Postcard
Web and SaaS
site builder
SHOW HN2022
140points
88comments
#428of 2,570 in 2022
Top 17%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 17 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Design: 3 for, 6 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 againstPricing: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple, easy setup and clean product
From 3 comments
I had a chance to play with Postcard pre-launch and...it's kind of amazing. It's a "just enough" product if all you want is a landing page, a way to collect email addresses, and…
herzigma on HNNice work! Account signup was fast, and the interface was very easy intuitive and easy to use. A nice feature would be for the ability to process/save the collection of email…
fraXis on HNJust signed up. I like the simplicity. I currently use Cloudflare pages for my personal site and I like the idea of using this in stead since I can fire up anything I have a make…
last_responder on HN
Good custom domain connection without DNS hassle
From 2 comments
I had a chance to play with Postcard pre-launch and...it's kind of amazing. It's a "just enough" product if all you want is a landing page, a way to collect email addresses, and…
herzigma on HNthis is cool! i've always struggled supporting custom domains. what dns wizardry does one need to do to support custom domains?
shahahmed on HN
Objections
Price of $8/month is too high
From 3 comments
Looks pretty good. Congrats. You selected good examples that make it feel relatable for me. Don’t love the price. I’m a big fan of small once/year pricing which makes it an…
e-clinton on HN$8 a month is ridiculously overpriced.
greentea22 on HNFor $2 a month i would've signed up, $8 is too much for what is offered, and just not in my budget for something like this.
Caduceus1 on HN
Signup required before seeing the editor
From 2 comments
Idea for improvement: show the webpage creation interface without needing signup. I want to see what it's like to use without making an account. I won't bother with sites which…
suprjami on HNI clicked the 'Make Your Website' CTA immediately hit the signup form and promptly bounced. That is not to say this thing won't be successful, just that I am clearly not the…
recuter on HN
Possible TailwindUI license conflict
From 1 comment
Hey OP, you’ve got a great project going! But have you considered that you might be violating TailwindUI’s license? I’m not sure either but bringing it your attention, just in…
tr1ll10nb1ll on HN
Requests
Dark mode
From 1 comment
- I can tell immediately what the product is and how much it costs. - The profile photo as the favicon is a nice touch. - Price point looks about right. How about a dark mode?
vehemenz on HN
Sub-pages and editing or deleting posts
From 1 comment
Just signed up. I like the simplicity. I currently use Cloudflare pages for my personal site and I like the idea of using this in stead since I can fire up anything I have a make…
last_responder on HN
ActivityPub support
From 1 comment
>I started Postcard when I deleted most social media Postcard feels like a better social network that isn't allowed to be. Could you imagine to implement ActivityPub so that…
s3000 on HN
Questions
How does it differ from about.me or other site builders
From 1 comment
Honest, good faith question here. One stated goal of building this is because you "deleted most social media, but still wanted a way to keep in touch with friends and my…
stolenmerch on HN
Whether the site loads slowly
From 1 comment
The problem I have with these "easy"/low code/push button type of services is that they're extremely bloated and generally slow. The few I clicked on are all over 1 mb. I…
turtlebits on HN
Alternatives named
Carrd
From 1 comment
This is nice. Congratulations and best of luck. For those looking for such similar offerings, I find Carrd a good alternative too. Last time I checked, for as low as __$20 a…
Brajeshwar on HN
mmm.page
From 1 comment
I think mmm.page [0] is supposed to take care of the fun and customization loving niche. It's been on HN before [1], and you can even try it without sign up. [0]…
katsura on HN
Ghost
From 1 comment
How does it compare to Ghost, which also has an awesome nonprofit business model?
laurex on HN
WordPress
From 1 comment
They're competing with WordPress which is much cheaper and more fully featured
nprateem on HN