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by gilbertl 5788 days ago
Your biggest problem, as someone pointed out, is that nobody understands what AtomBox does.

I land on your page, and the first thing I see is a screenshot of "categories" and "atoms." Most people will leave at this point. Some will read further and see that "AtomBox keeps your GTD lists in one place." Okay, so it's [another] GTD app.

If you're targeting the GTD audience, then realize that they most certainly already have a GTD app. This means you have to convince them to switch over. Unfortunately, none of the 6 bolded features you listed are "killer features." The "full-featured, for free" part is a little enticing, until I read on to see that I have to pay anyways.

Go google "best GTD apps" and figure out what makes your app different. Make a short video or draw a diagram signifying those key points.

Good luck.

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That makes a lot of sense. We are focusing on the GTD crowd and you're right that we need to differentiate with respect to other GTD apps because anyone that does GTD will have some sort of system already.

Thanks, that's very helpful!