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by indrora 5410 days ago
I let it load so I didn't wait 30 seconds for my net connection.

So I timed.

5: 'corky'? WTF.

14: I wanna go to paris.

20: what's this do for me?

SUGGESTIONS:

- 'corky way to plan a trip' -- Its corny. Its bad. It doesnt make sense. "Plan a better trip" would be better.

- make it flow right. it doesn't fit right on a small screen. http://i.imgur.com/W5GJN.png is how it looks on a netbook sized screen.

- Assume your users dont know where they're going.

- Put everything above the 900px fold. Most important first.

- your features are NOT the most important.

Look at Hipmunk: On their front page, you are asked the four pertinant questions (To, From, When {leaving,returning}). Your app tries to sell itself before a user has ever tried it.

Better layout idea:

"Duffel: A better way to plan"

Where are you going: [________________________] When? [xx/xx/xx]

New here? Take a tour >>>

edit: this page is stashed in a corner. Let it sell the app: http://duffelup.com/featured

1 comments

My wife also said "corky" is corny. But she also suggested I put an image of a duffel bag with smiley faces on it, so I can't tell whether she was serious.

Anyway, I agree we should show and not tell, hence the ability to create a trip without signing up. I guess that wasn't clear enough.