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Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#21
Great UI and simple design.

But it can use a more testing.

* I created a test event and tried to add attendees, but pressing the button doesn't do anything.

* The signup/login page could use a link to the main page. I pressed login instead of signup and the only way to get out of that page is to hit the browser's back button.

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#22
Really nicely done app. Fits well in between eventbrite and manually organizing things yourself.

One thing I'd think about in terms of increasing conversions would be to allow people to test drive the process of Creating An Event without the need to set up an account. You can always gather that info later on in the process.

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#23
I can't say I gave it much time to explore all features - but two comments. 1) Why is the app limited to US users with the time zone options? What about the rest of the world? 2) Extra attendee information would be great - I'm often involved in online registration for sailing competitions and currently use a rather clumsy custom system. Your design is top notch so I was really interested in looking at your app for our use, but we have to record things like boat numbers.

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#24
post #23

I can't say I gave it much time to explore all features - but two comments. 1) Why is the app limited to US users with the time zone options? What about the rest of the world? 2) Extra attendee information would be great - I'm often involved in online registration for sailing competitions and currently use a rather clumsy custom system. Your design is top notch so I was really interested in looking at your app for ou…

Custom information is high on our priority list.

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#25
Nicely done site. Love the layout and design. Very clear what you offer on the landing page. The tour was also nicely accessible. I didn't sign up because I don't really have any events to plan right now.

As an aside, my site, launchly has just started offering free web startup launches again today so if you wanted to list it there for some additional feedback and exposure we'd be glad to have you. http://www.launchly.com

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#26
post #14

What tech did you use to create the app?

Merb with Postgres on the backend, jQuery + jQuery UI on the front, served by Nginx reverse-proxied to Thin. The website is statically generated using Jekyll.

Thanks for the details!

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#27

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.

I guess that wasn't really my experience. It took me about 5 minutes to set up an event so as an administrator of an event, it was extremely easy and the UI was fine. What they kind of sucked at is the options to display an event. Templates were limited and I'm feeling our event is a bit cookie cutter at the moment. Perhaps that's a differentiating factor to focus on too.

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#28

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!

It has been fixed. Thanks again.

Re: Review my app - Guestlist: online event registration made simple

#29
post #21

Great UI and simple design. But it can use a more testing. * I created a test event and tried to add attendees, but pressing the button doesn't do anything. * The signup/login page could use a link to the main page. I pressed login instead of signup and the only way to get out of that page is to hit the browser's back button.

The button is disabled if you have no ticket types. We added a tool-tip to make that clearer. Thanks for the feedback!
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