Regarding the submit button, you did not put too much effort on it considering all the work you did in the html5 animation.
More importantly, I will not give you my email without knowing what it is.
Placing text inside of input fields lowers the response rate, and creates issues when the user looks to see if they entered the correct type of input, yet the instructional label has been replaced by their own text.
My hope was just to have some fun with it and garner a smile.
This community is really thoughtful and helpful. Really appreciate it.
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.
You should be working on your product instead of futzing around with a placeholder web site that you don't actually intend anyone to see.
If you actually want to gauge customer interest and collect e-mails, then put some content on that page and worry about the presentation (and I actually think that's a really good idea). As things stand, if you won't give any real info on the page then you're just dicking around, and it won't make a bit of difference to your business whether you put up the site you have now, a text only "Under Construction" page, or a trollface with a hand drawn penis chewing on its ear. Even any e-mails that you do collect are essentially worthless because they're not targeted at all to your product, so any signups just indicate that some people will inexplicably sign up for anything at all...
I think the page you put up has personality but there really wasn't anything to hook me into giving up my email address. I think being completely stealthy and getting lots of email addresses and/or is impossible or at least very difficult unless you have a high profile personality involved. Without that I need something to pique my curiousity.
Re: collecting email - that's not actually the goal. However, I'm collecting WAY more than I would if I put the logo and a general tag-line.
The goal was to just let people have some experience with the brand. Be it amusing or fun. I was hoping to garner a smile. I actually didn't think it would be considered disrespectful, and I question whether you'd feel the same if you stumbled upon it via my Twitter, etc.
Nevertheless, I really do appreciate the time you took to write up your thoughts and appreciate your well wishes.
Re: the length, I realize it's a tease.
Re: trusting us with your email. I get where you're coming from. If I put a static page I knew I had little to no chance. I've got a few people and I'd assume it's because the conversation intrigued them. I haven't reached out so, I guess I'm in the "better than nothing" ship.
What a great affiliate play :)
With your animation I spent 20 seconds staring and still have no idea what your product is even related to. Leaving me frustrated and completely uninterested.
The graphics and layout are nicely done ... but I'm not sure to what end. (I realize that's part of the problem of announcing stealth projects.)
The layout will have to change if the teaser is presented all at once.
Then, the text was fast (for me, at least) and I was totally distracted by the animation and missed lots of text in the beginning.
Now I'm under the impression that it's social network site for pets, and I guess I misread it, but won't refresh to find out :)
Please don't do this.
I'd say just tell people what it is and let them decide if they want to sign up. The animation has zero information value.
Feedback, suggestions, slander are all welcome. I realize folks have strong opinions. Happy Sunday.
