SendWrite.com
Web and SaaS
physical mail service
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
8 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstPricing: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for sending cards to family and thank-you notes.
From 3 comments
I was a beta tester, and I sent my mom a card using SendWrite. She just told me she got it and that it was the single best thing she received this year =]
jmtame on HNI also sent a card to my mom. Next I'm going to send a card to some people who hosted me while I visited Canada. The difference between this and postcards (and postagrams) is…
dongle on HNThanks, you just saved me from a chore. although I've bought three mails, I have one I had to send, I am happy to pay $5 to send one. Make it so that I can upload PDF's or choose…
rolleiflex on HN
Saves a chore and is willing to pay for it.
From 2 comments
Thanks, you just saved me from a chore. although I've bought three mails, I have one I had to send, I am happy to pay $5 to send one. Make it so that I can upload PDF's or choose…
rolleiflex on HNI'll pay for this. I would pay an annual or (small) monthly fee for this.
mattdeboard on HN
Objections
Pricing was not shown up front.
From 1 comment
Be more upfront about the cost - I knew it was coming...I got the activate email link, still no mention of price - but I see you're alluding to something....stationary. After…
win_ini on HN
Only delivers within the US.
From 1 comment
I hear you. More cost transparency. I'll get it up on the front page asap. Thanks. Right now I'm only delivering in the US. I'll take a look at the submit/logout issue. Thanks…
colevscode on HN
Reading message content to print letters feels privacy-invasive.
From 1 comment
I find myself really bothered by the fact that you would be reading all the messages. Granted I realize that in order to stuff the letters manually you would be able to see them…
dangero on HN
Micro-payments for occasional use may be hard to monetise.
From 1 comment
You are right in that contacting people was easier via the postal service that via the Internet. BTW, my intent was not to discourage sendwrite.com, but to see if any lesson can…
grok2 on HN
Requests
Add an API.
From 2 comments
Will there be an API? I can think of a few services that could integrate with this nicely.
vangale on HNI find myself really bothered by the fact that you would be reading all the messages. Granted I realize that in order to stuff the letters manually you would be able to see them…
dangero on HN
Support PDF upload and paper stock choice.
From 1 comment
Thanks, you just saved me from a chore. although I've bought three mails, I have one I had to send, I am happy to pay $5 to send one. Make it so that I can upload PDF's or choose…
rolleiflex on HN
Separate field for the address.
From 2 comments
Why not just a separate field for the address?
mattdeboard on HNI find myself really bothered by the fact that you would be reading all the messages. Granted I realize that in order to stuff the letters manually you would be able to see them…
dangero on HN
Subscription pricing option.
From 2 comments
Yeah totally, I'd say people would almost welcome a subscription service - invariably this kind of thing is something you "should" do, and SendWrite just makes that easier. A…
alexholehouse on HNI'll pay for this. I would pay an annual or (small) monthly fee for this.
mattdeboard on HN
Questions
How is payment made?
From 1 comment
This is intriguing. How do you pay for it? (Do we, the users?)
dorkitude on HN
Does it deliver to Canada or the Netherlands?
From 2 comments
Be more upfront about the cost - I knew it was coming...I got the activate email link, still no mention of price - but I see you're alluding to something....stationary. After…
win_ini on HNFeedback: only after step 3 of the signup process I discover that "The Netherlands" isn't in your list of states. Of course I should've seen that coming, given how early launch…
skrebbel on HN
How are incoming emails parsed into addresses?
From 1 comment
are you doing all of these manually, I looked around but didn't see that you require the message and address in any particular format ? So how are you programmaticly parsing the…
angryasian on HN
Alternatives named
Postagram
From 1 comment
Reminds me of this really old website http://postagram.com/ that does the same for $1.00 -- note the site is ugly and mails really ugly letters in an untimely fashion, however it…
eekfuh on HN
Click2Mail, email2postal, Postal Methods
From 1 comment
hmm .. click2mail.com, email2postal.com, and postalmethods.com seem to have had the same idea.
duncantuna on HN
Compuserve-era email-to-postal services
From 1 comment
Compuserve used to do this; it got old quickly; but good luck!
flarg on HN