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I think you've manifested nicely a good business idea. I tried the web version as well as the Mac download and although I didn't send anything to a printer the
by systemtrigger 17y ago
I think you've manifested nicely a good business idea. I tried the web version as well as the Mac download and although I didn't send anything to a printer the Print Preview in each case looked functional. I like how in both versions you: de-dupe the word list, give the user a Cards Per Page option, and make the center square and game title customizable.
One small observation I have about the web version is that in Step 1 the "words you've added" section felt a little redundant. The user already sees a nice preview of the Bingo card as it is being updated. So each word the user adds to the card eventually appears on the screen three times. Since the Bingo card updates lag the "words you've added" updates the resulting user experience is a little confusing. But functionally everything I tried in this step worked, so good job on the word-lists controller - methods new (post) and edit (put) handled my mistakes (e.g., too few words) flawlessly.
Steps 2 and 3 in the web version made sense and the resulting pdf I downloaded looked great. You make a decent case for registering during step 3. At first I didn't understand the line "use 604 bingo activities any time you want to" but I soon realized that's a reference to your library of premade cards, which I tried and thought was a super feature.
When you introduce this web version into the home screen layout, you might want to pump it as the #1 option above the PC and Mac versions. Otherwise it might be too confusing because while the copy on your site is well-written it's pretty verbose. I would want to abstract out some of your sales pitch and whittle down the benefits - although this is maybe personal taste. As you iterate you might try to get the "a picture is worth a thousand words" screenshots higher in the flow. Also you should update those screenshots because the end result today looks significantly better than your images. That may be affecting your conversion.
As I understand you, the sole reason for purchasing a license is to remove the watermark and footnote. I notice however that neither the watermark nor the footnote seeps into the Bingo card. Since people are already using a scissors or a paper cutter to trim the (multiple cards per page) hardcopy it seems trivial for them to also crop away your branding. Assuming it's technically feasible I might inconvenience the nonpayers a bit more by positioning my watermark directly on the cards. But I see you have 1,800 paying customers - so it is me who should be asking you for suggestions.
- patio11 17y agoThanks for the comments. the "words you've added" section felt a little redundant. While this is subtle, it is alphabetized to give teachers a quick way to figure out whether they've missed something. The downloadable version doesn't need it because the combo box is alphabetized automatically. As you iterate you might try to get the "a picture is worth a thousand words" screenshots higher in the flow. I have A/B tested this one extensively. Having it is better than not but the other text is more important. However, I'll be taking the occasion to do some major copy rewrites, so I might be in a testing mood again soon. As I understand you, the sole reason for purchasing a license is to remove the watermark and footnote. You may not have noticed the 15 card print limit in the trial version. That is the overwhelming reason people purchase. The watermark and footnote are actually unique to the web version (implementing them in Java was hellacious so I stopped trying). 15 cards was chosen to segment the market such that parents with blogs would spread the software for free but teachers with classes couldn't get a lesson out of it without paying.