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Why do I have to sign up to use it at all? You want people to get involved in the process but you add friction. My guess is, your bounce rate is high. I'm sure
by alttab 10y ago
Why do I have to sign up to use it at all? You want people to get involved in the process but you add friction. My guess is, your bounce rate is high.
I'm sure there are plenty of features that require an account - but I'd imagine there are still ways of displaying and sharing the public information you've gathered within your tool without getting people to give you their e-mail address and generate yet another password.
Just think about it - the landing page should say something like "check the voting record of your senator against what you believe in. click your state." - and then show a map.
With this - you'd at least get ONE click. My guess is now, you miss out a lot because you want people to buy into what you're building without providing ANY value other than "feel good to change government" which as we all know isn't enough to get people to care.
- bbrez1 10y agoActually you can browse the site fully without ever logging in. Same as with other social sites. You will be able to freely browse it without logging in but taking any action will require you to create an account. You'll be able to find all the bills, reps, comments by users, etc. You only have to signup if you want to follow bills (get updates when they change) or reps (when they sponsor new bills), vote on bills and build your approval rating. It might be a bit unclear but the top navigation bar will help you browse through the site. Example link for bills https://4us.com/Bills https://4us.com/Bills We just wanted to have the homepage as a landing page and list what the site does.
- CoolGuySteve 10y agoI think the problem is the "Get Started" button leads directly to a sign up page. I'd find it more useful if it used my geolocation to go straight to my representatives. After getting engaged and wanting to follow them, I would then be more inclined to sign up in order to follow updates.
- AstroJetson 10y agoYes I was a little put off by getting asked for that directly Would be nice if the front page had some more info about what you are trying to do and how why I want to use it (What's in it for me). There is more text explaining the site in the comments thread that I could find on the site. Would like to have my view of Congress simplified. I followed H.R. 1301 and your site doesn't have that it passed or what the bill is about. On top of that you have this scary picture of multiple huge dish antennas. I was a home owner and the ham next to me said "Hey, go look up H.R. 1301" and I saw that picture I'd be in a full panic. Good luck, I bookmarked it, I'll come back and see if things are any better in a few weeks.