No, I don't mean that they should change the product necessarily. I think there's value in what they currently have, and said that if I composed music myself, I would probably buy a couple.
But there's nothing wrong with seeing what other people have done and being inspired by them. I am constantly taking in ideas from all over and pairing them against all of my different game designs and story ideas and wondering if those ideas could be used in some way. Maybe seeing that link sparked a "Oh, maybe I could put in a... whatever... scale reference, or common key signatures list, or a box for a version number of the song, or whatever" and adds one extra page to the journal, and advertises it, and sees a 10% increase in sales or something.
I don't really have any desires one way or another in what the product should be. I'm just aware of that other journal, and thought maybe they might find it interesting, and probably aren't aware of it since it's for a different niche field.
I would recommend memset to look at Field Notes[1] for inspiration. They do an amazing job of turning simple ruled notebooks into something desirable.
Some suggestions:
- Make the cover look nicer and more inspiring (like Field Notes), not just plain white paper.
- Find someone who is good at drawing sheet music by hand, to show some really beautiful examples of the product in use for your shop. Again, inspiration.
- The site says you “pored over every detail”. I think you can tell that story better (again, think Field Notes).
1: https://fieldnotesbrand.com/