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Posted by Franz Grieser
Mar 19, 2019 at 10:42 AM
Andy Brice wrote:
>a) How clear is it what Hyper Plan is/does? Rated from 0 (no idea) to 10
>(crystal clear).
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Since the last time, I visited your site, you have added the “It is ideal for creating many types of diagram and chart including:” section.
This section is great (content-wise). Because it gives me a lot of ideas what to do with Hyperplan and how to do it.
BUT: The presentation on the home page is ugly. And I had to click on the links (Kanban, swimlane etc.) to find out that there is a how-to for each of the diagrams.
For me as a Hyperplan buyer (not yet user) this is an invaluable resource. But it’s presented poorly.
>b) What do you think of the website design? Rated from 0
>(dated/amateurish/ugly) to 10 (modern/professional/beautiful).
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Posted by tightbeam
Mar 19, 2019 at 11:25 AM
Before you do anything else, make the site responsive. That’s essential in today’s world.
This is what I see first when the page loads: “Visual Planning and Scheduling Software for Windows & Mac”. Descriptive but bland. Lots of software does this; how is yours better, in just a few words: is it easier to use? does it have comprehensive features? Nothing about your current “hook” inspires me to watch the video.
As for the video, I know that everyone does them these days, but I’d rather look at screenshots first. I’ll always look at screenshots, no matter how bad the sites appears (and yours doesn’t appear that bad) or how iffy I am on the software. But for me to watch a video, you first have to pull me in. You do have “semi” screenshots in the tour section, but I’d rather see those features in the context of the entire UI.
Are you interested in redesigning your site because you think it’s a poor site (it isn’t, really) or because Hyperplan isn’t selling as well as you think it should sell, and you believe a fresh site would solve that problem?
Posted by Dr Andus
Mar 19, 2019 at 12:21 PM
tightbeam wrote:
>As for the video, I know that everyone does them these days, but I’d
>rather look at screenshots first.
I also like screenshots. Another possibility is a set of animated GIFs that highlight the most compelling features of the software.
Also, to get across the purpose/benefits of the software as quickly as possible, there could be a set of problems articulated (short phrases or statements), and then showing how Hyper Plan can solve those problems (before going into any of the more specialist usage scenarios).
I agree that the colour scheme feels a bit dated, though some of that comes from the colours in the software itself (from the video still), so not sure how easy it is to fix that without updating the software.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 19, 2019 at 02:22 PM
Suggestion for easy, rapid, high-quality website creation: Nicepage (nicepage.com), successor to the impressive Artisteer.
You can use it to create your own website, either directly (i.e. as HTML pages) or for a variety of CMS back-ends (e.g. WordPress, Joomla)
All templates are responsive and highly customisable.
It’s one of the best examples of component-based rapid website builders I’ve seen (and I’ve seen/used a lot, over the years). It’s vastly friendlier than its many competitors.
And unlike Artisteer, it runs as a web app, or a Mac app, or a Windows app, or as a hosted service - or, and this is impressive, as a WordPress theme or a Joomla template.
And it’s not ridiculously expensive (also, the developer offers regular discounts). Even better, the basic free version is fairly capable.
You could quickly create a very nice-looking website for HyperPlan in a couple of days.
Cheers!
Bill
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Mar 19, 2019 at 02:28 PM
Hi, Andy,
Question 1: 4
Question 2: 4
To me the key message about HyperPlan is buried near the bottom of the home page: Its flexibility. I think you should do a new video that demonstrates quickly how HyperPlan can be:
Kanban board
T-card chart
PERT chart
affinity diagram
organization chart
interrelationship diagram
swim lane diagram
work breakdown structure
SWOT table
risk assessment matrix
timeline
pivot table
(Maybe not all of those things, but a good number of them.)
The main video doesn’t need to show HOW HyperPlan works, but what it CAN do. Excite people by the potential.
That’s my two cents worth.
Steve Z.