Show HN: Simple passwordless authentication for your website
simpleotp.com
simpleotp.com
- you can probably reduce the copy by 70%. The tech is clear, and it should be faster to go from 'Oh wow this is cool' to 'ok I know how it works'. Don't underestimate the intellectual level of your target audience here.
- You also don't have to say everything on the lanidngpage here's how I would restructure it:
Simple OTP The world's simplest way to add One Time Passwords Magic sign-in link authentications to your website.
[Then show the code that the engineer needs to implement] [Next to it you show that gif of how it works]
Underneath you have the signup form.
that's it.
You an leave the details inside a Docs page, or in the follow up email.
The goal here is to explain what you do in 10 seconds and capture that lead.
Great job on the product! Hope this helps you evolve it further.
The gif shouldn’t end so soon and stick a little longer on the 2nd screen. Right now it’s faster than I can read.
Maybe use a different email than simpleotp in the example.
Perhaps a free tier for 500-1,000 active users.
1. I understand what you mean about the gif. I'll try to re-edit it now to take a bit longer on the last frame.
2. For the free tier idea: still considering whether or not I want to do this. On one hand, I know that having a free or open source tier could increase trust. On the other hand, I have recurring expenses related to this and there's already a free trial (but not completely free tier) for all plans. Will have to give this some more thought.
Thanks again for the feedback, I'll update when the gif is fixed