Where are the stickers printed?
Stickers are printed via Sticker Mule, which is a pretty sweet printer I've used in the past.
How long until I get my stickers?
Between two to four weeks is my best guess. The campaign will run for roughly 10 days. After that the stickers will be printed, shipped to me, individually packaged, and finally shipped to you.
Most of you will receive your stickers within two weeks or so, but some of you may end up waiting longer. I promise I'll move things along as quickly as I can on my end, and I'll let you know when your stickers ship.
I live in _____________. Will you really ship there for free?
As long as you can receive an envelope in a mailbox I can send you stickers.
Will I receive a tracking number?
No. I will let you know when your stickers have shipped, but they are shipping via regular old mail because it is way cheaper than anything with a tracking number. If for some reason your stickers don't show up after a month or two get in touch - I'll gladly fix the issue and plan to order some extra stickers just in case this happens.
Do we really learn to test using this page in your course, Test with Go?
You bet we do! The final version in the testing course isn't identical to the live version, but they are very similar. The primary differences revolve around how I structured the backend data (I don't use a database at all for the live version).
Why do you need 1000 orders for the bonus stickers?
It is more cost effective to print stickers in bulk, so we need at least 1000 orders to make sure I break even printing the bonus stickers.
Why don't you print with _____________ to save money?
This is my first sticker pack and I know Sticker Mule has both awesome quality and a quick turnaround. This means I can order the stickers *after* the campaign is over without a big delay and avoid the risk of printing thousands of stickers that nobody wants to buy. If this goes well I will look into cheaper printing options - like the printer used by Wes Bos - and see if a cheaper sticker pack is possible.
Once I understand how much demand there will be for future sticker packs I may experiment with cheaper printers and printing them ahead of time to speed up delivery, but it just didn't make sense for the first sticker pack.
Who are you?
I am Jon Calhoun. I write about Go on my blog at Calhoun.io and create Go courses like Gophercises, Web Development with Go, and Test with Go. In fact, this very website was used as a project in the testing course!
I previously spoke at GothamGo, was a guest on the Go Time podcast, worked at Google, and founded a Y Combinator backed startup, but these days I mostly focus on helping people learn Go. 😍