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What do you think of this landing page?

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I am developing a new startup alone. The progress is very good so far. Will be launching it in a few months. Until I open up the private beta I am collecting emails from people who are interested in beta testing (like any normal startup these days). *I don't spam anyone!

So... Could you review my landing page? I would like to receive honest improvement tips and critics.

OK the site is http://www.chilledlime.com

(Further questions: what do you think of the idea? Do you like the landing page's simple design? Is the presentation on the right side good? [I don't have a big budget to pay for professional demo video])

Thanks very very much! ;)

It's not bad, but overall it isn't "sexy". It seems not to communicate the feel/experience of the site you are working on. You may want to include elements that indicate debate (either as abstractions, or stylistic images/graphics). Or if there is something particularly special about how you are enabling debates, try to capture that in in the landing page.

For example, we have more of a coming-soon type page for now, but you can still get an idea of how it's meant to evoke more of the feel/emotion of the site we are working on. It's a bit "artsy" which is kind of the point. There aren't many details, but the design reflects the spirit of the site. See what I mean: http://stradavinci.com/

It looks nice, but I would suggest adding some color. Having just plain black text (with some green) on a white background is kind of boring and doesn't get the hype of your startup across. This landing page doesn't make me "excited" to put in my email.

Try adding a cool background image and/or more color.

Take a look this link for more ideas: http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-examples-of-stealth-s...

Hope this helps :-)

Oh, thanks very much for the awesome feedback. I am now in a redesign progress :)

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