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Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by tehabe on Monday January 20, 2020 @03:54AM (#22097445)
Why is so hard to introduce the people who made this tool on the website? If I spent money on something I want to know to whom I sent this money. It feels really weird to use an anonymous tool for something which might be important.
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by gnud on Monday January 20, 2020 @04:30AM (#22097607)
Hard disagree. A prominent 'meet the team', complete with smiling, rounded, portrait photos will usually make me close the tab.

The fact that there is a tutorial and pricing prominent in the menu, makes this better than 80% of landing pages I run across, easily. That appeals more to me than any number of hipster beards.

I liked the landing page. It gave the what and the why of the tool in a clear way - and but still had some actual technical details.

Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by rosstex on Monday January 20, 2020 @11:09AM (#22099786)
Hard disagree to your disagree. I don't want it at the top of the screen, but I don't mind scrolling down and seeing those smiling faces.
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by chiscript on Monday January 20, 2020 @04:36AM (#22097635)
Your comments are much appreciated!
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by tsukurimashou on Monday January 20, 2020 @04:37AM (#22097640)
"introducing" people that worked on something on a website usually puts me off. Every corporate website you'll find today has a "team" page with some people with fake smiles.

I don't really care about the face of people that made projects, I prefer a website to describe the project itself, why they used this or this technology, why they made the design choices they made.

Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by chiscript on Monday January 20, 2020 @05:00AM (#22097756)
I would never have imagined that there would be visitors who actually dislike those intro pages hehehe! This is enlightening and will definitely affect how (if?) I implement it in future.

Thanks for the comment.

Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by gnud on Monday January 20, 2020 @05:36AM (#22097890)
I know I objected pretty strongly to this in my other comment.

I wouldn't mind a 'about us'/'about the team'/'about me'-page linked in the footer, or as part of a 'contact us' page, or something.

But I don't think it needs to be pushed very hard, and definitely don't place the 'about us' on the landing page.

Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by tsukurimashou on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @08:29AM (#22117329)
I feel it is particularity true for [tech / engineer] people, which usually prioritize [relevant / accurate / straight to the point] information over [marketing / feelings].
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by manigandham on Monday January 20, 2020 @05:37AM (#22097892)
That's something for an "about" page. I absolutely don't care about that when I'm learning about a product or pricing, and there's no guarantee any of it is real anyway.
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by chiscript on Monday January 20, 2020 @04:32AM (#22097614)
Thanks for the feedback. I might add a something soon but I'm not anonymous at all. My name and (relevant) story are quite easy to get on the web but I did not want to take away from the product on the website itself.
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by tehabe on Monday January 20, 2020 @09:13AM (#22098884)
It is not really about an about page, even though I think it is important to have one. It is about when I use a service or even more so if I pay for one, I at least want a name and a country where my data is being processed. It might sound old fashioned but I just like to know who I'm trusting.
Re:Show HN: Google Sheets add-on to compare text, fuzzy-matc... by chiscript on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:59AM (#22118042)
Country is in the feedback form (UK). I outsourced info about me and the thinking behind Flookup to Indie Hackers (link is on the landing page).

They might be unconventional decisions but I think they work quite nicely.