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Haha check our scrappy website https://opral.com https://opral.com We got a bug report once that „the website is not loading“.

is_true 3y ago
inlang's website is beautiful
- samuelstros 3y ago
  thanks. do you understand what inlang is by looking at the site?
  - layer8 3y ago
    No, and I suspect GP was being sarcastic.
    - samuelstros 3y ago
      What is unclear? we know that we haven't nailed communication yet. one team member is working full time on communication/the website
      - layer8 3y ago
        I have no idea what “globalization ecosystem” is supposed to mean. There is a list of software components (“products”) I’m probably supposed to see a use for, but why would I go to that website to browse them? There is mention of “inlang projects”, but what is “inlang” and why would I have such a project? There is mention of “plugins for inlang”, but again, what is inlang and why does it need plugins?
        samuelstros 3y ago
        Great feedback. I'll forward it to Nils, who is responsible for communication. Reply from him should follow on Monday
        nilsjcbsn 3y ago
        I’m the responsible person that Samuel talked about. I agree thanks for the feedback. Any chance that we can get on a call?
      - lgkk 3y ago
        I got it. But it’s because I worked on software that is global by design and we serve markets all over the world. I think some of these others may not have worked on such software requirements. Your site makes sense.
  - timeon 3y ago
    Well there is section 'popular products' directly on landing page so it is not hard to guess.
  - alberth 3y ago
    No Mainly because: > The globalization ecosystem for software companies. Plug inlang's products together for market expansion and a broader customer reach. I have no idea what that means and who it’s for. I don’t know if this is exactly what your product does but maybe a heading like: “The developer platform that makes data integrations easy” That at least tells me who is the buyer and what benefit I will get
    - samuelstros 3y ago
      > That at least tells me who is the buyer and what benefit I will get That is our problem. Taking a software product global (i18n/localiation/marketing) targets multiple personas and buyers (managers, developers, translators, designers, etc). We started with a dev-focused line but that didn't work for everyone else. Are product pages clear(er)? - https://inlang.com/m/gerre34r/library-inlang-paraglideJs https://inlang.com/m/gerre34r/library-inlang-paraglideJs - https://inlang.com/m/tdozzpar/app-inlang-finkLocalizationEditor https://inlang.com/m/tdozzpar/app-inlang-finkLocalizationEdi...
      - alberth 3y ago
        Maybe something like this might be better … Heading: “Localizing your app, has never been {easier/facile/etc}” Subhead: “A developer platform for all your i18n needs” That the {xxx} is animated and changes languages
  - is_true 3y ago
    I did, but I had to click a lot to understand.
coldtrait 3y ago
Wish I could work for an employer like this.
timeon 3y ago
There used to be several star-architect offices that had white background at their website with only black text for contact. While other firms had shiny websites with all project in huge pictures. But these were just like "me shit is out there and you already know it".
layer8 3y ago
I would suggest to fix the orthography to “PS: Nothing is broken about this page. It's just simple on purpose. :)”. Simplicity is nice, but correct punctuation and capitalization is also appreciated as a proxy indicator for professional diligence.
- samuelstros 3y ago
  fixed the capitalization https://github.com/opral/monorepo/commit/6127c6899290b35442c6d2547ea1d6edf184f0b9 https://github.com/opral/monorepo/commit/6127c6899290b35442c...
  - neomantra 3y ago
    Kudos for the transparency of your monorepo, and in addition to its simplicity, the lack of tracking on your homepage.
pjot 3y ago
Love your page. Especially your careers page - never seen one posted as a git repo before. You really know your audience.
- samuelstros 3y ago
  the reason is less knowing our audience and more "it was just easier [than setting up a careers page]" :D
keepamovin 3y ago
Hahaha that’s awesome. That’s like the original Google user testing sort-of-bug report where people they showed it to would sit in front of the screen with the search box, doing nothing. and when they asked them what are you doing? It’s: I’m waiting for it to load. because at the time it was so strange to just have a search box in the middle of the page and nothing else.

is_true 3y ago

inlang's website is beautiful

samuelstros 3y ago
thanks. do you understand what inlang is by looking at the site?
- layer8 3y ago
  No, and I suspect GP was being sarcastic.
  - samuelstros 3y ago
    What is unclear? we know that we haven't nailed communication yet. one team member is working full time on communication/the website
    - layer8 3y ago
      I have no idea what “globalization ecosystem” is supposed to mean. There is a list of software components (“products”) I’m probably supposed to see a use for, but why would I go to that website to browse them? There is mention of “inlang projects”, but what is “inlang” and why would I have such a project? There is mention of “plugins for inlang”, but again, what is inlang and why does it need plugins?
      - samuelstros 3y ago
        Great feedback. I'll forward it to Nils, who is responsible for communication. Reply from him should follow on Monday
      - nilsjcbsn 3y ago
        I’m the responsible person that Samuel talked about. I agree thanks for the feedback. Any chance that we can get on a call?
    - lgkk 3y ago
      I got it. But it’s because I worked on software that is global by design and we serve markets all over the world. I think some of these others may not have worked on such software requirements. Your site makes sense.
- timeon 3y ago
  Well there is section 'popular products' directly on landing page so it is not hard to guess.
- alberth 3y ago
  No Mainly because: > The globalization ecosystem for software companies. Plug inlang's products together for market expansion and a broader customer reach. I have no idea what that means and who it’s for. I don’t know if this is exactly what your product does but maybe a heading like: “The developer platform that makes data integrations easy” That at least tells me who is the buyer and what benefit I will get
  - samuelstros 3y ago
    > That at least tells me who is the buyer and what benefit I will get That is our problem. Taking a software product global (i18n/localiation/marketing) targets multiple personas and buyers (managers, developers, translators, designers, etc). We started with a dev-focused line but that didn't work for everyone else. Are product pages clear(er)? - https://inlang.com/m/gerre34r/library-inlang-paraglideJs https://inlang.com/m/gerre34r/library-inlang-paraglideJs - https://inlang.com/m/tdozzpar/app-inlang-finkLocalizationEditor https://inlang.com/m/tdozzpar/app-inlang-finkLocalizationEdi...
    - alberth 3y ago
      Maybe something like this might be better … Heading: “Localizing your app, has never been {easier/facile/etc}” Subhead: “A developer platform for all your i18n needs” That the {xxx} is animated and changes languages
- is_true 3y ago
  I did, but I had to click a lot to understand.

coldtrait 3y ago

Wish I could work for an employer like this.

timeon 3y ago

There used to be several star-architect offices that had white background at their website with only black text for contact. While other firms had shiny websites with all project in huge pictures. But these were just like "me shit is out there and you already know it".

layer8 3y ago

I would suggest to fix the orthography to “PS: Nothing is broken about this page. It's just simple on purpose. :)”. Simplicity is nice, but correct punctuation and capitalization is also appreciated as a proxy indicator for professional diligence.

samuelstros 3y ago
fixed the capitalization https://github.com/opral/monorepo/commit/6127c6899290b35442c6d2547ea1d6edf184f0b9 https://github.com/opral/monorepo/commit/6127c6899290b35442c...
- neomantra 3y ago
  Kudos for the transparency of your monorepo, and in addition to its simplicity, the lack of tracking on your homepage.

pjot 3y ago

Love your page. Especially your careers page - never seen one posted as a git repo before. You really know your audience.

samuelstros 3y ago
the reason is less knowing our audience and more "it was just easier [than setting up a careers page]" :D

keepamovin 3y ago

Hahaha that’s awesome. That’s like the original Google user testing sort-of-bug report where people they showed it to would sit in front of the screen with the search box, doing nothing. and when they asked them what are you doing? It’s: I’m waiting for it to load. because at the time it was so strange to just have a search box in the middle of the page and nothing else.