initial commitHEADprimary

1 files changed, 89 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/memos/WM-007.txt b/memos/WM-007.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..249d987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memos/WM-007.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Document: WM-007                                                 P. Webb
+Category: Project                                             2017.02.08
+
+                     Roadmap for BeachfrontDigital
+
+Abstract
+
+   Far-reaching goals for BeachfrontDigital.
+
+Body
+
+   BeachfrontDigital[1] is a domain portfolio management tool I built
+   and launched late last year. To quote the "About" page:
+
+   > BeachfrontDigital is me scratching my own itch and taking cues from
+   > The 7 Day Startup. I buy domains on a regular basis and often from
+   > more than one registrar. As a result, I tend to forget I have some
+   > domains! *True story*, I ran a WHOIS search *on a domain I own*, a
+   > couple months ago. Terrible. 😩
+
+   The name is a result of a conversation I had with co-workers about
+   how domain names are like the premium waterfront properties of the
+   80s. Of course, the domain `beachfront.digital` was available so I
+   snagged it ASAP.
+
+   Since launching BD in October, I've made updates here and there and
+   it seemed like I was going to get valuable feedback from early beta
+   testers who assured me they would sign up at $6/year *instead of* the
+   regular $11/year price…turns out, *nobody* wanted to beta test and my
+   messages were ignored. Was it because of the upfront cost? Was it
+   because I didn't have a bunch of features fleshed out? I'll never
+   know. However, of the friends I reached out to for feedback Wojtek
+   Witkowski[2] was the only one who got back to me. Through him and a
+   prospective customer/commenter on Hacker News, I learned a
+   few things:
+
+   - I wasn't offering anything that a spreadsheet couldn't handle.
+   - $6/year was still too much to charge for someone who has
+     <10 domains.
+   - To make charging for my service palatable, I'd need to create a
+     sync system for registrars.
+     - Not all registrars have public APIs (see: Hover).
+     - There are *so* many registrars. It's not cost-effective to
+       maintain syncing for each.
+     - Creating a sync system based on undocumented APIs like some
+       people have done with Hover is a *terrible* idea. Undocumented
+       APIs means they can break at *any* moment.
+
+   For these reasons and more, *I have decided to make BeachfrontDigital
+   free* when V2 goes live. I'm currently working on a stock photography
+   site for people of color so upgrades and changes to BD will occur in
+   March (when I'm not playing my Nintendo Switch, hehe). I also plan to
+   update the site with a visual style reminiscent of the 80s. Here's
+   how the site used to look:
+
+   📸[First version of BeachfrontDigital][IMG1]
+
+   Here's how it looks now:
+
+   📸[Second version of BeachfrontDigital][IMG2]
+
+   As you can see, the styling went from pretty cool (the logo was
+   levitating and the background grid moved as well) to extremely
+   sterile. Nothing's *wrong* with a sterile look, that's what this blog
+   looks like, haha! But for something with the URL
+   `beachfront.digital`, it could stand to look a *bit* more impressive.
+
+   A key missing feature is the ability to import your domains. If
+   you've already got a method to organize your domains and you want to
+   use BeachfrontDigital, you sure wouldn't want to type everything
+   again right? *Hell no*, who has time for *that*?! I intend to make
+   the wishlist feature more robust, as well as the personal analytics.
+   For example, I'm paying $2027 for 75 domains per year 😅. Anyhoo,
+   watch this space and @BeachfrontD[3] on Twitter for updates. 🕸
+
+References
+
+   [1]    <https://beachfront.digital>
+   [2]    <https://twitter.com/dubstrike>
+   [3]    <https://twitter.com/@BeachfrontD>
+   [IMG1] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/roadmap-for-beachfront-digital-a.png>
+   [IMG2] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/roadmap-for-beachfront-digital-b.png>