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 HNGreat 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 HNLooks 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 HNSpeaking 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 HNSpeaking 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