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I'm curious, how come you went with a whole sign up page (asking for a name, and password) rather than simply putting an email box on the main page like the mos
by dmazin 16y ago
I'm curious, how come you went with a whole sign up page (asking for a name, and password) rather than simply putting an email box on the main page like the most deal sites do?
Do you really need to call a person by name in emails? Is the sign up friction worth it?
- bmelton 16y agoThat's a fair point -- but, by asking for a name and a password (and admittedly, we can forego the name) -- you get an account. For regular users, this is probably worth deleting. But for app developers, the 'having an account' means that they can add, upload and manage applications that they'd like to have featured.
- dmazin 16y agoRight, that's what I figured. I think this dualism is absolutely necessary as you have a chance to have a very simple, one-field sign up for non-developer users whereas right now the friction is pretty high (five fields, separate page).
- bmelton 16y agoFixed. The signup process for the email is now a dismissable 1-field box on the homepage. Thanks for the suggestion.