Thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes I really get bogged down with self-doubt, so it's awesome to see people liking this.
Some simple things like profile pics, screenshots and videos are on my list to add. But at the same time, I want to find one simple aspect that people find really useful and focus on that. It might turn out to be discovery of apps, tools or people.
Do you think people would be interested in selling their apps or other projects on Swym?
That's a good point of figuring out the app's focus before adding features. If your short summary of a project could really be enticing, then swym would be awesome for just getting exposure to new stuff. I'd imagine something like a stream of projects with a very short description, one screenshot, and what it was made with. Then your ability to search projects by what they are made with would become super powerful.
Not sure about selling. I think that will be a good deal tougher to pull off. People would only want to sell stuff at swym if it had a ton of momentum, otherwise other outlets would take people's priority.
Yeah short summaries with good screenshots and videos could be very useful. There are lots of app directories out there, but I find them too cluttered and full of annoying ads.
> Do you think people would be interested in selling their apps or other projects on Swym?
I think this should work. Here is a quick-thought blue print of what I'd do:
1. Create a 'Marketplace' type section (with WTB/WTS tabs or something?)
2. Create a (separate) profile page for the apps for sale
3. Those who wish to sell can specify the sale-specific aspects (e.g. asking price, traffic/user base/revenue numbers etc.) which will be displayed on the marketplace profile (with crosslinks to/from the app and owner profile pages etc.)
Some simple things like profile pics, screenshots and videos are on my list to add. But at the same time, I want to find one simple aspect that people find really useful and focus on that. It might turn out to be discovery of apps, tools or people.
Do you think people would be interested in selling their apps or other projects on Swym?