Hi, I am the main developer of SalezTalk, a small project I developed during my free time ( with a full time job & a baby :-) ).
SalezTalk is one of the simplest sales tool for increasing sales call request from website visitors.
I have developed a fairly simple app and not at all a unique app but still I would appreciate all kinds of feedback ranging from design to content.
Also, if you are really interested in using it on your website, I can give you a 100% free account. Just email me the website on which you plan to use. Email: info@saleztalk.com.
at some point whether it's time or money you'll need to invest in marketing. by offering a free "trial" people can see if it's even worth their time.
people have a big resistance to coughing up a credit card with out some kind of relationship at first.
It's like going on a date and starting it out with "would you like to have sex". it's rarely works. I spent a lot of time on conversion funnels lately and you have to ease into sales.
I agree a straight up freemium plan is a risky bet.
Great idea and well done with balancing it with a full time job and a child.
The only thing I can pick up on is spelling and grammar on the website, the main thing that jumped out was the word "MARKEETERS" you mean "marketers"; little details like that can bring down conversion rates as it makes you look amateurish.
Im kind of frustrated with the title, as it's not really describing the app, or anything on the page. Honestly, seems almost begging for upvotes instead of standing on merit.
Edit: If it was a blog post about the struggle, or about building the app - sure. However this seems a lot like the "I'm a 16 year old who built an app" stunt.
Cool idea and great job launching. I might consider at some point in the future. For now, quick feedback: my primary curiosity is what the interface looked like. It clears up my understanding to see the "How It Works" page but that page is buried. I'd expect that if you had a simple one graphic version of that on the homepage that'd also increase conversion.
And yea the title of the post does seem like you're looking for upvotes for the backstory (as opposed to writing an article about how you did it), but hey, great job anyway! Even with the responsibility of having to walk a dog, I complain, so the fact that you launched this is impressive. Good luck!
Appears to be someone who was created 2 minutes ago, I presume the author?
HN tends to enjoy content they can read or interact with for free first. Specifically, they really hate click baity titles. Do another with a blog post and perhaps it'll get a better response.
Also, it appears you may have upvoted yourself (not 100% sure in this), but be careful. Finally, if you only create your account 10 days ago, you appear green to the rest of us - so we know you aren't part of the community and likely are just trying to promote your own stuff.
Without being part of the community, we know you don't know the customs and perhaps more importantly you may not continue to contribute.
The title really suggests a blog post. At least, when I see titles like these on HN, I see a blog post. Instead, I see a product offering. I would like to recommend the author to create a blog post and put that up for submission or change the link.
Just offering your product is of less value to a wide HN audience, whereas an article on software development / managing a side project is worth more. Nevertheless, I am impressed by the feat that the author did.
Also, I would consider increasing the price quite a lot. If this really increases sales people are willing to pay a lot more. That would also mean that you can take the effort to do direct sales, whereas now the ROI for manually aquiring a customer is too low. Good luck!
Every time I think about going easy on my projects because I have kids, I remember that Euler had 13 kids and he was the most prolific mathematician of all time.
Take it easy on yourself mate ;), you are not Euler, and you don't really know what kind of father he was, you never know maybe you are doing a better job and got different priorities!, good luck and keep pushing!
1- You don't have a way to show customers how this actually works, I have no idea what i'm signing up for, so I won't sign up.
2- You don't actually use the button on your own company's website, but use only a contact form, which tells the users in a way that you don't really use your own product.
3- You mention mobile app, but there's no where for it to be found.
- I'm part of your target audience (freelance consultant), yet struggled to figure out what this is/why I benefit from it. I'd change both the banner company and overall content hierarchy, as follows:
Banner: Replace headline with some form of the copy of the second section: "Convert website visitors into sales calls, when they are hot, not a week later." That's a bit too wordy for the headline, but tells me both the benefit, and why it's different than a demo request form.
Second section: How it works, framed as a benefit. Some headline like "5 mins to converting more leads". You lead with a benefit in the banner, now let me know how I can get that benefit.
Third section: Sell benefits listed under the "How it helps" sub-header. Convince me that I want/need this.
Fourth section: Testimonial — at this point I understand what it is and why it will help my business, now it's time to show me others trust you, so I can too.
Fifth section: some CTA to signup. You could include the letter to leads "Hi, we are SalezTalk..." if you like.
- I would throw out the features section entirely, or bury it on another page. It confused me — what the heck does it mean by scheduler? Mini-CRM? I thought this was a simple way to setup sales calls?
- I would also throw out the section where you say SalezTalk is for target-segment X (freelancers, solopreneurs, etc). This might be personal preference, but I find these sections condescending. Tell me the benefits, and I'll tell you if it solves a problem I have.
- Raise your prices, significantly. Running your own business, there is little difference between $59/yr and $19/year — both are going to be some of my lowest software costs. I'd make the cheapest plan $59/yr, and the more expensive one something like $179.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 67.0 ms ] threadSalezTalk is one of the simplest sales tool for increasing sales call request from website visitors.
I have developed a fairly simple app and not at all a unique app but still I would appreciate all kinds of feedback ranging from design to content.
Also, if you are really interested in using it on your website, I can give you a 100% free account. Just email me the website on which you plan to use. Email: info@saleztalk.com.
1: I want to see if actually anyone wants to pay for the product. 2: There is hardly anything in the app which I can give for free.
at some point whether it's time or money you'll need to invest in marketing. by offering a free "trial" people can see if it's even worth their time.
people have a big resistance to coughing up a credit card with out some kind of relationship at first.
It's like going on a date and starting it out with "would you like to have sex". it's rarely works. I spent a lot of time on conversion funnels lately and you have to ease into sales.
I agree a straight up freemium plan is a risky bet.
The only thing I can pick up on is spelling and grammar on the website, the main thing that jumped out was the word "MARKEETERS" you mean "marketers"; little details like that can bring down conversion rates as it makes you look amateurish.
Edit: If it was a blog post about the struggle, or about building the app - sure. However this seems a lot like the "I'm a 16 year old who built an app" stunt.
And yea the title of the post does seem like you're looking for upvotes for the backstory (as opposed to writing an article about how you did it), but hey, great job anyway! Even with the responsibility of having to walk a dog, I complain, so the fact that you launched this is impressive. Good luck!
HN tends to enjoy content they can read or interact with for free first. Specifically, they really hate click baity titles. Do another with a blog post and perhaps it'll get a better response.
Also, it appears you may have upvoted yourself (not 100% sure in this), but be careful. Finally, if you only create your account 10 days ago, you appear green to the rest of us - so we know you aren't part of the community and likely are just trying to promote your own stuff.
Without being part of the community, we know you don't know the customs and perhaps more importantly you may not continue to contribute.
Just offering your product is of less value to a wide HN audience, whereas an article on software development / managing a side project is worth more. Nevertheless, I am impressed by the feat that the author did.
I think the messaging is very clear, but would have wanted to see an example of how the button actually works/looks like on the front page.
The landing page looks great! I've seen a few similar ones recently (with the lines that move etc). How did you create it?
Godspeed
1- You don't have a way to show customers how this actually works, I have no idea what i'm signing up for, so I won't sign up.
2- You don't actually use the button on your own company's website, but use only a contact form, which tells the users in a way that you don't really use your own product.
3- You mention mobile app, but there's no where for it to be found.
Second off, some website feedback:
- I'm part of your target audience (freelance consultant), yet struggled to figure out what this is/why I benefit from it. I'd change both the banner company and overall content hierarchy, as follows:
Banner: Replace headline with some form of the copy of the second section: "Convert website visitors into sales calls, when they are hot, not a week later." That's a bit too wordy for the headline, but tells me both the benefit, and why it's different than a demo request form.
Second section: How it works, framed as a benefit. Some headline like "5 mins to converting more leads". You lead with a benefit in the banner, now let me know how I can get that benefit.
Third section: Sell benefits listed under the "How it helps" sub-header. Convince me that I want/need this.
Fourth section: Testimonial — at this point I understand what it is and why it will help my business, now it's time to show me others trust you, so I can too.
Fifth section: some CTA to signup. You could include the letter to leads "Hi, we are SalezTalk..." if you like.
- I would throw out the features section entirely, or bury it on another page. It confused me — what the heck does it mean by scheduler? Mini-CRM? I thought this was a simple way to setup sales calls?
- I would also throw out the section where you say SalezTalk is for target-segment X (freelancers, solopreneurs, etc). This might be personal preference, but I find these sections condescending. Tell me the benefits, and I'll tell you if it solves a problem I have.
- Raise your prices, significantly. Running your own business, there is little difference between $59/yr and $19/year — both are going to be some of my lowest software costs. I'd make the cheapest plan $59/yr, and the more expensive one something like $179.
Anywho, congrats again!
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