

Ask HN: Are there any services for collecting emails pre-launch? - Banekin

I'd like to build up a little hype for a game I'm making by having a landing page with a video, and collecting emails before I launch.<p>Are there any good services that create something like this? I would make the page myself, but I think my time is better spent improving the app.<p>Thanks
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mindcrime
Service to collect emails via a form you can embed in a page, and manage said
mailing list? Yes. You can find a few mentioned on this page:

<http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/>

FWIW, I chose MailChimp for that, but there are plenty of other choices.

If you want something that goes even further, that is, doing the page, video,
and everything, plus email, then the answer is "I'm not sure." Probably there
are, but I haven't really looked.

You might find value in something like LaunchRock.com, but I'm not sure
they're exactly what you're looking for.

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katherinehague
I'm a fan of MailChimp.

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jaymstr
Jameson from LaunchRock here. We're literally days away from doing a full roll
out, but hit me up at jameson@launchrock.com, and I'll get you an immediate
invite. In order to do video, you'll need to use the widget on a page.

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jvdmeij
<http://launcheffectapp.com> \- A Wordpress theme for viral launches. Haven't
tried it, looks nice though!

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ahsanhilal
Just add a wufoo form:

<http://wufoo.com/>

I think you can redesign parts of the form with some basic html/css, to theme
it according to your designs.

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brianbreslin
Are you talking about something like <http://launchrock.com> ?

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Banekin
Yes, but it looks like it's invite only right now?

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samgro
You just need to sign up 3 email addresses from your invite link. Nothing
stops you from doing that with 3 of your own addresses.

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andrewtbham
<http://www.unbounce.com>

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ahsanhilal
That pricing is ridiculously expensive...

