Shogun
Web and SaaS
site builder
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Pricing: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 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
Design looks great
From 1 comment
Wow. Looks great!
HelloThereHuman on HN
Easy embeddable CMS that avoids a separate stack and login
From 1 comment
This makes a lot of sense for companies who have marketers that rely on engineering to make web changes. It's an embeddable CMS, so I don't have to install a whole 'nother stack…
iamwil on HN
Objections
Pricing is too high
From 4 comments
Don't like it. 1) $150 a month, 1 user, 10 pages? How about I throw up wordpress, get thrivethemes and then as many pages as I want and as many users and $0 a month? 2) I'm not…
no1youknowz on HNGuys, the pricing is insane.... $150 per month is asking too much for what you're offering.
mjnaus on HNNice, but so expensive!
kolev on HNWell, based on my experience, the pricing is way above the expectations - there were similar tools priced at $10-15/month with no limits, and even they weren't very successful.
kolev on HN
Documentation is thin on how to embed
From 2 comments
Nice design but I clicked Publish... then what? The documentation is thin. How exactly do you embed this on a page? No word on security on the sales page either. That would be my…
dmix on HNDropping in a gem doesnt explain how I embed it into my views. Maybe I'm confused about the use cases.
dmix on HN
Security not addressed on sales page
From 1 comment
Nice design but I clicked Publish... then what? The documentation is thin. How exactly do you embed this on a page? No word on security on the sales page either. That would be my…
dmix on HN
Existing free alternatives like WordPress are sufficient
From 1 comment
Don't like it. 1) $150 a month, 1 user, 10 pages? How about I throw up wordpress, get thrivethemes and then as many pages as I want and as many users and $0 a month? 2) I'm not…
no1youknowz on HN
Requests
Agency pricing plans
From 1 comment
Do you guys have any pricing plans available for agencies yet?
ra33itsf00t on HN
Questions
How to embed the page builder on a page
From 2 comments
Nice design but I clicked Publish... then what? The documentation is thin. How exactly do you embed this on a page? No word on security on the sales page either. That would be my…
dmix on HNDropping in a gem doesnt explain how I embed it into my views. Maybe I'm confused about the use cases.
dmix on HN
Alternatives named
WordPress with Thrive Themes
From 1 comment
Don't like it. 1) $150 a month, 1 user, 10 pages? How about I throw up wordpress, get thrivethemes and then as many pages as I want and as many users and $0 a month? 2) I'm not…
no1youknowz on HN
ClickFunnels
From 1 comment
Don't like it. 1) $150 a month, 1 user, 10 pages? How about I throw up wordpress, get thrivethemes and then as many pages as I want and as many users and $0 a month? 2) I'm not…
no1youknowz on HN