How do I get people to sign up for our beta? • Hacker News Board

Re: How do I get people to sign up for our beta?

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Post by poneppo » Thu, Feb 03, 2011, 6:35 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #10

Give away something, anything for free in exchange for signing up. Try what hipster did - http://sanfrancisco.usehipster.com/

I like it, but we don't have any money or anything to give away beyond the promise of a useful service...

How about high-fives, hugs, or handshakes?

Re: How do I get people to sign up for our beta?

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Post by jwashington » Thu, Feb 03, 2011, 7:19 PM UTC

hoag wrote: post #2

Right there with you: we're definitely getting sign-ups for our startup too (www.venturocket.com), but I would prefer a faster pace. If I may sort of hijack your post and summarize your question: how do you get people to sign-up for something about which they know nothing other than what the splash page is marketing?

Ditto, that very question came up earlier today. We just posted our splash page (http://AllMyBiz.com) - any advice or feedback would be appreciated.

Re: How do I get people to sign up for our beta?

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Post by jwashington » Thu, Feb 03, 2011, 7:22 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #10

Give away something, anything for free in exchange for signing up. Try what hipster did - http://sanfrancisco.usehipster.com/

Is hipster giving something in exchange for sign up? Am not seeing any offer on their landing page.

Re: How do I get people to sign up for our beta?

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Post by jwashington » Thu, Feb 03, 2011, 8:06 PM UTC

Great interview! Concept is definitely something that fills a need, noise on Twitter makes it seem overwhelming.

Re: How do I get people to sign up for our beta?

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Post by agnesberthelot » Thu, Feb 03, 2011, 10:18 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #10

Give away something, anything for free in exchange for signing up. Try what hipster did - http://sanfrancisco.usehipster.com/

I remember reading about this pre-launch sign up in HN ... is there a code snippet where startup can put on their website?

Re: How do I get people to sign up for our beta?

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Post by revorad » Fri, Feb 04, 2011, 4:55 AM UTC

poneppo wrote: post #11

revorad wrote: post #10

Give away something, anything for free in exchange for signing up. Try what hipster did - http://sanfrancisco.usehipster.com/

I like it, but we don't have any money or anything to give away beyond the promise of a useful service... How about high-fives, hugs, or handshakes?

How about a free PDF (either funny or useful)?

Also, see http://www.rewardlevel.com/