Re:Show HN: I've spent nearly 5y on a web app that creates 3...
by streakolay on Thursday August 08, 2024 @09:55AM
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I didn't really expect such a curiosity and my initial idea is to make this tool beneficial for real estate agencies and builders and only then try to make it useful for a wide audience :) Thanks for you interest and feedback.
I created an account with the intention of kicking the tires, but I have hit wall after wall and I never actually got to the cool 3D part.
If you take one thing from this message, I strongly urge you to make sure that new accounts start with a sample project in the list which people can play with to see what to expect.
In my case, I don't have a floor plan or know my square meters. I went onto Google images and borrowed a plan to upload. The TL;DR is that it seems like I have to pay $33 to see what this place would look like in 3D, and that's when I bounced. I'm curious, but I'm not that curious.
After the sample project, I hope that you will add a 2-3 minute onboarding video to show people how to get started. Getting dropped into any interface with only a vague idea of what is supposed to happen is a guaranteed way to lose 90% of your visitors to unnecessary friction.
Make it stupid simple to get started. Give people a look at the outcome so that they know what to covet.