jonmacdonald

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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
I'd argue that we're offering the option to opt-in, not forcing you to. We're not doing the even more super obtrusive pop-over window, which would be interrupting your reading.
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
True. It is a wonder that they've been able to keep the home page of google.com just focused on search. That is still the best example of usability and user experience on the internet, IMO.
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
That'd be a great question to ask Louis CK, for sure. But there is no way to compare without knowing the data, which I didn't have. 1 day to sell out is awesome either way, though, yes?
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
Here here!
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
But the bigger point here is... why make it a terrible experience if you don't need to? Or purpose at The Good is to remove all the bad experiences from the web until only the good remain. That's why I shared this inspirational ex
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
No doubt he is a brilliant talent, and even if you have the world's best online customer experience, it won't help you sell a shitty product. And... the Stuck Score™ is free, if that helps?
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
You mention tactics. Instead, focus on metrics trends. Optimizing the customer experience may include the tactics you've mentioned, but if you walk into a review and show that your customers are happier (net promoter score, or clips fr
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
I see your point, but like Louis CK, if you see the value in the content provided, we think you'd be willing to give more information: in Louis CK's case subscribing to an email when making a purchase, in our case getting a Stuck
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
Agreed that I bet that helped get people to his site to purchase the video download. But I think it is equally important to note that he left the subscribe box unchecked during this purchase, and he still had enough people re-check it that
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by jonmacdonald 10y ago
What if customer experience was the only metric that mattered? We find that our clients who focus on this as the main metric see sales double... which is really what all the suits care about.
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by jonmacdonald 15y ago
Cost of living in Portland is indeed way lower than the valley, and thus the salaries that your competition (as a developer looking for a job) will take is less than in the valley. This is why salaries are sometimes offered for less here in
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Facebook now offering "test accounts" for app developers(mashable.com)
26 points by jonmacdonald 16y ago|2 comments
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One more reason to climb Mount Everest: 3G service(engadget.com)
1 points by jonmacdonald 16y ago|0 comments
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Sell Simply: where you’re one tweet away from selling.(siliconflorist.com)
3 points by jonmacdonald 16y ago|1 comments
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Portland Ten and its drive to incubate 10 $1 mil Portland startups by 10/2010(siliconflorist.com)
2 points by jonmacdonald 16y ago|0 comments
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Interactive Agency Tries Variable Pricing(madebyfight.com)
1 points by jonmacdonald 16y ago|0 comments
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The Case For Product Development in Interactive Agencies(blog.christeso.com)
4 points by jonmacdonald 16y ago|0 comments
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by jonmacdonald 16y ago
Very true, but in all fairness it would appear that Portland Ten is not in the same vein as the others listed, as they do not invest in your company. However, I do think it is dishonest for everyone to be using the y-comb name recognition a