Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email
by Paulods on Monday March 09, 2015 @11:01PM
(#9175756)
"Your current rate is: $1.00.
Senders will be charged $1.33 per email, and you'll receive $0.70 per email."
The pricing/return is confusing. So my rate is $1USD but i only get $0.70? Oh so you must charge them $1USD and i get 70% like google play/apple. Oh wait no you charge them $1.33?
Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email
by nlokare on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:32AM
(#9176036)
Totally understandable. The $0.33 in this scenario includes payment processing fees which we pass along to the sender. After fees, the gross rate is $1.00 and you net 70% of the gross.
Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email
by duncancarroll on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:43PM
(#9173909)
I actually really like this concept except for one important detail--the name. "Gilded" sounds elitist. Please don't make people hate me even more than they already will when someone I forgot to add to my VIP list starts getting asked to pay for the privilege of emailing my "gilded" account.
The name here is obv. more important to users than with other apps because it's embedded into the email address. I'd even rather have a nonsensical name than something that makes me sound elitist.
Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email
by nlokare on Monday March 09, 2015 @05:03PM
(#9174041)
Glad you like it! Definitely hear you on "Gilded" sounding elitist. We are working on our messaging to convey that anyone can sign up for the service. We don't want to come off pretentious in any way, since we want to empower all email users to fight back against spammers.
Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email
by nlokare on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @01:57PM
(#9179354)
Duncan, we can set you up with a custom domain if you'd like. We are considering adding this feature to the product and since you proposed the idea, we'd love to do this for you. Email me at [email protected], if you'd like to do so.
Re:Show HN: Gilded – Add a Cover Charge for Unsolicited Email
by dsernst on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:55PM
(#9173055)
Heh, yeah. That was actually an inside joke--- those are the real names of two of our colleagues that work near us, and they are real quotes from them. :-)
But yeah, you're right they create the wrong impression. Removing now...
Senders will be charged $1.33 per email, and you'll receive $0.70 per email."
The pricing/return is confusing. So my rate is $1USD but i only get $0.70? Oh so you must charge them $1USD and i get 70% like google play/apple. Oh wait no you charge them $1.33?
Makes it hard to understand why i put in $1...
The name here is obv. more important to users than with other apps because it's embedded into the email address. I'd even rather have a nonsensical name than something that makes me sound elitist.
But yeah, you're right they create the wrong impression. Removing now...