The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in startup's metrics

Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by athenot on Friday November 02, 2018 @01:18PM (#18364847)

This is intersting. From a UX perspective, you're basically forcing the user into making a choice on the spot: to subscribe or not. You're in or you're out. It takes away the non-commital mind wandering, nudges those who are favorably on the fence to sign up ("why not; I might forget about this site so let's do it now") and weans out those who don't immediately see the value.

For this use-case, it's probably a good thing.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by ccantana on Friday November 02, 2018 @01:33PM (#18364979)

Exactly. It’s also kind of jarring in a world where content is unlimited, free, and available on every channel. It piques some people’s curiosity to land on a site where it’s semi-restricted.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by xapata on Friday November 02, 2018 @01:56PM (#18365171)

BTW, I think you meant "pique" not "peak".

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by ccantana on Friday November 02, 2018 @02:02PM (#18365220)

Good catch, thanks :)

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by mkirklions on Friday November 02, 2018 @01:49PM (#18365112)

I run into the issue that I would much rather give away my money and time saving advice completely free, than charge money.

I started my website to help people, not make a petty few grand in profits or grow an email list.

However, I know this is bad capitalism. I just don't know if I want to restrict access.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by graeme on Friday November 02, 2018 @07:20PM (#18367525)

The email list is free though. You just have to take affirmative action to get it.

OP meant that this "restriction" piques interest instead of merely closing the tab on ten articles you skimmed the headlines of.

No need to charge for the emails or profit from them. But people will give you more attention if your writing is in their inbox.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by ccantana on Friday November 02, 2018 @08:27PM (#18367870)

Exactly. And if somebody subscribes, you have the chance to reach (and thereby help) them many more times in the future than a fairweather fan who forgets you as quickly as their feeds refresh.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by mobjack on Friday November 02, 2018 @10:32PM (#18368333)

You don't have to restrict access behind an email to improve signup rates.

Have a simple landing page asking for an email address when someone first visits, but provide a way to bypass it if they don't want to give it out.

A simple direct ask up front is more effective than having lots of distractions on a page.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by markhopkins on Saturday November 03, 2018 @10:34AM (#18370345)

> Have a simple landing page asking for an email address when someone first visits, but provide a way to bypass it if they don't want to give it out.

That's exactly what is there. You can click View The Archive, if you don't want to give your email.

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Re:The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for i... by LiterallyDoge on Friday November 02, 2018 @01:27PM (#18364935)

I think it's basically a paywall mental model, but without the pay part.

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