Show HN: Bonsai Alternative
linkycal.comHey HN,
Recently I realized I am paying close to $400 to Bonsai every year, event though I am using only 2-3 of the features which happen to be in the Professional plan so I am building a simpler and more affordable version for small service based businesses.
It's still in active development, so far it has:
- scheduling links - client crm - link-in-bio/lead capture builder - form builder
with custom workflows and integrations coming soon.
I would love some feedback. It has a free plan that you can play around. Given no comments, I feel compelled to offer my pov: I question the earnestness of everything I see on this site. Join 100+ coaches, is this true?
FIVE STAR RATING, is this true?
Pro is Limited time (11 left) is this true? I'm not your target audience so I didn't want to come off too critical. That said, and given no other comments:
- this is a tailwind site.
- everything about this is some tailwind component Getting something up super fast is not "wrong", that's why I hesitate to comment. What this makes me question though is whether you've talked to your customers and leaned into what they are about and how you're benefiting them. I really don't like this "join 100+ coaches" because it feels like a lie! is it a lie? why are you lying to your customers? That's my takeaway. I'm a developer too, and I genuinely applaud the bias toward action and shipping something. What I struggle with, and what I am talking on, is the actually doing the hard work - not the npm tailwind-whatever-the-fuck - of solving customer problems. I am not sure what you are trying to say here but if you can find a way to make something like this with a tailwind-whatever-the-fuck, please let me know because I need it too. - I have 154 active users as of now. - I had the Pro sale running since January starting as a new year sale, it was at 20 now 11 left. - I have been building the project for over a year on and off. Everything is made by myself. Scheduling, messaging, page builder, etc, I am not launching off of a template. If you are actually a developer, you should know these things are not that npm-install easy. Hope your weekend gets better -A Yeah, they are not easy. The style of all the elements, i am sure i've seen as tailwind modules. But you're right, if you have users, it's not easy. I shouldn't have posted my comment. Sorry for being negative. > cancel anytime with two clicks This seems odd. Why not one? One thing I really like about iPhone subscriptions is the ability to cancel them with a single click through a common interface. I suppose it’s technically more than one click as I have to open the interface but this wording seems weird to me like there’s some extra steps I won’t like. I do not have control over stripe's interface sadly landing page explains the problem and solution well! good job!