Hi, everyone!
I'm an independent developer working on FORGE, a pre-launch website-building tool, and I'm looking for honest feedback from professional website designers.
I'm conducting a short commercial market-research survey about how designers build client websites, the tools they use, their biggest workflow frustrations, and whether a per-export pricing model would be appealing.
SURVEY — 10 questions, approximately 2 minutes:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVxmeBw6NWj-btt9jbbMJYh6YOaxIkpdcYyOoQ5d2nRQPs-w/viewform
ACTUAL PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION — 100 seconds:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h7euXbkIpapFZYy8O3kl8pzz8GYTk9oG/view?usp=sharing
Please watch the demonstration before answering. The video is also linked at the beginning of the survey.
A little context about FORGE:
- Build, customise and preview websites for free.
- Proposed price: A$299 AUD per purchased independent website export.
- No compulsory subscription or hosting.
- Currently in pre-launch development; public paid checkout is not live.
The demonstration uses genuine beta functionality, and the project is still being developed and tested.
I'm particularly interested in feedback from freelancers, agency professionals and employed designers/developers who build websites for paying clients, anywhere in the world.
Critical feedback is just as valuable as positive feedback. I'd especially appreciate hearing what would stop you from considering a tool like this for a client project.
Participation is voluntary, and the survey does not require your name or email address.
This is market research, not a sales offer.
Thank you to anyone willing to share their professional perspective!