Simple, works great, and great concept. Love it. Curious to see how it would truly work on a large file though, will try a bigger one later today ..
Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
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Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#42Man, I tried this a bunch of times and it never sent any email and just stared at me pretty blankly.
Until I realized the problem is that your site doesn't except "+" characters in emails and then fails silently entirely, leaving me the expectation that it might be waiting for me.
Anyway, please change the site to something that allows + signs in email addresses so I can try this out that way. Thanks in advance!
You should also fix it such that it doesn't ever fail blankly without any feedback to the user of the problem.
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#43Man, I tried this a bunch of times and it never sent any email and just stared at me pretty blankly. Until I realized the problem is that your site doesn't except "+" characters in emails and then fails silently entirely, leaving me the expectation that it might be waiting for me. Anyway, please change the site to something that allows + signs in email addresses so I can try this out that way. Thanks in advance! You…
Will look into and solve this asap.
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agree. Actually, We will shortly add an embedded movie clip that greets visitors with a short presentation and explanation of the service.
People don't watch those things, they _barely_ read. so two quick sentences will get you much further...
I agree, however we would like not to get users confused that Stremfile.com is yet another web 2.0 app with large headlines etc. We want it to breathe backend and be very minimalistic. I mean look at Google.com?
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
People don't watch those things, they _barely_ read. so two quick sentences will get you much further...
I agree, however we would like not to get users confused that Stremfile.com is yet another web 2.0 app with large headlines etc. We want it to breathe backend and be very minimalistic. I mean look at Google.com?
Good copy written in large headlines (or not?) goes a long way compared to a video that no one will watch, no?
Don't take my word for it though - do A/B on your homepage with a video and with text and see which results in higher number of uploads, perhaps?
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
On this note, I love the concept and the simple design but with all of that open real estate on the homepage you might consider one short explanatory blurb to greet visitors and pull them right in.
Agree. Actually, We will shortly add an embedded movie clip that greets visitors with a short presentation and explanation of the service.
yeah I don't watch those... personally I opened the page and all I can think is... what exactly does this do for me?
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#47Cool idea... I understood instantly what it does ... and I think most of your audience will too... the term "streaming" has become pretty ubiquitous.
How do you plan to monetize?
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree, however we would like not to get users confused that Stremfile.com is yet another web 2.0 app with large headlines etc. We want it to breathe backend and be very minimalistic. I mean look at Google.com?
Good copy written in large headlines (or not?) goes a long way compared to a video that no one will watch, no? Don't take my word for it though - do A/B on your homepage with a video and with text and see which results in higher number of uploads, perhaps?
Agreed regarding a video. It's a nice addition to have on an About or Tour page but never rely on a video to be the piece of content that tells potential users who you are and what you do.
You guys have a terrific and unique service offering - one or two well-placed sentences (and perhaps a more link) will work wonders...
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
On this note, I love the concept and the simple design but with all of that open real estate on the homepage you might consider one short explanatory blurb to greet visitors and pull them right in.
Agree. Actually, We will shortly add an embedded movie clip that greets visitors with a short presentation and explanation of the service.
In my opinion no explanation should be necessary on the homepage. I went straight to the navigation bar to find an explanation but was tripped up a bit because "How it Works" is the third link on the bar and not the first.
Re: Rate/Review my startup - streamfile
#50Cool idea... I understood instantly what it does ... and I think most of your audience will too... the term "streaming" has become pretty ubiquitous. How do you plan to monetize?
The plan is soon to launch an API where you pay a monthly fee to integrate streamfile functionality into your own site/domain. Plus we will charge for the regular service, that are currently for free until the 31st of August.