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Abadesi
Share your product here to get support, feedback, users (w/c 16th of December)
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Hi Makers! This thread is dedicated to you if you are: (1) launching soon or recently launched (2) looking for beta users (3) asking for feedback on a landing page First, start by helping out another maker. You can check out their launch, give their product a review or share a comment on their launch post. Once you've helped someone else out, share your product link here and BE SPECIFIC about who your target audience is and how we can help.
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Ferenc Forgacs
My goal with the highest priority for this week is to get at least 100 responses for The Maker Report (https://themakerreport.com/) So if you are a digital maker / indie hacker / developer yourself, you can help with your answers to reach this goal 🙏🏻 Oh, and I'm a bit behind with my presents for Christmas, so this is going to be a busy week 😅 Last-minute, environment-friendly present ideas are more than welcome.
Aleix Ramon
Hi @feriforgacs, done! Looking forward to see the results of your report.
Ferenc Forgacs
@astrit thank you Astriti! Can you send me a screenshot about this language issue? You can restart the survey again, it won't affect the results. Thanks.
Gonçalo Henriques
Hello everyone, Every week I spend some looking for Product Requests on twitter so, I've decided to start a newsletter to share my findings weekly Here's the page http://requestforproduct.xyz/ I'd love to know what you think and what's missing.
Gonçalo Henriques
@aleix_ramon Thanks. Any suggestions?
Sam Abrika
@gonelf It's very simple landing page. I think you can fine the layout to make it sexier but not such a big deal. Also for people who don't are not familiar with PH, you could define what's "product request".
Ilona | Product Maker
@gonelf Here are few feedback points from me: - http:// should redirect to https:// these days automatically (especially if people enter their personal data on your page); - subscription confirmation has landed in my spam folder (have you confirmed the email domain with Mailchimp?) - as you are processing personal data (emails, for marketing-like purposes), you want to have a privacy policy on the website, and have people explicitly accept it And a question: What are your plans for business model / monetisation?
Gonçalo Henriques
@samabrika1 Yeh, I have just been hacking the page to test the concept but it can look a lot better. Sure I'll think of a funny way to explain what a product request is, do you have any suggestion on that? Thanks for your feedback and suggestions.
Gonçalo Henriques
@ilonacodes Thanks for taking the time to have a look on my page, really appreciated. Regarding your points. 1. Https for personal data: make total sense, I'll look into it 2. I don't remember confirming the domain in Mailchimp, I'll check. 3. Do you know any privacy policy service that I can use? Regarding monetization, it's still not clear for me how it could be, It can grow to an idea/product request board where companies can pay to have feedback. Do you have any suggestions for that?
Khyati Rathod
Hello everyone We recently launched Christmas Photo Maker app that will Create your Ordinary Photo into one dazzling Christmas Photo. Here is the link of this App: https://tinyurl.com/s97d6nx https://www.producthunt.com/post... feedback from you is very important to me. Thanks,
Sam Abrika
I'm building https://cashcoach.io, an AI that allows you aggregate your bank accounts, give you saving challenges and daily motivation on your progress. Looking for beta tester on either Android: https://play.google.com/store/ap... or iPhone: https://testflight.apple.com/joi... (please install TestFlight BEFORE) UK and US banks are best supported, but we support more than 20 countries. Let me know what you think!
Joshua Tabansi
I’m building a tool to help teams achieve their goals through easy goal tracking and performance management. 👉 https://wangll.co I'd really appreciate feedback on how well the landing page is communicating this, and also if you are in a team struggling with alignment, sign up and I'd love to help solve that with Wangll. Thanks! 🙏🏾
Michael Aubry
@tabansi Looks cool but I am not sure why I should sign up. There are a lot of promises but personally as a user I'd like to see an example. Just my 2 cents. Great work though I bet most of the effort is spent on the app itself. I do like the design, it looks good and flows well. Would be killer with some product demos or abstract visual examples of how it works and why I should use it. :)
Joshua Tabansi
@michael_joseph_aubry You’re right, I'm knee-deep in building it right now. I'd get some product screen shots up as they come. Thanks a lot!
Gregor Pichler
@tabansi Website looks cool. From a UI perspective you could try to change the yellow color in your illustrations to your purple accent color that you are using on the rest of the website. This might make it look cleaner. I would also show a screenshot or demo video of the app itself. Showing the product will give visitors a clearer picture.
Joshua Tabansi
@ipgregor Thanks a lot! I'll try out changing the accent colour. You're right about the screenshots, I'm working on those now.
Una Vidaković
@tabansi I like the idea but I would like to see some sneak peak and examples. Your website is telling me that your product will help me but not how it will do it. I hope that by submitting my email I will get a chance to try it out even if it's still in beta. I have tried similar products before but I never really started using any as they would require a lot of work to set up, they cost a lot of money or they are complicated to use. I would like to see how Wangll compares to other :)
Aleix Ramon
Here's a new weapon to use in our never-ending war against procrastination: CheckWise. ☑️ CheckWise is for those who manage their own time. It gives you a real human supervisor that will make sure that you don't waste time and that you actually complete your to-do list. Why? Because we've all tried a few productivity apps, but I assure you that nothing kills procrastination like direct and personalized human accountability does. Feedback from you hunters is very important to me. Because of this, I've opened a 3-day free trial for a limited time. I invite you to try it out, and in exchange, I'd love to hear your honest feedback. 🤘 Here's the PH page: https://www.producthunt.com/post... I'm all ears. (thank you @abadesi for starting this discussion 🙌)
Oliver Wolf
Hey Makers, I recently put a beta version of MonsterWriter online. Would love to hear what you think about the app idea. https://www.monsterwriter.app/ Every kind of feedback is appreciated. Best Regards, Oliver
Sam Abrika
@oliver_wolf Who are you targeting exactly? Students who don't need to format either use LaTeX, notes or simply Google Docs.
Walid Shaar
@oliver_wolf Hello! the idea definitely seems interesting, but I am not sure if there is anything like it on the market. The site, I can tell you, looks clean and clear
Oliver Wolf
@samabrika1 Yes, primarily students. Google Docs is similar to Word and is IMO a bit to general purpose for writing a Thesis. Also you have to care about Formatting more than you do when you use LaTeX. I think LaTeX on the other hand, is too complicated to get started with for the most users. I know, people who know LaTeX have another opinion but those are the minority. Most of the students do not know LaTeX and rather bother with Word than learning it. ... At least these are my observations. Have you ever wrote something in Google Docs that is longer than 20 pages?
Oliver Wolf
@walid_shaar Thx for you opinion. With "anything like it on the market" you mean whether there are some similar products out there?
Sam Abrika
@oliver_wolf When I was consultant, I wrote docs 100 pages long on Word. My longest Google Docs is currently 35 pages. Except for putting numbering on headings (which requires a free add-on), it all works fine. So you targeting PhD students that are not tech enough to use LaTeX, don't like Google Docs/Word, and would pay for a better solution. That's quite niche, but go ahead ;)
Walid Shaar
Hello Makers! Thank you @abadesi Please take a second and checkout www.ringnbring.com After much feedback from you, we have worked on a better and improved website! Let me know what you all think!
Sam Abrika
@abadesi @walid_shaar There is a lot of animations, which makes the website slow to load and penalise your SEO performance. I would recommend to use static images whenever you can to make it lighter.
Walid Shaar
@abadesi @samabrika1 Thank you for your feedback! We realized that people visiting out page are not getting a clear picture. We figured a cute animation would make things clearer
Sam Abrika
@abadesi @walid_shaar Usually when people don't understand the product, you need to change the wording or design. Adding animation rarely solves it :)
Walid Shaar
@abadesi @samabrika1 We definitely changed the whole wording style (Emphasizing on the Header) aswell
Una Vidaković
@walid_shaar It's a nice website but it took some time to load. Still, having that animation did really help me understand exactly what your product does in less than a minute so well done. I like that you have your own device, but if we look past the device what is the difference between using Ring and bring and sending a message? Is there additional benefit?
Hrishikesh Pardeshi
Thanks @abadesi for this thread! Hey everyone! There’s no doubt that Remote Work is the present & future of work! The Economist predicts that by 2035, there could be as many as 1 billion remote workers :) In our experience, however, there’s a steep learning curve to be good at the remote work lifestyle. Be it in terms of staying at your productive best, managing remote teams, tackling loneliness or ensuring general mental well-being. Which is why we started 'The Remote Weekly' that to you original content, product tips and latest stories around remote working. Each Friday you will receive a personal note on one relevant topic in the world of remote to make you an informed remote worker and leader. You can browse all the past editions here. Would love to hear your thoughts!
Una Vidaković
@hrishikesh1990 It's great! I've subscribed. I have just started my first job and it's a remote job. Since I am still a student (I am also a remote student, not going to lectures but going to University to take exams) I've been struggling with organization. Every day I need to find time for work and for studies and I am not the best in organizing my time. I love that you are finding and sharing tools that can help me with that. At this moment my biggest challenge is explaining to friend and family that my work our are flexible but still I sometimes have to set aside time for work and if I don't make a strict plan I will quickly fall behind. I am looking forward to Friday note :D
Hrishikesh Pardeshi
@una_vidakovic Hey Una, so glad to hear from you! Congrats on the job and it's amazing to know that it's remote :) Ah! yes, explaining what flexibility truly means can be tough to your friends and family. I am hoping some of our posts will help you in your remote work journey! I would be sending out the mail today and I look forward to hear your thoughts on it :)
Fu Fei
Hey @all We are working on a Shopify app that helps with Product Marketing. We launched on Ship 2 weeks ago. (https://www.producthunt.com/upco...) Need some feedback from other makers here. What level of abstraction of marketing did you guys use in the beginning? I.E. - Did you describe how to use features directly? - Did you describe the direct and indirect outcomes using the product? - Did you describe the end goal of the product vision? Trying to figure out what works here :) Please & Thank you!
Chris Wills
I'm looking for some quick beta testing help from some people living in Europe. I recently returned from a trip to Italy. While I was there, I noticed some issues with timezone changes in our travel app. I'm back in the US now so I can't fully test the fixes. If you could spare some time, I can send account information and some steps to follow to make sure this is working now. The Duckwyn Project - https://www.duckwyn.com Thank you for your help! -Chris
Chris Wills
@gonelf Thank you!! I really appreciate the help. You can get a free account here - https://app.duckwyn.com/beta - or, if there is another way to contact you, I can send you a username and password. This is a mobile app so you'll want to login from your phone. Once logged in (make sure you allow location access when prompted), if you could try to add a journal entry that would be great. You can do this by clicking the notebook icon at the top center of the screen. Then click on "write a note". When I tried doing this in Italy, the note would not submit because of a timezone conflict. Hopefully this is working correctly now :) Thanks again! -Chris
Una Vidaković
@cwills Hi, I am in Belgrade, Serbia. I've tried following the instructions you gave to @gonelf but I am not seeing the notebook icon. If you can provide me with additional instructions I would love to help you.
Una Vidaković
@cwills Hi, I am in Belgrade, Serbia. I've tried following the instructions you gave to Goncalo but I am not seeing the notebook icon. If you can provide me with additional instructions I would love to help you.
Chris Wills
@una_vidakovic - Thank you so much for testing this. Can you compare the icon highlighted at this link to what you're seeing? https://www.duckwyn.com/getting-... You should have an icon appearing at the top center of the screen.
Gregor Pichler
Hey @abadesi, thanks for this great post and opportunity to share and give back. I'm currently working on "Punkt" a one-sentence journaling app. I just put the landing page live https://punktapp.me and want to evaluate if there is enough interest in such an app. I'm journaling in a Google Sheet and now want to bring this to an app. Would love to hear the feedback of PH users 🙌
Michael Aubry
👋 My goal for this week is to get on the phone with 5 content creators looking to make videos and learn how the video creation process can be better. (https://calendly.com/storycreato...) I have a list of to-do items to make the product better. Helping test these items to make sure I have the most concise list before launch is another major goal. So having a third party perspective (beta testers) will help me with this tremendously. (https://storycreatorapp.com/) This applies to start up founders that need video / digital agencies / advertisers / marketers / podcasters. Thanks
John Bauer
Hi Hunters, Thanks, @abadesi for this thread. WP Paint - WordPress Image Editor Plugin was launched in Product Hunt. https://www.producthunt.com/post... This is one of the powerful WordPress image editor plugins that comes with an intuitive interface that makes it easy for every user to use. Please check it out and share your valuable feedback and help us reach the maximum number of WordPress users.
Atul Shukla
Hello makers, today i have launched a very simple voice recording web app (https://audiotools.app) . If you are recording a narration this tool embraces fumbles and mistakes, you just need to pause and resume to retake, once done just trim the audio sections and download the final output. This tool lays out audio sections vertically to easily navigate the recorded audio. You can see this 30 sec video to understand the flow. (https://youtu.be/t0MXxmU23MA) Would love to know what you think. PS: Works on Android chrome, Desktop Chrome and Firefox. (iOS not supported)
Veronika Rovnik
Hi makers! Our team has just launched WebDataRocks Pivot Table on Product Hunt! 📝 WebDataRocks is a free JavaScript pivot table. It's designed for data analysts and everyone who works with data on a daily basis. At the same time, it offers a lot of features for the seamless integration of a tool into any app by developers. What does it do ❓ WebDataRocks Pivot does what is expected from the pivot table and even more: it processes your data and provides features for summarizing, filtering, sorting, highlighting data. Everything can be done in a drag-and-drop manner. What problem are we solving and why? 💡 Reporting is often associated with stress. We wanted to change it. Reporting should be an easy and pleasant experience. The reporting tool should help you focus on finding trends in your data rather than on figuring out how to technically accomplish the goal. It's our first launch on PH so we'd be glad to receive as much feedback as possible! https://www.producthunt.com/post... 👈 You are welcome to try creating interactive reports! Our tool is free and always will be such :)
Matea Kofiloska
Hey @abadesi thanks for opening up this discussion :) Hey PH community, how are you :) We are almost done with the last minute preparations for launching our product this week. We are launching our Contact Search Module here on Product Hunt and we are giving you all 20 Free Credits to try it out :) We are launching our Company Search Module on our Sales.Rocks Platform that helps all kind of business boost their sales and marketing with up to date quality data. At the moment we have company information to 21 different countries and every day we are updating our data base in order to expand the market. We are giving you 50 free credits to check it out here: https://app.sales.rocks/#/login It would mean a lot if you give us you feedback before launching. Here is the upcoming page: https://www.producthunt.com/upco... All kind of opinion and suggestions are welcome :) Thank you guys :)))
Soe
I'm hoping to launch by Christmas. In the mean time, I was hoping you could check out my landing page (https://fensapp.com) and give me some feedback. Appreciate your help.
Gonçalo Henriques
@soelost how does this work? Do you set your profile and someone can tag you as a partner or do you set your and your partners profiles? It's not clear in the page how it works. Maybe you could have a step by step on how it works. I hope it helps.
Soe
@gonelf Thanks for asking! You'd set up your profile and you'd tag your partner. If they don't have an account, you'd invite them which would create a placeholder account. Even if your partner doesn't sign up, their other partners can also tag this placeholder, which allows your partners risk to be scored and also facilitate exposure alerts between strangers with common partners. I hope that helped. The landing page I have up took me long enough so I'm not sure how or where to put this information and whether I should put it in place of other things or in addition to.
Gonçalo Henriques
@soelost maybe you could make a short video explaining what you just explained to me because now it is very clear. You could place this video where you have the first image. I hope it helps.
Soe
@gonelf I thought of putting a video there but didn't know what kind so thanks. Can you check once more and let me know if the how it works link does a good job for now?
Gonçalo Henriques
@soelost It's better but I think it would make much sense to have that "how it works" in the main page, right below the "features" block. Why should I go to another page to understand how it works? That's what will convince me to join IMO
Shantanu Johri
Hello Makers, Little late to the party but me and my team have made a platform live where you can set up your social links and compile a personalized landing page. The service works best if you have an instagram account. The service is called GreyPlate (https://greyplate.com). Would love to know what you guys think about this? We're working on a pro version of this and hoping to release it in couple of weeks time. Greyplate