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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    Thanks, yes.. I am more of a self taught PHP guy. UI isn't my forte, which is why i have tried to make it so super simple... i see a handful of "quick win" UI improvements right now, which will be done over the weekend to streamline and further simplify the process. It is supposed to be suoer...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    It isn't replicating those sites.. its signposting to them from a map. It couldn't be easier use.. the visitor simply views the map, automatically geolocates (which was happing automatically, but has fallen over and bizarrely defaults to London.. fixing now..).. and they can see pins for...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    Love that - and appreciated, it reads really well and you are excellent at writing. The "about us" pin changes almost hour by hour and your variant will be addded into the testing pot (along with lots of new variants inspired by ChatGTP!) :) ... here is where i land most PPC traffic...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    Its a react PWA app.. if you "add to homescreen" it wil look very much like an app (fullscreen). it is all supposed to be super super lightweight and simple, apart from push notifications and visibility on the app stores i can't see any reason to make one yet. I understand your comments about...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    I'm not competing with Youtube.. or any event website. i am signposing the URLs to them on a map for locals to find. I have discovered several ways to improve (simplify further) the UI which will be implemented this weekend - thanks for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated.
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    I do.. I have multiple accounts for different businesses... one dating back to 2004 :)
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    The start point should be zoomed into your immediate local area - but that isn't working automatically right now, Hadn't noticed this before... will get it fixed! The reason I use a whole world map is so you can explore/browse content from your armchair in the evening, see content on a beach...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    I know, I havn't fully launched it yet. This is a prototype, there will be more granular filtering in future if I can get some traction.. there is little point doing that yet while it is so quiet. That was my original question in this thread, how to help solve the chicken and egg issue...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    You might be bored and looking for something to do, perhaps with your children at the weekend? There are plenty of websites with static business listings, and event platforms like Google Events and Eventbrite, but nothing that shows you whats happening immediately around you today... on your...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    There is a search box right at the top that allows you to search for any street in the world and zoom to it. Is that not showing for you? The form asks for a category, title, description and URL.... how can I make that any simpler? It is just 4 things..?
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    The intention is to show live special offers, upcoming events and the latest local social media content. It's similar to Google Maps yes.. but instead of static content, it is live daily content from businesses, community groups and local influencers. People in local communities will hopefully...
  12. Al@PinSwarm

    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    That's a great idea, I'll look at how I can implement that cleanly. Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    At the bottom right is a locate-me button... it should zoom straight to your location. Oh I see, you want to add a pin to a location where you are not currently located? Yes that requires searching in the box, then zooming in to street level. Perhaps I should automate that final zoom so you...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    Indeed.. made lots of improvements since then. I let it sit for a while while I seek investment and a strategy. Lots going on locally in Worcestershire next month when I launch, but appreciate feedback from the wise sages at UKBF :) I really wanted to chat in the startup forum, but have been...
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    How to increase engagement and get more people pinning offers, events and content?

    So zooming to your street and tapping the screen didn't work for you? It really should be that simple, maybe I'm not making it obvious enough :) Getting lots of pins added, but not many recurring yet because of the classic chicken and egg issue. I can flood the map with scraped data, but I am...
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