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Congratulations on pushing the button. You've done something incredibly rare and you and your team should be proud. A few suggestions- get on the new Faceboo

Congratulations on pushing the button. You've done something incredibly rare and you and your team should be proud. A few suggestions- get on the new Facebook connect (facebook login) right away, and add a few social features (like add a check box that says "also post this on my wall" when you guys email people) so people can easily share what they're doing. That has a huge potential effect. Also, for what it's worth, target women (that sounds awful but most gardeners are women), I think that's your target demo. Anyway, best of luck, I'll share your site with the 2 or 3 garden clubs I indirectly know of, although I'm not sure if you're targeting beginner gardeners or advanced. If you post your email on your profile or here, I can get you some direct feedback from advanced gardeners, FWIW. kevin (kapauldo)

modoc 16y ago
Agreed with the facebook integration. I generally dislike Facebook but this is a great way to get more users for this type of service.
erikpukinskis 16y ago
Sure, I'll take all the feedback I can get! They can reach me at erik@sproutrobot.com. And thanks for the tips! I agree Facebook integration would be great for spreading the word. It's a good reminder for my todo list.
- megamark16 16y ago
  I hate getting all of those stupid Facebook updates about my friend's farms on Farmville, I don't care if Bob had a good harvest this year, it's all fake! Now you start talking about real plants, a real garden (even if it's just a few pots) and you've got me much more interested. I might actually pay attention when some of my friend's SproutRobot Gardens are doing well, something is ready to harvest, etc. "Hey Bob, can I get a few of those peppers you just harvested?" Anyway, definitely go this route, I can see this being huge.
dusing 16y ago
Agree those Facebook wall posts are worth a ton of traffic. We did a microsite for a client and they promoted it with a "splash" page on their main site 15k views a day. Well the 100 or so Facebook wall posts a day sent more traffic, almost double. Don't wait to long to get that in there!

modoc 16y ago

Agreed with the facebook integration. I generally dislike Facebook but this is a great way to get more users for this type of service.

erikpukinskis 16y ago

Sure, I'll take all the feedback I can get! They can reach me at erik@sproutrobot.com. And thanks for the tips! I agree Facebook integration would be great for spreading the word. It's a good reminder for my todo list.

megamark16 16y ago
I hate getting all of those stupid Facebook updates about my friend's farms on Farmville, I don't care if Bob had a good harvest this year, it's all fake! Now you start talking about real plants, a real garden (even if it's just a few pots) and you've got me much more interested. I might actually pay attention when some of my friend's SproutRobot Gardens are doing well, something is ready to harvest, etc. "Hey Bob, can I get a few of those peppers you just harvested?" Anyway, definitely go this route, I can see this being huge.

dusing 16y ago

Agree those Facebook wall posts are worth a ton of traffic. We did a microsite for a client and they promoted it with a "splash" page on their main site 15k views a day. Well the 100 or so Facebook wall posts a day sent more traffic, almost double. Don't wait to long to get that in there!