[ANN] PicoStash - Host and sell files for BTC/LTC/DASH - page 2.

btcton

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Quote from: a_schaeffer on July 19, 2017, 01:51:45 PM

Quote from: btcton on July 19, 2017, 01:33:40 AM

Have you considered offering the same kind of service but for free content, in the same vein as a storage host like Mega but for individual files? For example, you could have the user set an allowance of how much a certain file is to be downloaded by depositing BTC/other crypto into the site's wallet and then start taking from that as the file that your client uploaded gets downloaded by other people that it is shared with. If you do this in a location without DMCA protection I could see it being used by people sharing content that they would otherwise not be allowed to share publicly. It is of course just a suggestion and you could also implement a variation of it or even a temporary torrent seeder, for example. I know this would be of great use to me, at least.

If any of this comes to fruiting please PM me, since I would like to try it out personally.

I'm not sure I am following what you are saying. Do you mean a user can upload a file, then deposit some coins to make it available to download for free until the funds run out?

Yes, exactly. A similar thing can be done where the user uploads a torrent file, then your service leeches it, and then seeds it until their funds run out. I remember there being a service that did exactly this a couple of years ago, but I cannot remember its name. Their business model ran something like charging a small amount per hour of seeding the torrent and then a more significant amount for the actual data upload. I am sure you could use a CLI-based torrent client to make this easier, but of course that is just a suggestion. If anyone who reads this remembers the name of the old service that provided/may still provide this that would be nice too.

a_schaeffer

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Quote from: btcton on July 19, 2017, 01:33:40 AM

Have you considered offering the same kind of service but for free content, in the same vein as a storage host like Mega but for individual files? For example, you could have the user set an allowance of how much a certain file is to be downloaded by depositing BTC/other crypto into the site's wallet and then start taking from that as the file that your client uploaded gets downloaded by other people that it is shared with. If you do this in a location without DMCA protection I could see it being used by people sharing content that they would otherwise not be allowed to share publicly. It is of course just a suggestion and you could also implement a variation of it or even a temporary torrent seeder, for example. I know this would be of great use to me, at least.

If any of this comes to fruiting please PM me, since I would like to try it out personally.

I'm not sure I am following what you are saying. Do you mean a user can upload a file, then deposit some coins to make it available to download for free until the funds run out?

btcton

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Have you considered offering the same kind of service but for free content, in the same vein as a storage host like Mega but for individual files? For example, you could have the user set an allowance of how much a certain file is to be downloaded by depositing BTC/other crypto into the site's wallet and then start taking from that as the file that your client uploaded gets downloaded by other people that it is shared with. If you do this in a location without DMCA protection I could see it being used by people sharing content that they would otherwise not be allowed to share publicly. It is of course just a suggestion and you could also implement a variation of it or even a temporary torrent seeder, for example. I know this would be of great use to me, at least.

If any of this comes to fruiting please PM me, since I would like to try it out personally.

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Quote from: sweetdesirez on July 11, 2017, 04:30:43 AM

Quote from: a_schaeffer on July 09, 2017, 09:36:45 AM

https://picostash.com

What is it?
It basically is an easy way to sell your digital content for crypto currencies. Currently PicoStash supports Bitcoin, Litecoin and DASH (recognizes InstantSend tx.). This is a side project I started back in 2015 but only recently started working on again. Initially is was meant to be Bitcoin only but once the high fees started taking over I figured it would be nice to implement multiple currencies.
Once a customer has made a payment, it will be transferred to you automatically. No need to withdraw, this way there's never a large amount of coins in the hot wallet and your earnings are transferred to the safety of your own wallet as soon as possible.

See it in action.
Once you have uploaded your files, set a price in U.S. dollars and entered your receiving addresses (if you don't want to accept a specific coin, just leave the receiving address blank), you'll end up with a link that looks something like this:
https://picostash.com/stash/a8

Let's hear your feedback.

Good that you have launched your site and made the announcement. But just posting an announcement here won't get you lots of sellers. You need to campaign vigorously like signature campaigns, bounty programmes, etc, so that your site is shown all over the forum. Then you can expect some sellers interested, without that, it won't be of much use.

Well, I think these is the reason they started the Signature Campaign. I just hope many users get attracted to these site. I know that many other sites are doing these kind of services but having other altcoins join the fun is cool.

Quote from: a_schaeffer on July 11, 2017, 06:24:10 AM

Thanks for the input guys. I adjusted the fees and they should be pretty competitive now. I'll definitely look into sig. campaigns/bounty programmes.

I am a member of the Signature Campaign and will be doing my job as a member of it. I've also told some of my friends about it and they seem curious about it.

a_schaeffer

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Thanks for the input guys. I adjusted the fees and they should be pretty competitive now. I'll definitely look into sig. campaigns/bounty programmes.

sweetdesirez

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Quote from: a_schaeffer on July 09, 2017, 09:36:45 AM

https://picostash.com

What is it?
It basically is an easy way to sell your digital content for crypto currencies. Currently PicoStash supports Bitcoin, Litecoin and DASH (recognizes InstantSend tx.). This is a side project I started back in 2015 but only recently started working on again. Initially is was meant to be Bitcoin only but once the high fees started taking over I figured it would be nice to implement multiple currencies.
Once a customer has made a payment, it will be transferred to you automatically. No need to withdraw, this way there's never a large amount of coins in the hot wallet and your earnings are transferred to the safety of your own wallet as soon as possible.

See it in action.
Once you have uploaded your files, set a price in U.S. dollars and entered your receiving addresses (if you don't want to accept a specific coin, just leave the receiving address blank), you'll end up with a link that looks something like this:
https://picostash.com/stash/a8

Let's hear your feedback.

Good that you have launched your site and made the announcement. But just posting an announcement here won't get you lots of sellers. You need to campaign vigorously like signature campaigns, bounty programmes, etc, so that your site is shown all over the forum. Then you can expect some sellers interested, without that, it won't be of much use.

ranlo

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Quote from: a_schaeffer on July 10, 2017, 03:14:11 AM

Quote from: TryNinja on July 09, 2017, 02:11:24 PM

You should really try to lower your fees. You need to give your users a reason to use your service since fees are higher than any other service, and you are not trusted enought considering your website is brand new. Maybe only 1% in the first phase of your website?

For example, selly.gg already offers only 2.5% on larger Bitcoin transactions, supports BTC, Dash, LTC and ETH as payment, and it's already trusted in the market. This makes people prefer their service than yours.

Thanks for the feedback, I wasn't aware of Selly. I get What you are saying, might have to take another look at the fee schedule. However Satoshibox seems to be fairly popular and their fee is 6% or 0.0015BTC. Not sure if it has always been that high though.

What I'd do is go with a minimal fee in the beginning (enough to get by) and slowly increase it as you gain traction. You need users to get visibility but you need visibility to get users. Bootstrap it, essentially.

a_schaeffer

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Quote from: TryNinja on July 09, 2017, 02:11:24 PM

You should really try to lower your fees. You need to give your users a reason to use your service since fees are higher than any other service, and you are not trusted enought considering your website is brand new. Maybe only 1% in the first phase of your website?

For example, selly.gg already offers only 2.5% on larger Bitcoin transactions, supports BTC, Dash, LTC and ETH as payment, and it's already trusted in the market. This makes people prefer their service than yours.

Thanks for the feedback, I wasn't aware of Selly. I get What you are saying, might have to take another look at the fee schedule. However Satoshibox seems to be fairly popular and their fee is 6% or 0.0015BTC. Not sure if it has always been that high though.

TryNinja

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You should really try to lower your fees. You need to give your users a reason to use your service since fees are higher than any other service, and you are not trusted enought considering your website is brand new. Maybe only 1% in the first phase of your website?

For example, selly.gg already offers only 2.5% on larger Bitcoin transactions, supports BTC, Dash, LTC and ETH as payment, and it's already trusted in the market. This makes people prefer their service than yours.

a_schaeffer

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https://picostash.com

What is it?
It basically is an easy way to sell your digital content for crypto currencies. Currently PicoStash supports Bitcoin, Litecoin and DASH (recognizes InstantSend tx.). Initially is was meant to be Bitcoin only but once the high fees started taking over I figured it would be nice to implement multiple currencies.
Once a customer has made a payment, it will be transferred to you automatically. No need to withdraw, this way there's never a large amount of coins in the hot wallet and your earnings are transferred to the safety of your own wallet as soon as possible.
Note that this is NOT a platform where people can browse through uploads, you are responsible for making your link known to your potential customers, preferably through a medium your customers trust and know that is operated by you. (blog/twitter/Facebook etc.)

Why PicoStash?

No need to withdraw by hand, your earnings will be transferred to the safety of your own wallet as soon as a successful payment has been processed. (As a result very few coins will be in PicoStash's hot wallet, making it a less likely target)
Up to 2GB of data per upload.
You decide which coins are accepted. (At the moment Bitcoin, Litecoin and DASH, more to come...)
Simple but clean dashboard to watch your earnings and manage your 'stashes'.
Fees are 1.5% with $0.20 minimum.
Simple process for buyers, no registration/e-mail address required. After a payment, download links are generated that will remain valid for 24 hours.

See it in action.
Once you have uploaded your files, set a price in U.S. dollars and entered your receiving addresses (if you don't want to accept a specific coin, just leave the receiving address blank), you'll end up with a link that looks something like this:
https://picostash.com/stash/a8

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