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Firstly great site and great idea. But you are not (hopefully) posting here to get your butt kissed but for some constructive criticism and ideas, so here goes:

Firstly great site and great idea. But you are not (hopefully) posting here to get your butt kissed but for some constructive criticism and ideas, so here goes: 1. The site is a little busy and lacks a real call to action. "Start Designing" kind of disappears 2. I think you need two sites. One for the business market and one for the consumer market. These could both have the same backend etc, but probably need seperate names / front ends. Businesses (generally) don't buy from consumer related sites and vice versa. Your product definitely seems capable of satisfying both markets (and I would use the current domain for the business market) 3. Your focus both on the site and in your comments here seem to be slightly on the ability to design your own product. Personally I am useless at design so this would not appeal, but I also know a number of people who are amazing at design, but not that good with a blank canvas. I've only taken a quick look at your site but I would perhaps focus on the excellent designs you already have and offering customisations to them over actually having a blank canvas (which is where I ended up when I clicked Start Designing). But overall looks really good, good luck with it.

jbenz 17y ago
Great feedback. 1. We're always thinking about this issue. Good point. 2. That's a really interesting idea. You're right, we are trying to satisfy both business and consumer markets. The nice part of having one site is that you have one domain. All the links you get from users and other sources help your SEO a lot, and you sacrifice some of that if you're splitting your user base. But the point is still a good one. 3. Yes, it's important to us that "Design Your Own" means both "Design from scratch" and "Personalize one of our cool existing designs". We try to make personalization easy and immediate by taking you right to the design center when you click on an item. I think we need a lot more designs that say "Your Text Here" or "Your Logo Here". The blank canvas is a problem. We are going to implement an overlay that says "Add Text, Add Art, or Upload Your Image." Thanks again!
- tarouter 17y ago
  Great idea! Great execution! About 2 above. It may help to see how job websites make clear distinction between job seekers and employers. How elance.com makes clear distinction between clients and freelancers.

jbenz 17y ago

Great feedback. 1. We're always thinking about this issue. Good point. 2. That's a really interesting idea. You're right, we are trying to satisfy both business and consumer markets. The nice part of having one site is that you have one domain. All the links you get from users and other sources help your SEO a lot, and you sacrifice some of that if you're splitting your user base. But the point is still a good one. 3. Yes, it's important to us that "Design Your Own" means both "Design from scratch" and "Personalize one of our cool existing designs". We try to make personalization easy and immediate by taking you right to the design center when you click on an item. I think we need a lot more designs that say "Your Text Here" or "Your Logo Here". The blank canvas is a problem. We are going to implement an overlay that says "Add Text, Add Art, or Upload Your Image." Thanks again!

tarouter 17y ago
Great idea! Great execution! About 2 above. It may help to see how job websites make clear distinction between job seekers and employers. How elance.com makes clear distinction between clients and freelancers.