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Feedback on our new site (before it goes live)

14 points by auston 18y ago

auston 18y ago
Clearly these are niche apps, but we are 2 dude team out of S. Fl. - let us know your thoughts? Thanks! (Note: AppStore links are not active)
- siong1987 18y ago
  Could you roughly explain your idea here? All the links are obviously no working at all.
thorax 18y ago
It looks nice and clean, but it just seems like a homepage for an iPhone engineering/consulting team. Is that right? If that's its goal, it works fine for that. If it was supposed to lead me to do something other than browse your iPhone apps, it didn't happen. It's not common to get homepage review requests here (usually it's web services), so I want to be sure I didn't miss the point.
qeorge 18y ago
I think its a good start, but honestly I don't think this is ready to launch. Mostly, I'm not clear on the goal of your site. Are you selling iPhone apps or iPhone development services (or both)? I ran out of content quickly and was left a bit confused. Also, the 2 secondary tabs don't really have any content, so why are they there? If you keep them you need graphics, even on the coming soon tab. All that said, the iSk8 app sounds like a cool idea, and kudos for partnering with DSC.
- potatolicious 18y ago
  Ditto to the above and to hammer the point home: the site doesn't tell me if you're trying to sell your company's services (mobile app development) or selling said apps. The "Buy app now!" and "Try now!" invitations seem like the latter, but the mention of partnerships and the generic-looking mission statement on the bottom suggest the former. I would highly suggest developing separate sites for these two purposes.
hwijaya 18y ago
I think, saying who you partner with is not helping. "We partnered with Diamond Supply Co. to help skaters find a place to skate, anywhere." It's rather obscure the marketing message that you try to convey. After all, users don't care who you partner with other than how useful is the product. IMO, if all the links are working, the iSk8 and Pic This are ready for launch. Take out the Coming Soon though. It won't be too late to put something there once you have it. Maybe you want to add "contact us" link? At least, people know how to contact you guys if they want to. And, i personally think, something like "We are focused on creating apps to make life quirky for ..." should just be in "about us" page (link somewhere in the footer). Focus more on iSk8 and Pic This. Tweak the photo. Make it bigger. Make the marketing message more to the point and selling. That's my opinion. Good luck!
gojomo 18y ago
'iSk8' almost makes it sound like you're finding ice-skating locations! (Is "Diamond Supply Company" a brand a skateboarder would recognize?)
- menloparkbum 18y ago
  Is "Diamond Supply Company" a brand a skateboarder would recognize? yes
shadytrees 18y ago
Seconding the feedback already here. You should use up more space to talk about and sell the apps; the content about your company could go into a separate place.
smokinn 18y ago
You need to sell the product not the company. You need a bigger image of the product itself. Get rid of all the stuff at the bottom and put that in an "about us" link in the footer like already mentioned. Use the extra space to expand the images (they should be _at least_ 3x as tall as they are now though the width is good) I like the clear pricing and learn more link but since the images are going to be a lot taller use the extra space you'll have on the right to point out the 3 main features. The see in action link should work of course, with screenshots of relevant app usage, possibly with an embedded video if you have the budget to make a good video (a bad video can hurt sales, make sure it's good or don't put one at all). Move the partner branding out of the main focus. People generally read from top right to left, then go back right and read on a diagonal. I thought the app was to find deals on diamonds or something until I read the description (reading text generally comes AFTER scanning large images). I would put the product screenshots on the left side and move the partner logo to the top right. Good luck!
Slzr 18y ago
I think its ok, with time there would be more apps that its the only thing lacking: more options
zackattack 18y ago
1. Your site design looks really good. 2. The isk8 app is really interesting to me. Would you please email me: zackster[@]gmail[.]com when it goes live? Thanks!

14 points by auston 18y ago

Clearly these are niche apps, but we are 2 dude team out of S. Fl. - let us know your thoughts? Thanks! (Note: AppStore links are not active)

siong1987 18y ago
Could you roughly explain your idea here? All the links are obviously no working at all.

thorax 18y ago

It looks nice and clean, but it just seems like a homepage for an iPhone engineering/consulting team. Is that right? If that's its goal, it works fine for that. If it was supposed to lead me to do something other than browse your iPhone apps, it didn't happen. It's not common to get homepage review requests here (usually it's web services), so I want to be sure I didn't miss the point.

qeorge 18y ago

I think its a good start, but honestly I don't think this is ready to launch. Mostly, I'm not clear on the goal of your site. Are you selling iPhone apps or iPhone development services (or both)? I ran out of content quickly and was left a bit confused. Also, the 2 secondary tabs don't really have any content, so why are they there? If you keep them you need graphics, even on the coming soon tab. All that said, the iSk8 app sounds like a cool idea, and kudos for partnering with DSC.

potatolicious 18y ago
Ditto to the above and to hammer the point home: the site doesn't tell me if you're trying to sell your company's services (mobile app development) or selling said apps. The "Buy app now!" and "Try now!" invitations seem like the latter, but the mention of partnerships and the generic-looking mission statement on the bottom suggest the former. I would highly suggest developing separate sites for these two purposes.

hwijaya 18y ago

I think, saying who you partner with is not helping. "We partnered with Diamond Supply Co. to help skaters find a place to skate, anywhere." It's rather obscure the marketing message that you try to convey. After all, users don't care who you partner with other than how useful is the product. IMO, if all the links are working, the iSk8 and Pic This are ready for launch. Take out the Coming Soon though. It won't be too late to put something there once you have it. Maybe you want to add "contact us" link? At least, people know how to contact you guys if they want to. And, i personally think, something like "We are focused on creating apps to make life quirky for ..." should just be in "about us" page (link somewhere in the footer). Focus more on iSk8 and Pic This. Tweak the photo. Make it bigger. Make the marketing message more to the point and selling. That's my opinion. Good luck!

gojomo 18y ago

'iSk8' almost makes it sound like you're finding ice-skating locations! (Is "Diamond Supply Company" a brand a skateboarder would recognize?)

menloparkbum 18y ago
Is "Diamond Supply Company" a brand a skateboarder would recognize? yes

shadytrees 18y ago

Seconding the feedback already here. You should use up more space to talk about and sell the apps; the content about your company could go into a separate place.

smokinn 18y ago

You need to sell the product not the company. You need a bigger image of the product itself. Get rid of all the stuff at the bottom and put that in an "about us" link in the footer like already mentioned. Use the extra space to expand the images (they should be _at least_ 3x as tall as they are now though the width is good) I like the clear pricing and learn more link but since the images are going to be a lot taller use the extra space you'll have on the right to point out the 3 main features. The see in action link should work of course, with screenshots of relevant app usage, possibly with an embedded video if you have the budget to make a good video (a bad video can hurt sales, make sure it's good or don't put one at all). Move the partner branding out of the main focus. People generally read from top right to left, then go back right and read on a diagonal. I thought the app was to find deals on diamonds or something until I read the description (reading text generally comes AFTER scanning large images). I would put the product screenshots on the left side and move the partner logo to the top right. Good luck!

Slzr 18y ago

I think its ok, with time there would be more apps that its the only thing lacking: more options

zackattack 18y ago

1. Your site design looks really good. 2. The isk8 app is really interesting to me. Would you please email me: zackster[@]gmail[.]com when it goes live? Thanks!