Brand new homepage, would you use?
Hi there 👋
Today we have released a brand new homepage.
Can you understand the value of the product from the homepage? And is there a chance of your visiting other pages after viewing the homepage? Thanks.
p.s. At the bottom, you will find candies ;)
Looks pretty good. I have used other tools for this previously and have found the aggregation quite valuable.
On the homepage, the title boxes that you have in color feel more like standalone banners, not like they are introducing the landing pages below them. The folders at the top are cute, but I think these CTAs should continue later in the page as well, instead of simply the "browse all."
Probably also add a footer? And sticky nav so people know they can also click there to see more pages.
Best of luck!
Hi, @asquared thanks for the feedback! Would you describe more your use case? What problem do you solve with this kind of app?
I usually use https://www.lapa.ninja/ for landing page inspiration, following design trends and to discover new products in the market. Hope this helps!
Thanks!
I like it. Would use some version of this for sure. Not just for websites but for basically all UX, apps etc.
The examples you have right now are not super inspiring though. You have to have prretty world class design to get designers to trust your curation imo.
Hi @willavawang, thanks for the feedback! We will do our best to implement the best library for our users
I like the concept if I'm understanding it correctly - a collection of design inspiration for different sections of a site.
The folder icons that say "Pricing Page", "Sign up", etc. feel out of place with the rest of the design (they remind me of old school clip art which doesn't really fit in with a site for design inspiration).
I'm not real clear what the purpose or value is of signing up or logging in. I clicked around to the other pages briefly and saw the different design collections. These would be useful for referencing while designing a feature on a site.
In order to get people to consistently revisit your site, I think it is going to be important to keep the content fresh and updated. Ideally the main page would list the latest designs that have been added - that way there is always incentives to return to the site.
Hi @agraddy, thanks for your feedback! Yes, you understand the concept correctly, nice to hear!
These folders have some meaning ;) Actually, uxboard solves our own problem, previously we collected all these screenshots on our computers in different folders like "Pricing" or "Sign up". With this kind of design, we want to say: "guys, no need to put this into folders anymore, click and use it on the cloud". (these icons lead to a search) So what we did is moved content from our old school local folders to the internet and share it with the community. Hope this makes sense
At the moment you can use free tools from this page if you signed in. But we are working on the ability to create your own collection for inspiration and sell your products through us. So, in the future, there will be more reasons to sign up.
The previous homepage was just the last published content. We decided to change it because users are stuck on the homepage and don't go to other useful pages. We will check if the new homepage fixes this if not - we will return back to the old one.
If you don't mind I have one more question. Is it possible uxboard becomes your daily tool? If not - what was missed?
It wouldn't be a daily tool for me. I'm more of a developer than a designer (although I definitely wear the designer hat from time-to-time). I could see myself visiting when I need inspiration for a specific design but that would not be a daily occurrence for me.
But if we will add code blocks for the elements and pages, like HTML + CSS or React?
I wouldn't normally reference other people's code like that - I typically write my code from scratch and only reference something like StackOverflow if I'm running into a bug or problem. I don't need inspiration for "code blocks."
Ok, I see, thanks!
Wanted to start off and say I like the design, but it's not helpful so I'll give some constructive criticism.
From what I read it seems like it's a database of websites that people can go through to conduct design research on landing pages to make more informed decisions?
So one thing you can do is create a newsletter and give the "candies" as an incentive to join. Something like "Join our free newsletter to get access to hand crafted design templates". Would be helpful for building a list of leads.
Interms of copy, I think it could be shortened. I understood the website after really carefully reading multiple sections. One example is the header. It could be a little clearer. Instead of "Explore and analyze websites examples from around the world", you could try saying "Find over 1000 landing page designs in seconds". I'm a fan of keeping things simple and to the point.
And similarly apply this to the rest of the copy.
"Need something specific like a cookie notification or a sign in form? We have a growing collection of basic elements from real sites" ----> "From cookie notifications to sign in forms, we've got you covered". Maybe not exactly like that, but it makes it shorter and to the point.
Hopefully this was helpful.
Hey @gourave, we really appreciate the feedback!
Yes, it's one of the main features
At the moment we ask to sign up to get free "Candies", but I have added a newsletter to our to-do list, we will think and implement it!
Sounds good, we will think about simplifying texts
Thanks for the detailed feedback, it was really helpful!
If you don't mind I have one more question. Is it possible uxboard becomes your daily tool? If not - what was missed?
No worries, I'm glad I could somewhat help!
I'm not sure if uxboard could become a daily tool for me. Partly the reason I say that is because I'm not a designer and when it comes to landing pages I normally just pull up a free template so I can get my website up in minutes. Unfortunately, I'm not your target audience
I think asking if it can become your daily tool is a question that isn't very helpful to you to determine who will pay for your SaaS. At first when I think about it, I go "Sure, why not?" but then again I have to really ask myself what problem this solves for me, and if it solves that problem, is that problem annoying enough to want me to pay for uxboard.
I'd recommend doing user research with your target audience. It's seems like your target audience consists of designers? Conducting user interviews is something you'll need to teach yourself to do in order to learn how to ask the right questions. This book https://www.amazon.ca/Mom-Test-customers-business-everyone/dp/1492180742 is a pretty good resource on the types of questions you should ask and the ones that will be the most fruitful
Ok, I see, thanks!
We don't want to focus on designers but we want all folks building websites regularly to be our potential customers.
Thanks for a book recommendation, I'll check!