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Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#41

Post by mitchdoogle »

dmje wrote: post #35
bluelightning2k wrote: post #31

You INSTANTLY lost me with the fake-scarcity countdown timer. Bounced so fast & immediately looked to see if HN has a downvote button. If you're targeting engineers and sophisticated people you need to rethink that.

Sometimes the hostile responses on here really floor me. Maybe think before you type something like this. This is a really solid, incredibly professional and really not very expensive product. I use it all the time. The guy shipped something, and he shipped something great. You may not like countdown timers but jeez, ease off a bit maybe?

The notion of a sale for software and especially the countdown timer is a deliberate trick designed to separate people from their money. Just because many businesses engage in these kinds of dishonest tactics doesn't mean that people will just accept them. People don't like being tricked - it's a very legitimate criticism.

Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#42

Post by bluelightning2k »

dmje wrote: post #40
bluelightning2k wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not hostile, it's helpful. For everyone who takes the time to explain why they bounced, 1000 people did so without taking the time to explain. I am sure the majority of people here who saw this hit back the second they saw the ticking countdown timer. Few bothered to come back and advise against it.

CAPS, "fake", "BS"... ...pretty hostile

"BS" very clearly refers to the timer not the site. But I've removed it anyway.

INSTANTLY is appropriate emphasis. It's important to convey that when you see a 'clickfunnels' countdown timer you don't look past it.

Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#43

Post by weird-eye-issue »

mitchdoogle wrote: post #41
dmje wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes the hostile responses on here really floor me. Maybe think before you type something like this. This is a really solid, incredibly professional and really not very expensive product. I use it all the time. The guy shipped something, and he shipped something great. You may not like countdown timers but jeez, ease off a bit maybe?

The notion of a sale for software and especially the countdown timer is a deliberate trick designed to separate people from their money. Just because many businesses engage in these kinds of dishonest tactics doesn't mean that people will just accept them. People don't like being tricked - it's a very legitimate criticism.

It's not a trick. It's a sale. Have you never seen anything go on sale before?

Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#45

Post by bluelightning2k »

mitchdoogle wrote: post #41
dmje wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes the hostile responses on here really floor me. Maybe think before you type something like this. This is a really solid, incredibly professional and really not very expensive product. I use it all the time. The guy shipped something, and he shipped something great. You may not like countdown timers but jeez, ease off a bit maybe?

The notion of a sale for software and especially the countdown timer is a deliberate trick designed to separate people from their money. Just because many businesses engage in these kinds of dishonest tactics doesn't mean that people will just accept them. People don't like being tricked - it's a very legitimate criticism.

Very well said!

Developers are also a very marketing-averse group.

Tbh my guess is the founder of this product never got feedback from devs before doing that landing page.

The tool could be superb. Kind of doesn't matter. Pattern recognition kicks in.

Maybe they built a great product. If that's so they camouflage its value by making it look like some ebook with a scarcity timer.

Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#47

Post by spicybright »

I can tell you put a lot of work in, but it's still very expensive for what it is. It's something I would expect to find for free in my browser's extension store if I'm being honest.

Is there any guarantee the extension will be supported for a long time after purchase? Or is it's possible a year down the line CSS Scan gets abandoned and the extension falls out of date?

If it was a one time $5-$10 or $1/mo purchase, I would definitely buy it if I found it helped development for me.

Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#48

Post by bluelightning2k »

weird-eye-issue wrote: post #43
mitchdoogle wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The notion of a sale for software and especially the countdown timer is a deliberate trick designed to separate people from their money. Just because many businesses engage in these kinds of dishonest tactics doesn't mean that people will just accept them. People don't like being tricked - it's a very legitimate criticism.

It's not a trick. It's a sale. Have you never seen anything go on sale before?

An analogy to help explain:

You see someone dressed as a hotdog holding a giant promotional "50 OFF, TODAY ONLY!!!" sign outside a restaurant.

Is that restaurant somewhere you'd consider taking a client for fine-dining?

Re: Show HN: I made CSS Scan 3.0, a fast way to check and copy CSS

#50

Post by dmje »

mitchdoogle wrote: post #41
dmje wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes the hostile responses on here really floor me. Maybe think before you type something like this. This is a really solid, incredibly professional and really not very expensive product. I use it all the time. The guy shipped something, and he shipped something great. You may not like countdown timers but jeez, ease off a bit maybe?

The notion of a sale for software and especially the countdown timer is a deliberate trick designed to separate people from their money. Just because many businesses engage in these kinds of dishonest tactics doesn't mean that people will just accept them. People don't like being tricked - it's a very legitimate criticism.

If this is a trick then you could arguably put pretty much any marketing into the same category. Looks nice? Cheaper than competition? Has newsletter? Great SEO? Really well authored content? Lovely video? Are these all "tricks" too? Because at some level, yes, you're being manipulated by pretty much anything that triggers desire.

Seems entirely legitimate to me that people can choose whatever tools they want to sell the thing they've spent loads of time working on. And in the same way it's also entirely legitimate for you and others to simply choose not to buy.

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