Roast my idea: blubi.ai
Sharath Kuruganty
25 replies
I launched a thing last week, and it didn't get any good response so wondering what I did wrong. So here's your chance to roast it 🙃
Link: https://blubi.ai/
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Joshua Dance@joshdance
Summer Bod 2020
Why a chatbot?
A chatbot is opaque. I have no idea what is hidden in there nor the path that leads me to the content I want. And once I find it it is lost when I close the browser.
Why not use AI to create a knowledge base? A table of contents could show me the lay of the land, links are the map I need to get back to and share the good stuff?
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Table 2 Site
Nice to see you building again! :) I see a few potential issues:
1) A product like yours needs a demo. I know you put up a landing page to see if there is any interest before you dive in. But a product of this type could really do with some screenshots or a demo. It's a bit ironic that you sell a tool to help landing pages sell their content, but your content itself is too vague or limiting :). People who don't know you might not trust your product because of this.
2) Personally, I struggle with the word "chatbot". I envision the classic chat widget with a bot that fails to offer me what I need. I haven't met anyone yet who likes chatbots. On the other hand, the example of Sahil is cool and doesn't feel like a traditional chatbot.
3) On your landing page, you talk about "content". Though, if I read the "how" section, I don't see how this will work for any content other than text. So the audience seems really niche (authors?). I can't see how anyone selling other digital products (images, software, access to a database) can benefit from this tool.
4) I agree with the problem: plenty of creators don't showcase their content in a good way. But in my opinion, a chatbot is not solving that. The chatbot is only there to mitigate the problem, but not fix it. You are asking website visitors to put in extra work (asking questions to a chatbot) so they can understand the content. I am not sure that is the right way to go about solving this problem.
If we learn anything about low attention spans on landing pages, I don't think visitors will put in the extra effort unless they are further down the funnel and know they want to buy the product being sold. I think the problem needs to be solved a different way.
5) Sahil can probably tell you this, but I bet his "Ask My Book" tool gets the same questions over and over again. If I'm right, that means he could just put up an FAQ section on the website answering those questions. It will be much faster for visitors to search through a small FAQ than to interact with a chatbot.
Note that my thinking is based on the limited content of your LP, but perhaps if I see a demo I might change my opinion!
Splay (beta)
I couldn't understand the idea completely. Had to read it twice. I wanna see the product in action. Maybe a demo? In my mind however, it could be a pretty neat idea to have a live chat for adventure themed books. Where people could actually come and interact with the characters of the book. Without giving out spoilers ofcourse
I dont think this has a strong enough use case at the moment, more gimmicky and simply driven by the novelty factor which will die down sooner than later.
Undefeated Underdogs Podcast
@tanmay_naik Curious what makes you think there is no strong use case. Afaik, creators have a behavior to share a sneak peek of the content they are selling. The idea is to make it interactive and human.
@tanmay_naik exactly, took me a while to understand who would be the end user.
Undefeated Underdogs Podcast
@tanmay_naik That's a mystery I want to chase :) Let's see. My hunch is that blubi is a better way but ultimately market decides.
I only looked at this for maybe 15 sec. I guess it just didn't grab my attention, a lot of words, would rather see a demo. People have short attention spans nowadays
Ordinary People Prompts
Why don’t you use your own product on the website? Or did I miss it? 🥹
Too many Ai Tools right now.
EmbedQuiz
I think you could achieve a way better conversion rate with this landing page if the illustration images would be screenshots or somehow describe the idea better.
People don't like to read this much and if they don't know at the first second what your product does, they won't search for it.
If I can help you optimize your landing page, we should connect on Twitter! I'm happy to help (for free of course)!
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After reading your website, I see the product, and its features. But I do not see the use case. I do not know who this product is for, and why would anyone want to pay for it.
To be more specific, here are some questions you should ask yourself:
1) As you said yourself in the inspiration part of your page, a product just like yours already exists. What will your product be better at? How will it excel?
2) I imagine this will work fine for books. But all over your page, you're talking about content, and not books. What other use cases do you see for this product? If none, of marginal, just focus on books and say it upfront. It will make it much easier for people to understand what you're selling
3) If we're only talking about books, how a person, who writes a book, can use your product? Think of specific use cases and provide them on your page. For instance, will I be able to add a chatbot to my website where I sell this book? How will I be able to do that? How will it be better than just answering questions manually by the author? Give real life examples and benefits.
Hey Sharath
Ultimately the product's aim is to drive sales for creators - so maybe try to hone in on that messaging & audience?
I think it'd be the best way to build an audience of early adopters in advance of (I presume) an MVP launch?
I think if you can boil down the problem and how you solve it both down to one sentence phrases, it will be easier to digest since I'm not entirely grasping the use of your chat bot. If you have a working chat bot, you should show a demo of it in action rather than explain how it works in text.