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Very cool stuff, so I want to give some feedback hoping it will succeed :)

1 - Some playground prior to signup, similar to Runkit could get you more users.

2 - Some simpler signup by Github etc. would get you more users.

3 - Right click is taken over by the site, which blocks LastPass context menu which adds another layer of difficulty to signup.

Good luck, thanks




Thank you!

Ooh! Right click / context menu. I gotta fix that. D'oh.

I think there are different schools of thought re: providing a playground. We certainly have done that before with smaller launches. Our experience (anecdotally, I haven't measured exactly) is that while "playground" type experiences can sometimes increase signup volume, they tend to result in lower engagement rates overall.

I believe the basic underlying hypothesis is that if you can solve a problem somebody is having and they know that, they don't care how it works: they'll sign up and figure it out. However, if you provide a playground, you artificially select for a much higher proportion of folks who enjoy the novelty of new technology / products and aren't necessarily likely to stick around.

Food for thought, anyway. Don't have raw numbers here.


Yes and no.

This particular product probably has broader appeal than you think—

For a broader audience you'd definitely want to dumb down the entry point. If you're still in the smaller audience/specific traction stage, it probably makes sense to stay more technical.




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