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Please do--and reach out to me directly. I'd love to help out.

samstave 13y ago
Hey EmmieChang! I think the idea is amazing; but I have some issues with the workflow and UX.. [1] WRT the main page; you have a box for the type of activity in search. You lack the filters that are on the next page, assuming I enter an interest... This sucks; ill explain. I don't want this to be the entry, because I dont know the ACTIVITY; I am filtering on the following in priority hierarchy: 1. LOCATION 2. AGE/GENDER 3. DATE RANGE 4. BUDGET/AVAILABILITY Here is how the thought process works in a parents head: "I have a 9 year old girl who will need to be in camp from DATE to DATE and I can afford max of $XX.00 for that period -- Show me what you have" Then from there, you should branch to many other things: Based on your budget and date-range; These are the available camps. The front page of your site asks first for activity. Even after entering activity; I DO get a filter option for my region... but when I select that region; the results have NO germane granularity in the list. (Meaning they dnt show WHERE the event is...) http://imgur.com/a/mmch2 http://imgur.com/a/mmch2 I have a stay-at-home-mom who will not be driving to a camp ~10 miles away... etc... So, I tink the start is great - it does not resolve the issue with how does one find an event near their home. So; my recommendation: Treat CAMPs like RESTAURANTS -- the SAME thought process that one uses to select a restaurant is the one they use to select a kids camp. "Dad works, mom has limited range and needs max convenience to shuttle kid; has limited date range for when reservation is needed AND will pick most economical+nutritious [READ: FUN] option within that selection set"
- emmiechang 13y ago
  Wow, thanks. I compare myself to OpenTable all the time, but I like hearing it from your standpoint. re: location, I hear you--will def work on that soon. Reaching out directly! ;)

Hey EmmieChang! I think the idea is amazing; but I have some issues with the workflow and UX.. [1] WRT the main page; you have a box for the type of activity in search. You lack the filters that are on the next page, assuming I enter an interest... This sucks; ill explain. I don't want this to be the entry, because I dont know the ACTIVITY; I am filtering on the following in priority hierarchy: 1. LOCATION 2. AGE/GENDER 3. DATE RANGE 4. BUDGET/AVAILABILITY Here is how the thought process works in a parents head: "I have a 9 year old girl who will need to be in camp from DATE to DATE and I can afford max of $XX.00 for that period -- Show me what you have" Then from there, you should branch to many other things: Based on your budget and date-range; These are the available camps. The front page of your site asks first for activity. Even after entering activity; I DO get a filter option for my region... but when I select that region; the results have NO germane granularity in the list. (Meaning they dnt show WHERE the event is...) http://imgur.com/a/mmch2 http://imgur.com/a/mmch2 I have a stay-at-home-mom who will not be driving to a camp ~10 miles away... etc... So, I tink the start is great - it does not resolve the issue with how does one find an event near their home. So; my recommendation: Treat CAMPs like RESTAURANTS -- the SAME thought process that one uses to select a restaurant is the one they use to select a kids camp. "Dad works, mom has limited range and needs max convenience to shuttle kid; has limited date range for when reservation is needed AND will pick most economical+nutritious [READ: FUN] option within that selection set"

emmiechang 13y ago
Wow, thanks. I compare myself to OpenTable all the time, but I like hearing it from your standpoint. re: location, I hear you--will def work on that soon. Reaching out directly! ;)