Show HN: Easyful – A Free Gumroad Alternative

Re:Show HN: Easyful – A Free Gumroad Alternative by ecuaflo on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @05:51PM (#37055923)

I made something similar for selling access to GitHub repos but it didn’t take off. People were hesitant to give a new product like mine access to their repos because we hadn’t built up trust that established brands like gumroad have. Makes it really hard for new players to enter this space. Have you seen similar concerns and how do you address them?

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Re:Show HN: Easyful – A Free Gumroad Alternative by jhartist on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @06:35PM (#37056393)

Yeah, I wonder about that. My hope is that other platforms’ fees are high enough to motivate creators to switch, and the transition to Easyful is pretty fast for most users, especially if you already have a Stripe account.

But I guess we’ll see whether we get any traction!

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Re:Show HN: Easyful – A Free Gumroad Alternative by lloydatkinson on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @05:52AM (#37060512)

Isn’t it possible to allow access to just the repo you’re selling, instead of all of them?

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Re:Show HN: Easyful – A Free Gumroad Alternative by ecuaflo on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @07:15PM (#37069678)

Yes people had an issue with just that. Some would sell for thousands, so I can understand being cautious about access.

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