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Ask HN: Feedback on my landing page? - http://gini.io

3 points by revorad 12y ago

Gini - http://gini.io Hi, I'm building a customer admin dashboard, which combines data from your database, spreadsheets and third-party web apps (Stripe, Mailchimp, Xero, etc.) to show you unified profiles for each customer. The differentiating factor compared to other dashboard products is that it's individual customer level info, not aggregate metrics. This is the very first version of my landing page and I would love your feedback and comments on it: http://gini.io Thanks!

revorad 12y ago
Clickable link - http://gini.io http://gini.io
petervandijck 12y ago
Needs a screenshot and a lot more explanation of what it is, and who it is for, and what problem it solves exactly.
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks Peter. I'm going to add screenshots and a video. Gini is mainly for SaaS businesses to have all information about every customer in one unified place, so that they don't have to look in 5 different places, when doing customer support or metrics analysis.
  - petervandijck 12y ago
    Cool, then say that as your headline.
    - revorad 12y ago
      Hey Peter, just updated the design and copy - http://gini.io http://gini.io
    - petervandijck 12y ago
      New text is better. This part "See a list of all your customers and a profile for each of them with all their information on one page." just says the same as the header, instead say what the benefit is: "Make it easier to give customer support etc. etc." Plus needs a screenshot above the fold. Your demo link is broken. Your learn more link doesn't really tell me much http://getgini.com/#features http://getgini.com/#features
carlosdp 12y ago
The stuff under the button seems slightly off-center to the right.
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks, will fix!
vojant 12y ago
Is there any demo or 30 days trial period? This landing page doesn't explain anything. In my opinion just twitter bootstrap and one paragraph of text definitely is not enough!
- revorad 12y ago
  Yeah I should add a demo. Thanks for the idea!
archagon 12y ago
Unfortunately, on first glance, it looks like one of those spam pages used to sell pills — at least, IMO. (Sorry, I just think it might be helpful if you get my honest first impression.) Suggestions: * wider * less text * more pictures * more consistent layout/typography: multiple sections, each with a header and explanatory text
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks, will try to address those things. Is there any specific element that makes it look spammy to you?
  - archagon 12y ago
    Yes, I think it's the narrow width and especially the inconsistent layout. You have a header, then a button, then a bold sentence, then a paragraph, then a box with bold text, then a header, then a paragraph with an image stuck in the middle... it's all over the place. I recommend going for a small number of simple header+paragraph sections.
    - revorad 12y ago
      Ok, now I see what you mean. I have a clean new design which looks very professional. Just need to fix a few things and I'll put it up shortly.
MalcolmDiggs 12y ago
My very first impression was that the page hadn't completed loading... I sat there for a few moments expecting some background images, or icons, or something else to flow in. That's probably just my personal bias, but I guess I'm saying that it feels incomplete to me.
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks Malcolm. A few people have mentioned it now. I will update the design to make it look a bit more respectable :)
xpto123 12y ago
The idea sounds good but the landing page is still very raw. The logo is cool, I would extend the use of the logo colors to the rest of the page.
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks. I'm sorry about the crappy landing page. I'm going to put up my proper design tonight. I was tired of procrastinating on it and just posted it on the spur of the moment.
Shofo 12y ago
Too basic and bare. You have a neat little mascot in the top left. Maybe use a faded version of that blown up as the background image (like off to the left or something). The layout needs to be more consistent too with even spacing between text and point of actions. I'd probably go with a double column layout with your points placed beside each other rather then just a ream of text. Best of luck
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks for your suggestions. I've updated the homepage with a new design now - http://gini.io http://gini.io
  - Shofo 12y ago
    A huge improvement! Good job!
maouida 12y ago
You can get a professional admin template from ThemeForest for few bucks (usually $20 for admin templates). http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-templates?ref=Errayes http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-templat... (note: I put my refferal in the url)
- revorad 12y ago
  Hey, thanks. I already had a theme, just hadn't got around to using it. But I've updated the homepage now - http://gini.io http://gini.io
revorad 12y ago
Based on the awesome feedback I got yesterday, I've put up a brand new design. More comments welcome! - http://gini.io http://gini.io
mga226 12y ago
Tiny note, I see a typo: 'dasboard' !== 'dashboard'
- revorad 12y ago
  Thanks, fixed.

3 points by revorad 12y ago

revorad 12y ago

Clickable link - http://gini.io http://gini.io

petervandijck 12y ago

Needs a screenshot and a lot more explanation of what it is, and who it is for, and what problem it solves exactly.

revorad 12y ago
Thanks Peter. I'm going to add screenshots and a video. Gini is mainly for SaaS businesses to have all information about every customer in one unified place, so that they don't have to look in 5 different places, when doing customer support or metrics analysis.
- petervandijck 12y ago
  Cool, then say that as your headline.
  - revorad 12y ago
    Hey Peter, just updated the design and copy - http://gini.io http://gini.io
  - petervandijck 12y ago
    New text is better. This part "See a list of all your customers and a profile for each of them with all their information on one page." just says the same as the header, instead say what the benefit is: "Make it easier to give customer support etc. etc." Plus needs a screenshot above the fold. Your demo link is broken. Your learn more link doesn't really tell me much http://getgini.com/#features http://getgini.com/#features

carlosdp 12y ago

The stuff under the button seems slightly off-center to the right.

revorad 12y ago
Thanks, will fix!

vojant 12y ago

Is there any demo or 30 days trial period? This landing page doesn't explain anything. In my opinion just twitter bootstrap and one paragraph of text definitely is not enough!

revorad 12y ago
Yeah I should add a demo. Thanks for the idea!

archagon 12y ago

Unfortunately, on first glance, it looks like one of those spam pages used to sell pills — at least, IMO. (Sorry, I just think it might be helpful if you get my honest first impression.) Suggestions: * wider * less text * more pictures * more consistent layout/typography: multiple sections, each with a header and explanatory text

revorad 12y ago
Thanks, will try to address those things. Is there any specific element that makes it look spammy to you?
- archagon 12y ago
  Yes, I think it's the narrow width and especially the inconsistent layout. You have a header, then a button, then a bold sentence, then a paragraph, then a box with bold text, then a header, then a paragraph with an image stuck in the middle... it's all over the place. I recommend going for a small number of simple header+paragraph sections.
  - revorad 12y ago
    Ok, now I see what you mean. I have a clean new design which looks very professional. Just need to fix a few things and I'll put it up shortly.

MalcolmDiggs 12y ago

My very first impression was that the page hadn't completed loading... I sat there for a few moments expecting some background images, or icons, or something else to flow in. That's probably just my personal bias, but I guess I'm saying that it feels incomplete to me.

revorad 12y ago
Thanks Malcolm. A few people have mentioned it now. I will update the design to make it look a bit more respectable :)

xpto123 12y ago

The idea sounds good but the landing page is still very raw. The logo is cool, I would extend the use of the logo colors to the rest of the page.

revorad 12y ago
Thanks. I'm sorry about the crappy landing page. I'm going to put up my proper design tonight. I was tired of procrastinating on it and just posted it on the spur of the moment.

Shofo 12y ago

Too basic and bare. You have a neat little mascot in the top left. Maybe use a faded version of that blown up as the background image (like off to the left or something). The layout needs to be more consistent too with even spacing between text and point of actions. I'd probably go with a double column layout with your points placed beside each other rather then just a ream of text. Best of luck

revorad 12y ago
Thanks for your suggestions. I've updated the homepage with a new design now - http://gini.io http://gini.io
- Shofo 12y ago
  A huge improvement! Good job!

maouida 12y ago

You can get a professional admin template from ThemeForest for few bucks (usually $20 for admin templates). http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-templates?ref=Errayes http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-templat... (note: I put my refferal in the url)

revorad 12y ago
Hey, thanks. I already had a theme, just hadn't got around to using it. But I've updated the homepage now - http://gini.io http://gini.io

revorad 12y ago

Based on the awesome feedback I got yesterday, I've put up a brand new design. More comments welcome! - http://gini.io http://gini.io

mga226 12y ago

Tiny note, I see a typo: 'dasboard' !== 'dashboard'

revorad 12y ago
Thanks, fixed.