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I totally understand your anxiety. I've been getting feedback for my application over the last few months, and it typically falls into three categories: 1) Act
by PonyGumbo 15y ago
I totally understand your anxiety. I've been getting feedback for my application over the last few months, and it typically falls into three categories:
1) Actionable items (e.g. this was broken, you should add this feature)
2) Binary Criticism or Praise ("hard to use" / "looks really good!")
3) Talking out of their asses ("Forget digital, it's all cassette tapes these days!")
With that in mind, I'm going to try to stick to category 1 as much as possible.
First, why not make it a simple web application? It'd be easier to deploy features and bug fixes, and you'd eliminate the support nightmare surrounding installations. Plus, you'd have predictable recurring revenue.
Second, the graphics/clipart on the homepage - including the screenshot - seem a little amateurish. I'd put a demo video here instead. I'd hire a graphic designer to put some polish on, and lose the cartoon tiger entirely. I also think you'd be much better off having a simple website layout already mocked up in the web demo rather than the array of clipart.
I hope this is helpful, and I hope you take it in the spirit in which it was intended. I know it's difficult to hear criticism when you've invested so much time in something.
- infocaptor 15y agoHi Pony, Thanks for your comments. I fully welcome any criticism and I believe in iterative launch. People think launching software is like launching rockets into spaceship but it is very different for bootstraped startups like me. I am working on the screenshots and samples. Letting people download and start using takes lot of load off my chest but still lot of work is pending and will never end. The application is available to be used directly on my site http://www.mockuptiger.com/wireframe/mockups/register.php http://www.mockuptiger.com/wireframe/mockups/register.php I am not just charging for it, it is free and not marketing it as i am not ready for it yet. Thanks again for your input