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Re: Show HN: Ikuyo a Travel Planning Web Application

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Post by pimlottc »

mi100hael wrote: post #33

What's your goal with the project? I built a web app that looked very similar a few years back: friends & family collaboration on a trip plan, itinerary with map view, packing list, notes/journaling, favoriting, private or public with commenting, that sort of thing. My thesis was that the current common method of trip planning in a shared doc was messy, and a more structured, guided approach would make the process ea…

I agree that anything that requires tripmates to make an account is going to be a hard sell for most groups. At least most people are already on Google Docs these days.

It's not clear to me how much of this requires an account, but I would encourage making as much as possible accessible without a login. Some people will want to help plan but there are also many people who just want to come along for the ride.

Re: Show HN: Ikuyo a Travel Planning Web Application

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Post by eptcyka »

gwbas1c wrote: post #67

> Schedule activities with precise times and locations. There's nothing I hate more than needing to be at a precise location at a precise time when I'm on vacation! (After all, it is a vacation.)

I empathise with this, but I am torn in half by the opposing hatred for regretting not doing a thing or visiting a place that I can only do when on holiday.

Re: Show HN: Ikuyo a Travel Planning Web Application

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Post by layer8 »

kenrick95 wrote: post #35
mi100hael wrote: post #33

What's your goal with the project? I built a web app that looked very similar a few years back: friends & family collaboration on a trip plan, itinerary with map view, packing list, notes/journaling, favoriting, private or public with commenting, that sort of thing. My thesis was that the current common method of trip planning in a shared doc was messy, and a more structured, guided approach would make the process ea…

Several things, but wide adoption is NOT one of them. First and foremost, it's for my own personal use. I like to organize things and I find that the messy doc/spreadsheet way is way too messy for my liking, especially when I find a need to coordinate plans with other friends overseas. That's why I started this. Secondly, it's for fun and for learning. I enjoy build websites and explore what browser can provide. I le…

The landing page very much looks like a serious product looking for adoption, though. It might mislead users into thinking that it is intended to be something more than a fun side project.

Re: Show HN: Ikuyo a Travel Planning Web Application

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Post by swyx »

kenrick95 wrote: post #18
usrme wrote: post #2

I would definitely recommend adding example images directly to the main page, along with the link to the example trip. Otherwise there's nothing really to draw users in to using if they have to go searching for how the experience looks like.

Thanks for your suggestion! I was hesitant at first cause it was under heavy development so anything I put there on main page might get outdated very soon. I'll add them very soon~

well screenshotting is easy and cheap + even if its outdated it helps communicate what you do
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