Great work getting it up. How is this any different than GetSatisfaction, UserVoice, Zendesk, KissMetrics and any number of user-forum software apps currently available?
Whoops! I guess I didn't really do my homework in researching it.
Honestly, I saw it as a combination of Show HN, but also a forum. It allows devs to get their work out there but also a platform to start discussions.
Plus, for now it is free and ad-free! If it comes to a point where I have to put ads just to keep the site running, it'll be done in such a way that they will not be obtrusive.
I was about to click back, thinking I really don't have any need fo a free online text based multiplayer truck simulator, when I noticed this small bit of text in the corner that vaguely described what you do. Once I'd read that, there was no way for me to _really_ find out what you do without signing up, which I didn't do, because I didn't know what you do. You can imagine my dilemma.
I guess I need to make that more clear. Maybe I shouldn't have the random app so prominent on the home screen, and make the "For Developers" and "For Users" be what is drawn to the users eye first.
EDIT: I reworked the home page, and added a little "Sign-Up" form to make it easier to get started. Hopefully that makes it a little more clear.
Also, do you think the "Built with" blurb at the bottom adds value to the site? I know I think it's cool when I see stuff like that, but I can't imagine a non-developer caring.
I don't think it adds value, but meh, I just added it and forgot about it honestly haha.
Basically, I wanted to originally create a documenting system to track bugs, so that is where the idea originally came from. I was basically trying to find a good domain, and dcmntr.com was available.
The way I remember it is to just spell 'documenter' without any vowels
I'll take that into consideration. I was originally going to be called appchat, but all of the domains were taken, and I already had purchased dcmntr.com
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 43.7 ms ] threadWhoops! I guess I didn't really do my homework in researching it.
Honestly, I saw it as a combination of Show HN, but also a forum. It allows devs to get their work out there but also a platform to start discussions.
Plus, for now it is free and ad-free! If it comes to a point where I have to put ads just to keep the site running, it'll be done in such a way that they will not be obtrusive.
EDIT: I reworked the home page, and added a little "Sign-Up" form to make it easier to get started. Hopefully that makes it a little more clear.
Also, do you think the "Built with" blurb at the bottom adds value to the site? I know I think it's cool when I see stuff like that, but I can't imagine a non-developer caring.
Basically, I wanted to originally create a documenting system to track bugs, so that is where the idea originally came from. I was basically trying to find a good domain, and dcmntr.com was available.
The way I remember it is to just spell 'documenter' without any vowels