http://disqus.com/by/gifterapp/enThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:10:43 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/bedd9a6a1425818f49ef0645cc71044c-1.html#comment-925952<p>Just because we're giving it away for free doesn't mean we don't make money on it ;-)</p>Gifter - GeoffThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:10:43 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/bedd9a6a1425818f49ef0645cc71044c-1.html#comment-894142<p>Jane - thanks for backing me up on HN! They can be a little rough over there. </p>Gifter - GeoffTue, 15 Jul 2008 01:28:50 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/bedd9a6a1425818f49ef0645cc71044c-1.html#comment-893470<p>Thank you for the well-wishes. I don't want to speak for Louis, but I think WWDC 2008 was in fact pretty crucial for getting some questions unambiguously answered and reconnecting with friends. As for our custom icons, there really wasn't any adequate free stuff out there - stuff you see on "free" icon sites is generally only free for personal, not commercial use. We also wanted the app to have its own personality, which is a business decision.</p><p>As for servers, we're not just serving this web page - our app doesn't work without its backend. So reliability was an important factor in our hosting choice - $28/month seems like a deal for what we're getting, to me.</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 23:29:18 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/bedd9a6a1425818f49ef0645cc71044c-1.html#comment-893369<p>Dunk: Ah, opportunity cost! There's just the two of us, and it's a little difficult to quantify exactly how much time we've spent on Gifter in the past four months - it's a lot, that's for sure. But consider this: I think we were more efficient working on this than we would have been digging ditches, or cutting hair, or doing crime scene cleanup because we're passionate about this. It's hard to put a number on. But I take your point, and thank you for the praise!</p><p>James: GB. Isn't "gigaoctet" French?</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 23:16:00 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/archive-22-june-2008.html#comment-891374<p>Thanks Kanny!</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 18:20:57 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/blog.html#comment-891155<p>Rob: I'm not sure if you're being ironic - are you objecting to Pixish as a site because graphic designers work on spec? <br>Mark: We did most of our development on an iPhone touch - I didn't include that or our computers in the costs because it was all preexisting. But you could add $599 for a Mac mini and $299 for a iPod touch if you want, which is the minimum of what you need.</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 17:57:15 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/blog.html#comment-891148<p>Mark Howard wrote: "What about the cost of the at least 1 iPhone used for development, and the service plan attached to it?"</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 17:56:52 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/blog.html#comment-891141<p>Rob Marquardt wrote: "Since you had the icon done on spec, couldn't you have followed the same path and saved four solid months of work by having five coders write their own version of the app, picking one and paying that person $800 or so?"</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 17:56:30 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/archive-22-june-2008.html#comment-891078<p>Testing comment editing</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 17:49:38 -0000http://gifterapp.com/blog/files/archive-22-june-2008.html#comment-891061<p>Testing our new comment system!</p>Gifter - GeoffMon, 14 Jul 2008 17:47:50 -0000