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Puh, I tried so hard with that website. I don't know, design and marketing is just sooo hard for me. Do you have a template that you think I should use? And d

Puh, I tried so hard with that website. I don't know, design and marketing is just sooo hard for me. Do you have a template that you think I should use? And do you know maybe somebody who could help me build a better landing page without costing me all my life savings?

cercatrova 4y ago
Make a website with an online builder and use their templates. For example: - Webflow: https://webflow.com/templates https://webflow.com/templates - SquareSpace: https://www.squarespace.com/templates https://www.squarespace.com/templates - Shopify: https://themes.shopify.com/ https://themes.shopify.com/ I'd recommend Shopify, and a minimalist, light theme such as the one below, since your product is made of light wood. https://themes.shopify.com/themes/craft/styles/default?surface_detail=free-themes&surface_inter_position=1&surface_intra_position=1&surface_type=collection https://themes.shopify.com/themes/craft/styles/default?surfa...
- konschubert 4y ago
  I already use shopify for the shop page, https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-calendar https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale... But I’ve been wary of using it for the whole website since I didn’t want my whole page structure and content coupled to shopify. And I didn’t want it all to feel like a shopify store. But maybe that was a bad priority and I should just get over it. Thanks for the tip with the theme, btw
  - cercatrova 4y ago
    Yeah, at risk of sounding brash, I do think you should "get over it" as your main priority is to sell items, not to build a well-structured website in HTML. The latter is ancillary, merely a means to an end.
aidos 4y ago
Sorry, didn’t want to poo poo the whole thing. Don’t get down about it! This is an opportunity to rework the site so it works for you. As sibling comment says, use a website builder instead. Something like shopify will have everything you need (though I’m not massively familiar with it myself). Another suggestion I have is to focus on the target audience. I skimmed the doc you linked to about uploading images (couldn’t find any extra docs on the site at a glance btw) and it felt geek heavy in terminology. The shots of the device look nice, but there’s an app for managing it? Is it easy to use? If I buy this device would my wife ever use it or is it too complicated? Are you actually making these devices yourself? If I were hand making these my starting point would be to sell to friends so I could iterate on the whole thing. There are a lot of people on here talking about ads and marketing but honestly, hustle is how you get started.
- konschubert 4y ago
  Nono, I am very grateful for your feedback! If my website is bad it means that it can be improved and then my conversions will go app and that's great news! I don't define myself by my design skills so you didn't hurt any feelings :D I am a bit wary of using Shopify for landing pages because I'm worried it will make it feel even more like a dropshipping enterprise... But maybe that's the smaller problem if at least my website looks good then!

cercatrova 4y ago

Make a website with an online builder and use their templates. For example: - Webflow: https://webflow.com/templates https://webflow.com/templates - SquareSpace: https://www.squarespace.com/templates https://www.squarespace.com/templates - Shopify: https://themes.shopify.com/ https://themes.shopify.com/ I'd recommend Shopify, and a minimalist, light theme such as the one below, since your product is made of light wood. https://themes.shopify.com/themes/craft/styles/default?surface_detail=free-themes&surface_inter_position=1&surface_intra_position=1&surface_type=collection https://themes.shopify.com/themes/craft/styles/default?surfa...

konschubert 4y ago
I already use shopify for the shop page, https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-calendar https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale... But I’ve been wary of using it for the whole website since I didn’t want my whole page structure and content coupled to shopify. And I didn’t want it all to feel like a shopify store. But maybe that was a bad priority and I should just get over it. Thanks for the tip with the theme, btw
- cercatrova 4y ago
  Yeah, at risk of sounding brash, I do think you should "get over it" as your main priority is to sell items, not to build a well-structured website in HTML. The latter is ancillary, merely a means to an end.

aidos 4y ago

Sorry, didn’t want to poo poo the whole thing. Don’t get down about it! This is an opportunity to rework the site so it works for you. As sibling comment says, use a website builder instead. Something like shopify will have everything you need (though I’m not massively familiar with it myself). Another suggestion I have is to focus on the target audience. I skimmed the doc you linked to about uploading images (couldn’t find any extra docs on the site at a glance btw) and it felt geek heavy in terminology. The shots of the device look nice, but there’s an app for managing it? Is it easy to use? If I buy this device would my wife ever use it or is it too complicated? Are you actually making these devices yourself? If I were hand making these my starting point would be to sell to friends so I could iterate on the whole thing. There are a lot of people on here talking about ads and marketing but honestly, hustle is how you get started.

konschubert 4y ago
Nono, I am very grateful for your feedback! If my website is bad it means that it can be improved and then my conversions will go app and that's great news! I don't define myself by my design skills so you didn't hurt any feelings :D I am a bit wary of using Shopify for landing pages because I'm worried it will make it feel even more like a dropshipping enterprise... But maybe that's the smaller problem if at least my website looks good then!