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Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
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Re: Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
#22Application Error An error occurred in the application and your page could not be served. Please try again in a few moments. If you are the application owner, check your logs for details.
I get the same thing when I go to BromBone.com - an error message...
Re: Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
#23In the whole first month of Buffer, we had less than 100 signups. For comparison, we now have 560,000 users (2.5 years later). We now sign up 100 people within a couple hours. It amazes me to think about it.
I had a previous startup that also started slow, but never really changed. The key difference between the two, was retention. So I would highly recommend anyone who's getting started to closely watch retention. Does anyone keep using the product into their second week after sign up? That's the first thing I'd focus on with what I know now.
Re: Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
#24Application Error An error occurred in the application and your page could not be served. Please try again in a few moments. If you are the application owner, check your logs for details.
Oh no! Heading home to fix it now.
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#25Pfff. 13 users are much more than my pet project ( http://www.DNSDigger.com ) has. It is a couple of years old but i recently started with paid accounts and API-access.
That's actually a pretty cool service! I was looking for a reverse dns lookup site like that a while back.
A few thoughts:
-You should make the explanation of what your site offers a little bit more clear. It took me a few minutes to figure it out.
-What is the Google Analytics/Adsense lookup Database part? I can lookup sites that use a specific google analytics or adsense id?
Re: Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
#26Application Error An error occurred in the application and your page could not be served. Please try again in a few moments. If you are the application owner, check your logs for details.
Oh no! Heading home to fix it now.
Just figured something out - works in firefox, does not work in chrome or safari (e.g., webkit browsers)
Re: Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
#27I once read 'If you build it, they won't come'. I think this is the case for most people. Getting people to your website or service is the hard part, not the development. We're all in the same boat here. For a product such as yours, I can imagine going to events, posting on relevant forums etc... would be your best bet at getting more users. Best of luck with your product, what you currently have looks promising.
They won't come. At least not automatically. It requires some effort on your part, even if it's a tiny bit.
I love that quote. Is this the original source? http://jasonlbaptiste.com/featured-articles/if-you-build-it-...
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#29I'm also getting the 500 error page. Sorry, but this is a big problem. Stability counts, uptime counts.
But I really want to try it!
Re: Tell HN: My Web App has 13 Users
#30In the whole first month of Buffer, we had less than 100 signups. For comparison, we now have 560,000 users (2.5 years later). We now sign up 100 people within a couple hours. It amazes me to think about it. I had a previous startup that also started slow, but never really changed. The key difference between the two, was retention. So I would highly recommend anyone who's getting started to closely watch retention. D…
Hey Joel,
I'm interested to know if the first 100 users stuck with your product over time or you had to figure out how to do retention over time.