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Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

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Post by oneplusone » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:01 PM UTC

Guestlist is an online event registration app that focuses on making event registration simpler by removing as much as possible. Our team consists of two programmers and one designer working on it in our spare time for the past 7 months. A lot of effort was spent making our app enjoyable to use though great UI, engaging copywriting, and lightning-fast reflexes.

http://www.guestlistapp.com

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#2

Post by oneplusone » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:02 PM UTC

Link is http://www.guestlistapp.com

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#3

Post by joshsharp » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:35 PM UTC

The 'create your event now' button on sub-pages appears to go nowhere. I didn't sign up but otherwise, love the design.

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Post by oneplusone » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:37 PM UTC

joshsharp wrote: post #3

The 'create your event now' button on sub-pages appears to go nowhere. I didn't sign up but otherwise, love the design.

It does appear that the signup button on the tour page is dysfunctional. Thanks!

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Post by l0nwlf » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:43 PM UTC

Time-zone doesn't include IST. (GMT+05:30)

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Post by wmblaettler » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:45 PM UTC

What tech did you use to create the app?

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#7

Post by yankeeracer73 » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:50 PM UTC

Nice job on putting this together. I recently used http://eventbrite.com to plan an event. Seems to be quite similar to what you've put together and has a pretty nice UI (a big improvement over evite anyway) - they also have the ability to charge for tickets, manage your event, etc. Are you thinking the field for "beautiful" event management apps is still small and you're going to go after some of that?

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Post by evancaine » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:52 PM UTC

I'm impressed by your landing page. You often see sites put up for review on YC that give little attention to the landing page, even though any PPC advertiser will tell you it can often mean the difference between a user clicking 'Signup' or 'Back'

Your landing page let's me know what the app does, how much it costs (kind of) and the benefits to me of using it. Building on that last point, the only thing I'd consider changing is renaming "Manage your event" to "Why use guestlist" and listing the benefits in a bullet list.

Well done on a great design and landing page. Good luck with it

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Post by akamaka » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:54 PM UTC

I checked out your app yesterday, after seeing that you'll be presenting at DemoCamp. I was very interested in this idea, because I've needed or been asked to develop this type of app in the past.

I'm very impressed with everything I've seen so far. I played around with it as much as I could, stopping short of making any actual payments, and it all looks great.

Best of luck!

P.S. I'd also be interested in hearing about what tools you used, particularly on the front end.

Edit: just remembered one tiny thing that bugged me: I couldn't immediately figure out what the "Quantity" field referred to. I thought it might mean that tickets could be sold in sets. Maybe you could fit in a less ambiguous description like "Number of tickets for sale".

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Post by oneplusone » Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:55 PM UTC

yankeeracer73 wrote: post #7

Nice job on putting this together. I recently used http://eventbrite.com to plan an event. Seems to be quite similar to what you've put together and has a pretty nice UI (a big improvement over evite anyway) - they also have the ability to charge for tickets, manage your event, etc. Are you thinking the field for "beautiful" event management apps is still small and you're going to go after some of that?

We are definitely going after the "beautiful" market. But it is not just about beauty. It is very much about usability. Apps like Eventbrite and Amiando are very feature rich, but their aesthetics and user experience is not for everybody. If you just want to host a simple event you can get lost in all their options and may not even find the few options you do want.