Re:Show HN: Trolley lets you take payments from your static ...
by rorygibson on Thursday September 27, 2018 @07:29AM
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Hi laurentl
That is an excellent question - in fact it's exactly the one I'm trying to answer with this MVP of Trolley :)
Right now I've "launched" on HN and IndieHackers only, and I'm focussing on software, lean-startup folks to gather feedback.
Next up will be questions around digital downloads ("information products" and other things), so I'll need to engage more with those communities. I don't believe they're well served by Etsy, though they do have alternatives.
Right now it's all about learning where our product and markets best align - and the feedback I'm getting here today is enormously valuable. Thanks!
For non-price sensitive products (i.e. the type of products you'd expect to be developed and sold on line by small / indie producers), the 5% cost of payment (Stripe + Trolley) can be factored in the price without too much pain.
My main question is how many potential customers are there, who aren't already selling through a complete platform such as Etsy.