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Other than the scrollbar, there's no indication on the front page that you can scroll down to see more. Requiring signup is a huge barrier to entry for me. I
by csense 13y ago
Other than the scrollbar, there's no indication on the front page that you can scroll down to see more.
Requiring signup is a huge barrier to entry for me. I don't want to give a website my email until I have a clear sense of what their value proposition is. In other words, the more I can do without signing up, the more likely I am to see the value and eventually become a registered user, paying customer, and recommend the service to others.
With Github, for example, I lurked for months before joining. Usually browsing and cloning public projets.
Letting your users see real projects that people are working on (even ones that have voluntarily become public) is a plus.
Also, I think that, since you're targeting a market that's not already familiar with Git, your marketing should focus specifically on the value that Git-enabled workflows can provide. Explain how a reader can send you a pull request with a grammar fix, how you can easily merge changes from multiple contributors, how you can attribute each line to a specific person.
- guynamedloren 13y agoI'll update the landing page to link to public projects, which, by the way, are indeed accessible without signup: http://www.penflip.com/discover http://www.penflip.com/discover > Also, I think that, since you're targeting a market that's not already familiar with Git, your marketing should focus specifically on the value that Git-enabled workflows can provide. This is a bit of a challenge, as there's a balance between tech and non-tech. It's possible that these explanations could be overwhelmingly confusing for a large number of (potential) users. I think a video would be the best way to explain concepts like this, which I intend to have eventually. Thanks for the feedback!