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Review my startup: http://nimbu.net/ - smart website monitoring

#1

Post by moomerman » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:06 PM UTC

I've finally taken the plunge and got my first startup out of the starting blocks. It's been live for a week now and I've been adding new features almost daily. I'd really appreciate any feedback. http://nimbu.net/

Re: Review my startup: http://nimbu.net/ - smart website monitoring

#2

Post by odvious » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:13 PM UTC

Your Pricing and Signup link is deceiving. You should separate the pricing since that what I expect to see when I click on that link.

Other than that, I think the idea is straight forward and decently presented. I would like you to highlight on that front page what makes you different (read: exceptional) than other providers.

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#3

Post by moomerman » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:13 PM UTC

It has been interesting reading the recent getting users thread [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=902322] as I've been trying a lot of the methods on there to gain some traction, so far without much success. Any other tips?

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#4

Post by moomerman » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:16 PM UTC

odvious wrote: post #2

Your Pricing and Signup link is deceiving. You should separate the pricing since that what I expect to see when I click on that link. Other than that, I think the idea is straight forward and decently presented. I would like you to highlight on that front page what makes you different (read: exceptional) than other providers.

Thanks, I take your point about the pricing, will separate them for now.

My aim is to provide more data analysis than other monitoring sites and give you feedback on the performance of your web application.

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#5

Post by odvious » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:21 PM UTC

moomerman wrote: post #4

odvious wrote: post #2

Your Pricing and Signup link is deceiving. You should separate the pricing since that what I expect to see when I click on that link. Other than that, I think the idea is straight forward and decently presented. I would like you to highlight on that front page what makes you different (read: exceptional) than other providers.

Thanks, I take your point about the pricing, will separate them for now. My aim is to provide more data analysis than other monitoring sites and give you feedback on the performance of your web application.

Having a features page which explains that in a little more detail might be beneficial. Same with have a feature 'grid' that compares your service to others.

I have signed up and am testing it out, so far it looks very easy to use. I do like the visualization with Google Maps to get various response times. Very impressive.

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#6

Post by catone » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:22 PM UTC

Clickable: http://nimbu.net/

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#7

Post by moomerman » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:23 PM UTC

odvious wrote: post #2

Your Pricing and Signup link is deceiving. You should separate the pricing since that what I expect to see when I click on that link. Other than that, I think the idea is straight forward and decently presented. I would like you to highlight on that front page what makes you different (read: exceptional) than other providers.

I've changed the link to just Signup for now as the pricing isn't an issue

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#8

Post by catone » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:25 PM UTC

odvious wrote: post #5

moomerman wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, I take your point about the pricing, will separate them for now. My aim is to provide more data analysis than other monitoring sites and give you feedback on the performance of your web application.

Having a features page which explains that in a little more detail might be beneficial. Same with have a feature 'grid' that compares your service to others. I have signed up and am testing it out, so far it looks very easy to use. I do like the visualization with Google Maps to get various response times. Very impressive.

I would second this. Some of the features look really intriguing -- like the uptime graphs and the global visualization -- but I want more info -- like how often my site is pinged and from how many different locations.

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#9

Post by moomerman » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:27 PM UTC

odvious wrote: post #5

moomerman wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, I take your point about the pricing, will separate them for now. My aim is to provide more data analysis than other monitoring sites and give you feedback on the performance of your web application.

Having a features page which explains that in a little more detail might be beneficial. Same with have a feature 'grid' that compares your service to others. I have signed up and am testing it out, so far it looks very easy to use. I do like the visualization with Google Maps to get various response times. Very impressive.

Will definitely add a features list then, I was thinking I was already overloading the user a bit on the homepage but having a separate link to a detailed features section means those that want more information can get it.

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#10

Post by elbac » Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:31 PM UTC

why is this better then http://pingdom.com ?