Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool

Posted by Uldis on Thursday February 02, 2012 @04:44PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi, my startup just launched it's first public beta - www.infogr.am It's a web-based software for super-easy data visualization and infographics. Interactive, non-flash animated infographics can be made in minutes. We're launching Charts app today (for super-simplem charts) and Infographics app for more complex visualizations is coming soon. We'll be adding a more great functionality in next weeks. I'd be really happy to hear your feedback:) Tnx

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by apsurd on Thursday February 02, 2012 @04:54PM (#3544685)

Come on, I got excited to test this - so i click ..

bam login wall. wth? You have shown me nothing!

It's not that I can't easily click that twitter login. It's more like I feel misled. It's a negative first impression.

Let me give it a test run without asking for anything up front. please?

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by tylerwl on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:27PM (#3544788)

The site looks great. However, I agree with apsurd. If you first let users play around, it shouldn't take long until they're hooked and much more eager to sign up.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:37PM (#3544827)

there's a little problem - we have autosave. so, there's not a single button after you make a new chart where we could ask to login. I strongly agree that it is aggressive that we ask to authorize this way. what's better: a) descriptive images / screenshots on front page (aka "learn more") b) add a save button (then ask for login), unless it's pressed no data is saved.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by tylerwl on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:49PM (#3544881)

Thanks for elaborating, that makes sense. Since I noticed in another one of your other comments that you're planning on a freemium model, I think Option A is a good enough starting point. Once you get the ball rolling, it would be interesting to test both options to see which actually converts better.

I may be the only person with this question, but if I use Twitter to sign up, will it have any impact on my timeline (like an automatic "I just signed up for Infogr.am" tweet)?

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Friday February 03, 2012 @04:02AM (#3546406)

thanks for advices. regarding twitter - no, never, no tweets. by the way, this is something someone could communicate to twitter - they actually say what permissions you give us (read your timeline + know whom you follow = to tell if your friends are here)

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by apsurd on Thursday February 02, 2012 @06:40PM (#3545088)

Can you wrap the autosave feature in a conditional that checks for authenticated session?

You don't need to save work for non-logged in users. I just personally think it's very powerful to have a way to demo the app.

Alternatively can you set up a dummy demo account that new users can use?

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by ohashi on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:21PM (#3544765)

Seconded, I really don't like handing over my social credentials before I have a clue what it is I am looking at.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by sixQuarks on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:26PM (#3544786)

same here. At least show some sample screenshots or something.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:33PM (#3544812)

thanks, I start to agree with you:) Do you think screenshots alone would help or software should be usable without authentication till some period (like when you need to save something?)

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by ohashi on Thursday February 02, 2012 @10:19PM (#3545570)

The more I get to try before having to give up anything the better. If you would let me see a demo/sandbox version that would be nice. I would settle for some good screenshots/video.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by revorad on Thursday February 02, 2012 @06:10PM (#3544969)

I don't usually say this, but this app is worth signing up for. Really well made.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Friday February 03, 2012 @03:59AM (#3546401)

tnx:)

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by charliepark on Thursday February 02, 2012 @04:53PM (#3544681)

Holy cats. This looks really, really neat. Congrats on launching this; I'm eager to see what comes of it.

Out of curiosity, what's your business model?

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:34PM (#3544818)

freemium. basic things will always be free. later we'll sell design templates / more data formats.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by pdenya on Thursday February 02, 2012 @07:23PM (#3545209)

Looks pretty cool. I'd use a thicker font or a higher weight for the buttons; they're difficult to read as is: http://cl.ly/0s2P2X1F1x1f0s3e2h2A

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Friday February 03, 2012 @04:12AM (#3546431)

yep, we'll fixing this. it seems chrome (perhaps smth else also) renders helveticaneue-light this bad.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by mapster on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:36PM (#3544825)

Very nice. I didn't have an issue w Twitter auth. But there wasn't enough examples to find. Signed up though. Looks very cool.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Thursday February 02, 2012 @05:38PM (#3544836)

tnx, lot of feedback about this. we'll add screenshots/ description on front page

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by sidcool on Thursday February 02, 2012 @04:47PM (#3544654)

For the lazy http://Infogr.am

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by padredenny on Saturday February 04, 2012 @05:43PM (#3552460)

I get a Cpanel login when I try to visit the site.

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by sandis on Thursday February 02, 2012 @06:06PM (#3544953)

Congrats on launching / Priekā!

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by Uldis on Friday February 03, 2012 @04:20AM (#3546451)

paldies:)

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Infogr.am - easy infographic tool by revorad on Thursday February 02, 2012 @06:11PM (#3544975)

Fantastic.

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