January 2025 Newsletter comments

[Kris Caballero]

Hi Florian, TypeMatrix team and users,

I'm a little late but wanted to react to the newsletter that you sent out.

First of all, great story! As someone who swore on the Happy Hacking Keyboard (HHKB) I continually would go back to the TMx. I find it more comfortable and have been loving the ortholinear layout.

Secondly, as for the delay in the new keyboard, it's completely understandable. I'd rather not make this an opportunity to discuss it, but yes economically and politically speaking, it's quite muddled at the moment. As someone suggested, perhaps a kickstarter may help, as well as spreading the word on social media, YouTube, Google Ads etc. Additional marketing via selling souvenirs might work too (RedBubble, Cafepress). I'm not sure if you have a marketing/social media team but sharing and marketing your product online may help boost interest and sales.

(I host a website myself with an okay amount of traffic and have subtly been discussing and spreading the word about TypeMatrix! I'm a believer in your product!)

As fans, we'll be behind you all the way. Things are rough but it WILL get better, and we'll still be here. Here's hoping things will progress! I'll also be on the lookout for any possible updates that may come.

Thank you for the update!

-Kris

[Florian]

Thanks for the support!

At the moment, all we can say is the global situation is … "fluid" … not much stability anywhere. 

Thanks for the ideas, they are well noted, TBH, we haven't done much marketing or advertisement at all, and we are thinking of changing that. Kickstarter or other platforms are also on the radar, and we are trying to gather enough intel on how to do it properly before we can commit to it.

All in all, the next 6 months at least will be quite eventful for us, and we will continue working to find the right path. I am still very much convinced there are better days waiting ahead, and we aim for those :)

Either way, don't worry, we are still committed to our mission :)