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Share HN: StarChart.me statistics from 1 day on HN front page

10 pointsjeffio6 comments

I'm sharing realtime signup numbers now on http://starchart.me.

Stats as of today:

Total Charts Created: 130

Total Charts Completed: 26

Total Stars Earned: 489

Family Members Receiving Email Updates: 114

Basically we had 100 signups from being on front page of HN the other day (Friday) and it looks like a lot of parents are actually starting to use this.

Not bad for a little side project. I want to keep this free but I added a conspicuous link to another iPhone app we developed called DJ Baby. So we'll see if we get any sales from that.

My blog was the link on HN and it received about 2k visitors, of that 500 clicked through to the StarChart.me app. I should have linked directly to the app.

That's it, just wanted to share! And now the statistics are shown in realtime on the homepage.

We are using this; so far, it works well for small goals and simple tasks. I haven't done any big goals yet.

25% click-through without a direct link to the app?

Man, I'd like to shake your hands.

Is there a way to see a sample chart without signing up?

I agree. I was looking for a demo as well. A suggestion I have is to include a few screenshots on the landing page - perhaps incorporate them with the features list.

Normally I would do a video and spend some more time on the marketing page but I thought I'd put together "something" before sending it out. I had no idea so many people would be checking it out. There are some examples on my blog http://jeff.io so I think what I'll do now is bring in the screenshots into the landing page.

Yesterday we launched public URLs for a child's chart. We send this link out to subscribed relatives if a child gets a star for the day. Here is an example… I think I will link this up on the landing page.

http://starchart.me/public/6656136229a78717474a240f

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