Ask HN: What do you think of our redesigned website?

Re:Ask HN: What do you think of our redesigned website? by staunch on Friday November 20, 2009 @02:14PM (#953091)

The screenshots on the front seem poor to me. They're very light and empty -- not exciting at all. Four seems like too many. I didn't even realize you could click them at first, maybe add a magnifying glass in the corner?

No obviously call to action on the front page. I didn't feel like there was an obvious next page to click on to.

Overall nice, but being honest: a bit generic/standard/derivative.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of our redesigned website? by nkohari on Friday November 20, 2009 @02:25PM (#953132)

Re: call-to-action, it's between the signup button and the video tour. I might try to make the video tour link stand out a bit more, though.

The product itself is (intentionally) sparse and understated. This leads to (we think) a great user experience, but doesn't result in very good screenshots. :) We also didn't really want to overwhelm the user with a complex display of features, because our value proposition is being simpler and easier to use than our competition.

Good points, though.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of our redesigned website? by DanielStraight on Friday November 20, 2009 @02:20PM (#953119)

Agreed. I would go with 2 or 3 pictures, slightly larger by default, and showing screens that look like they're from people who actually use the product. Showing empty sections on the screenshots is just depressing. If I want something to sit empty, it can be anything. It doesn't have to be your product.

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