Kiveve
Web and SaaS
traffic exchange network
SHOW HN2011
17points
27comments
#565of 1,097 in 2011
Top 52%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.47.
Idea: 0 for, 5 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Website design looks good
From 2 comments
Love the website design.
chetan51 on HNbeautiful website. I see an font error here though. on chrome in lion http://imgur.com/CS6C8
kooshball on HN
Objections
Traffic math does not work; 200% return looks like a Ponzi or pyramid scheme
From 4 comments
How can you send 2x traffic back to every site? Is this a click-based ponzi scheme
mikeklaas on HNBut then when site B and C send two visitors to A you need 4 sites to send 4 visitors (or another 2 sites to send 2 visitors each, or 1 site to send 4 visitors) to site B and C.…
ChrisNorstrom on HN28K->23K. How the hell is this a 200.3% return rate? More like a -17.9% return rate.
rorrr on HNLots of typos on the front page. Also, bad math. 28638 received over 23634 sent is a 200.03% return rate? No. "Sent" and "received" are already very ambiguous - is "sent" what I…
glimcat on HN
Many typos and grammar errors on the site
From 3 comments
Lots of typos on the front page. Also, bad math. 28638 received over 23634 sent is a 200.03% return rate? No. "Sent" and "received" are already very ambiguous - is "sent" what I…
glimcat on HNFeedback: - Typos: "Kiveve is a traffice exchange platform. Basically, a way for you to multiply your sites visitors. That means, everytime you send us a visitor, we'll send you…
aaronbrethorst on HNThere's a grammatical error on the website's blog too- "On September 1th"
samrat on HN
Site explains the mechanism poorly
From 2 comments
But then when site B and C send two visitors to A you need 4 sites to send 4 visitors (or another 2 sites to send 2 visitors each, or 1 site to send 4 visitors) to site B and C.…
ChrisNorstrom on HNMy first gut reaction is: this sounds wrong. I don't understand how you're sending more traffic, although your intentions may be altruistic (solve the major problem of how to get…
jmtame on HN
Headline copy is obnoxious
From 2 comments
These are some of the most obnoxious headlines I've read in a while. "If you are like Sweeet... Tell me more! Click Here" "Fancy Pants Algorithm" "Ninja Time Analytics" I suppose…
RegEx on HNFeedback: - Typos: "Kiveve is a traffice exchange platform. Basically, a way for you to multiply your sites visitors. That means, everytime you send us a visitor, we'll send you…
aaronbrethorst on HN
Login link and signup form are broken
From 3 comments
Login link is broken. Good luck with the project, though! I'm viewing in Chrome and there are a lot of font spacing issues, and the "About" page looks like Times New Roman which…
dkrich on HNThe form on http://www.kiveve.com/webmasters/start/ isn't working.
chetan51 on HNNever mind, it sent the data correctly, but it displayed an error page upon submission.
chetan51 on HN
Requests
Explain how the exchange works in plain English
From 2 comments
My first gut reaction is: this sounds wrong. I don't understand how you're sending more traffic, although your intentions may be altruistic (solve the major problem of how to get…
jmtame on HNFeedback: - Typos: "Kiveve is a traffice exchange platform. Basically, a way for you to multiply your sites visitors. That means, everytime you send us a visitor, we'll send you…
aaronbrethorst on HN
Fix font embedding and spacing issues
From 3 comments
Me too but those fonts should be embedded.
ashconnor on HNLogin link is broken. Good luck with the project, though! I'm viewing in Chrome and there are a lot of font spacing issues, and the "About" page looks like Times New Roman which…
dkrich on HNbeautiful website. I see an font error here though. on chrome in lion http://imgur.com/CS6C8
kooshball on HN
Show what the widget looks like and whether it is customizable
From 1 comment
What does the widget look like? Is it customizable? "Quality site" and "concerned with how new gadgets look/behave" tend to go together.
mkr-hn on HN
Questions
How can 2x traffic be sent back to every site sustainably?
From 2 comments
How can you send 2x traffic back to every site? Is this a click-based ponzi scheme
mikeklaas on HNBut then when site B and C send two visitors to A you need 4 sites to send 4 visitors (or another 2 sites to send 2 visitors each, or 1 site to send 4 visitors) to site B and C.…
ChrisNorstrom on HN
How does this differ from LinkExchange?
From 1 comment
This reminds me of LinkExchange (Tony Hsieh's previous startup). Is it any different from that ?
rs on HN
Alternatives named
LinkExchange
From 1 comment
This reminds me of LinkExchange (Tony Hsieh's previous startup). Is it any different from that ?
rs on HN
Existing link and traffic exchange networks
From 1 comment
My first gut reaction is: this sounds wrong. I don't understand how you're sending more traffic, although your intentions may be altruistic (solve the major problem of how to get…
jmtame on HN