Hi! I am new to the indie hacking game and I would like to get some feedback on my product's landing page. In exchange I will give feedback to yours.
Hey @gaboratorium! I really like the idea behind Prefund! I see everyone else offered great advice, so I'll just stick to something that caught my attention, colors & contrast. I feel like some text could use a little bit more contrast to their background (like the hero section's subheading). Also, what I always do is, I use tools like Adobe color picker to find complementary colors for the main color I want to use. I think that would boost the visual of the website a LOT!
Hi Salman, thank you very much for your kind words and useful tip, I really appreciate it :) Adding Adobe Color to my toolbelt is a good idea.
Hi,
I think the layout and concept behind the landing page are very good. It does a good job explaining what what the app does and showing the features. I find the upcoming features showcase quite useful too.
Where I would question things is the 'why' of the lander (and potentially the product).
You say 'Discover the powerful habit of expense tracking' it would be better to lead with the benefit first e.g. ' See where your money goes' or 'Spend with intent' or 'Save more' Etc. I think you need to try and put yourself in the shoes of your visitor and think why are they looking for a budgeting app? what do they want to get out of it ? Within the supporting test you have a good bit of copy: ' bring clarity to your personal finance'
Also I would argue that relative to your competition mint etc... your USP is notion integration, so I would lead with that. Maybe put a visible notion icon in the header and say something like ' found notion budgeting too frustrating ? here's your answer' and then list out the features.
You can only really find this out by trying to interview enough of your users. Once you have a couple of beta users, drop their reviews on your site too. A bunch of tweets or plain reviews would do a good job of selling the app. Social proof is always important.
The current landing page doesn't give me a strong a why. Once you have a why nailed down i would work on expressing it visually through both the app screenshot and perhaps some 3d images or illustrations.
Also think about colours more, the layout is good, but from a design perspective it not unique, so might be more forgettable.
Hi,
Thank you very much for your detailed feedback, very useful! I'll definitely put more emphasis on the Why, as I have received this feedback from many others too. Highlighting Notion is also an interesting idea, I'll work on that too.
Let me know when you need some feedback regarding your product(s) so I can return the favor :)
nice design and content.
but you can make the text left-aligned in the hero section.
the text-align center needs more effort to read.
In Navbar Try For Free and Sign In but are not distinctive.
you can add a border and background color like this:
https://writeaitemplate.webflow.io/
Hi, cool ideas, I'll definitely keep these in mind when doing the rework. Thanks!
Hey @gaboratorium,
Glad to meet you!
I have a couple of comments to answer your questions above.
Mainly, I think that on the first tagline, you can be more exciting than just "Discovering" and you could highlight one of the main consequences of tracking expenses (is it peace of mind, saving money, ...?).
I elaborated a bit with a few audio comments on this vero: https://www.vero.fm/page/recenDaOEgCITxXsQ/
Oh wow, thanks Ben, this Vero review is super nice and personal, I like it. I like your insights too, definitely helpful and constructive, I will build upon them for sure. So yeah, thanks again :)
Cool, stoked you liked it!
Don't hesitate to reach out for another roasting, I can even submit it to a friend of mine who was a product designer at Meta for multiple years.
Alright cool, thanks. I will do some rework on the landing page based on all these feedback and then I might reach out again :)
Sure! I'll be there.
Go Prefund!
I'd say it's a nice, professional looking landing page - but - when I get to FEATURES it is a sea of gray. Not only would a little color (like the icons) make it more interesting and hold the reader's attention better, but more contrast for the text (currently, medium gray text on light gray background) would make it a lot more readable. I do like the left to right arrows animation and the hover effect on the feature icons. Nice job.
Thank you, good idea, I also find it too gray, it was fine when it had a few items only, but now it fills up a whole screen which becomes quite boring, I agree. So yeah, I agree and thanks
Hi Gábor, Nice work on the site and product!
Here is my 2 cents:
The first item that stood out to me was how it works. I felt like I understood the product better by reading the captions and was confused by the illustrations. I suggest updating the illustration to be less ambiguous. I like how each of the features is clickable and will take me to where I can learn more about that feature. I also like that you showcase the different custom options to choose from. I think adding more space between each section (how it works, features, upcoming, design options, pricing) will make the page feel less crammed.
Just my 2 cents, take it or leave it.
Good job, keep it up!
Hi there, thank you very much for your feedback :) I really appreciate it!
Hi Gábor,
Congrats on the launch!
My recommendation - focus on the problems that you are solving for the user and make it explicit for them. The design stuff is forgivable if you have a clear value prop.
All the best!
Hi Vivek,
Thank you very much for spending time on my product and writing your feedback. It is highly appreciated. I very much like the idea of being problem focused instead of feature focused, so that's definitely something I will work on in the future.
I can see you've just joined Indie Hackers. Welcome! Let me know when you've added your product so I can return the review favor :)
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Hi Patrick, thank you very much for your feedback. I will definitely work on the colors of the site, either make it more modern or maybe go with a more classy vintage look (which was my initial idea with the brown color).
Regarding your site:
Thank you Gábor, helpful feedback !
also indiehackers.com has a nice contrast with dark blue and white text... you should look at the contrast ratios to make sure the readability is good for users.