www.ownzee.com/demo
I think something about this could be optimized better, Im not really sure what, just a gut feeling.
Any thoughts?
I would change up the front page a bit. Currently, the 4th element (the subheading in the caption to the picture under the headline) is what tells me I can edit-in-place. The animation is great, but I opened the page in another tab and then clicked over to it a moment later, by which time the animation had completeed. I didn't see what the big deal was until I read that. Instead, I'd make that the headline: This is your editor. Because the immediate editability is the big win. I loved the UX and how responsive it was.
Minor caveats: some of the fonts don't render right in Chrome, but have the bottom of the letters (descenders etc.) chopped off. I'd really like some toolbar widget to turn on a grid for those times when I want to line things up or maintain a vertical symmetry.
Last issue, the Learn More page. Visually and semantically, it's great - it makes a compelling argument and does so in a humorous fashion. But you don't tell me anything about what I'm publishing - is this flash? HTML+CSS? Something else? That information should be there so I understand whether I'm buying into your hosting walled garden, or renting a general-purpose tool that I can then deploy and further develop as I see fit.
I also think you should put the $ cost up on the Learn More page and offer a link or argument for the price. I hate hate hate not seeing the price information until I get to the sign up screen, it always feels like a gyp. Wear your price on your sleeve; that establishes that your product has value from the outset, and doesn't confront me with an expensive surprise when I try to sign up. Invite me to put my hand in my wallet before signing up, otherwise I feel like there's a little bait-and-switch going on.
Don't take these criticisms as bitter medicine - I think this is a fabulous offering, and that's why I've critiqued it in such detail.
drop me an email if you want a complementary account at hv at ownzee.com You have been super helpful!
• On a small screen [1], the edges of the page get a little smushed up. I'm also not sure if the "learn more" button is supposed to be transparent (it looks like it shouldn't be).
• This window [2] felt like I could move it, but I found that I could not. It's by no means a problem usability wise, but it felt strange that it wasn't possible.
• I sort of expected there to be a "preview" button in the title bar. I realise that it is a WYSIWYG editor, though I'm not sure how the page will look when it's fully published.
• The two sign up buttons look out of place, typically a page like this has one big and loud call to action. The one in the top bar isn't centred vertically either, which looks a little strange.
• The spelling of the buttons "Sign Up" and "Signup" should probably be made consistent too.
It's all nit-picky stuff, but I hope some of it is useful to you.
By offering the trial and shrinking the signup form to an email address and password you have less friction, your visitors playing around with it, and you have their email address.
I see what youre saying about the free trial, the part Im trying to optimize is getting more people from the demo page to the join page. Adding a free trial on the join page may(or may not) improve signups but only if they go to the join page... Maybe I should combine the demo and join page... Thanks
I think conversion is based largely on who it is visiting your site. It's aimed at the nontechnical type of person, so getting traffic from somewhere like HN is going to kill your conversion rate. What are your traffic sources?