Dan Romero on Farcaster

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Warpcast onboarding flow as of August 1, 2024 I've seen an uptick in casts talking about improving onboarding for non-crypto-people. So here's a live onboarding I just did. I'd say it's pretty close to any web2 experience with the exception of upfront payment. You'll notice: 1. Minimal crypto UX — we use in-app purchases and Passkeys 2. The majority of onboarding interests used to populate the initial algo feed are non-crypto. 3. Since we no longer do initial follows, the initial feed nudges new users to follow more people. (Remember, the number one reason people churn is not enough content in their feed.) 4. Aside: crypto people don't sync contact book but non-crypto people do (because every other social app does this). However, that means the new people don't immediately find people they know the network.

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(Redacted: my email address, payment details and my photo roll for privacy purposes.)

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I think there may be some opportunity in this section. The more options upfront, the better the chance of engaging content right away. Some potential adds: Ai Environment Sustainability Culture Travel Politics

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When will it support payment by crypto?

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Very nice! What tool did you use to make this vid?

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tyler ↑ pfp

Smooth, I like it. You’ve probably answered this elsewhere, so apologies: What about recommending channels (tied to interests that you already have in there) instead of or in addition to users? If I’m new around here, topics/channels may be more familiar than people, more quickly populating the feed and giving me exposure to those with shared interests. Also resolves the empty space at the top.

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I’m here for the demo videos

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What I was talking about yesterday is exactly this… The first interaction non-crypto people have is immediately being asked to pay a fee. Can't you introduce some of the experience before that? Maybe offer a “test drive” where users can access the app in a “read-only” format or show a video/photos carousel highlighting interactions and features. There could be a “skip” button if users want to bypass it (like in those video game cutscenes). I'm pretty sure many people close the app when they see the charge fee right at the start.

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i don't know if this an easy to do thing. but is there is a way to show the new user friends on different platforms so he can jump in faster?

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This is quite an improvement, passkeys are awesome UX!! couldn't you allow signups without storage or a freemium cheaper mode that doesn't store your casts/reactions whatever for longer than X?

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@kylepatrick.eth

Love it! One note, on pick a username section, I think it would be nice to tell new users that they can't change it (if i'm not mistaken)

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I onboarded a few people at BaseCamp and the new flow is really great! They went through it quickly, picked a few interests, and had a feed that they liked in a couple of minutes. I had them follow some my favorite channels and their feed looked really good!

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I know you already told me you cant sync contacts from other apps, but what about wallets? Would there be a way to enter a bunch of our wallets just to find ppl on FC? Maybe without connecting them just to find ppl. This would be so useful for artists / collectors

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@chrislarsc.eth

would love to see a "and let me tell you about frames!... /yoink this flag to get a feel for it"

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ok this is based

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Why not try to sync follow accounts by onchain interaction with a particular address? That should be possible no?

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Still the best onboarding in the decentralised social network world 👏

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kenanie.base.eth

I love the refinement. It’s gonna help non crypto users settle in even though it may not necessarily solve the issue of user retention. But so far this is lit. And I’d have to say I love the subtle improvements around the Warpcast app. Keep building 🫡

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meta-david 💥| Building Scoop3

This is great! Maybe you’re ready to…..market the product? 😎

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Andy Jagoe pfp

nice! but is there a good reason to refer to onchain fees and gas fees? why not just say that creating an FC account has a one time $5 fee and details about onchain and gas fees in the Learn More?

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