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Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#31

Post by hajrice »

I like the idea of having a central placeholder for all my information online, but I think you came in a bit late. Here are my thoughts after 2 minutes of using your service.

* Name: I would seriously consider renaming. Sprred is a bit hard to remember...think about the average Joe. Spread? Spred? Spread? etc. Your competitors are on you at that(Posterous, Tumblr, ...)

* Design: I like the overall look and feel, it's pretty user friendly and the registration is a very quick and easy process. Perhaps add a 1-->2-->3 step slider instead of just changing the text. Something like "1) Register your blog in 5 seconds; 2) Email us; 3) There is no step 3, we take care of the rest". +1 on design.

* Concept: I've seen a lot of these websites, and when I see Yet Another ... I always think to myself "oh this is going to suck." Reason being is that you dont really show me how you're different from the rest. Give me a good reason, solve my problem, do it better than Posterous and I'll be your user.

* Suggestions? The app seems a bit slow for me. * When I first login, I get a billion of actions, simplify it for me so that I dont have to both AutoPost on Facebook/Twitter..heck, I dont even know what autopost is. Tell me how it's awesome and why I should use it. * The form on the right where it says "Enter your full name" is bad UX. It'd be much better if it were focused right on me(perhaps on the left, underneath the "Welcome to Sprred").

Oh and congrats on launching it, it's all about itterations, take the feedback you get from people, parse it and iterate. Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#32

Post by kuldeep_kap »

hajrice wrote: post #31

I like the idea of having a central placeholder for all my information online, but I think you came in a bit late. Here are my thoughts after 2 minutes of using your service. * Name: I would seriously consider renaming. Sprred is a bit hard to remember...think about the average Joe. Spread? Spred? Spread? etc. Your competitors are on you at that(Posterous, Tumblr, ...) * Design: I like the overall look and feel, it's…

Great Suggestion! Thanks for your time and energy!

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#33

Post by rakkhi »

kuldeep_kap wrote: post #12
petervandijck wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean by "Complete profile"? What is that?

If you look at my Sprred - http://kuldeep.sprred.com , you'll get the brief idea and also see how its different than tumblr/blogger

I don't really get this, other than being layed out in a nice minimalist way I can do all this on any blogging site. If it is social networking I can do all of it on Facebook - why would I use your site?

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#34

Post by kno »

kuldeep_kap wrote: post #28
msy wrote: post #27

I'm sorry but this feels like a me-too amalgamation of a grab-bag of other services, a little bit of Tumblr, a sprinkling of Posterous, a dash of Flavors.me but without the secret sauce of any of them - the social elements of Tumblr, the beauty and editing tools of Flavors.me or the rah-rah early users of Posterous. I don't see a USP. It's also achingly slow.

Very helpful feedback. Thanks!

How can that feedback be helpful to you? he is just saying your service should not exist. I think instead of bending down and take it and being nice you should prove him wrong by arguing the WHY USE of your product.

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#35

Post by RossM »

kuldeep_kap wrote: post #18
cookiecaper wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These are my complaints too. I spent three seconds on the page before going back because I already know about a lot of "autoblogging" service and have no interest in them, and from what I read, that's all I think your product does. If it does something else or if it does something better, you should be explicit about it. I want to know right away, I don't want to be met with marketing-speak about how easy it is to "s…

Thanks for the feedback. May be it just me, but it's not that unclear what service is. It's your Blog+Photostream+Videostream. It might be confusing cause its something of a new concept and you seem to have caught the usual/known features like Autoposting and email posting, but that's not where we defferentiate ourseleves.

Where do you differentiate yourselves then? is it just the convenience of having an combination of different services in one place?

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#38

Post by roryokane »

I think the front page needs a link to a sample blog-stream-whatever-it-is. All I can guess from the front page is that Sprred is like Posterous (which I don’t use), but with supposedly better support for pictures and video. Alternatively, an overview video like someone else mentioned would work too. Even a screenshot of a sample site would help.

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#39

Post by kuldeep_kap »

kuldeep_kap wrote: post #12
petervandijck wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean by "Complete profile"? What is that?

If you look at my Sprred - http://kuldeep.sprred.com , you'll get the brief idea and also see how its different than tumblr/blogger

@rakkhi its a better personal website, better than having just a blog. You can show-off all your content and info in here, easily. Facebook profile is for your friends, it doesnt exactly serve as your personal website.

Re: Ask HN: Rate My Startup, Sprred

#40

Post by kuldeep_kap »

kno wrote: post #34
kuldeep_kap wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very helpful feedback. Thanks!

How can that feedback be helpful to you? he is just saying your service should not exist. I think instead of bending down and take it and being nice you should prove him wrong by arguing the WHY USE of your product.

I hate to disagree. I dont think he means the servive simply shouldn't exist. From most of the feedback 'Im getting here, indicates I need to convey my message/usp more clearly. Very few are complaining about the service, after what they are seeing on signing-up.

PS. Our USP is 'Create a complete personal website'. Sprred is more than a blog, it's your blog+photostream+videostream.

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