Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors

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Post by nvas » Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 12:21 AM UTC

Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors
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Re: Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors

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Post by brudgers » Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 4:10 PM UTC

If the goal of the 'Show HN' is general feedback on the site from HN users (as opposed to lead generation regarding GSA vendors) then the requirement for an email to sign-up is working at cross purposes to the goal.

Good luck.

Re: Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors

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Post by nvas » Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 4:39 PM UTC

brudgers wrote: post #2

If the goal of the 'Show HN' is general feedback on the site from HN users (as opposed to lead generation regarding GSA vendors) then the requirement for an email to sign-up is working at cross purposes to the goal. Good luck.

Can you elaborate? There is no requirement for an email sign up or any kind of registration.

Re: Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors

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Post by brudgers » Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 5:12 PM UTC

nvas wrote: post #3

brudgers wrote: post #2

If the goal of the 'Show HN' is general feedback on the site from HN users (as opposed to lead generation regarding GSA vendors) then the requirement for an email to sign-up is working at cross purposes to the goal. Good luck.

Can you elaborate? There is no requirement for an email sign up or any kind of registration.

I clicked on the link I thought would take me to the tool but got a request for email instead. Maybe it's not clear enough to random visitors how to access the tool.

Now that I've revisited, I found the search field. I probably missed it because it appears below a paragraph of text and over a horizontal rule and is grey.

Re: Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors

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Post by nvas » Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 5:51 PM UTC

brudgers wrote: post #4

nvas wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you elaborate? There is no requirement for an email sign up or any kind of registration.

I clicked on the link I thought would take me to the tool but got a request for email instead. Maybe it's not clear enough to random visitors how to access the tool. Now that I've revisited, I found the search field. I probably missed it because it appears below a paragraph of text and over a horizontal rule and is grey.

Thanks, that's good feedback. I will make it stand out a bit more.

Re: Show HN: Competitive Analysis of Government Vendors

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Post by brudgers » Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 6:31 PM UTC

nvas wrote: post #5

brudgers wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I clicked on the link I thought would take me to the tool but got a request for email instead. Maybe it's not clear enough to random visitors how to access the tool. Now that I've revisited, I found the search field. I probably missed it because it appears below a paragraph of text and over a horizontal rule and is grey.

Thanks, that's good feedback. I will make it stand out a bit more.

My advice: make it look more like Google for GSA: less explanation on the landing page [that can be linked]. If I hit a page that said 'Search GSA Vedors' above a textbox way above a few links at the bottom, I would get it because the search results show what the product does much better than the text tells what it does.

Good luck.