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I spent the last month working furiously in my free time to build and launch http://typed.it/ http://typed.it/, but I'm having trouble getting substantial feedb

by cfinke 15y ago

I spent the last month working furiously in my free time to build and launch http://typed.it/ http://typed.it/, but I'm having trouble getting substantial feedback, even from the people who inspired the idea for the site. Would you be willing to give your first impression of it?

jgmmo 15y ago
Seems like you have duplicated some functionality of Google Keyword Tool.
mikegreenberg 15y ago
I think the value that you're bringing to the table is being eclipsed by other major players (most notably, Google). If you want to continue this project, you need to really differentiate yourself in a clear and specific way that would give your potential users a reason to buy in. When I look at your homepage, I see you selling me features of your product. I'm not interested in what your product does. I'm interested in what it does for me. Read this post from Dave McClure: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/08/your-solution-is-not-my-problem.html http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/08/your-solution-is... Your headline "What are people typing?" is probably not the question they are asking themselves. I'd suspect it's more along the lines of "Are visitors mistyping my URL?" It's a subtle difference, but you're facing the user with the question and making it relevant to them. Your headline is very unspecific and ambiguous. Your demo let's me compare specific popular domain names, but I'm not sure what I'm suppose to be learning from this demonstration. Your value proposition gets lost and I don't know how this demo provides useful information to me. I hope my feedback was constructive.
- cfinke 15y ago
  Great feedback, definitely constructive; thanks for taking the time. I suppose I'm not 100% decided on which market I'm trying to serve: 1. Site owners interested in users going to the wrong URL. 2. Domain speculators wanting to get data on how many people are typing in a given URL. 3. The common man, wanting some stats on traffic to different domains, whether its for curiosity, reporting, or some academic reason. I imagine #2 has the most potential for paying customers, #1 the most under-served market, and #3 the largest potential market but probably a low potential for profit.
Pheter 15y ago
You say 'discover what mistakes [users] are making' but explaining why would be really helpful. Perhaps to allow me to identify typo-domain names that I should consider purchasing. Or maybe I could use your product to research ad keywords to purchase. It looks like you have a really polished product, but I'm not entirely sure on how and why I should use it. I'd expect that information to be the most prominent thing.
- cfinke 15y ago
  Thanks - I'm finding that the consensus is "Tell me why I should use it rather than just saying what you can use it for."

by cfinke 15y ago

jgmmo 15y ago

Seems like you have duplicated some functionality of Google Keyword Tool.

mikegreenberg 15y ago

I think the value that you're bringing to the table is being eclipsed by other major players (most notably, Google). If you want to continue this project, you need to really differentiate yourself in a clear and specific way that would give your potential users a reason to buy in. When I look at your homepage, I see you selling me features of your product. I'm not interested in what your product does. I'm interested in what it does for me. Read this post from Dave McClure: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/08/your-solution-is-not-my-problem.html http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/08/your-solution-is... Your headline "What are people typing?" is probably not the question they are asking themselves. I'd suspect it's more along the lines of "Are visitors mistyping my URL?" It's a subtle difference, but you're facing the user with the question and making it relevant to them. Your headline is very unspecific and ambiguous. Your demo let's me compare specific popular domain names, but I'm not sure what I'm suppose to be learning from this demonstration. Your value proposition gets lost and I don't know how this demo provides useful information to me. I hope my feedback was constructive.

cfinke 15y ago
Great feedback, definitely constructive; thanks for taking the time. I suppose I'm not 100% decided on which market I'm trying to serve: 1. Site owners interested in users going to the wrong URL. 2. Domain speculators wanting to get data on how many people are typing in a given URL. 3. The common man, wanting some stats on traffic to different domains, whether its for curiosity, reporting, or some academic reason. I imagine #2 has the most potential for paying customers, #1 the most under-served market, and #3 the largest potential market but probably a low potential for profit.

Pheter 15y ago

You say 'discover what mistakes [users] are making' but explaining why would be really helpful. Perhaps to allow me to identify typo-domain names that I should consider purchasing. Or maybe I could use your product to research ad keywords to purchase. It looks like you have a really polished product, but I'm not entirely sure on how and why I should use it. I'd expect that information to be the most prominent thing.

cfinke 15y ago
Thanks - I'm finding that the consensus is "Tell me why I should use it rather than just saying what you can use it for."