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Will my site attract beta testers?

Link: https://juxtacode.app

For now, my goal is to attract beta testers. Does the site serve that purpose? How would you change it to better communicate what the app is and why someone would want to try it out?

I welcome any and all feedback, from seasoned Indie Hackers to those just starting out. Your input is invaluable to me, and I'm grateful for any suggestions or insights you may have.

on April 17, 2023
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    Hi, your website looks cool. It would be nice if you can show a specific step-by-step demo of a merge conflict:

    1. What the dev was working on,
    2. what caused the merge conflict,
    3. how easy it was to resolve it using your tool.

    If you can make a demo repo with a potential merge conflict between two branches and then on the website say "Clone this repo and see how easy it is to resolve the merge conflict when merging 'feature A' into 'main' using JuxtaCode".

    Also, maybe a line like "Download now and save yourself a headache when you encounter your next merge conflict" could be an incentive for people to download your tool.

    Also update footer © 2022 -> © 2023. 😃

    Fyi. I did also just download JuxtaCode. Hope I won't be needing it too soon 😅

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      Thanks for the brilliant ideas!

      I've been thinking about including a demo along those lines. Might take me some time to figure out how to do it in a way that looks good and doesn't clutter the site. But you've encouraged me to keep at it.

      The app has a sample conflicted repo that you can open within it, but the idea of a public repo is intriguing. I'm going to work on that. I feel that the public repo will need to be a bit more sophisticated than the simple contrived sample that's in the app.

      I love that line, thanks!

      What? 2023 already!?

      Thanks for downloading. I hope you never need to use it 😁

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    Hi, the website looks good to me. Yet what about adding the download beta button also to the header of the page?

    SEO wise your page might be missing the textual content, but I like that you start with sharing the value of your product and has an easy to remember colors [for branding].

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      Thanks for the suggestion! I'll try adding the button to the header.
      Ah yes, I haven't really been focusing on SEO so far, I'll start working on that 😬
      Thanks for your feedback!

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        You are welcome. You have done the hard work, now it is time to polish it. Good luck!

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    I did a video review

    https://youtu.be/d_TnP7zTwgQ

    would love your feedback on my landing page in return for my video review:
    https://www.indiehackers.com/post/fire-plan-landing-page-feedback-ef03d643eb

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      Thanks for taking the time to put together a video review! I'll be taking your comments on board.

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    Hi,

    I like the style. I would love to see some more info about what makes the product special.

    I left some comments here - https://visualdebug.com/show/juxtacode.app

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      Thanks for the notes. Visual Debug looks like an amazing tool.

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        Happy to help!

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    This is an amazing landing page! Since you're aiming to attract testers, you can use this tool

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      Thanks, I'm glad you like it :) And thanks for the tip.

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