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I respectfully disagree with both of you. This shouldn't be a case of not having enough time, make time and get both parts to a decent level. Creating a bespoke

by highace 14y ago

I respectfully disagree with both of you. This shouldn't be a case of not having enough time, make time and get both parts to a decent level. Creating a bespoke splash page should be the easiest bit. You need to take your developer hats off and put your salesmen hats on if you want to sell your product.

girasquid 14y ago
I respectfully disagree with you. :) When I encounter a site with Bootstrap showing, I don't think "oh, this person doesn't care about the value of having a custom UI, or doesn't know how to sell their product" - I think "this person knows where their priorities lie, and has optimized their effort towards the things that provide the most value for their business". I'm sure when a custom UI becomes something more worth prioritizing, it will be moved up the list of things to do.
- oinksoft 14y ago
  Hm, my impression is more along the lines of, "this probably was hacked together in a weekend and might be discarded in another." It's not a fair impression, but my snap judgment is that if somebody is invested in their product, they'd put a little time into differentiating its look. However, the homepage for this product emphasizes its use as an API, so I am not very concerned about look and feel at all, and am much more interested in API docs. It looks like these are not ready yet.
  - toomuchtodo 14y ago
    I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year with service providers and vendors as lead developer/devops/sysadmin/etc at a tech consulting firm in Chicago. I don't give a damn how the site looks; if you're solving a problem I need to get solved, I'm taking my Amex out to pay for it if it makes our work easier.
    - jstreebin 14y ago
      Good to hear! You in the market for a solution like EasyPost? I'm at jarrett@easypost.co and would love to chat!
      - toomuchtodo 14y ago
        I am! Will have an email off to your shortly!
jstreebin 14y ago
I totally agree, in most areas. But I think in this area there's enough of a problem that I'm not having to sell it as much--yet. It's not like I'm trying to get someone to sign up for a location check-in gamified mobile app, it's something that would solve a real pain point. And for now, I just wanted to find out how bad people want that solution. I call this my "pragmatic hat"

by highace 14y ago

girasquid 14y ago

I respectfully disagree with you. :) When I encounter a site with Bootstrap showing, I don't think "oh, this person doesn't care about the value of having a custom UI, or doesn't know how to sell their product" - I think "this person knows where their priorities lie, and has optimized their effort towards the things that provide the most value for their business". I'm sure when a custom UI becomes something more worth prioritizing, it will be moved up the list of things to do.

oinksoft 14y ago
Hm, my impression is more along the lines of, "this probably was hacked together in a weekend and might be discarded in another." It's not a fair impression, but my snap judgment is that if somebody is invested in their product, they'd put a little time into differentiating its look. However, the homepage for this product emphasizes its use as an API, so I am not very concerned about look and feel at all, and am much more interested in API docs. It looks like these are not ready yet.
- toomuchtodo 14y ago
  I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year with service providers and vendors as lead developer/devops/sysadmin/etc at a tech consulting firm in Chicago. I don't give a damn how the site looks; if you're solving a problem I need to get solved, I'm taking my Amex out to pay for it if it makes our work easier.
  - jstreebin 14y ago
    Good to hear! You in the market for a solution like EasyPost? I'm at jarrett@easypost.co and would love to chat!
    - toomuchtodo 14y ago
      I am! Will have an email off to your shortly!

jstreebin 14y ago

I totally agree, in most areas. But I think in this area there's enough of a problem that I'm not having to sell it as much--yet. It's not like I'm trying to get someone to sign up for a location check-in gamified mobile app, it's something that would solve a real pain point. And for now, I just wanted to find out how bad people want that solution. I call this my "pragmatic hat"