Thank you to everyone who bought something this weekend!
I haven't talked about it much here, but on my @matt blog I've mentioned that Write.as finally became modestly profitable earlier this year. It's only enough to sustain a single full-time developer (me), but it means I can keep building this, @writefreely, and our other projects indefinitely.
the cyber monday sale
As for the actual sale, it's still going on until tonight at 11:59pm Eastern. There are discounts on:
- Write.as Pro (25% off - new and existing users)
- Write.as Teams (25% off - new users)
- eBook add-on (30% off)
- @writefreely iOS app (33% off)
Hopefully there's something in there you might like. For all the details, see our @deals post: https://write.as/deals/shopping-weekend-2021-sale
@marcozehe @write_as Yes. I pointed out the focus issue the font menu has and otherwise when publishing, but that is a github issue I can't seem to find right now. It is really simple to use and set up. To apply themes, you just copy some code.
@write_as
I bought the 5 year subscription a year ago, I'm wondering, do you publish any numbers on user vs users on a paid plan? Just for my interest, a percentage is fine
@matt @writefreely
@sexybiggetje I appreciate that! I've considered making those numbers more public, and might do that in the future.
But happy to share here: right now about 0.4% of all users are paying.
@write_as
Cool, that's a good value if those numbers are able to provide a full time developer. You make a great product, I'm glad it's becoming sustainable
While these shopping holidays can be quite silly, a sale like this helps us reach new people and bring in some extra cash in a short period of time.
As always, that cash is the only way we keep the lights on. I've been able to work on this full-time for the last 3 years, only because people pay to use Write.as. So again, thank you!