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Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

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Re: Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

#21

Post by vz8 »

Per the website FAQ [0]: Q: "Can I see a demo of Webiny in action?"

A: "We don't host a public demo at this time. You're welcome to install it yourself, or book a call with us and we'll prepare a demo for you."

Investing the time to install it ourselves or book a demo just to see the framework in action adds a lot of friction.

You might want to considering moving the 7 minute Webiny overview to a more prominent place - I didn't see the thumbnail under your navigation's Product menu until after hunting through numerous other pages, poking through getting started tutorials, and even ending up on your documentation page.

[0] https://www.webiny.com/pricing

Re: Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

#22

Post by SvenAl »

vz8 wrote: post #21

Per the website FAQ [0]: Q: "Can I see a demo of Webiny in action?" A: "We don't host a public demo at this time. You're welcome to install it yourself, or book a call with us and we'll prepare a demo for you." Investing the time to install it ourselves or book a demo just to see the framework in action adds a lot of friction. You might want to considering moving the 7 minute Webiny overview to a more prominent place…

Thanks for the feedback. I agree a demo would be more useful. We might provide a more comprehensive platform overview in a video format. Operating a hosted demo requires us to maintain it and manage it. People tend to post all sorts of things in those types of environments, and if it’s a shared install base, other users might see content that is not appropriate. We need to find a good balance here, it just something we haven’t had time to get around to. On the overview video - I’ll see what I can do, it’s a good suggestion, thank you!

Re: Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

#25

Post by chiefalchemist »

Congrats. Intriguing, obviously.

Fwiw, in the Getting Started I noticed "Our Philosophy". I'd move that to the home page. It's essential context (imho). Otherwise the home page seems too featured focus and too lite on benefits. I read that bullet list in Philosophy as benefits (in a way). That is when I sat up.

Re: Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

#26

Post by SvenAl »

chiefalchemist wrote: post #25

Congrats. Intriguing, obviously. Fwiw, in the Getting Started I noticed "Our Philosophy". I'd move that to the home page. It's essential context (imho). Otherwise the home page seems too featured focus and too lite on benefits. I read that bullet list in Philosophy as benefits (in a way). That is when I sat up.

Interesting ... when I first wrote the "Our Philosophy" section I was guided by showing the reader the things that are guiding us in how we are building Webiny. Never thought of it as being a benefit, but I see what you mean. Thank you for your feedback, I'll give it more thought and see if we can push it out to the homepage somehow.

Re: Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

#27

Post by berns »

40four wrote: post #7
berns wrote: post #2

Please, put the prices in the pricing page or change the name.

It’s pretty common to not show ‘Enterprise’ level pricing to the public. It’s all going to be different depending on the customer. For everyone one else, it’s free, awesome! What are you expecting to see?

It's totally ok not to publish the price, just don't name the page "pricing".

Re: Launch HN: Webiny (YC W21) – Open-source serverless framework with a drop-in CMS

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Post by chiefalchemist »

SvenAl wrote: post #26
chiefalchemist wrote: post #25

Congrats. Intriguing, obviously. Fwiw, in the Getting Started I noticed "Our Philosophy". I'd move that to the home page. It's essential context (imho). Otherwise the home page seems too featured focus and too lite on benefits. I read that bullet list in Philosophy as benefits (in a way). That is when I sat up.

Interesting ... when I first wrote the "Our Philosophy" section I was guided by showing the reader the things that are guiding us in how we are building Webiny. Never thought of it as being a benefit, but I see what you mean. Thank you for your feedback, I'll give it more thought and see if we can push it out to the homepage somehow.

It's more of a benefit than features. Features too often don't answer the question:

Why should _I_ care?

The philosophy at least spoke to me as opposed to features being about you.

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