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Show HN: Salsa-as-a-service landing page
- eb0la 13y agoFor just one second I thought it was a dance partner as a service for women. Mmmmmm that should work :-D
- brandonpindulic 13y agoHa! I could see that working. Salsa dancers might get a lot of hate (like my landing page) but they sure as hell get a lot of women. Take your pick!
- tannerj 13y agoYou should update the copy right info at the bottom of the page. It was kind of jarring when I saw that it wasn't changed from the default text from the template.
- brandonpindulic 13y agowill do! This was my first landing page so I really appreciate the feedback :)
- ThomPete 13y agoI love physical companies using digital media, I really do, they are hard to succeed with but if you do they can be great business. But I think you need to do some more work to get this on up and running properly. right now it looks a little bit like a link farm page. May I suggest the following changes. 1) Move the text out of the picture or at least have it on a background. 2) Remove the gradient from the sign up form and give it a solid color (perhaps red?) 3) Move the sign up form outside the picture. 4) Be more disciplined with your description text. 5)Set up a facebook page and a twitter account, start collecting followers there and show some of the feedback on your page. 6) And most importantly. Add a FAQ so that people know who you are, where you are located, what this is all about, what they are signing up for and so on. Best Wishes
- brandonpindulic 13y agoI appreciate the feedback! The page is definitely lacking in a lot of areas, so receiving unbiased feedback makes things a lot easier to prioritize. Again, I appreciate you sharing some insight. I’m currently making improvements and trying to spruce it up with my limited (non-existent) design skills :)
- richardjs 13y agoAlso, fix the copyright line at the bottom, unless the company's name really is "Your Company". And the privacy policy "link" isn't a link. In other news, I'm seriously craving salsa now, so that aspect of the site works.
- solaris152000 13y agoGreat idea, will you ship to the UK? What did you make the landing page with?
- brandonpindulic 13y agoI made the landing page with Unbounce.com I’ve been getting a lot of interest from the UK, so I’m thinking I should work with some UK salsa brands as well. At this point it remains to be seen if I will ship to the UK, but I definitely will work on it, so I’m hopeful.
- wrongc0ntinent 13y agoMuch better!
- stevewilhelm 13y agoHow do you like the unbounce.com service so far? Would you recommend it?
- brandonpindulic 13y agoIt seems to be a good service. I need to improve my page a lot more, but that’s not Unbounce’s fault. They seem to be a good service and their customer service is very friendly, so yes, I’d recommend them.
- iambateman 13y agoOk, Brandon, let me rant for a second. This isn't your fault, you're a part of a much bigger trend. But bro, a validation test is no excuse for being hasty. Just because you're in validation stage doesn't mean the marketing page only deserves 2 hours. When the Lean Startup came out, Eric Ries was pushing back against people who devote thousands of dollars and hours before they knew if a product would work out not. AppSumo has made it cool to test w/ quickly-conceived pages. But a minimum viable product still needs to be viable. Maybe I'm a hater. If so, sorry I'm not trying to rain on your parade. I just think it's worth pushing for higher-quality in validation tests. A few more hours could greatly affect your results. For example: what are examples of brands of salsa you'll be delivering? Is this an email newsletter, or a paid service? What if I don't like the salsa this month? Is it crazy-wacky mango salsas or interesting tomato-based salsa? Answering those questions might push your needle in the right direction. :)
- brandonpindulic 13y agoI appreciate the constructive criticism, and I agree with your points. Your comments, along with a ton of others, are definitely helping. To answer your questions this is both a newsletter and I will be selling independently owned salsa brands, both as a monthly subscription and through an e-commerce section. The landing page is very basic, probably too basic, but it’s serving as a way to keep in touch with other salsa enthusiasts until I can get everything up and running. Again, I appreciate your comments. All feedback is important!
- iambateman 13y agoCool man! Really not trying to crush your dreams. salsa of the month has a market somewhere. The biggest question is if you can access that market.
- brandonpindulic 13y agohaha, no worries! I’m just doing this for fun anyway. It’s definitely a good learning experience.
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- lazyant 13y agoFor the 30% of people who are genetically disposed to hate cilantro/coriander, please have an option to not have it in the salsa or skip those types of salsas.
- masonhensley 13y ago30%, really? I've only ever known one family that has the soapy taste issue with cilantro/coriander. (I only learned of the condition because one of the family members mentioned above was my college roommate.)
- m_ram 13y agoIt looks like it's not quite 30%, but still high enough to make an opt-out worthwhile [1]. As someone who is afflicted, I can say that it would be a deal-breaker. [1] http://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/cilantro-love-hate-genetic-trait/ http://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/cilantro-love-hate-...
- lazyant 13y agoOoops you are right, I remembered incorrectly the %
- pacofvf 13y agoIf you are looking for recipes look at this list: http://www.gustausted.com/2010/07/34-salsas-mexicanas-recetas.html http://www.gustausted.com/2010/07/34-salsas-mexicanas-receta... it's in Spanish though. My favorites: 'Salsa Borracha', and 'Salsa de ajonjolí'
- adamb_ 13y agoFrom the HN title & the actual landing page, I thought this was a satirical commentary on "X-as-a-service" startups...
- dboyd 13y agoI thought so too. My meager spanish translated the domain name into "mansauce.com", which really doesn't sound that appealing 8).
- brandonpindulic 13y agohaha! Yeah, I obviously don’t know much spanish.
- kfk 13y agoHey, I have been thinking about a similar concept, although more similar to take away. Are you working on this alone?
- brandonpindulic 13y agoThat’s great! And yes I am. It’s just a side project of mine as of now. Feel free to email me at HombreSalsa@gmail.com
- disdev 13y agoShare your email address?
- brandonpindulic 13y agohombresalsa@gmail.com Looking forward to hearing from you!
- bovermyer 13y agoFirst, your landing page needs the attention that others have mentioned. Second, I LOVE this idea. Kind of like Graze, but for salsa. Actually, yes, do that - make Graze for salsa. Give us options. Let us choose to Hate or Love certain ingredients/keywords.
- brandonpindulic 13y agoyes it does, big time! And I appreciate the kind words. There’s so many great salsas out there yet it seems they’re so hard to find.
- home_brewer 13y agoI have a similar service except beer-as-a-service. http://homebrewster.com http://homebrewster.com I would love some feedback
- brandonpindulic 13y agoThat’s awesome! Since you get a new beer kit every month, doesn’t it take at least a month to brew the beer?
- home_brewer 13y agoIt does take about a month to brew beer. The kits I will be offering will take about 3 weeks.
- brandonpindulic 13y agoSounds good to me. I think it’s a cool idea and I’m going to check it out more
- bmelton 13y agoSorry for being off-topic to the main thread, but I just had to say that your landing page is pretty damn close to perfection. I love it. Simple, clear visual design. Straight-forward, terse copy. Great on every level. Kudos.
- home_brewer 13y agoThanks! I really appreciate it! Lots of tweaking.
- brandonpindulic 13y agosame here!
- rzendacott 13y agoHi! I'm working with Shane (home_brewer) on HomeBrewster as well, and we've submitted it as a Show HN to get some feedback: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6726421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6726421
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- brianbreslin 13y agoSome constructive feedback: 1. Maybe offer a few price points? - i.e. select how much salsa you want $10/month?$20? 2. Will shipping glass containers with liquid be costly/dangerous/risky? 3. Did you try any google adwords? The HN audience probably has a inherent bias TOWARDS saas services/subscription models.
- brandonpindulic 13y agoAll great advice. I’m still working through the price points, and I’ll probably offer an e-commcerce section as well. Shipping the salsa isn’t much of a problem. The brands I’ve been talking to have their methods down pat and it hasn’t been a problem thus far
- pnathan 13y agoCool idea. I don't have any sense of your service area (SF? West Coast? US? Global?), price points, or your food handling reliability. All of those datapoints are important for me to even ask myself if I'd buy.
- brandonpindulic 13y agoAll great questions. As for now I’m focusing just in the US, but depending on demand I may expand. I’m working with existing salsa brands, mainly independently owned brands who will take care of the shipping. I’m really just doing this for fun to share great salsas and help out some existing small businesses. We’ll see where it goes from there
- conductr 13y agoI like your approach. Assuming you are going to focus on existing salsa and not make your own. I had a very similar idea about a year ago. Except my idea was that user would build their salsa by selecting ingredients and I would make/ship. Of course this allows recipe sharing and such. The thought of food production quickly had me shelf that idea. Your approach seems much easier to execute
- brandonpindulic 13y agoDefinitely. Your idea would be awesome though, just it a lot more obstacles to get through to produce it.