Advice please? I really need your help.
https://b4uwork.vercel.app/ I created a free public UK trust score that searches for thousands of public sources and documentation (without AI) about a business and creates a clear 0-100 score. This is designed to be a mobile app, so I don't want marketing…
https://b4uwork.vercel.app/ I created a free public UK trust score that searches for thousands of public sources and documentation (without AI) about a business and creates a clear 0-100 score. This is designed to be a mobile app, so I don't want marketing websites in front of the application. It should be open, search, and result. The idea is minimal wait times, minimal clicks, minimal screens, simple navigation, and easy to understand information, free and unlimited. Nearly all feedback has been that they don't understand the app, and it feels paid (even though the biggest feature is free and unlimited), it needs a demo and some marketing materials. But I don't know how I can achieve this on an app. Screen size is limited, and I don't want information overload. I personally think the process is so clean, understandable, and easy to navigate and use, and I see what people are saying. I just don't know how to achieve this. Can someone help? This was never built as a product was built as a tool for myself, which could genuinely be a force for good, so I decided to build an app around it. I am super green when it comes to anything regarding app and frontend development and need some help please.
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The most unclear part here is what is the problem being solved and who for. If I am your target user then what is the risk of me not using this tool? How does this make my processes better?
Thanks dude, really appreciate it. Did you sign up for the free trial? If so you can get three free reports, you sign up for £0.00 can cancel immediately and keep the trial. I would appreciate if you could give me feedback on the report. Credit becomes a bigger issue, because then I need to be a credit advice company, which changes all the laws. I do actually scan and search all of the things that a credit report would scan like all of the sources they pull (same with CCJs) but if I pull these direct I either have to pay (making free search impossible) or change the business type and go into credit which is just something I'm not sure about.
Any person who is about to hand over money or begin working with a company they know nothing about. you gran buying a roof. a business about to send a deposit to another. a checking a client before you start working with them.
I thought about that but it's hard to fit that and a search bar on a mobile screen.
It's interesting you have to become a "credit advice" company. I previously worked in this space and I don't think that was the case for us (UK). We just attributed the data as "provided by D&B" or whoever. Might be worth checking this. Paid API's are always blockers to free trials - there's a lot of risk. Why not just add one or two real reports to the site (maybe schedule it to update once per month). eg. "This is Tesco's actual report for you to review". This shows a full rundown on what the user can expect. Let them download it as PDF to make it feel extra valuable!
I tried it on some known good and bad companies and it worked. Companies House and Gazette are two data points but these are trailing indicators, meaning companies on these platforms have already shit the bed. Better to include credit services like Equifax, D&B etc.
Also your right along of companies house documents are posted after it's too late, which is why I also use the gazette and .gov sources. But it's really good for other information, checking directors other companies and past history. Year on year filing comparisons. Vehicle driving business. Assets/liability exposure. Companies House is actually one of the nest sources to compare history.
I actually think the feedback you're getting is a positioning problem, not a design problem. The UI looks clean, but the value isn't immediately obvious. I'd show one real company search on the first screen with the trust score and the exact reasons behind it. If users understand the outcome in 5 seconds, they'll naturally keep exploring. Nice idea, hope you keep iterating.