Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
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Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
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Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#2Quick and easy, I like it. I noticed however that link the whitespace around links gets destroyed when creating a site from RSS. See for instance: http://tinyurl.com/3wquw5 .
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#3Nice job.
I'm running the Firefox 3 nightlies and it came up as an unsupported browser, even though you have Firefox 3 checked as a browser you support.
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#4Front splash page is nice, although 'create your own' position is unusual. Also would be hesitant about registering so early without seeing it.
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#5I like it, a lot! I signed up and started making my site right away. For some reason, it didn't like my RSS feed. I'm generating it from blogger and using feedburner, so I'm a little surprised that it didn't work.
Very cool idea, though!
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#6I had to click on some of your "Read about us at:" links to really understand what you're offering and how your site works.
I don't like to register for something if I don't understand what it does or how it works. Perhaps an informational link on the home page or a quick video would help draw people in to your registration process.
I like the overall page structure and design otherwise, though.
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#7as a designer I would say the front page is a nice start but there are some details I would clean up.
the "Build your own mobile web in 5 minutes." does not look great and probably needs to be an image.
I would make the text box to "Mobilize your blog" bigger and more of a focus of the top of the page as it feels a little hidden.
The fade to white around the images in the yellow box do not look great. I would take off the shading and perhaps just use a darker yellow border or something. Images that look crisp are always the best.
Other wise it looks great and was super easy to signup for. On the first occasion the "phone emulator" got stuck on my mouse and I could not close it with out refreshing the page. I have not been able to reproduce it though.
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#8The idea itself looks cool, but the main page lacks focus.
Might I suggest a prominent path to a quick demo - free registration will put off any casual user, whereas if there were an easy "conveyor belt" taking you through the steps of building and demonstrating a really easy mobile website, you'd have much more engaged users by the time they finished.
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#9When I first typed in my blog URL, I was hoping to immediately see the "mobilized" format of my blog. But I am now asked for another URL name - the name for the mobilized blog. It is a bit unexpected.
After giving an URL name for the mobilized blog, I was hoping to see the "mobilized" format of my blog. But now I am asked to signup.
I gave up.
It is a good idea with lots of potential. But without seeing some mobilized format, I am not going to sign up.
Re: Ask YC: Feedback on startup: wirenode.com
#10The idea itself looks cool, but the main page lacks focus. Might I suggest a prominent path to a quick demo - free registration will put off any casual user, whereas if there were an easy "conveyor belt" taking you through the steps of building and demonstrating a really easy mobile website, you'd have much more engaged users by the time they finished.
I think this is a very good point.
You need some way to really pull the user into your service, As stated above, step them through the "conveyor belt" on the main page and engage them from the second they hit your site.