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A few months back someone (not me) posted my Mac app Droplings to HN.  It was incredibly rough around the edges back then, and in alpha.\n\nWell, it's finished now and sparkles like crazy.  Please take a look!  :)",{"problem":49,"audience":59,"pricing":71,"motivation":80,"time_to_build":87,"stack":88,"openness":89,"stage":90,"team_size":91},{"value":50,"source":51,"evidence":52},"Sharing files via Dropbox takes many steps; wants a quicker way to get a shareable preview link","maker",[53,56],{"id":54,"by":11,"text":55},"4952529","Of course. So here's an example shared via Dropbox' own Share Link feature: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dropbox.com\u002Fs\u002Fwckaf7i7anhtq4v\u002Fthis-screenshot-serves-as-preview-page-example.jpeg Here's…",{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},"4954302","1. You have a file, you'd like to send that file to someone, but you want to have that file embedded in some sort of preview page. 2. You drop the file on Servus' menubar icon.…",{"value":60,"source":61,"evidence":62},"Mac users and freelancers who share files with clients","commenter",[63,67],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"4952959","mhd","Probably a good idea for designers and other people who wouldn't touch a shell script for this. Although that customer base might need a more hoity-toity name than \"servus\"……",{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"4953247","rgonzalez","You said you built this because as a freelancer you often needed to share files. What else would help you as a freelancer that you haven't built yet?",{"value":72,"source":51,"evidence":73},"One-time payment, no monthly fees",[74,77],{"id":75,"by":11,"text":76},"4952728","Favorably. ;) For one, no monthly fees. Unlimited uploads per day, and your upper file size limit is only dictated by your spare Dropbox space. Also, you can use your own custom…",{"id":78,"by":69,"text":79},"4953282","I was reading your website and all I thought was, this is the convenience of CloudApp(http:\u002F\u002Fgetcloudapp.com\u002F) but for a one time payment that plugs into your dropbox and hence…",{"value":81,"source":51,"evidence":82},"Maker needed a faster way to share files as a freelancer",[83,84],{"id":75,"by":11,"text":76},{"id":85,"by":11,"text":86},"4952703","> Have you considered a free for ever version? No. I won't rule it out for the future, but right now I need to prioritize as my time is limited. > Why not share the folder…",null,[],"paid","launched","solo",{"praise":93,"objections":116,"requests":139,"questions":166,"alternatives":178},[94,109],{"value":95,"source":61,"evidence":96},"Looks nice and useful",[97,101,105],{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"4953461","nopal","Looks very nice. I don't know why I personally need it yet, but I think I'm going to buy it! One question -- why didn't you use the App Store? Was your decision technical,…",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"4952597","rudasn","This seems like a nice, useful little app. Congrats on shipping! One question though. Have you considered a free for ever version? I know a few people that would find this a bit…",{"id":106,"by":107,"text":108},"4955267","RachelF","Looks good! Prettier than the Syncdocs (http:\u002F\u002Fsyncdocs.com) plugin I use for Google Drive",{"value":110,"source":61,"evidence":111},"Good name and domain",[112],{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"4952664","Void_","Your landing page could use a screenshot of the page Servus produces. Also, fantastic name and domain. Knowing word's meaning I expected IM\u002Fcommunication app, but most people…",[117,131,135],{"value":118,"source":61,"evidence":119},"Landing page does not explain the product clearly",[120,124,128],{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},"4954217","newobj","I read the copy on the front page three times and still can't figure out what it does. Maybe it's just me.",{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"4952751","mmahemoff","I'd suggest embedding a screenshot on your landing page so people immediately \"get it\". It did take a little reading to grok this concept. Also, I'd suggest a (simple) real-world…",{"id":129,"by":114,"text":130},"4952712","Yea how many people do you think will click that small link, completely lost in text?",{"value":132,"source":61,"evidence":133},"Example page link is too small and easy to miss",[134],{"id":129,"by":114,"text":130},{"value":136,"source":61,"evidence":137},"Not on the Mac App Store",[138],{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},[140,148,160],{"value":141,"source":61,"evidence":142},"Free version with fewer features",[143,144],{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},"4952706","kappaloris","in my opinion you should have a free version without theme selection and heavier branding, and remove the footer from the paid one.",{"value":149,"source":61,"evidence":150},"Support for S3 or custom endpoints",[151,155,159],{"id":152,"by":153,"text":154},"4952576","davidcollantes","It will be nice if you could build a version of Versus, that would use an AWS S3 bucket instead for this. That would be awesome!",{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"4954628","d2s","Looks interesting but… could be better if there would be option to choose custom endpoint (like SFTP account). Certainly understand that from developer's viewpoint it's easier to…",{"id":78,"by":69,"text":79},{"value":161,"source":61,"evidence":162},"Resize preview images",[163],{"id":164,"by":99,"text":165},"4953542","Purchased. Another benefit of the App Store is convenience. I don't have to type all of my info into yet another place. Can you get stats on how many people abandon the…",[167,171],{"value":168,"source":61,"evidence":169},"Why not use the Mac App Store",[170],{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},{"value":172,"source":61,"evidence":173},"How does it compare to Droplr or CloudApp",[174],{"id":175,"by":176,"text":177},"4952642","OafTobark","How does this compare to existing competitors such as Droplr or CloudApp?",[179,183,188],{"value":180,"source":61,"evidence":181},"Droplr",[182],{"id":175,"by":176,"text":177},{"value":184,"source":61,"evidence":185},"CloudApp",[186,187],{"id":78,"by":69,"text":79},{"id":175,"by":176,"text":177},{"value":189,"source":61,"evidence":190},"WeTransfer",[191],{"id":192,"by":193,"text":194},"4952572","digitalengineer","I like the dropbox tool! Most design agency's rely on http:\u002F\u002Fwww.wetransfer.com It's free and found a way to show cool ads full screen. We're using our own wetransfer-channel.",{"comments":196,"answered":197,"key":198},11,6,[199,202,205],{"id":200,"text":201},"4952494","I've built a thing! A few months back someone (not me) posted my Mac app Droplings to HN (http:\u002F\u002Fnews.ycombinator.com\u002Fitem?id=4277856). It was incredibly rough around the edges…",{"id":203,"text":204},"4952689","I've linked to an example page (\"Servus comes with a clean built-in preview page theme (example)\"). 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