Posthaven is the safe place for all your posts forever
Update 3/1/13:
As posterous approaches obliteration in 2 short months I have noticed my new posts here disappear. Until posthaven goes live you can get your ZuD on at miniZuD.com
We need a good solid blog platform for ourselves, and we know our friends and colleagues need one too. That's why we started Posthaven.
We're not going to show ads. We're not looking for investors. We're going to make money the best way we know how: charging for it.
It will be everything you expect in a blog platform - simple and modern.
Come join us.
What is it?
Posthaven is a long-term project that aims to create the world's best blogging platform and stay that way for as long as humanly possible. We're as sick as you are about having to move your posts and photos every time a service goes away.
What are the key goals of Posthaven?
- Durable URLs forever
- Straightforward, open, sustainable, pro-user business model
- Best-in-class ease of use always
Who's doing it?
Garry Tan and Brett Gibson were two of the cofounders of Posterous in 2008. Posterous was acquired by Twitter in 2012, and while we were happy that it was a meaningful acquisition for the team and investors, we were bummed to see something get shuttered that we believed should last forever.
We know how to build every aspect of a great site, and we're setting out to do it again.
Why are you doing this?
We want to build simple, useful, usable software for people. That's what we love to do. We'll never sell this site. It's not for sale. Ever. Not negotiable.
Will it be $5 a month forever?
As long as we can! We'll do our best to keep it as reasonable as possible. If costs go up, we'll have to raise prices. If they go down, we'll lower them.
We believe fair's fair -- and we'll always be fair.
When will the blog platform launch?
We'll be rolling out the full blog platform over the next few weeks, starting with an import feature from Posterous. We need this, and we figure lots of you might too.
It's just the two us, and we're rewriting the codebase from scratch. It will take a little bit of time, but we've done this before and we'll do it again -- this time, better.
For now, you can reserve your preferred hostname for $5, and that $5 will go towards your first month of Posthaven service.
Forever is a long time. How will you do it?
First off, we'll charge money. There's no question the site will run when you know how to pay for the servers.
Then we'll keep improving the site the way a good caretaker would tend a garden. We'll make sure things are clean and safe, and replace things when they get worn, or when it's ready for a renovation. Think of us as long term data custodians.
What happens if I stop paying?
Permanent URLs are a powerful idea, and it's a feature of using Posthaven we think you should get even if you stop paying. We'll keep the site online, but you won't be able to edit content or add to it. If you want to renew, start paying again and your account will be restored.
When will something qualify for permanent storage? Let's keep it simple initially: If you pay for a year's worth of service, your content is safe and we'll keep it online.
When will Posthaven be able to do _______?
Everything you expected and liked about Posterous will eventually be in Posthaven. Things like post by email, multiple users, pages and links, full HTML theming, and the bookmarklet.
We'll deploy the features and let you know as soon as they're available.
Update 3/1/13:
As posterous approaches obliteration in 2 short months I have noticed my new posts here disappear. Until posthaven goes live you can get your ZuD on at miniZuD.com
Hey posterous users lets all move to Posthaven. I put up my five dollars to reserve space. I dont want to go to any other place. I've used pretty much all of 'em. Lets get behind Gary Tan and help him launch posterous 2.0