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Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#11

Post by Uldis » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 10:37 PM UTC

tylerwl wrote: post #7

apsurd wrote: post #4

Come on, I got excited to test this - so i click .. bam login wall. wth? You have shown me nothing! =( It's not that I can't easily click that twitter login. It's more like I feel misled. It's a negative first impression. Let me give it a test run without asking for anything up front. please?

The site looks great. However, I agree with apsurd. If you first let users play around, it shouldn't take long until they're hooked and much more eager to sign up.

there's a little problem - we have autosave. so, there's not a single button after you make a new chart where we could ask to login. I strongly agree that it is aggressive that we ask to authorize this way. what's better: a) descriptive images / screenshots on front page (aka "learn more") b) add a save button (then ask for login), unless it's pressed no data is saved.

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#12

Post by Uldis » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 10:38 PM UTC

mapster wrote: post #10

Very nice. I didn't have an issue w Twitter auth. But there wasn't enough examples to find. Signed up though. Looks very cool.

tnx, lot of feedback about this. we'll add screenshots/ description on front page

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#13

Post by tylerwl » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 10:49 PM UTC

Uldis wrote: post #11

tylerwl wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The site looks great. However, I agree with apsurd. If you first let users play around, it shouldn't take long until they're hooked and much more eager to sign up.

there's a little problem - we have autosave. so, there's not a single button after you make a new chart where we could ask to login. I strongly agree that it is aggressive that we ask to authorize this way. what's better: a) descriptive images / screenshots on front page (aka "learn more") b) add a save button (then ask for login), unless it's pressed no data is saved.

Thanks for elaborating, that makes sense. Since I noticed in another one of your other comments that you're planning on a freemium model, I think Option A is a good enough starting point. Once you get the ball rolling, it would be interesting to test both options to see which actually converts better.

I may be the only person with this question, but if I use Twitter to sign up, will it have any impact on my timeline (like an automatic "I just signed up for Infogr.am" tweet)?

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#14

Post by sandis » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 11:06 PM UTC

Congrats on launching / Priekā!

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#15

Post by revorad » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 11:10 PM UTC

apsurd wrote: post #4

Come on, I got excited to test this - so i click .. bam login wall. wth? You have shown me nothing! =( It's not that I can't easily click that twitter login. It's more like I feel misled. It's a negative first impression. Let me give it a test run without asking for anything up front. please?

I don't usually say this, but this app is worth signing up for. Really well made.

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#16

Post by revorad » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 11:11 PM UTC

Fantastic.

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#17

Post by apsurd » Thu, Feb 02, 2012, 11:40 PM UTC

Uldis wrote: post #11

tylerwl wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The site looks great. However, I agree with apsurd. If you first let users play around, it shouldn't take long until they're hooked and much more eager to sign up.

there's a little problem - we have autosave. so, there's not a single button after you make a new chart where we could ask to login. I strongly agree that it is aggressive that we ask to authorize this way. what's better: a) descriptive images / screenshots on front page (aka "learn more") b) add a save button (then ask for login), unless it's pressed no data is saved.

Can you wrap the autosave feature in a conditional that checks for authenticated session?

You don't need to save work for non-logged in users. I just personally think it's very powerful to have a way to demo the app.

Alternatively can you set up a dummy demo account that new users can use?

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#18

Post by pdenya » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 12:23 AM UTC

Looks pretty cool. I'd use a thicker font or a higher weight for the buttons; they're difficult to read as is: http://cl.ly/0s2P2X1F1x1f0s3e2h2A

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#19

Post by ohashi » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 3:19 AM UTC

Uldis wrote: post #8

sixQuarks wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

same here. At least show some sample screenshots or something.

thanks, I start to agree with you:) Do you think screenshots alone would help or software should be usable without authentication till some period (like when you need to save something?)

The more I get to try before having to give up anything the better. If you would let me see a demo/sandbox version that would be nice. I would settle for some good screenshots/video.

Re: Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

#20

Post by Uldis » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 8:59 AM UTC

revorad wrote: post #15

apsurd wrote: post #4

Come on, I got excited to test this - so i click .. bam login wall. wth? You have shown me nothing! =( It's not that I can't easily click that twitter login. It's more like I feel misled. It's a negative first impression. Let me give it a test run without asking for anything up front. please?

I don't usually say this, but this app is worth signing up for. Really well made.

tnx:)