Here You Go
Caterina Fake included a quote from a friend on her post about Hunch. It goes like this. “If you launch something you’re not at all embarrassed by, then you’ve waited too long.” Hunch is a free web app, not a commercial product, so that advice probably doesn’t apply to what I’m doing. And no doubt, the Business of Software forum advice-givers would advise against what I’m about to do, but I’m going to do it anyway. What am I about to do? I’m going to post a public demo of my shopping cart software…
The product doesn’t feel ready (I’m a constant tinkerer) and it doesn’t look the greatest. You probably won’t mistake it for shit based on the design alone (layout, colors), but it still has a slight odor.
I’ve written a few blog posts saying “I’m still making progress” and “something visible is coming, hang tight”, but I don’t want to do that anymore. I want feedback. I want to give people the ability to decide whether they’re interested by giving them something to look at. Text flying solo will always fail to persuade and entice.
So check it. I set up an admin area and 1 styled store. The password to each is “yessir”.
Be constructive with your feedback.
- Rhymenocerous