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by jiggity 5101 days ago
You sir have improved my life by a definite measurable amount. Instantly a fan. Very clever programming!

Some points:

- Great usage flow by having both keyboard shortcuts displayed. I would label each in a smaller font (i.e. "Take Screenshot By..." and "Paste Here With...") for less savvy users.

- Could you insert a preview after it finishes uploading? A quick visual check would rock.

- I would love you if you could picked a colorful name. The trouble with "clean" sterile names is the fact it is really difficult to remember compounded with the url hack. Animals work well.

- My favorite tool: http://www.domainhole.com/brainstormer/ Try using the word "snap" / "paste"

- Change the tagline to say something about pasting it directly. Your clear differentiating feature is the fact that uploading doesn't take a dialog. Something like "Instantly paste your screenshot"

- There's that momentary ecstasy going "Wow, this is amazing." Have Facebook like / Twitter share buttons available the moment people see their pictures appear. This is when the magician just completed the trick and people want to applause. That's your window to spread the word.

- Add a link to your blog! I had fun reading it. Much more interesting than just a twitter handle.

- Polish this site up some and spread the word. It's a very simple app but has incredible utility. It may take a day or two to polish but it'll provide a multiplier to the rate of spread. Good side projects can get legs of its own and help you later down the road.

P.S. Have you guys decided on a project yet?

1 comments

wow some awesome advice from the founder of Teevox :D! Looks like I'll be pushing v2 this weekend >_<!

As for the OwlDen blog, we're launching our fashion ecommerce product in private to beta users this Friday.