# Project Launch Announcement: SimpleLien.com

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/project-launch-announcement-simplelien-com/133895>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 4, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/project-launch-announcement-simplelien-com/133895 "2008-04-04T18:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/keaja)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/project-launch-announcement-simplelien-com/133895/1 "2008-04-04T18:32:18Z")

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I just finished writing a rails app and I thought I would announce it  
here. It’s a rails app that is targeted at contractors in troubled  
housing market California. It takes the guess work out of creating  
California Preliminary Notices, and allow contractors to keep track of  
their preliens. There are similar applications to it , but this is the  
first one I have found that is web app and not a windows-only download  
thing. [http://www.simplelien.com](http://www.simplelien.com)

It was my first app with recurring invoices/billing so it was a lot of  
fun and I learned a lot in the process. I will be writing a post on my  
blog [http://www.jasononrails.com](http://www.jasononrails.com) next week that describes the process  
I went through and the gem’s I used, including ActiveMerchant.

Jason

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**Author:** ![keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/keaja)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/project-launch-announcement-simplelien-com/133895/2 "2008-04-04T18:43:27Z")

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On the image you have on the home page, you use asdada, asdad and  
asdasd as bogus/example data. I would recommend using something like  
John D. or something, looks better…

Checkmark Unlimited Preliens Per Month.  
Checkmark First 30 Days Free.  
Checkmark Preliens Created Instantly.  
Checkmark No Signup Fees.  
Checkmark No Hidden Costs.  
Checkmark No Contracts

The last item doesn’t have the last dot, breaking the pattern. I would  
recommend removing the dots from the list. Just suggestions =D

Overall the site looks very nice and simple. I don’t even know what a  
PreLien is though, as I’m originally from Brazil but living in San  
Diego.

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**Author:** ![keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/keaja)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/project-launch-announcement-simplelien-com/133895/3 "2008-04-04T18:48:10Z")

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Thanks for the comments Felipe, I agree you are correct about the  
sample PDF. I just re-wrote the PDF to be letter size so I think I  
will take care of that at the time as I fix that image.

Jason