I couldn't find your pricing anywhere... I'm a native English speaker, so this product isn't relevant to me, but I wouldn't want be comfortable recommending it to anyone without knowing how much it'd cost after those first 3 months. Really critical to have in an easy-to-find place on the website IMO.
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#12You might add something on the landing page saying what exactly you do. I read through everything and it doesn't specify how it'll improve English; is it just drills? A therapist to coach people? Pronunciation checking software?
Noted, I tried to use "simple language", so it wouldn't scare off non-technical people. I think I got it way too simple. Thanks.
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#13What is 'British' English? No such thing exists really, at least not in the spoken word form. You'll also find that regional accents are considered more favourable/likeable than 'the Queens English' so the premise of this may not be 100% correct... (Brummie is not included in the favourable dialects because it's not considered nice by anyone in the UK except those in that area.)
British English : Americans :: American English : Brits
Re: Founder with an accent? Free offer from SayAfter.me
#14What is 'British' English? No such thing exists really, at least not in the spoken word form. You'll also find that regional accents are considered more favourable/likeable than 'the Queens English' so the premise of this may not be 100% correct... (Brummie is not included in the favourable dialects because it's not considered nice by anyone in the UK except those in that area.)
Simple really:
British: http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&q=Have%20...
American: http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&q=Have%20...
I know they don't sound ideal, but this is the only distinction I can make via the resources I have.
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#15I couldn't find your pricing anywhere... I'm a native English speaker, so this product isn't relevant to me, but I wouldn't want be comfortable recommending it to anyone without knowing how much it'd cost after those first 3 months. Really critical to have in an easy-to-find place on the website IMO.
You are right, you have to be logged in to see the subscription page at: http://www.sayafter.me/subscriptions/subscribe.
I will change it to be available for anonymous visitors. Thanks!
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I actually talked to some Firefox Devs at the State of the Browser conference. Unfortunately they said that speech input for Firefox will not be available unless Google decides to open source their speech recognition technology or give away licenses to their software.
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#17I watched your intro video and have 2 points to comment on
* "Can I have a spaghetti" isn't the right way to say it. Drop the "a"
* Have a native english speaker read it out, not a computer generated voice (if that isn't already the plan)
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#18What is 'British' English? No such thing exists really, at least not in the spoken word form. You'll also find that regional accents are considered more favourable/likeable than 'the Queens English' so the premise of this may not be 100% correct... (Brummie is not included in the favourable dialects because it's not considered nice by anyone in the UK except those in that area.)
Simple really: British: http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&q=Have%20... American: http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&q=Have%20... I know they don't sound ideal, but this is the only distinction I can make via the resources I have.
I opened both links it two separate tabs (almost) at the same time and suddenly my office was flooded with a chorus of nice people hoping I'm having a good day.
You made my day, Sr.
Edit: Grammar.
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#19I watched your intro video and have 2 points to comment on * "Can I have a spaghetti" isn't the right way to say it. Drop the "a" * Have a native english speaker read it out, not a computer generated voice (if that isn't already the plan)
Yeah the video does not have correct grammar in some sentences.
Actual human speech is on the roadmap but not until I fix the main issue, which is finding a repeatable marketing/sales cycle. Open to suggestions though!
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#20Is there any evidence this actually works? You're motivating your product by saying it helps you keep your job if you have a thick accent. Does your product work? How does it compare to competitors? Adding this information would improve credibility.