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I put up a landing page and "Showed HN" a few weeks ago created on unbounce. The general thought was that it seemed spammy. Yet, many of the items on the checkl

I put up a landing page and "Showed HN" a few weeks ago created on unbounce. The general thought was that it seemed spammy. Yet, many of the items on the checklist were covered...what gives?

narcissus 14y ago
Is it possible that Unbounce landing pages themselves are considered spammy? You're asking "I followed most of Unbounce's advice when I created a page with Unbounce... why did it fail?" before asking "is Unbounce's advice correct in the first place?" I don't know the answer either way, to be completely honest, but my personal view is that that particular style of landing page gives the notion that "this site is such a new idea in my head that I haven't even begun it!". That's my opinion, anyway.
- kaolinite 14y ago
  I don't know the answer either way, to be completely honest, but my personal view is that that particular style of landing page gives the notion that "this site is such a new idea in my head that I haven't even begun it!". That's my opinion, anyway. I feel like that in relation to LaunchRock pages now that so many throwaway projects are using it. Same feeling I get from unthemed Bootstrap sites too.
mintplant 14y ago
Probably because all you're "Showing HN" is a landing page, not something you've actually built.
mnicole 14y ago
Judging by their "examples" pages, these all look really cheap and tacky. If yours was anything like it, that's the reason I wouldn't sign up. Design might take a backseat on other pages, but you can't afford not to have a professional/trustworthy-looking sign up/landing/features page.
tgrass 14y ago
Looking spammy does not make it spam. And all that matters it that is converts.
Skywing 14y ago
You can follow all the checklists in the world, but it still boils down to passing the eye ball test. Just a simple test of judgement as to whether or not something looks/is high quality or not. This is the test that your visitors will be using, anyway.
tnorthcutt 14y ago
The general thought was that it seemed spammy. Just because the general thought on HN is that something seems spammy, doesn't mean it is. Focus on results, not the emotional feelings of people who may not even be your audience.

I put up a landing page and "Showed HN" a few weeks ago created on unbounce. The general thought was that it seemed spammy. Yet, many of the items on the checklist were covered...what gives?

narcissus 14y ago

Is it possible that Unbounce landing pages themselves are considered spammy? You're asking "I followed most of Unbounce's advice when I created a page with Unbounce... why did it fail?" before asking "is Unbounce's advice correct in the first place?" I don't know the answer either way, to be completely honest, but my personal view is that that particular style of landing page gives the notion that "this site is such a new idea in my head that I haven't even begun it!". That's my opinion, anyway.

kaolinite 14y ago
I don't know the answer either way, to be completely honest, but my personal view is that that particular style of landing page gives the notion that "this site is such a new idea in my head that I haven't even begun it!". That's my opinion, anyway. I feel like that in relation to LaunchRock pages now that so many throwaway projects are using it. Same feeling I get from unthemed Bootstrap sites too.

mintplant 14y ago

Probably because all you're "Showing HN" is a landing page, not something you've actually built.

mnicole 14y ago

Judging by their "examples" pages, these all look really cheap and tacky. If yours was anything like it, that's the reason I wouldn't sign up. Design might take a backseat on other pages, but you can't afford not to have a professional/trustworthy-looking sign up/landing/features page.

tgrass 14y ago

Looking spammy does not make it spam. And all that matters it that is converts.

Skywing 14y ago

You can follow all the checklists in the world, but it still boils down to passing the eye ball test. Just a simple test of judgement as to whether or not something looks/is high quality or not. This is the test that your visitors will be using, anyway.

tnorthcutt 14y ago

The general thought was that it seemed spammy. Just because the general thought on HN is that something seems spammy, doesn't mean it is. Focus on results, not the emotional feelings of people who may not even be your audience.