[andygcook]

I started a side project with my older brother called NanaGram.co that makes it easy to text message photos to a unique phone number, then once a month they get printed and shipped to your loved ones.

If you have kids, it makes a good holiday gift for the grandparents if you're stumped on what to get them.

I've since moved on from it, but my brother makes enough to work on NanaGram full-time now. It's also just been really cool to see the project grow over the years and bring happiness to thousands of grandparents all over the world.

[aacook]

Thanks to F5Bot I saw this comment.

Thanks for sharing brother!

[danvoell]

I hope F5Bot is on this list. Been using for free for years. just works. Reached out a while back and owner is very responsive.

[kirso]

Very cool! Always wondered how solo engineers deal with physical and shipping? I suppose there is some sort of API that allows prints and shipping on behalf?

[aacook]

I started with an API called Pwinty which turned out to be pretty expensive so I ended up basically recruiting a print shop partner based in the US.

I've actually been looking at releasing a 4"x6" photo printing API of my own since we've developed some pretty neat shipping tricks as well as the ability to print on both sides of the photos.

[kirso]

I was actually looking at it from a different business model perspective. There are some APIs that do both print and ship in various formats but there is definitely a markup on top. Aggregating printers that are digital enough is quite a challenge of its own though :)

[_caw]

NanaGram is awesome, used it for a while back in the olden days of 2021. When I visit my grandma she still has pictures on her refrigerator delivered by this service. Cheers to you and your brother!

[aacook]

Seeing this comment a bit late... thank you so much for the kind words about the service!