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LaunchValue - my simple signup page app

20 points by nistha0202 14y ago

Dear Hackers, I have been a silent reader here for a long time. But finally had something to share, so keeping my fingers crossed! I ended up writing a simple app to create landing/signup page for one of my startup ideas. I thought there is an audience who might be interested in simple, quick and cheaper launch page app itself. So, I thought I will turn this app into a product/service and see if people really want it. I am making it live for signups today and would love to have your feedback on it- http://www.launchvalue.com/ Thanks

jridgway 14y ago
Looks like a cool idea! I just might have to use this when my product comes out of beta.
- nistha0202 14y ago
  thank you :)
gregorym 14y ago
What is the difference with http://launchrock.com http://launchrock.com ?
- nistha0202 14y ago
  There will be no "powered by lauchvalue" ad in there. Plus, I tried launch rock myself first and did not have a good overall experience, there were too many settings and domain redirection turned out unnecessarily complicated. It could be just me but I think there's a need for quick and simple app that does not overcomplicate things, just gets the work done. Plus, I have few other ideas to differentiate it.
suneel0101 14y ago
This is awesome and beautiful!
- nistha0202 14y ago
  hullo there! thank you
molinojopiento 14y ago
I think, very clean and somewhat feminine, but very beautiful.
rabidonrails 14y ago
Curious to know why you decided on a free plan and a $45 plan?
- nistha0202 14y ago
  Thanks for your interest. - Free account is for anyone who wants a simple but quick validation. With no ads, it still works better than Launchrock. With a time limit, I hope people will start paying once they see the value of the product. - Paid account is for people who want a more customized look and are little more serious about their ideas. It is still 5-6 times cheaper than Unbounce. - When I feel it makes sense, I will have premium accounts for people who just want to get the complete setup done for them (sort of consulting service element to it) Do you have any feedback on the price points?
  - Donito 14y ago
    3 month free with the only upgrade being 45$/6 month is a total turn-off for me. To me, it seems there really is only one plan called "45$/6month, get 3 months free when you signup".
Donito 14y ago
I think your demo should be more than an example of signup page. Quite frankly, most signup pages look the same (e.g. resizable background image, centered box with text and maybe a logo, and a call to action). Where you could really differentiate yourself (over existing similar services) is better analytics that you get from your service, and a demo of the admin panel could convey that. So for example, show that for every signup you know: 1. Where your users come from (e.g. referer) 2. Where your users are from (e.g. geo location based on ip) 3. User Agent, Browser, Mobile vs. Desktop etc... This information is not only "cool to know" but also useful to understand who your potential customers are. A few more things. In your "sales pitch", you mention your competitors (e.g. LaunchRock/Unbounce). I wouldn't suggest advertising for your competitor, and loosing potential customers to them, especially if you're value proposition is weak. Finally, I wouldn't suggest your "call to action" to be to see pricing, that's also a turnoff. Instead, maybe you ask for emails for people interesting who want to use the beta when it's ready :P
- nistha0202 14y ago
  If you click on the price plans, it takes you to the email signup form. I am recording who signed up by clicking on free or who by paid. Perhaps the call to action is not very clear on the price page. Thanks for bringing that up. Mentioning competitors in pitch was tricky - I did it because the obvious questions are what is different from those. I definitely have long way to go with this, so thanks for all your points.

20 points by nistha0202 14y ago

jridgway 14y ago

Looks like a cool idea! I just might have to use this when my product comes out of beta.

nistha0202 14y ago
thank you :)

gregorym 14y ago

What is the difference with http://launchrock.com http://launchrock.com ?

nistha0202 14y ago
There will be no "powered by lauchvalue" ad in there. Plus, I tried launch rock myself first and did not have a good overall experience, there were too many settings and domain redirection turned out unnecessarily complicated. It could be just me but I think there's a need for quick and simple app that does not overcomplicate things, just gets the work done. Plus, I have few other ideas to differentiate it.

suneel0101 14y ago

This is awesome and beautiful!

nistha0202 14y ago
hullo there! thank you

molinojopiento 14y ago

I think, very clean and somewhat feminine, but very beautiful.

rabidonrails 14y ago

Curious to know why you decided on a free plan and a $45 plan?

nistha0202 14y ago
Thanks for your interest. - Free account is for anyone who wants a simple but quick validation. With no ads, it still works better than Launchrock. With a time limit, I hope people will start paying once they see the value of the product. - Paid account is for people who want a more customized look and are little more serious about their ideas. It is still 5-6 times cheaper than Unbounce. - When I feel it makes sense, I will have premium accounts for people who just want to get the complete setup done for them (sort of consulting service element to it) Do you have any feedback on the price points?
- Donito 14y ago
  3 month free with the only upgrade being 45$/6 month is a total turn-off for me. To me, it seems there really is only one plan called "45$/6month, get 3 months free when you signup".

Donito 14y ago

I think your demo should be more than an example of signup page. Quite frankly, most signup pages look the same (e.g. resizable background image, centered box with text and maybe a logo, and a call to action). Where you could really differentiate yourself (over existing similar services) is better analytics that you get from your service, and a demo of the admin panel could convey that. So for example, show that for every signup you know: 1. Where your users come from (e.g. referer) 2. Where your users are from (e.g. geo location based on ip) 3. User Agent, Browser, Mobile vs. Desktop etc... This information is not only "cool to know" but also useful to understand who your potential customers are. A few more things. In your "sales pitch", you mention your competitors (e.g. LaunchRock/Unbounce). I wouldn't suggest advertising for your competitor, and loosing potential customers to them, especially if you're value proposition is weak. Finally, I wouldn't suggest your "call to action" to be to see pricing, that's also a turnoff. Instead, maybe you ask for emails for people interesting who want to use the beta when it's ready :P

nistha0202 14y ago
If you click on the price plans, it takes you to the email signup form. I am recording who signed up by clicking on free or who by paid. Perhaps the call to action is not very clear on the price page. Thanks for bringing that up. Mentioning competitors in pitch was tricky - I did it because the obvious questions are what is different from those. I definitely have long way to go with this, so thanks for all your points.