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by Retailer 6y ago
1) But they supported this before on GAE. GAE had 'spending limits'. 2) Also if they are able to figure out when you've hit your daily free quota and cut you off almost immediately, how are they not able to figure this out?
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by Retailer 6y ago
Personally, I don't think this is a good enough reason. Worst case, if I experience an unplanned shut down, I will increase my spending limit. Removing the feature entirely because of this just doesn't make sense. When I also thin
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by Retailer 6y ago
Google has alert thresholds (you set it up under your Budget). But practically speaking, an alert is not enough - what if you are unavailable to get the alert, it comes in the middle of the night, etc? A better solution would have been &#x2
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by Retailer 6y ago
If you're on App Engine, we did an article about that https://retailingplatform.com/blog/how-to-control-costs-on-a...
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by Retailer 6y ago
We use SendGrid. I first used them on a project I hosted on GAE which needed transaction emails and GAE recommended them (there was a free tier for GAE Apps). We are planning on switching sometime next year as we are no longer that happy wi
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by Retailer 6y ago
To get an idea off the ground, I use Google App Engine (GAE) with Python, Google's Datastore, Flask, Bootstrap. It works, doesn't cost much and removes a lot of complexity. GAE's offering of free (and auto-renewing) certifica
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How to Control Costs on a Google App Engine Project(retailingplatform.com)
2 points by Retailer 6y ago|0 comments
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by Retailer 6y ago
1) Pick a problem, look at existing solutions and think if it's possible to slim any of them down (to the basics) and charge a lower fee for it. An analogy would be that people only use a small set of features in MS Word but new versio
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Walmart is shutting down Jet after spending $3B on it in 2016(theverge.com)
1 points by Retailer 6y ago|0 comments
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by Retailer 6y ago
RetailingPlatform - https://retailingplatform.com An alternative to Shopify for 1) People who don't need all the features of Shopify and are more budget conscious 2) People from developing economies with a unique set of nee
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by Retailer 6y ago
>>> don't ask users for information that you don't need. <<< Agree. This is especially important today where information is being traded without user's knowledge. Asking for information you don't need a
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by Retailer 6y ago
>>> What’s the worst thing a spammer can do if they sign up? <<< Depends on your size and resources. Imagine you're basically scrappy with a very small and tight budget and still trying to validate your idea, and you&
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by Retailer 6y ago
In B2B, it could be that the person who wants to try out the service is an employee of a company. He/She needs to first test the service before trying to convince their manager (or the company) to subscribe. Such people might not have