I just launched my first SaaS as a 16 year old solo-dev. Please try it out:)

Re:I just launched my first SaaS as a 16 year old solo-dev. ... by philipswood on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:12PM (#40108326)

Overall the impression is good, but the whole interaction of submitting a URL and email for a "free report", going through the process to receive a redacted report with a request to pay for the full one feels a bit like switch and bait and leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

Also the validation on the URL was a bit strange: the example text was without the 'https://', but I needed that added to proceed.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I just launched my first SaaS as a 16 year old solo-dev. ... by achow on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:31PM (#40108497)

> going through the process to receive a redacted report with a request to pay for the full one

Thanks. You saved me the effort.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I just launched my first SaaS as a 16 year old solo-dev. ... by tryggs on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:14PM (#40183617)

Very valuable feedback, thank you, Philip!

I'm not going to defend myself regarding the "switch and bait", since the goal is 100% to get people to generate a report, and then show them just a little bit and give them FOMO-ish. The whole goal of how I designed the website is to answer the question "why not" rather than "why". However, if people feel like they have been tricked, and that they don't want to purchase the full report, just because of that, It's definitely something I need to change. ATM I feel like, you as a user don't lose much, other than 60-90 seconds of waiting (sorry), for an actual "free report", even though it's limited.

But I totally understand what you are saying, and I even agree to a certain degree.

As for the validation, I have fixed it and I think it works better now.

[ Parent | on HN ]