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17 pointsJoeyDoey26 comments

An example of what this actually looks like would have been nice. Otherwise it's hard for me (and probably others) to believe some of the claims this page is making.

Fair enough. We don't have any live examples yet but should have some really soon. What sounds unbelievable to you? Be interested in finding out.

"5minutes is hands down the easiest and fastest way to create and manage your web presence. No coding or design skills needed."

That's really a big claim, especially when you also tie in that you are product you are building is quality. I'm not saying that's it's not possible or you guys haven't figured it out. But without seeing exactly why it's the "Easiest & Fastest" it's hard to accept it as fact. A video would be nice.

Each of the added features is $1. Depending on what each one of those does, that could be a bargain, or not.

curiously, I don't see the "hosted photographs" feature. Photographers might be a good audience for this kind of service, since they don't have the time to fully develop their own websites.

Photo hosting is included free for each account. i.e. as part of the Professional website and Portfolio. Video and additional media (e.g. audio) is a pro feature.

In that case, I would think about advertising that (it's not obvious). Also, if there are limits/quotas on media.

Good point! Definitely. Will make adjustments so it's clear what you get and what limits are set etc. thanks

very good point! we actually do offer the hosted photographs / images feature but need to add it to the copy, thanks for the heads up!

Felt like you were trying to make a transaction happen before you had sold the product - I was choosing features and being shown costs before I had any idea about how they would work or how I would go about constructing them within your system.

Fair enough. It was more intended to allow for granular feature selection. Perhaps we need to make it a bit clear.

The granular feature selection is nice, but I am selecting features - and being charged - before I know enough about what they do to make a decision. As has been stated elsewhere, examples/ a showcase would go a long way to ameliorating this issue.

I'm ambivalent about the Campbell's soup graphic, but this is otherwise a really well-designed simple landing page.

Appreciate the kind words. Not exactly a fan of Warhol myself but thought the cans added a touch of levity, no?

Also, most (all) creative people will be able to recognize the tie-in to Warhol (thus art) and also the implied "democratization".

"Create a profitable website in 5 minutes"

Unless it makes money within 5 minutes it's not profitable in 5 minutes.

- hey guys, no live examples yet, we'll send a few to all our subscribers really soon though.

- the market we're addressing to is formed by creative professionals, mostly photographers / illustrators / graphic designers / fashion designers etc.

If that's the market you're addressing, I would suggest you be more clear about that. "Creative professionals" is not a specific-enough descriptive term. I would suggest making that clear with a list, and then linking each term (photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, etc.) to a gallery of example sites. If you're trying not to pigeonhole yourself, then have another list item like "just about anything else" where you link to a gallery of other miscellaneous examples. That's my two cents.

Meanwhile the first post is "Stop claiming you’re profitable".

Anyway the page doesn't give many details... i would say it's a gumroad on steroids founded with more social and a portfolio? Uhm i am quite skeptical

Just a minor design mark: do your really have to use the Baskerville ampersand? I clashes with your grotesk typography and makes the site look "designy", atleast in my web designer eyes.

I think it would be useful to know if a customer can transfer his/her domain to the platform, or if you offer redirection services to point xyz.com to the pages in question.

Both will are possible i.e. ability to use your own existing domain or purchase/ transfer with us. Need to include that in the copy. thanks

Portfolio, Blog & Shop icons are broken under Chrome 21.0.1171.0 dev-m on Windows. Mind fixing it?

Any way you can use your own service to create another site I can see?

Any example showcases?

Examples? I don't get what market you're appealing to.

no live examples yet, we'll send a few to all our subscribers really soon though.

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