The FeedShot Blog

FeedShot is in dire need of a re-design.

The designer I was working with picked up a big project and won’t be able to help us out. If there are any web designers who’d like to improve the look of FeedShot in return for a mention on this blog as well as a link from the footer (FeedShot has a Google Page Rank of 7), please send mock-ups to support@feedshot.com.

I’m not looking for anything fancy - something simple, along the lines of www.pingoat.com or www.pingomatic.com.

I emailed PayPal approximately two weeks ago, and then again 5 days ago to request my account be switched to the new micropayment format, which will allow me to lower the price of the premium submission service. I’m going to email them again tonight.

This is frustrating!

I’ve made some changes to the home page based on Scott Berkun’s comments. The look is basically the same, but I changed the verbiage at the top of the page, modified the link text, and moved form elements around to give it a more cohesive feel.

Drop me a line and let me know your thoughts. I’m going to be watching the numbers over the next week to see if we receive more submissions than normal.

I’m also working with a designer to add some color and give a more polished edge to the site.

Scott Berkun, one of the original designers/developers of Internet Explorer from version 1.0-5.0, reviewed the User Interface of FeedShot based on an invitation he made on his blog that I responded to.

Based on his comments I’m going to be making some modifications over the next few weeks.

I contacted PayPal and it turns out they are allowing MicroPayments on a limited basis. I have to convert my entire PayPal account over to the new terms, which involves a lower fixed fee and a higher commission. It will lower PayPal’s take of each paid submission from 13% to 6.7% ($.39 to $.20).

Once that change is in place I plan to lower the price of paid submissions.