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Man, while I admire your story, this is not how you advertise your app. "I'm building this because I want to fight sex trafficking"?? It just confuses potentia

Man, while I admire your story, this is not how you advertise your app. "I'm building this because I want to fight sex trafficking"?? It just confuses potential users what the hell this app is for. I actually read the whole story, it's a good story, but in the end i was left puzzled (Is this app for reporting sex traffickers to the authorities in audio messages?) AND kind of annoyed that I spent the time reading the whole thing thinking that it would describe what the app is for.

dl_terp 10y ago
Thanks for this feedback. I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front (as opposed to which one you must click on in order to read). Sorry for the unnecessary frustration!
- throwanem 10y ago
  > I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front Good call. Maybe back off a little more than that, even. So I'm reading your page and liking what I see. I would like to know more. Here's a thing that might have more information, so I click it. Now I'm reading a surprisingly affecting comic about a kid who's been sexually abused and the fight against sex slavery. My mental and emotional associations with your brand are suddenly a great deal more complex, and quite a bit darker, than they were. Your app suddenly has a steeper hill to climb toward making me happy enough to feel that using it is worth my while. If it fails to do so, and I don't use it, your efforts toward your honorable cause are impaired thereby. Is telling me about it really as important as maybe getting me to contribute to it in a material way? Don't get me wrong. I like why you're doing what you're doing. But maybe "not what you want to lead with" understates the case on that one just a hair, is what I'm trying to get across here.
  - dl_terp 10y ago
    may I ask if others feel this way? My sharing this is because I think it's an important part of the story and why we created Currently, but I don't want it to have a "dark aura" around the app by any means. Does anyone else agree with the above sentiment?
    - zippoxer 10y ago
      I don't feel a "dark aura", but I do feel this story is irrelevant to your product's marketing page. I'd put this story away (maybe in a blog post) from newcomers who only want to figure out what's the app can do for them, not for you.
      - godot 10y ago
        I agree, I think the story definitely belongs in a blog post. It's a good story, and you're building the company for a good cause, but it's not what you should put on your front page.
      - vvs29 10y ago
        +1. I also feel this should belong to a blog post about the creator(s)/behind the scenes than on the front page showcasing your work. It looks like asking for sympathy votes that way.
    - cmdrfred 10y ago
      I feel this way. It feels exploitative to me. This would fit better as a blog post after the product has gained a user base. It is definitely less likely to make me want to use it.
    - throwanem 10y ago
      Hey, I don't disagree that it's important. But a first impression is a delicate time. I mean, I assume that's not the story you lead with when you meet someone socially, say in a bar. That isn't the worst model to use here. Get too serious too fast and you're liable to put some people off, is all I'm saying. On the other hand, I'm too old and not well enough socially connected to be your likely target market, and it's been a hell of a long day. I could be making more of this than it merits; take it for whatever you find it to be worth.
    - Nexxxeh 10y ago
      Yeah. It's an important story and message, but it's not something you want on the homepage. That should be at least one more click deep. That should be its own page, maybe linked in the FAQ or something. I wouldn't have said "dark aura" but I'm struggling to come up with a better description.

dl_terp 10y ago

Thanks for this feedback. I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front (as opposed to which one you must click on in order to read). Sorry for the unnecessary frustration!

throwanem 10y ago
> I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front Good call. Maybe back off a little more than that, even. So I'm reading your page and liking what I see. I would like to know more. Here's a thing that might have more information, so I click it. Now I'm reading a surprisingly affecting comic about a kid who's been sexually abused and the fight against sex slavery. My mental and emotional associations with your brand are suddenly a great deal more complex, and quite a bit darker, than they were. Your app suddenly has a steeper hill to climb toward making me happy enough to feel that using it is worth my while. If it fails to do so, and I don't use it, your efforts toward your honorable cause are impaired thereby. Is telling me about it really as important as maybe getting me to contribute to it in a material way? Don't get me wrong. I like why you're doing what you're doing. But maybe "not what you want to lead with" understates the case on that one just a hair, is what I'm trying to get across here.
- dl_terp 10y ago
  may I ask if others feel this way? My sharing this is because I think it's an important part of the story and why we created Currently, but I don't want it to have a "dark aura" around the app by any means. Does anyone else agree with the above sentiment?
  - zippoxer 10y ago
    I don't feel a "dark aura", but I do feel this story is irrelevant to your product's marketing page. I'd put this story away (maybe in a blog post) from newcomers who only want to figure out what's the app can do for them, not for you.
    - godot 10y ago
      I agree, I think the story definitely belongs in a blog post. It's a good story, and you're building the company for a good cause, but it's not what you should put on your front page.
    - vvs29 10y ago
      +1. I also feel this should belong to a blog post about the creator(s)/behind the scenes than on the front page showcasing your work. It looks like asking for sympathy votes that way.
  - cmdrfred 10y ago
    I feel this way. It feels exploitative to me. This would fit better as a blog post after the product has gained a user base. It is definitely less likely to make me want to use it.
  - throwanem 10y ago
    Hey, I don't disagree that it's important. But a first impression is a delicate time. I mean, I assume that's not the story you lead with when you meet someone socially, say in a bar. That isn't the worst model to use here. Get too serious too fast and you're liable to put some people off, is all I'm saying. On the other hand, I'm too old and not well enough socially connected to be your likely target market, and it's been a hell of a long day. I could be making more of this than it merits; take it for whatever you find it to be worth.
  - Nexxxeh 10y ago
    Yeah. It's an important story and message, but it's not something you want on the homepage. That should be at least one more click deep. That should be its own page, maybe linked in the FAQ or something. I wouldn't have said "dark aura" but I'm struggling to come up with a better description.