Designing Web Applications
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Designing Web Applications
The worst thing is to have people not buy, but have no idea what kept them from making the purchase.
nathanbarry.com#web application design#ux design book#web design course#interface design
How HN took it
14 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 29 critical, out of 74 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Design: 3 for, 17 againstPricing: 4 for, 9 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good design-for-beginners content and a convincing sales page
From 3 comments
Different from, not different than. This is a grammar tic I got from Robert Heinlein, and I'm not even sure why it bugs me so much. That said, your selling page layout is…
Vivtek on HNbought the book. very well designed sales page that is convincing. Too bad the pricing seems abit wonky (50 dollar jumps is a bit weird IMO). Ah well, I prefer reading anyways :D
chewxy on HNIt's really hard to find good web app design resources, and Nathan has really come out with great material. And great landing page by the way, there's a lot you can learn from…
sgdesign on HN
Previous book by the author was useful
From 1 comment
It's really hard to find good concise help in this area, if Nathan's previous book: http://nathanbarry.com/app-design-handbook/ is anything to go by, this should be excellent.…
charlieirish on HN
Objections
The $200 package is too expensive for the value shown
From 3 comments
My questions as someone learning web development and always searching for new (quality) resources: Who are you? And why should I pay you $200? > Previously I led the software…
Irregardless on HNThe "complete package" gave me sticker shock, so much that I almost closed the page then and there. It was only out of curiosity as to why the $200 price tag was worthwhile that…
t4nkd on HNCouple of things: - Get rid of the MailChimp, Facebook logos etc. On scanning it's shady. - The whole site comes across as a bit of a skeezy sales letter. You're a designer,…
jongold on HN
Logos of Facebook, FreshBooks and MailChimp imply endorsement
From 3 comments
I edited your site to solve the issues and uploaded to imgur. (The matrix is from CrazyEgg, but take the idea). http://imgur.com/slYOb Here is my walkthrough of the site: 1.…
Agustus on HNPlease remove the Facebook, Mailchimp etc logos. It really leaves a bad taste - it's a practice to show those on a landing when either the companies whose logo are featured, are…
justjimmy on HNCouple of things: - Get rid of the MailChimp, Facebook logos etc. On scanning it's shady. - The whole site comes across as a bit of a skeezy sales letter. You're a designer,…
jongold on HN
Package comparison and pricing layout are hard to compare
From 3 comments
I edited your site to solve the issues and uploaded to imgur. (The matrix is from CrazyEgg, but take the idea). http://imgur.com/slYOb Here is my walkthrough of the site: 1.…
Agustus on HNCouple of things: - Get rid of the MailChimp, Facebook logos etc. On scanning it's shady. - The whole site comes across as a bit of a skeezy sales letter. You're a designer,…
jongold on HNI think you should take another look at your package overview images. The package for $79 and the package for $199 look about the same from a glance. I see that the packages…
brentm on HN
Requests
Add a clear buy button or call to action at the bottom
From 2 comments
@nathanbarry Quick Question: Why there is no button or call-for-action after the last line? " So, are you ready to buy the book now?"
narad on HNVery bottom "So, are you ready to buy the book now?" But no link/button/call to action - I'd need to scroll back up and parse out which action to take from the visual stuff…
mgkimsal on HN
Print edition of the book
From 1 comment
Any chance you're going to have the book printed? I like reading on paper, still.
cschmidt on HN
Show the book length and testimonials
From 2 comments
Ummm... might be my mistake, but I can't spot any indication of how long your book is. I did quickly look through the sample and the book seems to be very useful, but I'd like…
rdrey on HNNice site, pricey tag. I will wait for testimonials.
TommyDANGerous on HN
Questions
Who is the author and why should readers trust him
From 1 comment
My questions as someone learning web development and always searching for new (quality) resources: Who are you? And why should I pay you $200? > Previously I led the software…
Irregardless on HN
Is the book useful for designers not building for hackers
From 1 comment
Couple of things: - Get rid of the MailChimp, Facebook logos etc. On scanning it's shady. - The whole site comes across as a bit of a skeezy sales letter. You're a designer,…
jongold on HN
Alternatives named
Don't Make Me Think
From 1 comment
The "complete package" gave me sticker shock, so much that I almost closed the page then and there. It was only out of curiosity as to why the $200 price tag was worthwhile that…
t4nkd on HN
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
From 1 comment
The "complete package" gave me sticker shock, so much that I almost closed the page then and there. It was only out of curiosity as to why the $200 price tag was worthwhile that…
t4nkd on HN