Will it Fly? I would appreciate feedback

Simon · 2005-09-20, 08:22 AM

Hiya T Pat... glad to see you're making progress on this idea.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the 'no-brainer' scripts handle the problems we're all having with RSS feeds.

I'll toss my 2 cents in to say I agree with how the bold text, the centering, the punctuation, and other things pointed out, do work against you for what I think you're trying to do. But fortunately, all of that is easy to tweak.

Alex's points about the product name itself, and about too much time spent putting down the competition, are very good ones.

You could just have another page on "what's wrong with how RSS usually works" for those who care about that. Or maybe a sidebar with a contrasting color background and smaller font size, so it's 'extra' info, not your main message.

As far as the name is concerned, if you're set on "RSS No Brainer," then there are some ways to work with that. But "No Brainer RSS" does work better I think. (I also was thinking about "EasyRSS" and "ReallyRSS" as alternatives for you.)

Okay, maybe a little more that 2 cents.

Simon

2005-09-20, 08:22 AM	#7
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Hiya T Pat... glad to see you're making progress on this idea. I'm looking forward to seeing how the 'no-brainer' scripts handle the problems we're all having with RSS feeds. I'll toss my 2 cents in to say I agree with how the bold text, the centering, the punctuation, and other things pointed out, do work against you for what I think you're trying to do. But fortunately, all of that is easy to tweak. Alex's points about the product name itself, and about too much time spent putting down the competition, are very good ones. You could just have another page on "what's wrong with how RSS usually works" for those who care about that. Or maybe a sidebar with a contrasting color background and smaller font size, so it's 'extra' info, not your main message. As far as the name is concerned, if you're set on "RSS No Brainer," then there are some ways to work with that. But "No Brainer RSS" does work better I think. (I also was thinking about "EasyRSS" and "ReallyRSS" as alternatives for you.) Okay, maybe a little more that 2 cents. Simon __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka