sqlstanley

Web and SaaS

consulting landing page

SHOW HN2015

27points
16comments
#988of 2,565 in 2015
Top 39%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 0 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.

Pricing: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, well-written copy

    From 3 comments
    • It's a nice, clean page. I like it. Can you shrink the header image size? It is 1.4 MB. A high-quality JPG might save a good chunk of that for the same quality and the PNG.
      cscharenberg on HN
    • Great copy! My only issue is with the "How I Can Fix Your SQL Server Woes". Everything prior is the right level on the ladder of abstraction. This section needs to be more…
      rmcastil on HN
    • Looks good... well-written also
      willcate on HN

Objections

  • Header image is too large, slowing the page

    From 2 comments
    • It's a nice, clean page. I like it. Can you shrink the header image size? It is 1.4 MB. A high-quality JPG might save a good chunk of that for the same quality and the PNG.
      cscharenberg on HN
    • Speaking of copy, i would rephrase the sentence at very end: "Stanley developed a reporting utility to analyze and uncover possible issues with future clients before they became…
      drglitch on HN
  • Testimonial-style copy lacks specific case studies

    From 1 comment
    • Great copy! My only issue is with the "How I Can Fix Your SQL Server Woes". Everything prior is the right level on the ladder of abstraction. This section needs to be more…
      rmcastil on HN

Requests

  • Compress or replace the header image

    From 2 comments
    • It's a nice, clean page. I like it. Can you shrink the header image size? It is 1.4 MB. A high-quality JPG might save a good chunk of that for the same quality and the PNG.
      cscharenberg on HN
    • Speaking of copy, i would rephrase the sentence at very end: "Stanley developed a reporting utility to analyze and uncover possible issues with future clients before they became…
      drglitch on HN
  • Add concrete use cases and case studies

    From 1 comment
    • Great copy! My only issue is with the "How I Can Fix Your SQL Server Woes". Everything prior is the right level on the ladder of abstraction. This section needs to be more…
      rmcastil on HN

Questions

  • Would the dad work onsite or remote?

    From 1 comment
    • I like it, good luck. Couple of things to add: - where are you based? I'm guessing UK based purely on the railway station image, but other countries might well use similar…
      brianmcc on HN
  • Would he do projects or only short-term troubleshooting?

    From 1 comment
    • I like it, good luck. Couple of things to add: - where are you based? I'm guessing UK based purely on the railway station image, but other countries might well use similar…
      brianmcc on HN

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