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Review HN: 1clickwebpage - the easiest way to build a webpage

20 points by aditya 17y ago

csomar 17y ago
This is not bad, but I can't see how it can be good or useful, which people are you targeting with your service?
- aditya 17y ago
  yeah, I was a little worried that it's too early to be useful, but like I said on the about page, it's for throwing up a quick piece of info on the web, like directions to a party, or a user group meeting. Or, placeholder pages for any sort of organization. eventually, it'll grow into a full site builder and a mailing list and a way to charge people for events/merchandise. more here: http://blog.groupped.com/ http://blog.groupped.com/ I'm just going really slow trying to balance the consulting gig and this and a few other ideas at the same time. Hence the launch to atleast get SOMETHING out there. Thanks for the feedback.
showerst 17y ago
Not too bad, you definitely make it easy, but not having the ability to float/justify anything other than left is a big problem, and the output just looks really plain. Some options to customize the colors of the page background and putting a little padding between the footer and the end of 'my' page would also be nice.
mrduncan 17y ago
The default page name "MyFirstWebPage" was already taken when I tried to create it. I'd just make the user enter something in here since I'd imagine it's pretty unlikely that you'll be able to default it to something the user is going to end up using.
- thorax 17y ago
  Or, for people who want to demo it, default the page name to something that's actually available.
mattdennewitz 17y ago
1. 'groupped' is not an "interesting spelling" i'd like in my url. if im using a one-click page builder, i probably don't know much about building websites, and i probably don't have friends that know much about building websites. trying to explain why its spelled "groupped" wouldn't be easy, natural, or particularly fun. 2. the colors make me want to cry. i totally respect the "just get something out there" m.o., but i'd like to see it reflect more of "full site builder and a mailing list and a way to charge people for events/merchandise" before another "launch".
dc2k08 17y ago
Could you give the option to get rid of the page header or make it not be a self-link? Changing the bg colours and the ability to have my own domain would be great too. I can see it being useful.
ajkirwin 17y ago
http://fuck.groupped.com/ http://fuck.groupped.com/ :]
- jerryji 17y ago
  Don't be evil.
  - jrockway 17y ago
    I expected a site called "fuck" downmodded to -8 to be a lot worse.
jkent 17y ago
I wasn't persuaded to enter my email at that point. Secret URL - how am I going to remember it? Nice design. It's a good idea for notes. You might want a quick sharing bar.
- req2 17y ago
  > Secret URL - how am I going to remember it? Bookmark it.
qeorge 17y ago
I like how quickly I can get a page up and running. I like the secret URLs for editing, so I don't have to deal with another password. As others have said, you could add a lot to the site with some extra design options, and a simpler color scheme (if not a few color scheme options). I think there's a lot of low-hanging fruit in the design piece that would really improve the offering. A couple of features I'd like to see, that would be easy to implement: - Expiring pages option (delete the page automatically after 1, 3, 6 or 12 months) - ability to add a Google map - ability to add a password - go directly to an URL that doesn't exist yet, and be offered the option to start using it right away I use cl1p.net for this kind of thing, and its great. But I'd like a similar service that was a little more polished for ephemeral items like directions and instructions. Congrats on getting it out there. I wouldn't get hung up on all the mailing lists, merchandise, and event stuff right away - keep it simple and work on improving what you have.
Sephr 17y ago
When the "Oops! The site name can only contain alphanumeric characters and dashes." error appears (I tried "x" as the site name), "You can change all the content below once you create your webpage" is half in the white box and and half in the black border of the box.
soundsop 17y ago
The site seems easy to use, but I think http://jottit.com http://jottit.com is easier. You don't need to select a site name or enter your email address before your site is created. Although you can afterward if you like.
joel_feather 17y ago
It's not very good. You want the cold honest truth, right? Your attention to detail is very lacking - the details are what make the difference between average and good, and right now you are slightly below average in your attention to detail.
snorkel 17y ago
Suggestion: Change the default color scheme. Saturated green and dark brown is not a nice combo. Blue links on dark brown doesn't work at all.
raffi 17y ago
I'm on a 12" Powerbook running Firefox 3.0.11 at 1024x768. I'm unable to scroll down on your page. I think it's because of the persistent footer you have. The remaining portion appears to be within the space of that footer and so my browser doesn't let me scroll down much further. About 1/4 of the content is unavailable to me.
saturdayplace 17y ago
I made a page. Does the 'Congrats! Your site has been created' message hang around forever? I mean, it's showing up for me when I go back to it (not the secret URL). I wish there was a way to dismiss that message.
adoyle 17y ago
I created a page but it seems to be tagged at the bottom as "Copyright © Groupped 2009". A bit of a disincentive to put real content in. It would also be nice to have a "delete" button. I'd free up my page again.

20 points by aditya 17y ago

csomar 17y ago

This is not bad, but I can't see how it can be good or useful, which people are you targeting with your service?

aditya 17y ago
yeah, I was a little worried that it's too early to be useful, but like I said on the about page, it's for throwing up a quick piece of info on the web, like directions to a party, or a user group meeting. Or, placeholder pages for any sort of organization. eventually, it'll grow into a full site builder and a mailing list and a way to charge people for events/merchandise. more here: http://blog.groupped.com/ http://blog.groupped.com/ I'm just going really slow trying to balance the consulting gig and this and a few other ideas at the same time. Hence the launch to atleast get SOMETHING out there. Thanks for the feedback.

showerst 17y ago

Not too bad, you definitely make it easy, but not having the ability to float/justify anything other than left is a big problem, and the output just looks really plain. Some options to customize the colors of the page background and putting a little padding between the footer and the end of 'my' page would also be nice.

mrduncan 17y ago

The default page name "MyFirstWebPage" was already taken when I tried to create it. I'd just make the user enter something in here since I'd imagine it's pretty unlikely that you'll be able to default it to something the user is going to end up using.

thorax 17y ago
Or, for people who want to demo it, default the page name to something that's actually available.

mattdennewitz 17y ago

1. 'groupped' is not an "interesting spelling" i'd like in my url. if im using a one-click page builder, i probably don't know much about building websites, and i probably don't have friends that know much about building websites. trying to explain why its spelled "groupped" wouldn't be easy, natural, or particularly fun. 2. the colors make me want to cry. i totally respect the "just get something out there" m.o., but i'd like to see it reflect more of "full site builder and a mailing list and a way to charge people for events/merchandise" before another "launch".

dc2k08 17y ago

Could you give the option to get rid of the page header or make it not be a self-link? Changing the bg colours and the ability to have my own domain would be great too. I can see it being useful.

ajkirwin 17y ago

http://fuck.groupped.com/ http://fuck.groupped.com/ :]

jerryji 17y ago
Don't be evil.
- jrockway 17y ago
  I expected a site called "fuck" downmodded to -8 to be a lot worse.

jkent 17y ago

I wasn't persuaded to enter my email at that point. Secret URL - how am I going to remember it? Nice design. It's a good idea for notes. You might want a quick sharing bar.

req2 17y ago
> Secret URL - how am I going to remember it? Bookmark it.

qeorge 17y ago

I like how quickly I can get a page up and running. I like the secret URLs for editing, so I don't have to deal with another password. As others have said, you could add a lot to the site with some extra design options, and a simpler color scheme (if not a few color scheme options). I think there's a lot of low-hanging fruit in the design piece that would really improve the offering. A couple of features I'd like to see, that would be easy to implement: - Expiring pages option (delete the page automatically after 1, 3, 6 or 12 months) - ability to add a Google map - ability to add a password - go directly to an URL that doesn't exist yet, and be offered the option to start using it right away I use cl1p.net for this kind of thing, and its great. But I'd like a similar service that was a little more polished for ephemeral items like directions and instructions. Congrats on getting it out there. I wouldn't get hung up on all the mailing lists, merchandise, and event stuff right away - keep it simple and work on improving what you have.

Sephr 17y ago

When the "Oops! The site name can only contain alphanumeric characters and dashes." error appears (I tried "x" as the site name), "You can change all the content below once you create your webpage" is half in the white box and and half in the black border of the box.

soundsop 17y ago

The site seems easy to use, but I think http://jottit.com http://jottit.com is easier. You don't need to select a site name or enter your email address before your site is created. Although you can afterward if you like.

joel_feather 17y ago

It's not very good. You want the cold honest truth, right? Your attention to detail is very lacking - the details are what make the difference between average and good, and right now you are slightly below average in your attention to detail.

snorkel 17y ago

Suggestion: Change the default color scheme. Saturated green and dark brown is not a nice combo. Blue links on dark brown doesn't work at all.

raffi 17y ago

I'm on a 12" Powerbook running Firefox 3.0.11 at 1024x768. I'm unable to scroll down on your page. I think it's because of the persistent footer you have. The remaining portion appears to be within the space of that footer and so my browser doesn't let me scroll down much further. About 1/4 of the content is unavailable to me.

saturdayplace 17y ago

I made a page. Does the 'Congrats! Your site has been created' message hang around forever? I mean, it's showing up for me when I go back to it (not the secret URL). I wish there was a way to dismiss that message.

adoyle 17y ago

I created a page but it seems to be tagged at the bottom as "Copyright © Groupped 2009". A bit of a disincentive to put real content in. It would also be nice to have a "delete" button. I'd free up my page again.