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Interesting idea, here is my feedback: 1) Whois information is basically worthless to me so I wouldn't lead with it. Lead with the SEO information as that seem

by javery 17y ago

Interesting idea, here is my feedback: 1) Whois information is basically worthless to me so I wouldn't lead with it. Lead with the SEO information as that seems the most interesting. 2) Emphasis the benefits of having the data, not just what the data is. How can I make more money or build a better site knowing this information? 3) Hire a designer, if your serious about the application spend $1,000 and get something that looks nicer (the buttons really need work). 4) Your pricing seems way off, how many people have more than 10 sites? I would give away 1 site for free and then charge for anything more. I feel like I have a large number of sites and I think I only have 11.

middayc 17y ago
Thanks for your reply! 1) You are probably correct. By the feedback of beta testers Whois info is relatively interesting in two bits. Expiration date and registrar. I Agree SEO is much much more hotter topic. Will fix this. 2) Ok, thanks good point. 3) Will think about it.. I romantically think that content and message is more important at the end, but you are probably right. But I don't want yet another BaseCamp-ish front page. 4) The service is made for webmasters/webstudios with many websites. Most beta testers had 30 and more websites. I want to give a substantial / useful amount of cake for free too :). I rather have free users than less users :) Really thanks for your 4 points. I need to digest them some more.. this is just the initial reaction reply :)
listic 17y ago
Though I like pretty graphics not less than other dude, in this case I advise to wait before hiring a designer. If you were doing an application whose use pattern is clear and firmly known, if everything is basically in there, then sure, add a layer of polish! But as far as I can see, this is not yet the case. Maybe you'll have to redo your application several times before it takes its final form, and the buttons will change. It'll be better if sunken cost of design work not make you hesitate tweaking your app. After all, I think if your service will be of use, people will use it without any graphics. Look i.e. at tarsnap: it was launched and went to profit with very minimalistic, text-only, non-friendly website. Whom is your site aimed at? SEO professionals? Nice graphics is not essential for them, I guess. So far it's not clear to me what value your site brings them. So far I see only that it displays whois and search engine info in one place. Nice, but probably not enough to pay for. Have I overlooked something? Anyway, I'll show your app to my younger brother, who is SEO guy, tomorrow. It'll be interesting to know what he'll say. Can I have your email, please, so we can better get in touch?
- middayc 17y ago
  I am iterating the whole thing as you say and one benefit of me doing the graphics also is that I can redo it quickly without cost or complications. And I did it several times already, mostly trying to get the message across better. No, S-A is not aimed specifically at SEO. As it says it's for webmasters and by that it's more general. I am aware that this is sort of a bad point because it doesn't specialize in anything, it doesn't focus on any hot topic, as SEO is for example. I offers more than it can be seen from those two screen shots. It doesn't go into extreme depths, it is focused at helping webmasters with A LOT, for example at least 30 websites. If you add just one website in, the info you get is probably not that valuable. I will be very happy to hear any feedback from your SEO brother :)
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by javery 17y ago

middayc 17y ago

Thanks for your reply! 1) You are probably correct. By the feedback of beta testers Whois info is relatively interesting in two bits. Expiration date and registrar. I Agree SEO is much much more hotter topic. Will fix this. 2) Ok, thanks good point. 3) Will think about it.. I romantically think that content and message is more important at the end, but you are probably right. But I don't want yet another BaseCamp-ish front page. 4) The service is made for webmasters/webstudios with many websites. Most beta testers had 30 and more websites. I want to give a substantial / useful amount of cake for free too :). I rather have free users than less users :) Really thanks for your 4 points. I need to digest them some more.. this is just the initial reaction reply :)

listic 17y ago

Though I like pretty graphics not less than other dude, in this case I advise to wait before hiring a designer. If you were doing an application whose use pattern is clear and firmly known, if everything is basically in there, then sure, add a layer of polish! But as far as I can see, this is not yet the case. Maybe you'll have to redo your application several times before it takes its final form, and the buttons will change. It'll be better if sunken cost of design work not make you hesitate tweaking your app. After all, I think if your service will be of use, people will use it without any graphics. Look i.e. at tarsnap: it was launched and went to profit with very minimalistic, text-only, non-friendly website. Whom is your site aimed at? SEO professionals? Nice graphics is not essential for them, I guess. So far it's not clear to me what value your site brings them. So far I see only that it displays whois and search engine info in one place. Nice, but probably not enough to pay for. Have I overlooked something? Anyway, I'll show your app to my younger brother, who is SEO guy, tomorrow. It'll be interesting to know what he'll say. Can I have your email, please, so we can better get in touch?

middayc 17y ago
I am iterating the whole thing as you say and one benefit of me doing the graphics also is that I can redo it quickly without cost or complications. And I did it several times already, mostly trying to get the message across better. No, S-A is not aimed specifically at SEO. As it says it's for webmasters and by that it's more general. I am aware that this is sort of a bad point because it doesn't specialize in anything, it doesn't focus on any hot topic, as SEO is for example. I offers more than it can be seen from those two screen shots. It doesn't go into extreme depths, it is focused at helping webmasters with A LOT, for example at least 30 websites. If you add just one website in, the info you get is probably not that valuable. I will be very happy to hear any feedback from your SEO brother :)
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