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Why is so hard to introduce the people who made this tool on the website? If I spent money on something I want to know to whom I sent this money. It feels reall

by tehabe 7y ago

Why is so hard to introduce the people who made this tool on the website? If I spent money on something I want to know to whom I sent this money. It feels really weird to use an anonymous tool for something which might be important.

gnud 7y ago
Hard disagree. A prominent 'meet the team', complete with smiling, rounded, portrait photos will usually make me close the tab. The fact that there is a tutorial and pricing prominent in the menu, makes this better than 80% of landing pages I run across, easily. That appeals more to me than any number of hipster beards. I liked the landing page. It gave the what and the why of the tool in a clear way - and but still had some actual technical details.
- chiscript 7y ago
  Your comments are much appreciated!
- rosstex 7y ago
  Hard disagree to your disagree. I don't want it at the top of the screen, but I don't mind scrolling down and seeing those smiling faces.
chiscript 7y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I might add a something soon but I'm not anonymous at all. My name and (relevant) story are quite easy to get on the web but I did not want to take away from the product on the website itself.
- tehabe 7y ago
  It is not really about an about page, even though I think it is important to have one. It is about when I use a service or even more so if I pay for one, I at least want a name and a country where my data is being processed. It might sound old fashioned but I just like to know who I'm trusting.
  - chiscript 7y ago
    Country is in the feedback form (UK). I outsourced info about me and the thinking behind Flookup to Indie Hackers (link is on the landing page). They might be unconventional decisions but I think they work quite nicely.
tsukurimashou 7y ago
"introducing" people that worked on something on a website usually puts me off. Every corporate website you'll find today has a "team" page with some people with fake smiles. I don't really care about the face of people that made projects, I prefer a website to describe the project itself, why they used this or this technology, why they made the design choices they made.
- chiscript 7y ago
  I would never have imagined that there would be visitors who actually dislike those intro pages hehehe! This is enlightening and will definitely affect how (if?) I implement it in future. Thanks for the comment.
  - gnud 7y ago
    I know I objected pretty strongly to this in my other comment. I wouldn't mind a 'about us'/'about the team'/'about me'-page linked in the footer, or as part of a 'contact us' page, or something. But I don't think it needs to be pushed very hard, and definitely don't place the 'about us' on the landing page.
  - tsukurimashou 7y ago
    I feel it is particularity true for [tech / engineer] people, which usually prioritize [relevant / accurate / straight to the point] information over [marketing / feelings].
manigandham 7y ago
That's something for an "about" page. I absolutely don't care about that when I'm learning about a product or pricing, and there's no guarantee any of it is real anyway.

by tehabe 7y ago

gnud 7y ago

Hard disagree. A prominent 'meet the team', complete with smiling, rounded, portrait photos will usually make me close the tab. The fact that there is a tutorial and pricing prominent in the menu, makes this better than 80% of landing pages I run across, easily. That appeals more to me than any number of hipster beards. I liked the landing page. It gave the what and the why of the tool in a clear way - and but still had some actual technical details.

chiscript 7y ago
Your comments are much appreciated!
rosstex 7y ago
Hard disagree to your disagree. I don't want it at the top of the screen, but I don't mind scrolling down and seeing those smiling faces.

chiscript 7y ago

Thanks for the feedback. I might add a something soon but I'm not anonymous at all. My name and (relevant) story are quite easy to get on the web but I did not want to take away from the product on the website itself.

tehabe 7y ago
It is not really about an about page, even though I think it is important to have one. It is about when I use a service or even more so if I pay for one, I at least want a name and a country where my data is being processed. It might sound old fashioned but I just like to know who I'm trusting.
- chiscript 7y ago
  Country is in the feedback form (UK). I outsourced info about me and the thinking behind Flookup to Indie Hackers (link is on the landing page). They might be unconventional decisions but I think they work quite nicely.

tsukurimashou 7y ago

"introducing" people that worked on something on a website usually puts me off. Every corporate website you'll find today has a "team" page with some people with fake smiles. I don't really care about the face of people that made projects, I prefer a website to describe the project itself, why they used this or this technology, why they made the design choices they made.

chiscript 7y ago
I would never have imagined that there would be visitors who actually dislike those intro pages hehehe! This is enlightening and will definitely affect how (if?) I implement it in future. Thanks for the comment.
- gnud 7y ago
  I know I objected pretty strongly to this in my other comment. I wouldn't mind a 'about us'/'about the team'/'about me'-page linked in the footer, or as part of a 'contact us' page, or something. But I don't think it needs to be pushed very hard, and definitely don't place the 'about us' on the landing page.
- tsukurimashou 7y ago
  I feel it is particularity true for [tech / engineer] people, which usually prioritize [relevant / accurate / straight to the point] information over [marketing / feelings].

manigandham 7y ago

That's something for an "about" page. I absolutely don't care about that when I'm learning about a product or pricing, and there's no guarantee any of it is real anyway.