Ask HN: Feedback on my landing page? - http://gini.io

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8459383

by revorad • 12 years ago

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Gini - http://gini.io

Hi, I'm building a customer admin dashboard, which combines data from your database, spreadsheets and third-party web apps (Stripe, Mailchimp, Xero, etc.) to show you unified profiles for each customer.

The differentiating factor compared to other dashboard products is that it's individual customer level info, not aggregate metrics.

This is the very first version of my landing page and I would love your feedback and comments on it:

http://gini.io

Thanks!

revorad13• 12 years ago

Clickable link - http://gini.io

petervandijck3• 12 years ago

Needs a screenshot and a lot more explanation of what it is, and who it is for, and what problem it solves exactly.

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks Peter. I'm going to add screenshots and a video. Gini is mainly for SaaS businesses to have all information about every customer in one unified place, so that they don't have to look in 5 different places, when doing customer support or metrics analysis.

petervandijck3• 12 years ago

Cool, then say that as your headline.

carlosdp• 12 years ago

The stuff under the button seems slightly off-center to the right.

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks, will fix!

vojant• 12 years ago

Is there any demo or 30 days trial period? This landing page doesn't explain anything. In my opinion just twitter bootstrap and one paragraph of text definitely is not enough!

revorad13• 12 years ago

Yeah I should add a demo. Thanks for the idea!

xpto123• 12 years ago

The idea sounds good but the landing page is still very raw. The logo is cool, I would extend the use of the logo colors to the rest of the page.

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks. I'm sorry about the crappy landing page. I'm going to put up my proper design tonight. I was tired of procrastinating on it and just posted it on the spur of the moment.

archagon2• 12 years ago

Unfortunately, on first glance, it looks like one of those spam pages used to sell pills — at least, IMO. (Sorry, I just think it might be helpful if you get my honest first impression.)

Suggestions:

* wider

* less text

* more pictures

* more consistent layout/typography: multiple sections, each with a header and explanatory text

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks, will try to address those things.

Is there any specific element that makes it look spammy to you?

archagon2• 12 years ago

Yes, I think it's the narrow width and especially the inconsistent layout. You have a header, then a button, then a bold sentence, then a paragraph, then a box with bold text, then a header, then a paragraph with an image stuck in the middle... it's all over the place. I recommend going for a small number of simple header+paragraph sections.

MalcolmDiggs• 12 years ago

My very first impression was that the page hadn't completed loading... I sat there for a few moments expecting some background images, or icons, or something else to flow in.

That's probably just my personal bias, but I guess I'm saying that it feels incomplete to me.

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks Malcolm. A few people have mentioned it now. I will update the design to make it look a bit more respectable :)

Shofo2• 12 years ago

Too basic and bare. You have a neat little mascot in the top left. Maybe use a faded version of that blown up as the background image (like off to the left or something). The layout needs to be more consistent too with even spacing between text and point of actions.

I'd probably go with a double column layout with your points placed beside each other rather then just a ream of text.

Best of luck

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks for your suggestions. I've updated the homepage with a new design now - http://gini.io

Shofo2• 12 years ago

A huge improvement! Good job!

maouida• 12 years ago

You can get a professional admin template from ThemeForest for few bucks (usually $20 for admin templates).

http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-templat...

(note: I put my refferal in the url)

revorad13• 12 years ago

Hey, thanks. I already had a theme, just hadn't got around to using it. But I've updated the homepage now - http://gini.io

revorad13• 12 years ago

Based on the awesome feedback I got yesterday, I've put up a brand new design. More comments welcome! - http://gini.io

mga226• 12 years ago

Tiny note, I see a typo: 'dasboard' !== 'dashboard'

revorad13• 12 years ago

Thanks, fixed.

Ask HN: Feedback on my landing page? - http://gini.io

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