The whatsapp app part does not open whatsapp just opens the App Store, deep links are tricky to get right,. Feels like a strange choice for a signup form /waitlist
It led to some fun conversations but most people just ignore the WhatsApp link. Definitely not something we're going to keep long-term. The initial goal was to be able to engage with a few users that were willing to, to do real customer interviews and not just have them fill an impersonal form
@bgdkbtv - After spending 5 years in the industry, watching how people shop, Google does not solve the painpoint when you are trying to really hunt down a specific item or style of clothing.
This becomes clear when you look at some of the ways shoppers go about finding the items they are looking for. A great example is the FindFashion or the FemaleFashionAdvice Reddits:
They have over 1m users who are actively looking, discussing or trying to hunt down a piece of clothing.
Google images is currently the next best thing, but this contains a whole load of junk too.
What we are doing at https://theurge.com is curating, on a very broad scale, the best brands and stores from around.
Disclaimer: I am the founder and therefore, might be biased :)
I have spent the last 9 months so heads down and focussed on the urge, that coming up for air is kind of scary. Showing the urge is to the world is nerve-racking and the questions from family and close friends like 'So, when are you launching' or 'how is work going' is possibly the most daunting thing ever.
However, it feels like we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel as the user growth is growing every day and we can see shoppers finding the fashion they are looking for.
The purpose for my post was to get some feedback and input from some people that have possibly worked in the space, been there done that, or just want to let us know what they would want to see on a domain specific search engine such as ours.
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We're building the future of Fashion Search and Discovery and making use of some of the most exciting technology to provide a highly personalised experience for all shoppers.
Ecommerce is still a relatively small percent of sales but growing like crazy and we are seeing this first hand. With ambitions to have the largest catalog of products available for sale and still making it super easy for shoppers to find the clothing or accessories they are looking for.
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