Tips.io
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SHOW HN2024
291points
62comments
#218of 3,515 in 2024
Top 7%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
14 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 12 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Design: 2 for, 4 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressively polished for a solo side project
From 3 comments
Good lord, man, this is a _side_ project? Most impressive. Nothing much to add except to say I am most impressed.
sriram_malhar on HNWow, this is ridiculously polished for a one-man-show side project. Massive kudos. Do you have a write-up somewhere of how you built this? I think there is a lot that I (and…
_hl_ on HNCome on. This is soo not cool. You cannot call something this amazingly effing polished - a "side" project. As someone who struggles with FE I went into a mini depression mode!…
flashgordon on HN
Clean design and clever loading messages
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! I love the design and the clever loading messages ("Harambe would love this"). Do you plan to support an export option if I want to self-host?
afrnz on HN
Easy one-click trial without signup
From 1 comment
Cudos for making an email-less one-click trial! Looking quite robust, but I did not understand AI feature. I selected a menu element, and tried some prompts like "make it shine"…
gloosx on HN
Objections
Confusing onboarding and interface
From 2 comments
1. Why does it open a new tab when creating an account? 2. Why does it ask for my email in a confusing way later? If you are not going to let me play directly, just do the usual…
csomar on HNYou might want to work a bit on the getting started. I picked a subdomain and clicked and it made it red. An error message of what is wrong might be helpful. Found a name that…
nedt on HN
Dislike of Tailwind syntax
From 2 comments
This is solid, I'll show my appreciation by giving constructive criticism. This is after giving it the "120 second glance" that I imagine is how most people scan projects quickly…
tmpz22 on HNas a (currently) non-SWE I don't like tailwind either. If this was based on Bulma or similar I would jump right into it. I did a ctrl-f looking for 'export' - found nothing. If…
stevenicr on HN
Free plan page limit and no image uploads
From 2 comments
Constructive feedback: I created a free account and dragged four “slices” on to what I thought was a page. When I clicked save it told me it was out of space and I have to…
codetrotter on HNNo image uploads on the free plan is tough. Might drive more upgrades but makes using the free plan untenable for me Might be smarter to limit to a few images because 0 will…
DrBenCarson on HN
Same domain for app and user sites risks SEO and cookie issues
From 2 comments
It looks like you’re using the same domain for the app and user generated content? You usually want to host the user sites on a separate domain because the whole domain can be…
throwup238 on HNMore importantly, user content can read and write cookies from the subdomain to the parent domain.
caleblloyd on HN
Requests
Firefox support
From 1 comment
I'm curious to why FF isn't supported? What actually breaks it?
2024user on HN
Export option for self-hosting
From 1 comment
Congrats on launching! I love the design and the clever loading messages ("Harambe would love this"). Do you plan to support an export option if I want to self-host?
afrnz on HN
Bring your own API key
From 1 comment
Any plans to allow BYO API key?
replwoacause on HN
Clearer AI feature behaviour
From 1 comment
Cudos for making an email-less one-click trial! Looking quite robust, but I did not understand AI feature. I selected a menu element, and tried some prompts like "make it shine"…
gloosx on HN
Questions
Who is it for?
From 1 comment
Who is it for?
makk on HN
Why the tips.io name?
From 1 comment
This seems like a very capable and solidly built project. Well done! That being said, I can't wrap my head around the naming. Why tips.io? What do tips mean in this context? (PS:…
nidnogg on HN
How was it built?
From 2 comments
Wow, this is ridiculously polished for a one-man-show side project. Massive kudos. Do you have a write-up somewhere of how you built this? I think there is a lot that I (and…
_hl_ on HNCome on. This is soo not cool. You cannot call something this amazingly effing polished - a "side" project. As someone who struggles with FE I went into a mini depression mode!…
flashgordon on HN
Alternatives named
Squarespace
From 1 comment
Imagine coming back to the site and there being 30+ free themes for various websites and uses. The people who benefit most would be: - I can't dev websites => Go to Squarespace -…
TIPSIO on HN
Webflow
From 1 comment
as a (currently) non-SWE I don't like tailwind either. If this was based on Bulma or similar I would jump right into it. I did a ctrl-f looking for 'export' - found nothing. If…
stevenicr on HN
Carrd
From 1 comment
Anyone who needs a site! Big winners right now are developers or low-code (just HTML...) people who need: - want to just pick a site, tweak, and go - people who want an easy and…
TIPSIO on HN