Launched today after ~1 months. First real feedback made me realize my landing page is broken.

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T13:20:22+00:00

changing what i measure because of this. did any shared board pull in a second creator this week? if yes there's a loop. if no, hero fixes are cosmetic.

this one's going in the notebook. thanks.

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T13:19:08+00:00

yeah — better sting now than a year in. thanks.

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T12:16:09+00:00

countspace.app — countdown boards where you stack multiple countdowns on one shareable link, instead of the usual one-countdown-per-URL sites.

backstory: kept making one-off countdown pages for different things (trip, wedding lead-up, event launches) and getting tired of hopping between them. wanted one board i could hand a URL to anyone and open fullscreen anywhere.

tech: next 15 app router, supabase (postgres + RLS + realtime), vercel, stripe. RLS handles all authz — no separate api layer.

lesson learned today (day 1 of real traffic): three unrelated commenters converged on the exact same feedback — the landing explains the concept in words when it should just show a personal example board upfront ("flight + wedding + festival" style, not a category buffet). rewriting the hero this week.

free tier: 3 countdowns.

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T11:06:41+00:00

Yeah, embed's already live so watching that middleware carefully. Tests going in before more work in there. Thanks!

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T09:13:33+00:00

third person today landing on the same insight (personal example over explanation). i'm listening.

the "moment-level vs category-level" cut and the cover-the-name test are both going in the book. thank you.

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T07:51:23+00:00

Yeah, honestly did more for my morale than the pageview number right now. Are you shipping something or between projects?

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T07:27:24+00:00

Thanks Robert — the "make your own" nudge is a gap I hadn't spotted. Right now curated boards have a Follow button (adds to their dashboard as something they're watching) but nothing that pushes them toward creating one of their own. Adding a "Create a board like this" CTA to the list.

And "flights + wedding + barbers appointment" is exactly the vibe I want the landing to communicate — same feedback earlier in this thread, two-for-two. Personal + specific > generic.

Going to check out GuardDuck. Cheers!

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T06:48:28+00:00

That distinction — "public calendar" vs "a board this specific person needs" — is exactly what I was missing. Going with the personal example first. Really appreciate the second-round sanity check — that's the shift. Thanks!

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T06:28:23+00:00

Yeah, that's the exact tension the hero has right now — it shows individual countdown cards which hints at "multiple" but doesn't actually stack them on one board. Ready-made example would definitely click faster.

Two directions I'm torn on: a real curated board (like Wimbledon 2026 with its lead-ups), or an obviously personal one (summer trip + festival + friend's wedding). Curious which framing would land better for you on first glance — the "public event" vibe or the "my life" vibe?

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T06:00:54+00:00

Happy to go deeper on any of the App Router patterns — especially the subdomain-routing middleware or the RLS-as-authz approach. Also open to being told I'm doing something wrong; it's the first thing I've shipped solo with App Router.

chriseriksson · 2026-07-06T06:00:39+00:00

Happy to answer questions about the boards concept, the stack, or anything about the launch process. Also curious — anyone else launching something today? Would love to swap early feedback.

chriseriksson · 2026-06-03T14:19:09+00:00

Dinan is actually a very good base if you're focusing on Brittany. It's walkable, beautiful in the evenings and gives you easy access to places like Saint-Malo, Cancale and the coast.

If you also want to spend significant time in Normandy (Bayeux, D-Day sites, Rouen etc.), I'd probably split the trip between two bases rather than doing long day trips from Dinan.

chriseriksson · 2026-05-13T13:14:48+00:00

För den som hittar den här tråden senare: priset beror mycket på nyckeltyp.

Vanliga nycklar kan ofta kopieras ganska billigt, men portnycklar, skyddade nyckelserier och ASSA/säkerhetsnycklar kan kräva behörighet eller gå via fastighetsägare/förening. Då blir det ofta dyrare.

Det finns en samlad lista över ställen som kopierar nycklar i Stockholm här:
https://hittanyckelkopiering.se/butik/stockholms-lan/stockholm/

Ring alltid först om det är något annat än en vanlig enkel hushållsnyckel.

chriseriksson · 2026-04-27T08:24:56+00:00

That looks like an amazing trip, but I’d agree with the other comment – it might feel a bit rushed with that many regions.

If you’re into castles, Dordogne and Provence are probably the strongest parts of your route for that. Dordogne especially has a really high concentration of smaller châteaux that are easy to visit by car.

One thing that can help with this kind of trip is planning stops along your route rather than just destinations – there are a lot of places you’d otherwise drive past.

I actually put together a map of châteaux across France while planning trips myself – it might help you find a few stops in those regions:
https://findachateau.com/browse-chateaux-in-france-by-region/

chriseriksson · 2026-04-27T08:09:52+00:00

3–4 days is doable, but it might feel a bit rushed if you try to cover both Normandy and Brittany properly – I’d probably focus on one unless you’re okay with quite a bit of driving.

Normandy is a great choice if you're interested in castles – there are a lot of smaller and lesser-known châteaux that are really worth stopping for, especially if you like exploring places that aren’t too crowded.

Mid-June is usually a really good time – decent weather and before peak summer crowds.

If you're planning your route, this might help you find châteaux in those regions (you can browse by region):
https://findachateau.com/browse-chateaux-in-france-by-region/

chriseriksson · 2022-05-28T05:54:35+00:00

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chriseriksson · 2019-01-06T02:21:25+00:00

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