As most freedom tech projects are maintained by hobbyist developers it comes with no surprise to find that the average UX sucks (Zapstore is no exception).
We need more *products* with freedom tech. More teams. More funding.
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This has been my viewpoint from when I started working on nostr. Unfortunately it's more difficult than it sounds. The bitcoin and foss ethos seems contrary to productizing 🤔
I wish to see more projects exploring this intersection. I find what nostr:npub1dtgg8yk3h23ldlm6jsy79tz723p4sun9mz62tqwxqe7c363szkzqm8up6m is doing with Satlantis interesting
Me too for sure. It's the reason I teamed up with nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qyvhwumn8ghj7mrpdenjuun9d3shjuewd3skuep0dekqz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvshsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9esh57npd4hjumn9wshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctcpremhxue69uhhgmmsd93juun9d3shjuewd3skuep0wa5xzmr9wvq3kamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7arj9ehxcw358yunjwf0qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq3kamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwajhxar9wfhxyarr9e3k7mf0qqs9afryspzmk8ljyfj4mhfkumwwmhzrtyxzvzgvfp477w80g5x6t0g9h3atw on his idea of a WoT based browser, it has usecases specific enough to raise funds and employ multiple fulltime devs to build an actual product.
I like how satlantis is one of those apps which uses nostr but does not require the user to know anything about it.
I'm happy to constructively complain about your UX.
I'm happy to take your feedback! The point though is: we need more resources. I can't do it all myself
Do you have plans to make zapstore into a business? Do you have a plan for how to get revenue?
Yes and yes
Probably launch a token and a collection of NFTs 😜
I mean it seems intuitive that you enable zapping to app authors and you take 5% cut, which I think would be very fair, or you create easy to use infra/libs for apps to integrate zaps and then you get cut from there...
Are you kidding, the user base here is far too small to monetise for anything other than snack money. The part of the user base that is regularly active and that can even use zapstore could literally fit into a small town church. And most of them download like an app a month.
You have to take the tech and monetise it elsewhere, to existing business that have their own existing user bases.
nostr is infinitesimally, ridiculously, unfatohomably tiny.
Correct, it makes no sense to only focus on the Nostr user base. You're wrong in that most users download/update many apps per month, some check in daily.
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El mundo real se mueve con sucio dinero de grandes capitales que invierten donde existe una necesidad solicitada por millones de usuarios de quienes luego podrán recuperar su inversión.
#nostr desafortunadamente no ha creado una necesidad que los usuarios valoren por ahora. Un día llegará, no sé si nosotros lo veamos. 👀
¿Alguna estrategia o servicio premium de la app para recaudar al menos una parte?
Si se viene el premium
I’m working on some UX proposals for the “big devs” software in my free time. I will soon present a design architecture proposal for Start9. Software should be easy to use so “normies” can get onboard smoothly without friction.
Hey I like Zapstore UX!
I’d love to see some funds directed towards quality marketing development. Standards still apply. We are up against firms and “crypto” projects that have massive budgets, after all. In retrospect, marketing might even be the only aspect some projects offer.
Two birds covered if marketing also includes education.
We are launching next month
Para mi el problema de UX se resuelve con financiamiento, y con equipos que realmente entiendan el valor de la disciplina.
Se pueden hacer productos increibles pensados para el usuario de a pie, pero los proyectos duran meses, y hay personas que no pueden darse el lujo de hacerlo solo por hobby.
More products devs need to consider design (and user) at the outset ➡️ https://bitcoin.design/
That's great but I want to see more designers in product teams
I am a designer however rarely lead with that as I resent being brought late stage to “pretty it up” - functionalist blindness I’m calling it - to be successful LT early stage product dev MUST include design considerations…
Yes it’s essential …at the outset…not as an afterthought - well designed products work better AND more enduring
it is also necessary to see the pros and cons that a web project implies, 'nostr' does have a lot of potential, but it is also necessary to generate an environment of trust in which users really want to try and improve what they already have.
Agree … but making a consumer grade product is also a KYC nightmare. Register with real name as an iOS developer or start a company and register with the state. Google Android developer KYC will follow soon. Want to have payments? Then KYC your users. I‘d rather build a limited web app that works for some users than sell my soul.
Sounds like giving up, I'm up for a more interesting challenge
Agree, but how to do it in practice? I'd be happy to support such projects on a recurring basis, but I don't want to mess around with payments every month, but instead "set and forget":
Hit a button "support development with 10 USD a month", automatically deducted from my wallet every month until I cancel.
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