or if there are resources you can point me to, that would be helpful, too.",{"id":153,"by":135,"text":154},"16642930","Not sure @andreyazimov is actually selling domains, only allowing you to connect your own, right? But if you want to actually sell domains via your application I'm sure that's…",[156,163],{"value":157,"source":72,"evidence":158},"Cloud Stitch",[159],{"id":160,"by":161,"text":162},"16639101","staticvar","FWIW, YC funded startup Cloud Stitch does something similar https:\u002F\u002Fcloudstitch.com\u002F",{"value":164,"source":72,"evidence":165},"Molnify",[166],{"id":167,"by":168,"text":169},"16647692","adamwi","Great work! An alternative I have been using recently for some projects is Molnify [1], it has more focus on exposing calculation logic in the app created and less control over…",{"comments":171,"answered":34,"key":172},21,[173,174,177],{"id":54,"text":55},{"id":175,"text":176},"16638645","Thanks. 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