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Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by davidjeffries »

okeumeni wrote: post #9

Nice implementation, good concept. My only suggestion you should not force people to take the quiz to get to the point of what is that the app does. One thing surprising is not the fact that the team met on HN, it is the fact that only David is a hacker. I didn’t know that HN was also a meeting spot for interior designers. Really good to know : - )

The application is just as much (actually, probably more) about the interior design than the engineering :)

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by ins0mniac »

rtc wrote: post #18
rmason wrote: post #5

Now I know it wouldn't occur to most of the people on here but when I tried to take the quiz with IE7 the site hung as soon as I answered the first question. So 80% of your visitors will never know what it's all about.

We recently released a new version of the quiz, and looks like we had an IE7 bug which we'll fix right away. BTW - 55% of Sproost visitors have been FF, only 25% have been IE7/6.

using FF 3.0.5 here. I get stuck on the 2nd step of the quiz. The spinner spins forever. However the funny thing is it appears to work fine in IE 8.0.6

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by rtc »

biohacker42 wrote: post #6

I liked it a lot. But I did stop at entering my email address. Sites like HN have spoiled me with their fast and easy signup. I'd make giving one's email optional. Remember signup is one of the biggest hurdles any website has. The easier you make it the more people will do it. Especially if someone is just playing around and has not created dozens of rooms, the worst that could happen is they take the test again. And…

yes - account creation lets you save rooms that you've created (we have people who have spent hours putting together different room combinations) but you're right about the high hurdle and we'll shortly be releasing a version that you can use all the way through without signing up.

Re: Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN

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Post by fallacy »

Great start!

I've got a few comments:

First, as someone pointed out, you should not switch your quiz interface between the first question and the latter questions. I don't see that you gain anything by switching and it is a little confusing. I would stick with the first question layout, because it is simple.

Second, I'm not sure that you need the "Most recent results" feature. The investment your seeking from potential users is so small, I don't think I that you need to prove that you have traffic, and I don't really see this as morphing into a social app (if it does, I think you are straying too far away from what will make you money). Further, I think it detracts from the point, which I assume is to get people to take the quiz and click through to buy products. Removing it will make the interface cleaner.

Third, as someone has stated, I would make it clear how many images have been rated and remain. A simple "1 of 10" would do the trick.

Fourth, if you go with the second layout for the quiz interface, I would do away with or hide the "How to take the style quiz" text, like you do the "like or hate something."

Fifth, after the quiz, I would take people right to the "room" of stuff that they can click and buy. As it is, you are going to have a lot of people navigate away at the end of the quiz and they will never even see your money page.

Lastly, I noticed that you are using some magazine images. Although you will likely fly under the radar, that is copyright infringement. I see that you source it at least, and that may be enough to get them off your back.

All in all, good start for sure.

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