popify.me
Web and SaaS
website coupon widget
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
7 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Coupon badges show strong click-through and newsletter engagement.
From 2 comments
CTR for badges was like 8% with all the timing and randomness tweaks. Since coupons are not used to drive traffic to other sites we also measured newsletter signup and the…
rf45 on HNThis is pretty AWESOME CTR and engagement. I mean, where is the catch ?
rokkrulec on HN
Idea seen as a pull-based alternative to banners.
From 2 comments
Banners and such are PUSH for a customer, he didn't do any action to call the stuff in his eyesight. Coupons are just tingling at the side and if a curiosity makes a user to…
rf45 on HNThey won't. As long there are good deals on coupons, ppl will want to uncover them. I even beleive that a site with a good marketing team could get rid of banners and use only…
rf45 on HN
Objections
Coupon fatigue: users may stop clicking if it spreads.
From 1 comment
Honest question: do you think that if this catches on, and will be seen on more and more websites, users will eventually get tired and stop bothering to click the coupons?
wlievens on HN
Each coupon click adds a browser history entry.
From 2 comments
Each pop up click results in another 'page', meaning I had to click back around 8 times to get back here. Just FYI :)
kingofspain on HNSorry, I explained that badly. I'm running Chrome (10.0.648.204) and each coupon click is resulting in another entry in the browser back history.
kingofspain on HN
CSV export of emails gave an error.
From 1 comment
> you can download e-mails in CSV I tried doing that in your example demo, and got an error message of: ERR1. I'm just trying to be helpful here. Your service has a lot of…
ytNumbers on HN
Sample coupon contained NSFW content.
From 1 comment
Given you're trying to sell a product, the NSFW in the sample coupon (i.e. the green one) seems like a really bad idea.
m0th87 on HN
Requests
Support for e-commerce sites without printed coupons, such as coupon codes.
From 2 comments
I think this looks absolutely brilliant, and plan on trying it out, as soon as I can figure out how to adapt it to my needs. You see, I have an e-Commerce site, so it doesn't do…
michael_dorfman on HN1. for e-commerce, besides collecting emails for a newsletter, you could put a keyword to a coupon with which visitors can claim discount on your site. 2. you can download…
rokkrulec on HN
Native English narration in the explainer video.
From 1 comment
Interesting concept. I like how minimal you've kept it. If your site is targeted towards business owners/webmasters in the U.S, I suggest having a native English speaker record…
tnorthcutt on HN
Funnier default tweet text.
From 1 comment
LOVE IT! Maybe I'm just sleep deprived but this is awesome. The coupons just blow me away. Will you really let me drive your tractor if I become a power user? PS: your default…
Swizec on HN
Questions
Details of the data-mining and A/B testing process.
From 1 comment
Would like to hear more about data-mining and testing process of yours.
rokgregoric on HN
Where collected emails are stored.
From 1 comment
I think this looks absolutely brilliant, and plan on trying it out, as soon as I can figure out how to adapt it to my needs. You see, I have an e-Commerce site, so it doesn't do…
michael_dorfman on HN
Actual CTR figures for badges and coupons.
From 1 comment
What was the CTR ? for badges and for coupons.
rokkrulec on HN