Agreed... You need a video, a tour, or a how it works section. I'm not signing myself up for anything without a clue of what it does or how it works.

No, you need a lazy signup process -- let me use (most) everything immediately. Save my data in a cookie or in a temporary user object on your server, and make it permanent once I signup.

This would be great; but ANYTHING other than a signup form on the front page would be a huge improvement.

On the bottom of the page, below the signup form: FAQ. It answers questions like, "What is readfa.st?", "How much does readfa.st cost?", and, "How does readfa.st work?"

I agree also, you really need a lot more information up front to tell people what the service actually does. Especially for a service like this, I don't see a lot of value hiding the content behind a registration wall.

Good feedback on the sign-up sheet. We've cobbled together a brief video explanation of the site - let me know what you think!