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Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by lewro »

oziumjinx wrote: post #16

Here's an idea. Create a demo account so anyone can jump right in and experience the product first hand before having to sign up. Maybe make it so all recent changes get deleted every 24 hours or so to maintain a properly configured account (or even flush out all the user updates after their session expires). With so many task management / project management apps on the market it's quite difficult to differentiate yo…

Thanks for the suggestions oziumjinx.

Many people has missed the free plan so I definitely need to do something about it.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by biggitybones »

oziumjinx wrote: post #16

Here's an idea. Create a demo account so anyone can jump right in and experience the product first hand before having to sign up. Maybe make it so all recent changes get deleted every 24 hours or so to maintain a properly configured account (or even flush out all the user updates after their session expires). With so many task management / project management apps on the market it's quite difficult to differentiate yo…

I second this - 1 click signup is huge for a competitive market like project management apps.

I do something similar to Balsamiq for one of my apps - it keeps a high contrast "Save Progress" button at the top of the screen, and any time the user does one of a few set actions (for you, create a project or to do list) I pop up a modal to ask for their email and password to save their acct.

In addition to greasing the sign up process, it gives you an idea of your market fit - the data you collect around this "temp user" process is very insightful.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by Jdog »

Great looking site and service. There are a few out there so the fact that your site looks great is a good starting/selling point as an initial reaction to a potential customer.

The one thing I would say to help get the sales would be to add some kind of list of what you get (an overview if you will) on the pricing/plan page. Since you have a link to the plans page right on the main page, a user may skip the area where you list what you get when you buy. So to have the list on the plans page will eliminate the chance of someone possibly leaving the purchase page to look at plans and potentially lose the sale.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by lewro »

Jdog wrote: post #23

Great looking site and service. There are a few out there so the fact that your site looks great is a good starting/selling point as an initial reaction to a potential customer. The one thing I would say to help get the sales would be to add some kind of list of what you get (an overview if you will) on the pricing/plan page. Since you have a link to the plans page right on the main page, a user may skip the area whe…

Thanks Jdog. I like this a lot. I am putting it on my list. As mentioned before the price page should have more info about the plans and product. Fully agree. Will implement asap.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by jasonkester »

Every link on that site leads to a big form that I have to fill out, or worse, a 720p video that I have to wait to load.

That's a lot of commitment to expect from a random user who stumbles across your site. You've got 5 seconds of my time. Show me something cool, demonstrate what it does, or I'm gone.

All I got from your site is that it lets me collaborate (and that I need to give you 8 pieces of information before I can try it out). There are a million definitions of "collaborate" out there. And they are all simple, so telling me yours is also simple doesn't help.

What is it? How does it help me? What do I do next? Your site in its current form answers none of that.

As a counterpoint, check out this site:

http://www.twiddla.com/

The average user lasts about 4 seconds on that homepage before noticing the button labeled "Try it" and clicking it. We get about 80% conversion from visit to "guest trial" by eliminating everything that could possibly come between a user arriving on the site and jumping in to kick the tires.

Figure out how to do the equivalent of that for your product and you're sorted.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by lewro »

jasonkester wrote: post #25

Every link on that site leads to a big form that I have to fill out, or worse, a 720p video that I have to wait to load. That's a lot of commitment to expect from a random user who stumbles across your site. You've got 5 seconds of my time. Show me something cool, demonstrate what it does, or I'm gone. All I got from your site is that it lets me collaborate (and that I need to give you 8 pieces of information before…

Great jasonkester! Thanks a lot for the ideas. As most of the people suggest the copy on the site needs to get better! I need to work harder on that part. Appreciate your time.

Re: Ask HN: review my startup - Getquantify

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Post by r00fus »

Qz wrote: post #3

Aesthetically, it looks very nice. Advanced user interface brings a whole new experience to online task management. This sentence is basically meaningless. Replace it with something that actually describes what's new and innovative.

Demonstrate, don't declare.

I also went hunting for a "try it" button or some clear way to see the flow quickly and clearly.

Also the UI and page are very dark... I understand that black is sexy, but it's a bit too stark IMHO... lighten it up.

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