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It's official. Our prices are half those of twilio

by Geoffrey Callaghan
https://textita.com

twilio alternative

Geoffrey Callaghan's avatarGeoffrey Callaghan
submitted this linkon June 21, 2019
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    I like the simplicity of the design but it lacks detail so there are questions to be asked. 1. Who are you targeting besides Twilio users? 2. What do you get with the buy button when you also quote a per-sms price? I agree with @joshtronic that you made the post appear as a pure promotion/advertisement.

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    • I'd change "cheaper" to "less expensive"... cheaper has a negative vibe.
    • You've lost your way on your branding by calling your service "Twilio Alternative". Be proud and maybe side load all of your Twilio hate into a /textia-vs-twilio page
    • Is this a short term promotion to get early adopters or something you can sustain?
    • If you don't mind sharing, what does the change in pricing mean for your profit margin to run the service?
    • Really like the ease of implementation with it being dependency-less. As a developer, I fucking hate to bloat my codebase with one-off dependencies. I'd try to showcase that a bit more in your marketing.
    • Noticed in your PHP example there is a wonky "1" that doesn't line up with stuff.
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      I will change the name later it's a SEO ploy meantime :) for twilio alternative

      Geoffrey Callaghan's avatar Geoffrey Callaghan
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      7 years ago
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        I'm no SEO expert, but it's not 1998 anymore, not sure this is going to get you very far.

        I'd be reaching out to blogs that are already talking about Twilio alternatives to see about being included in their lists.

        With that, it's going to be an uphill battle to get any traction with the site in the state that it's in. I'd be on Envato grabbing a theme and making things look professional AF.

        joshtronic's avatar joshtronic
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        7 years ago
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          Also, your original post was obviously to create a backlink, but then you completely glossed over everything I had said and took the low road to create yet another backlink.

          We're here to learn and grow from each other. That happens when we talk about stuff, and share our experiences and are open to what others have to say, even if we may disagree with them sometimes.

          BTW, the IH links are nofollow.

          joshtronic's avatar joshtronic
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