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Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by helloiloveyou on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:41AM (#21638139)
Two things:

- First: congratulations! your platform looks really nice!

- Second: for anyone reading, want a billion dollar idea? create a platform like stripe that works in uruguay and all latin america (stripe only has a beta in Brasil) and allows subscriptions (Paypal which the author cites, doesn't allow them, and forces him to charge a single paymet for one year)

Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by peter_d_sherman on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:44AM (#21638168)
I like your idea! Can't implement it at this point in time -- but it sounds like a good idea!
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by helloiloveyou on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:01AM (#21638294)
oh please do it! so many people NEED that platform. If you want more information, for example mercadopago (the financial arm of mercadolibre) which is the leading fintech in Argentina doesn't allow charing cards from the united states (or countries outside latam). Which for SAAS is terrible
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:36AM (#21638576)
Oh I've been looking at MercadoPago too, didn't know they don't allow charging US cards (not an option then).
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:34AM (#21638563)
- Thank you! - I've actually thought about that. There's Stripe Atlas though, which I'm probably going to use eventually.
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by alphagrep12345 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @02:16PM (#21641603)
Why isn't stripe working there?
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by rchaud on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:10AM (#21638882)
Congratulations on launching! Now that the product's launched, are you planning to go back to a day job?

Thanks for including a shot of your Sketch mockup; when I learned HTML/CSS/JS, it was 2014, and the "wireframe to HTML" craze was in full swing, and discouraged the creation of mockups.

Having built some sites since then, I cannot say enough about the value of using something like Sketch or Figma to design the site first. This means creating the style guide (typographic scale, primary/secondary colours, layout), mocking up some pages, and figuring out if you're happy with it. Only then do I start writing the HTML and CSS.

Before that, I'd code everything first and always feel like the design was off, but I didn't know why. Building it out in a prototyping tool helps you visualize the site much better, and when it's time to code, you will already have the color codes, font sizes, line-heights etc. ready to paste into the CSS.

Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:45AM (#21639244)
Thanks! I hope not but it's an option. I still have savings for a couple more months, which should be enough time to launch the 1.0 version I have in mind, I'll see how that goes first.

Cool! Agreed, although I do a lot of iteration in the code at later stages I find it useful for exploring different style options and setting a general design direction at the beginning. Indeed, it's much easier to not have to worry about design when you're on a coding mindset.

Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by heyarviind2 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @12:11AM (#21635780)
Well done, all the best for the future mate!!1
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:30AM (#21638534)
Thank you!
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by Hoasi on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @11:36AM (#21639833)
Very smooth experience, this is really easy to use and unobtrusive. Kudos on launching this and best of luck with it!
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @01:22PM (#21641078)
Glad to hear that, thank you!
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by bigmit37 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @01:40AM (#21636090)
Thanks for sharing the process.
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:36AM (#21638580)
Thanks for the comment!
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by ckdarby on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:09AM (#21637917)
Is this Hugo for non-developers?
Re:How I built my tiny SaaS from idea to first 15+ paying cu... by hernansartorio on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @09:33AM (#21638551)
That's a good way to put it (I had the idea while using Jekyll for my own blog).