Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

The good: [+] really like the minimalist interface, very clean [+] easy to signup and start using

The bad: [+] On Firefox 3.6, Windows XP (work computer) I can't see the upload button for photos [+] link upload sucessfull, text and photos no. Didn't have a video.

Overall: Nice site but who would use it? Are you targeting bloggers? Tumblr and even Blogger provide me a lot more e.g. do you even support HTML tags and java script?

What is your competitive advantage? Why would I use this over the multitude of other products with better features? How would you monitize this?

Writing: "The easiest way to share your entire content." is not a good sentence. Better option: "The easiest way to share all your content."

From a glance, I don't understand what the product does. From reading the boxes below, I kind of get that I can post by email, and some other stuff, but I still don't really get it.

"More than a blog" -> so you provide a blog service with easy crossposting? I'm trying to understand the service, not easy.

"Create a complete profile" -> So I can create some kind of Facebook-like profile?

You need to improve the writing on the front page a lot, try to find a way to better explain it. Don't try to explain every feature on the homepage, but search for the one main thing that you are awesome/different at, and explain that. Good luck.

Thanks, these are really good suggestions!

Overall it does look nice and kind of feels like a mix of Tumblr and Posterous.

Not sure if you asking for advice, so feel free to ignore.

IMO, it feels like you are trying to hard to compete on features. For me, a better approach (ie, one that would pull me away from the other services) would be to focus on usability and simplicity.

Examples:

Uploads - Why not just one screen? (note: Upload Text definitely tripped me up since my first though was "I have to upload a file")

Tags/Future post dates - not features folks really need (IMO of course :)

After Posting - I would expect to see my content right away. Instead I have to click around to find it

Viewing my Sprred - Not sure why there is a home and blog tab. Feels like there should be a single tab

Name - I will never be able to say check me out on Sprred out loud without spelling it.

Apologies if this this overly negative. It is generally easier to pick out things you don't like.

Thanks for the feedback! I learned a thing or two :)

If you are asking why two tabs 'home' and 'blog', so Sprred is not just a blog, its your blog + photostream + videostream. And we also plan to add updates from Sprred you follow under home tab