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Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by etalamo on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @12:57PM (#9421764)
Hi! I loved your product, but then I discovered that the albums are completely public. Is there a way to make it private and share it via password with the family?

Thanks!

Ed

Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by v4violetta on Saturday April 18, 2015 @05:24AM (#9398819)
I like it. I'd like a choice of background colors and templates as well. Also, note that it's been posted on Product Hunt. Thanks.
Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by asadovsky on Saturday April 18, 2015 @10:41AM (#9399592)
Thanks!

More customization (theme/colors/templates) is on my todo list. (I ought to expand the FAQ to mention upcoming features. :)

It's a delicate balance, though -- I'd like to add the most important options, but still keep things simple and maintain a small footprint.

Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by _rohanverma on Saturday April 18, 2015 @04:19AM (#9398704)
Really quite nice - very elegant interface, and super quick!
Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by asadovsky on Saturday April 18, 2015 @04:22AM (#9398709)
Thanks, glad you like it!
Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by raksapp on Saturday April 18, 2015 @11:34AM (#9399771)
super good, liked the simple yet elegant design. as you mentioned on site, it is currently free, any thought what will be approx pricing in future?
Re:Show HN: Lightbox – beautiful photo albums served from yo... by asadovsky on Saturday April 18, 2015 @12:10PM (#9399913)
Thanks, glad you like it!

Haven't thought much about pricing, to be honest. The main goal would be to support the service as it scales to more users, so that it's self-sustaining.

One way to go would be to start charging a small amount (at most $1/month) for access to premium features, e.g. social features, UI customization, Google Analytics integration, etc.

On the other hand, I don't want for "free" users to have a diminished experience, so maybe a better model would be to give everyone access to all the features, and simply limit free users to 3 albums, or something along those lines.

Let me know if you have thoughts on what might work best!