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Show HN: Capture leads like never before

by massarog on 3/27/13, 6:49 PM with 8 comments

• by mchusma on 3/27/13, 7:25 PM

  As an aside, i had a typo in my email and it the form validation came up saying "Come'on amigo, enter a valid email."

  My initial reaction was pretty negative, as if I was in a spanish speaking country that disliked Americans.

  Shows the potential downside to getting creative with these kinds of messages, and the importance of thinking hard about tone.

• by adamb0mb1 on 3/27/13, 7:39 PM

  I feel like calling these "leads" is misleading (pun noticed, but not intended).

  Most of the people captured by this form will be interested in your money/prize and not your product. Ultimately, it seems like these leads will not convert to anything meaningful for you.

• by pmann on 3/27/13, 7:30 PM

  Cool idea. FYI, when I expand the contest entry in the lower right corner and move the mouse out of the box, the text "Win a Free Month..." drops out of view and leaves an empty box with an email field & submit button.