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Show HN: Pick'em Zone (hackers can enjoy football too)

21 points by scootklein 14y ago

jasonwilk 14y ago
Looks great! I'd tweak the UI a bit to show more photos of the product prior to signing up.
- ktsmith 14y ago
  Edited: I didn't realize at first this is just pickem and doesn't really compete with the bigger fantasy leagues. I completely agree that there needs to be more information on the front page. What do the kick ass tools look like, why is this better than some other service etc. A video or some more screenshots at the very least would help to draw me in. I'm not typically going to sign up for something without at least that.
- hnal943 14y ago
  A minor nit, changing the highlighting background color to pink is inappropriate for a football-themed site. Certainly a small design decision, but obviously intentional and confusing.
steve8918 14y ago
I can't tell what you do from the first page without signing up. There is no chance I'm going to give you my email address, Facebook account, etc, without having an iota of understanding of what you do.
stevenklein 14y ago
Hey guys thanks for the feedback. If there's one thing we need to work on it's definitely some of the front-facing, "here's what we're about" items. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me an email at steve@flyingkleinbrothers.com
callmeed 14y ago
This looks nice. We do pick-em with Yahoo! every year and most of our participants hate Yahoo!. I'd like to see examples/tour of what the premium features are, especially when I'm gonna be comparing it to free alternatives.
mbreese 14y ago
Don't you need some sort of licensing to use NFL team names and logos? A lot of places just refer to the "Chicago" team or the "San Francisco" team, and I assume this is for licensing reasons. I can't tell really what your site looks like without signing up, so I don't know how you're using the marks. You might want to make sure that the NFL isn't going to shut you down. I'd hate to start up a group and then have it get shutdown mid-season.

21 points by scootklein 14y ago

jasonwilk 14y ago

Looks great! I'd tweak the UI a bit to show more photos of the product prior to signing up.

ktsmith 14y ago
Edited: I didn't realize at first this is just pickem and doesn't really compete with the bigger fantasy leagues. I completely agree that there needs to be more information on the front page. What do the kick ass tools look like, why is this better than some other service etc. A video or some more screenshots at the very least would help to draw me in. I'm not typically going to sign up for something without at least that.
hnal943 14y ago
A minor nit, changing the highlighting background color to pink is inappropriate for a football-themed site. Certainly a small design decision, but obviously intentional and confusing.

steve8918 14y ago

I can't tell what you do from the first page without signing up. There is no chance I'm going to give you my email address, Facebook account, etc, without having an iota of understanding of what you do.

stevenklein 14y ago

Hey guys thanks for the feedback. If there's one thing we need to work on it's definitely some of the front-facing, "here's what we're about" items. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me an email at steve@flyingkleinbrothers.com

callmeed 14y ago

This looks nice. We do pick-em with Yahoo! every year and most of our participants hate Yahoo!. I'd like to see examples/tour of what the premium features are, especially when I'm gonna be comparing it to free alternatives.

mbreese 14y ago

Don't you need some sort of licensing to use NFL team names and logos? A lot of places just refer to the "Chicago" team or the "San Francisco" team, and I assume this is for licensing reasons. I can't tell really what your site looks like without signing up, so I don't know how you're using the marks. You might want to make sure that the NFL isn't going to shut you down. I'd hate to start up a group and then have it get shutdown mid-season.