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Comment by kimovski | Hacker News Reader

Agree. Actually, We will shortly add an embedded movie clip that greets visitors with a short presentation and explanation of the service.

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People don't watch those things, they _barely_ read. so two quick sentences will get you much further...

I agree, however we would like not to get users confused that Stremfile.com is yet another web 2.0 app with large headlines etc. We want it to breathe backend and be very minimalistic. I mean look at Google.com?

Good copy written in large headlines (or not?) goes a long way compared to a video that no one will watch, no?

Don't take my word for it though - do A/B on your homepage with a video and with text and see which results in higher number of uploads, perhaps?

Agreed regarding a video. It's a nice addition to have on an About or Tour page but never rely on a video to be the piece of content that tells potential users who you are and what you do.

You guys have a terrific and unique service offering - one or two well-placed sentences (and perhaps a more link) will work wonders...

In my opinion no explanation should be necessary on the homepage. I went straight to the navigation bar to find an explanation but was tripped up a bit because "How it Works" is the third link on the bar and not the first.

bayleo: good point, maybe we should change the order on the bottom navigation bar..

yeah I don't watch those... personally I opened the page and all I can think is... what exactly does this do for me?

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