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Can you please explain how? Thanks!

by myasmine 16y ago

davidw 16y ago
The color scheme, 'make money', the domain name, and so on. Just a first impression.
- c1sc0 16y ago
  I don't know why you got downvoted on that. I totally agree, my first impression was also 'cheap & spammy' ... something those annoying social media marketing experts on twitter would hawk. Here's a blurred screenshot to get that 'First Impression' feeling, judge for yourself: http://i.imgur.com/med1t.png http://i.imgur.com/med1t.png
  - myasmine 16y ago
    I've been working on this for a year so I'm wayyyy too close to it - this feedback is helpful. We definitely need to get rid of the make money text. If there's anything specific that lends to the cheap and spammy impression, please lmk. Thanks!
    - paraschopra 16y ago
      You may also want to take feedback from HN in context of target market. I am guessing very few on HNers will qualify as your customer, rather this should be aimed at people who are actually interested in 'make money online' kind of products and for them site design might be OK. Better feedback from some other community too.
      - davidw 16y ago
        That's an excellent point and one we should all bear in mind when dealing with sites that appeal to audiences that are far from what we know best.
- myasmine 16y ago
  I'm not sure how the color scheme or domain is but the whole make money thing can be seen that away and we're staying aware of it. If you have any suggestions on how to improve it, I'd love to hear them. Thanks for clarifying.
tbranch227 16y ago
I kinda see what he's saying. It has a template feel to it, but I think overall the site is deeper than a spam site. This coming from someone who doesn't and has never used this type of service.
- myasmine 16y ago
  Template feel to it? I have to say that's the first time I've heard that - I usually get compliments on the design. Thanks for the feedback neverthless!
  - nzmsv 16y ago
    That's the thing. My rational self says this is a nice design. But the first impression is "domain parking page". It might just be too high pressure, buy now, etc. Might also be the numbers in the name. And then there's the "Breaking news" bar. Reminds me of the shopping channel :) But it is still a nicely made page, and it is clear that quite a lot of work went into it.
    - myasmine 16y ago
      Yeah, I see what you mean now... It's funny how you can be happy with something for so long and then...BOOM! You see it in a completely different way. HN is definitely good for that :)
noverloop 16y ago
transforming relevant keywords on a blog to affiliate links is a practice that I would find to be irritating. edit: depends on how it is executed ofcourse
- myasmine 16y ago
  Yep, I just answered this question via another comment. It looks like we should elaborate more on this on the homepage. Thanks for the feedback!
wildmXranat 16y ago
It looks busy in general and instantly made me doubt the legality of your venture. I think you need to be less wordy, use less tech words, and use more whitespace and generally less cluttered. For a good similar layout, look up Github.com's plans and prices page. Above example doesn't make me want to close the browser. Non suspicious layout counts. edit: I really like your idea and it looks worth exploring further.
- myasmine 16y ago
  There seems to be a consensus around that. It's now one of my main priorities, thanks for the feedback.

Can you please explain how? Thanks!

davidw 16y ago

The color scheme, 'make money', the domain name, and so on. Just a first impression.

c1sc0 16y ago
I don't know why you got downvoted on that. I totally agree, my first impression was also 'cheap & spammy' ... something those annoying social media marketing experts on twitter would hawk. Here's a blurred screenshot to get that 'First Impression' feeling, judge for yourself: http://i.imgur.com/med1t.png http://i.imgur.com/med1t.png
- myasmine 16y ago
  I've been working on this for a year so I'm wayyyy too close to it - this feedback is helpful. We definitely need to get rid of the make money text. If there's anything specific that lends to the cheap and spammy impression, please lmk. Thanks!
  - paraschopra 16y ago
    You may also want to take feedback from HN in context of target market. I am guessing very few on HNers will qualify as your customer, rather this should be aimed at people who are actually interested in 'make money online' kind of products and for them site design might be OK. Better feedback from some other community too.
    - davidw 16y ago
      That's an excellent point and one we should all bear in mind when dealing with sites that appeal to audiences that are far from what we know best.
myasmine 16y ago
I'm not sure how the color scheme or domain is but the whole make money thing can be seen that away and we're staying aware of it. If you have any suggestions on how to improve it, I'd love to hear them. Thanks for clarifying.

tbranch227 16y ago

I kinda see what he's saying. It has a template feel to it, but I think overall the site is deeper than a spam site. This coming from someone who doesn't and has never used this type of service.

myasmine 16y ago
Template feel to it? I have to say that's the first time I've heard that - I usually get compliments on the design. Thanks for the feedback neverthless!
- nzmsv 16y ago
  That's the thing. My rational self says this is a nice design. But the first impression is "domain parking page". It might just be too high pressure, buy now, etc. Might also be the numbers in the name. And then there's the "Breaking news" bar. Reminds me of the shopping channel :) But it is still a nicely made page, and it is clear that quite a lot of work went into it.
  - myasmine 16y ago
    Yeah, I see what you mean now... It's funny how you can be happy with something for so long and then...BOOM! You see it in a completely different way. HN is definitely good for that :)

noverloop 16y ago

transforming relevant keywords on a blog to affiliate links is a practice that I would find to be irritating. edit: depends on how it is executed ofcourse

myasmine 16y ago
Yep, I just answered this question via another comment. It looks like we should elaborate more on this on the homepage. Thanks for the feedback!

wildmXranat 16y ago

It looks busy in general and instantly made me doubt the legality of your venture. I think you need to be less wordy, use less tech words, and use more whitespace and generally less cluttered. For a good similar layout, look up Github.com's plans and prices page. Above example doesn't make me want to close the browser. Non suspicious layout counts. edit: I really like your idea and it looks worth exploring further.

myasmine 16y ago
There seems to be a consensus around that. It's now one of my main priorities, thanks for the feedback.