Here's a blurred screenshot to get that 'First Impression' feeling, judge for yourself: http://i.imgur.com/med1t.png
We definitely need to get rid of the make money text. If there's anything specific that lends to the cheap and spammy impression, please lmk. Thanks!
This coming from someone who doesn't and has never used this type of service.
Thanks for the feedback neverthless!
It might just be too high pressure, buy now, etc. Might also be the numbers in the name. And then there's the "Breaking news" bar. Reminds me of the shopping channel :)
But it is still a nicely made page, and it is clear that quite a lot of work went into it.
It's funny how you can be happy with something for so long and then...BOOM! You see it in a completely different way. HN is definitely good for that :)
Thanks for the feedback!
Above example doesn't make me want to close the browser. Non suspicious layout counts.
edit: I really like your idea and it looks worth exploring further.