Ok, I have a long and tumultuous history here on IH; launching things over and over that haven't worked. That may finally change; I've created www.suggest.club , which has had 10 visitors, 6 of whom have signed up! Probably the most promising start I've had yet :)
I came across this idea when I started hosting on Airbnb. Shortly into it, I realized that guests didn’t have all the items they needed, and frequently were asking me where they could buy X, Y, or Z. I started placing these items in my rental with a tip jar, but people often didn’t have cash; it was hard to track, etc.
I started using QR codes to allow guests to buy items; and it became much much easier; electronic, and automated. After a while, I thought other hosts might have success doing the same thing. So I started working on Suggest, which allows you to print QR code enabled stickers and posters to sell everything in your unit: from food, alcohol, candy, to services that you provide.
I’d love to see if the community is interested in this kind of thing and if there is any feedback or things that you think I could do better. Also, if you like the idea it would be INCREDIBLE if you could sign up, which would give me much needed validation. I’ll let you in first when it’s ready. Oh yeah, it’s free to use as well; (takes a 2% commission per sale you make).
Everything is up in the air though, so would love to hear anything from you. Email is in my profile. Thanks so much for reading!
This is cool. All the best. :)
thank you!
This is really cool, would you be interested in chatting further? My team and I are working on a platform for Airbnb Hosts.
Would love to chat, can you reach out in my email? nikkwong0 at gmail.com thanks :)
That's such a cool idea! I definitely prefer this type of payment (as one who used airbnb for booking, not for hosting)
Thank you! :)
that's a great idea. I really like it. Do you ship tickets and locks? How does the process look like on your sides and on the client-side?
A friend of mine is the organizer of an association for AirBnb hosts in my city (Milan, Italy) and I want to introduce him your idea, but there a few things I don't understand.
Client-side it's just an app where you can generate the posters and stickers (and potentially buy the lock). I think the client will have the option to choose to print the items themselves or I could ship them out to them.
Would love to be connected to him if you don't mind! Anything I can do to make it more clear? Thanks so much :)
it's clear right now. I don't know if asking for a percentage of sales is a good business model for you.
Maybe it's better a subscription, considering the fact that you have to sustain costs for print, locks, and logistics. You could send every month x amount of stickers and locks.
In case you want to maintain your current business model, your percentage should be higher.
I will talk to him, when I see him this week. I will let you know if he's interested.
^ This comment is IndieHackers at it's finest. Thank you so much @Luqa, appreciate the feedback on the business model and I'll definitely have to reconsider that facet. Would love to hear from your buddy, I'll cross my fingers. Thank you!
Hi, what did you use to make your landing page? It's awesome
Thanks! I used my ninja html skills :)