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by theoneill 6696 days ago
it was all web designer input and there was none regarding the actual concept, business model or use of the application

That's not because the users of this site are web designers. Mostly they're developers. It was because the design of the site was so bad that most visitors got held up there. This also explains the low sign-up rate, which you explain as a property of the audience. I think it is more likely a property of the site.
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jgrahamc 6696 days ago
I agree. Based on this posting I went to look at the site and it's clear that this is not ready to be public. It needs a private beta with some really critical thinking going on.

Also, the main page has an it's/its mistake on it which makes it look unready.

It's not surprising that the benefit didn't pop out.

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theremora 6696 days ago
Yes, I did mention exactly that in the post "Granted, the blame is mostly ours, due to a less than attractive design and muddy benefit message, maybe most could not see past that to get to the business proposition."
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