NotionLayer
NotionLayer

NotionLayer

Basic Grading Criteria:
  • First Setup/Onboarding: 2
    • Adding Favicon without needing to convert: 0
  • Guide/method for tracking analytics (visits): 2
    • Has Google analytics + Splitbee tracking.
  • Setup guide for custom domain: .5
  • Dark mode/theming: 0
  • ā€˜Wowā€™ factor: 0
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Disclaimer - Iā€™ve chatted extensively with the founder of this product, and dig the overall goals of this project. I feel strongly this is by far the most cost-effective product. However, I didnā€™t pull any punches. I also signed up + requested support under a different email to ensure quality testing.
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Solid + simple homepage.
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Follows my favourite design method - Show the before, show the after. Straight to the point.
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We start with a sign-in, bit of a deterrent.
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After using the magic link, this pops up on login. I think I would prefer this to be 1) a gif (itā€™s 40 seconds long) and 2) embedded in the page rather than a popup.
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Solid landing page. Solid tables showing me what plan Iā€™m on, and what benefits I get. Some are a bit vague, but I think thatā€™s ok here. I would love a mouseover text (or ā„¹ļøĀ icon) on things like Widgets and Navigation. (What are those?)
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Time to add our site. This is a VERY small complaint, but I wish it just auto-lowercased my text rather than warning me about it.
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andā€¦
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Weā€™re live!
Before we test, I will say - I like this left bar optionality.
However, at the time of testing, the Favicon upload function doesnā€™t work, and it falls a bit flat with appearance (no dark mode/options, you can only change the font)ā€¦but, for $5 a month, this is by far the best in its tier. (And better than most $10 options.)
Onto the testing:
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And speed:
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Pretty solid comparatively.
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And finally, some pricing.
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Thatā€™s the review!
Ultimately, I think this is the best SaaS option in terms of price and setup. Itā€™s quick to use, requires minimal management, and costs only $5 for 1 site and 2 domains.

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