Zero-Conversion Success: The power of frictionless access in Open Source

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somafet · 22d ago

As a mainly front-end dev my passion lies in creating seamless UX. But sometimes, even the most well-intentioned ideas for enhancing that experience can fail, especially when building in public. I recently had a stark reminder of this truth when I launched a new demo for OnboardJS, our open-source user onboarding engine, and saw a significant disconnect between interest and action. Let me tell you the story of 2.6K views, 0 conversions, and a valuable lesson learned.

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Zero-Conversion Success: The power of frictionless access in Open Source

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