Mapcodes: launching my new website

[FiestaST]

For everyone who hasn't engaged in this thread because it has too many words ... here's a short explainer video I've just launched today!

What do you think? Will this help new users "get it"?

I can't speak for everyone but the super simple explainer vid gets the point across.

If individuals find it useful in their day to day environment is a whole other aspect but if the job of the vid is to get the point/offering across it is a win in my book.

What is the monetization angle here or is just a hobby thing for you?

Not too bad on the SEO ranking btw.

 

[Foxhound5366]

I can't speak for everyone but the super simple explainer vid gets the point across.

If individuals find it useful in their day to day environment is a whole other aspect but if the job of the vid is to get the point/offering across it is a win in my book.

What is the monetization angle here or is just a hobby thing for you?

Not too bad on the SEO ranking btw.

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Thanks so much dude ... I mean I HAVE been working on this since 2019, so that's a fair bit of SEO history. It's also not hard to own mapcodes, because currently the only two real players in the space are the Mapcode Foundation (which you see at the top - as the people who oversee the mapcode library) and then my website that makes mapcodes accessible to everyday users.

The truth is that this started as a passion project, and over the years it has stayed that way. Are there opportunities I'm always exploring for income to support the growth of the website? Absolutely. But my basic commitment has always been in the open source spirit of mapcodes: using the core public-facing functions of my website have always been free, and will always be free. I won't lock anything you see now behind a paywall one day.