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We hid the 'demo' button. Our signups quadrupled.

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Re: We hid the 'demo' button. Our signups quadrupled.

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I'll tell you exactly what the problem is. The page for the demo does not have a very eye catching way to get the user to signup. There is just one sign labelled 'complete signup' at the top right side, which is very easy to miss. Now, here's the major issue. I'm assuming whenever someone joins the demo page, he/she gets a random guest number and can chat. Then when the person leaves, his session stays logged in for…

You will need to logout even if you are a demo user. Please see this image: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9098858/tesla%20logout.p...

Aha! see, I didn't even notice that! For the purpose of the demo, can the logout button be a bit more pronounced? Or don't redirect traffic from the home page to the chat room even if a user is logged in.

Re: We hid the 'demo' button. Our signups quadrupled.

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Before hiding the demo button: How many users who tried the demo created an account?

After hiding the demo button: How many users who created an account still use the service a week later?

Your signups might have quadrupled, but did the number of active users quadruple, or do you now just have a bunch of dead accounts?

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