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Re:Ask HN: Do online demos without sign-up actually increase... by pbreit on Saturday July 14, 2012 @03:19PM (#4245071)
Requiring email confirmation almost always decreases conversion and frequently in a major way. You should have a very good reason for confirming an email address (for example, PayPal tying payments to email addresses) or don't do it (or do it passively; ie, if someone happens to click on a link in an email you send them, mark the email address as confirmed).
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Re:Ask HN: Do online demos without sign-up actually increase... by daveid on Saturday July 14, 2012 @04:27PM (#4245241)
I see. Thank you!

I disabled the limits for unconfirmed users and will create a merged form as soon as possible.

The development flow looks like this to me right now: First I built a strictly REST/model-centered back-end, and now I have to smooth the corners between user-friendliness and those standards. Interesting observation.

(Also, if anyone is curious what I'm building, it's https://artistsnclients.com/)

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