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by mjnaus 3930 days ago
After staring at your site for a solid 2 minutes, scanning back and forth, I still haven't gotten a clue what it is that your product/service does...

Also, a major fail IMO, the share buttons are covering the first paragraph of text. This being the first written content visitors will be looking at, you better make this readable as most people aren't as patient as I am and will not stick around...
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gotzephyr 3930 days ago
I did think the site content was quite simple to understand, it's a platform that deals in comms, planning, storage for teams. Putting people together to build product and manage their workflow.

If it was a case of 2mins reading and you still have no idea then that is certainly puzzling.

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mjnaus 3929 days ago
That's a rather lame response, coming from the guy who submitted this and who's clearly affiliated. If you're only posting this for the "Oooh's" and "Ah's", you might want to submit it elsewhere.

You'd definitely come across more professional when taking criticism to heart rather then getting all defensive.

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gotzephyr 3928 days ago
It's not exactly criticism though? There's no real structure to what you provided beyond "I don't get it". Would be very happy to advise further if you could expand upon your initial post?

Content certainly always needs updated and every rewrite can make things clearer. Equally though if critique is given, if it can be more direct to specific parts of the content or questions raised that can facilitate a response to help drive understanding, it can provide much more help in making things better.

If you note, you mentioned the share buttons overlapping the content on the left. This bug has been fixed, so your post itself has achieved the required result.

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kolev 3930 days ago
Same here! A lot of startups play with your nerves using some guided tour - this is a clear indication that their UX failed miserably. Or maybe the target user base is mentally challenge people.
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gotzephyr 3930 days ago
Could be a tour is used to aid UX? A quick run through to help all levels of users understand the features they will be using. You can always hit the cancel button if you have no need to view it.
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