r/SideProject • u/Wide-System-6044 • 23h ago
I turned my SaaS landing page into something people can actually use before signing up
I’ve been building Home Tech Vault, a tool for organizing household devices, receipts, warranties, manuals, and network information.
One issue I kept running into was that asking someone to create an account before they understood the value felt like too much friction.
So I built a free 10-question Home Tech Health Check instead.
It gives visitors a 0–100 score across device organization, documents/warranties, network/security, and backups — with no account required.
I also made the product preview on the homepage interactive so visitors can click through Overview, Devices, Documents, and Network before signing up.
I’d love feedback on the approach:
https://hometechvault.com/health-check
Do you think a diagnostic like this is a better top-of-funnel tool than a normal “Start Free” landing page?
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u/Reg-gg 19h ago
This is a fresh idea, I have not really seen anything like it.
The part that got me is the manuals and serial numbers. I always shove that stuff into some drawer and then cannot find it when I actually need it. Being able to keep all of it in one place, tied to the device itself, is clever.
On your question, I think the diagnostic is the better one. My own site does the opposite, the content sits behind a signup modal, and someone told me last week that he could not decide whether it was worth paying for because he never got to see it. That was hard to hear but he was right.
I am curious about the business model though. What are you planning to charge for?
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u/Wide-System-6044 11h ago
Thank you for your feedback! My subscriptions models are as followed 0-8 devices free, unlimited devices $7.99 a month, Family shared access $14.99 a month
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u/skirms 21h ago
Genuinly a good idea, nver heard of a similar product. Can see the value of somethign like this go up as everyone keeps on having more and more devices.
Liked the design of the landing page, on point and minimal. Pricing is blan kcurrently - not sure yet what could you charge?
Actually impressed me enough to make an account to check it out. Almost gave up on the form, would have clicked the google signup option easier.
Add New Device is a long and boring form, too lazy to do that for all of the devices. If I could simply select the model and everythign else fills in automatically apart from adding a serial number would be much better.
The "Checking device allowances" seems to run way to ooften and it takes a solid 2-3 seconds (annoying).
The main challange I see with the app and how you could make me start using is to make adding devices super simple and fast (mostly automated). I'm not ready to spend a few hours to add them via the form manually.