Tasskr is a task manager. It's aim is to be as simple as possible but still have great features.<p>Tasskr has been up for a month and had 850 signups. 150 of those are using it regularly but only 3 have upgraded to the paid version. Any tips on how to increase that conversion?<p>http://tasskr.com<p>edit: At the moment it doesn't have a demo. If you want to use it without signing up use email:hn@tasskr.com pass:hackernews
- Add a plans & pricing section. All I see is "Sign up for a free account" with no mention of prices. So, I assume it's free for full access.<p>- Add a demo. People like trying stuff before having to sign up.<p>- Add more screenshots.
Just my feedback:<p>I've never seen tasskr before. It looks simple and I like that and I particularly like the progress bars--this seems to be begging for a phone client. However, I didn't sign up even for a free account because I don't see how to use this with my smartphone. You may or may not support phone, but it was pretty easy for me to conclude that you don't and also don't plan to, either.<p>I've been slowly moving through the various online task managers looking for one that "fits" and most don't work out, but some sort of phone support effort has become requisite before I will even bother because that's what I'm looking for. Frankly, I'm also sort of burned out looking for task managers and hunting for something that works well in the desktop and on the phone--there are so many half-there implementations that I just don't chase them all anymore.
My suggestion would be to specialize in a particular direction. A generic task organizer doesn't get people too excited. However, if you offer something like a "collaborative task manager for small development teams," you have my attention.
This is a very crowded space, but one that still has a ton of room for innovation.<p>I would gladly pay a hefty ransom for a seamless workflow between my MacBook Pro, Android device, and iPad. Sure, now you're thinking "there's a mobile site, and the apps are coming soon!" but coming soon still means free. I'd pay $20-30/month for this workflow, plus a fee for each app even.<p>Currently I use Remember the Milk (Pro Version) because I love the Android client. In fact, I never use the web client. I really wish there was a native desktop client, but current attempts leave a lot to be desired.<p>Personally, 95% (actually, 100% but if I had a good desktop client it would be 95%) of my task-related entries are done on my phone. I may be an outlier but it seems that the approach shouldn't be a web app, but an array of mobile apps.<p>I've tried Wunderlist, but the Android app is very buggy and slow.<p>For some actual feedback on the product, it has a great design, looks clean and usable.
Hey man, very cool. You've got me signed up and I think the Sharing feature is going to be bananas. My problem with simple task lists is that sometimes I want to assign people tasks but I don't want a huge application like basecamp; it just moves to slow for our purposes.<p>If someone can figure out how to make a task app move at the speed of thought where I don't have to do "anything", then I'll pay $100 bucks for it.<p>I've actually thought about doing it through gmail somehow (and yes I'm familiar with all the plugins out there). I'm talking about an algorithmic app that mines your emails and when you haven't replied to someone in say, a week, it will send you a reminder (i.e., "You haven't talked to Steve in a week. Is this project over with? Y/N").<p>Then, I don't have to enter tasks, I just go about my business as usual and get automatic reminders sent to me. Clearly, this is very preliminary, but thought I'd throw it out to the community...
- You have this written 3 times on the front page: "Tasskr can send you text message or email reminders before your task is due. Set as many reminders and as often as you like for each task."<p>- Add a sign up button that's going to catch a persons attention, big and flashy, don't just leave it at the bottom/small print at top<p>- You mention a paid version - where is it and how do I know the diff between free and premium (before signing up)?<p>- Offer a demo +++<p>- Have more screenshots, make the current primary image rotate through different screenshots or something<p>- Link to your mobile version
I've used 37signals tada lists in the last few months and the main pain points are:<p>1) no indenting
2) cumbersome reordering
3) editing sucks<p>your tasskr fixes all the above issue, well done.<p>for me what is missing to make the switch is sharing (anybody in the team is allowed to add or check an item).<p>if tada list is one of your main competitor I'd add an import page to make the switch easy (I'd prefer pasting the HTML in a textarea instead of give you my credentials).
Your 'More Features' coming soon on the home page is missing a translation and it's a broken link<p><i>Tasskr is actively being developed. Check out the _Roadmap Link Text_ of planned features.</i><p>There are other examples on the page with the same issue
for online service - I think 1 paid user per 100 free user should cover your fee - I am not sure if this is standar but I would assume having more people coming in will turn more people in paid (at least 1.5%)<p>There are plenty of task manager out there - what often is missing is a desktop clients for these task manager - for me being able to use dropbox on my intel mac/powerpc mac/linux (puredyne) with a native client is the main reason i am using it.
What's the difference between free & paid. Front page makes no mention of benefits of those two or any mention of a paid version. If I were signing up all I see is FREE - and any thoughts of paying are out of my mind later on. Set up some expectations.