Roast my landing page, go hard, I need it!

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Hey everyone!

I worked for months on #indiesreadit with selling the codebase as a starter kit in mind...

Now I'm ready to ship it and I just crafted a landing page using mainly PageUI, an OSS NextJs boilerplate made by @d4m1n !

I know I'm not good at copywriting and I have a huge tunnel vision on this project so a good roast would be awesome!

Go hard, I'm a though guy!

Thanks 🫡

Dany · Accepted Answer

Whoops look like I forgot the main thing!

Here's the link to #directoryfast Landing Page : https://DirectoryFa.st

Dany · Answer

Oh wow I'm such an idiot sometimes 😂

Actually it was for #directoryfast (https://directoryfa.st) but it looks like a good error!
I'm glad you liked IndiesReadIt and I'm really happy you find this visually appealing.

Thank you ☺️

Eliott Vincent · Answer

Hey!

Quick random thoughts:
* first, IMO there should a big "demo" / "view example" button there: https://share.cleanshot.com/YH4V0pvy
* here the gradient just feels weird to me: https://share.cleanshot.com/461SWJvR
* I'd switch black with white color for the text: https://share.cleanshot.com/N4mtKyxv
* there is a serious contrast issue with the colors you choose. It's just impossible for me to read. https://share.cleanshot.com/xyMnFhNt
* use white here as well: https://share.cleanshot.com/VMm83B5r
* same contrast issue on the first part of the text: https://share.cleanshot.com/VQbtrG9D
* colors could be tweaked here as well, contrast is not great: https://share.cleanshot.com/F5t1SSZ5

Dany · Answer

I increased to 15seconds, was 6. Thanks Dmytro :)

Eric Savina · Answer

Hi, Dany! Absolutely, feel free to share this video if you think it could be helpful to someone.

Dany · Answer

I didn't test the darkmode, I'm such a noob xD

It's way better in normal mode, but thanks for the roast and the ideas!

Dany · Answer

Wow that's a roast!

That's exactly what I needed, thank you so much for taking that much of your time, this is a goldmine 😮

I'm currently finishing documentation for the boilerplate itself but I'm impatient to start modify my landing page.

Can I share this video here and on Twitter, this is perfect for #buildinpublic ?

Eliott Vincent · Answer

Ok! FYI I didn't enable any dark-mode or whatever. I clicked on your link and this is how it displayed for me.

Dany · Answer

Canvid working perfectly btw, good job!

Eric Savina · Answer

Hello, Dany!

I made a recording for you. It's a 8-minute recording so I hope it won't be too long.

https://app.canvid.com/share/fi_01J0B3HZ2P5ZECMMAS6YHBSG60

Dmytro Krasun · Answer

The subscribe pop-up made me want to quit the website. Maybe open it a bit later?

Cat Stickler · Answer

This makes more sense! And of course I now see the project tag on the right 🤣

I've been click-clacking all day researching and writing for clients, so I'll come back and look to give you feedback later when I'm not half asleep.

Cat Stickler · Answer

First, you didn't share a link, so I assume it's https://indiesread.it/ 

I immediately love it! I wasn't expecting something so polished like this, and it looks even more user friendly than Goodreads. Immediately eye-catching and gives me tons of dopamine, so well done! 

This is a really self-explanatory site, so I don't feel like you need a lot of copy on this anyway. (Which I'm a little bummed about because I'm a copywriter and love shredding copy lol.)

I like that you niched down to solopreneurs and indie hackers. Whether you keep it niche like this or eventually expand it, it's good to build a strong foundation to gain traction in the beginning.

If you have a different page in mind, definitely share that, though!

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