Hi everyone
I am busy developing a web app and read somewhere here that I need to get a landing page up as soon as possible even though I am not ready to launch it. So here it is.
This is my first attempt at this and would love your feedback? Is the copy clear enough? What about the colour scheme?
Of course, bonus points if you can give me tips regarding what to do next other than just going back to developing
Here it is: https://www.shoppingtracker.app/
You should iterate on the copy a bit, you waste words without progress and too generic
Who would use this? Does it make like any easier for me than using Google sheets or just keep on my phone? How?
Is this primarily for like supermarket shopping? as the items are repeated buys...
Who is the customer? Could it be that your actual demographic should skew female? Would you change things based on that?..
Thanks for the response. So in essence you're saying it is too general and therefore doesn't target anyone?
Funny enough, I built a desktop version of it a couples of years ago when I saw my wife struggling to do it with spreadsheets. So I suppose I have direct access to the "target market" in that sense. Will sit down with her and go over the copy again. Try and pick up on the language that she uses as well.
Will report back once I have made a few modifications!
That could be excellent write it for her. Ask her what she would use this for. Use her words. Ask her how she would explain it / tell about it to her friend.
And how would she show it? What would she like to display?
Hey @Sorata. First of all - I like the idea of the technology you are up to, good job, I have even signed up. About the landing page itself - as fellows are saying it's a bit too generic, I have nothing but agree with it, however, I wouldn't say it's a bad thing though. You give the main idea to the customer about the benefit you are providing, which is what you want, you have visitor's attention, now you want to make it clear for him/her if he/her is a right fit here. What helps in such situations the most is a FAQ section! It actually is one of the most (if not THE MOST) important parts of the landing page. It often is a key element, that helps your site visitor to make that final decision. Try to write down all the questions that fellows here are raising, and write down all the answers. It will be a great start for your FAQ section.
Regarding the design - it definitely needs some improvement. I would suggest hiring someone at least from fiverr.com or upwork, don't invest too much into it, as you are just starging I suppose, but having a nowadays looking website is a must
Hey @sjanuskis. Thanks for the advice. I'll have a look at a FAQ section. It will anyway need to be done once I am ready for some users, so that's a good idea!
Regarding the design, I just butchered a standard Hugo template quite badly. So that is maybe not a bad idea. Will first see what I can do to improve it though and if I can't get it to something that I'm happy with then I'll try them out
And thank you for signing up! :)
Great comments.
I would add an image in there too. It can instantly set the tone. Someone shopping - automatically you set the scene.
Also your quote needs some "speech marks".
Ideas sounds good though (as a mother of two trying to budget!)
Hi @CustomD.
Good idea regarding the image, and well spotted regarding the quotation marks. Totally missed that...
Glad to hear! Hopefully some other people find it useful as well :)
Hey @Sorata, good call on getting a landing page together :) Having a solid landing page is really important, ignoring signing up early users, it lets you really understand what you're trying to build and how you would sell it when it's finished. You may even rethink some of the product features when working on it
For the feedback on what's there:
My overall feedback would be to look at some of the other landing pages people on Indiehackers are posting. They usually follow a pretty standard template, some sort of call to action, explain the problem you're solving and who it's for, show the features, pricing, collect the emails, etc
I'd suggest using a UI framework or theme to give you a kick-start, if you want to do it yourself take a look at tailwind with some of the presets
Hi @harlanzw. Thank you very much for the practical advice!
I have been butchering a Hugo template, but have obviously butchered it too much. Will definitely look into Tailwind though, since I'll most probably have to learn this stuff at some point
Hi @sabirahmed. Thanks for the practical advice! Web development is still very new to me. Though I can see that something is wrong I sometimes I struggle to know what exactly and how to improve it
Here try this out : https://jgthms.com/web-design-in-4-minutes
Oh wow. That was really cool, and extremely helpful seeing the different elements being added one at a time. Just helps seeing what a difference each bit makes. Definitely going to save that link.
Thank you very much!
Hello @Sorata! Congrats on getting your first landing page out, I'm sure you spent a lot of time working on it.
I think at this point, telling you my first impression / what I felt on your page will be very helpful to you. So here it is in chronological order!
For a first draft the site is not bad. But as you can see from my confusion above, I don't think it does a good job selling / explaining your service. Take a look at this great example that I used when I was optimizing my own page. After the optimizations my conversion rate went up by almost 70% :)
Good luck!
Hi @tyherox.
Thank you, and even more so for your first impressions. Your train of thought is very useful, and thank you for the example!
I'd agree with @hatkyinc that the overall copy is a bit too generic. With that, I have some recommendations.
From my point of view, the overall theme of the copy is about the features of the product. I'd recommend changing the features into benefits.
When listing your benefits you'll want them to resonate with your customer pain points, fears, and other beliefs. Does your customer have debt and want to start tracking their money? Maybe your customer has tried budgeting with paper but wants something cloud-based. Whatever the case you'll want the copy to feel like it's for them.
Regarding the design side, I would change the icon colors as they blend in with other parts of the website.
If you need advice on anything specific let me know!
Thanks @Risk!
Thanks for the advice regarding the benefits. We have come the idea lately that if you try to sell to everyone then you're selling to no one. Definitely going to have to rethink the copy a bit.
Well spotted regarding the icons. I didn't notice that until you pointed it out, thank you!