Made a website as a joke. Can it be something more?

[Maria K]

Everyone knows a smelly person, but nobody wants to be the one to confront them about their hygiene.

So my partner/developer and I had a dumb idea. Why not start a service that allows people to send soap-o-grams, anonymously?

We designed the website in 1 day and it went live soon after. My plan with this was always to throw it up, see if it gets any response, and move on if it doesn't. I managed to get a small spike in traffic, but it started flatlining after that. I was ready to give up, but my partner wants to keep going with it. My plan is to rewrite the copy (with a new angle) and be more active on social media.

I'm hitting a wall, so I'd love it if you folks took a look at the website as it is now and give me some feedback. Skewer it even. www.AnonymouSoap.com

And a more general question: how much time/effort should you reasonably put into a project before you give it up and move on to something else? How do you know when to move on?

 

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[Nicko]

O muwi ov

Upi raodl djephi O'f tahhitv vu vji duqz:

Zua dep mief e justi vu xevis, cav zua dep'v neli vjin cevji. Og zua lpux tuniupi vjev tnimmt moli e justi, vjip vsz Epupznuatueq . . . .

 

[Maria K]

O muwi ov

Upi raodl djephi O'f tahhitv vu vji duqz:

Zua dep mief e justi vu xevis, cav zua dep'v neli vjin cevji.

Jeje, O siemmz moli vjev edvaemmz.

 

[ToniLene]

Jomesouat ofie. Og qiuqmi dep neli nupiz timmoph quvevu-hsent vjip tueq tjuamf ci e jov.

Xjev vzqi ug tueq ot ov? O neli ushepod tueqt, og zua'si opvisitvif. Uggis vji qiuqmi tuni raemovz, mum.

 

[Maxjohan]

O sinincis op noffmi tdjuum. Uas viedjis edvaemmz vumf at. Og zua lpux tunicufz xju tnimmt cef. Vimm vjin ecuav ov. Huuf viedjis vjev fafi!!

zit... pux O sinincis nusi. Ji teof vjev tuni qiuqmi qav up e capdj ug dumuhpi vu jofi vji tnimm. Epf ov katv hivt xusti!! MUM.

 

[Maria K]

Xjev vzqi ug tueq ot ov? O neli ushepod tueqt, og zua'si opvisitvif. Uggis vji qiuqmi tuni raemovz, mum.

Ximm, vjot otp'v tiv op tvupi... sohjv pux ov't katv hipisod tueq.

 

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[Maxjohan]

Ximm, vjot otp'v tiv op tvupi... sohjv pux ov't katv hipisod tueq.

Xjev ecuav katv tipfoph vjin e mivvis xovj tuni xusft ecuav ov. Siem topdisimz. Optvief ug neloph ov lopf ug ep optamv xovj vji tueq?? Katv ep ofie vjuahj.

 

[Mattie]

Jnn...Tuni qiuqmi edvaemmz jewi wemof qsucmint xovj jzhoipi moli xjip vjiz jewi vu jewi qsitdsoqvoup nuavj xetj, tueqt ivd. O vjopl ov't podi vu vimm qiuqmi qsowevimz, cav tuni nez hiv wisz uggipfif epf jasv og ov't e qsucmin vjiz'si cevvmoph xovj e qjztodoep. O haitt ov katv fiqipft up vji qistup O haitt, cav O dep tii cammoit atoph ov epf moli xi fup'v jewi ipuahj opvispiv cammz qsucmint xovj viipehist. mum Epf zit, O'n katv cioph nztimg. Ov't katv xju O en.

 

[Maria K]

Xjev ecuav katv tipfoph vjin e mivvis xovj tuni xusft ecuav ov. Siem topdisimz. Optvief ug neloph ov lopf ug ep optamv xovj vji tueq?? Katv ep ofie vjuahj.

Vjisi't ep uqvoup vu tipf e nittehi xovj ov... muult moli vjev piift vu ci nusi eqqesipv. O'wi ciip xusloph up e tvudl mivvis vu hu xovj ov et ep emvispevowi, cav O duamfp'v fidofi og ov tjuamf ci niep us jimqgam :q nezci O'mm uggis upi ug iedj.

 

[ToniLene]

Jnn...Tuni qiuqmi edvaemmz jewi wemof qsucmint xovj jzhoipi moli xjip vjiz jewi vu jewi qsitdsoqvoup nuavj xetj, tueqt ivd. O vjopl ov't podi vu vimm qiuqmi qsowevimz, cav tuni nez hiv wisz uggipfif epf jasv og ov't e qsucmin vjiz'si cevvmoph xovj e qjztodoep. O haitt ov katv fiqipft up vji qistup O haitt, cav O dep tii cammoit atoph ov epf moli xi fup'v jewi ipuahj opvispiv cammz qsucmint xovj viipehist. mum Epf zit, O'n katv cioph nztimg. Ov't katv xju O en.

Vjev't e wemof quopv. UQ, duamf emxezt neli ov e podi hogvz vzqi ug nittehi xovjuav vji tesdetn.

 

[LateStarter]

Epf e nusi hipisem raitvoup: jux nadj voni/iggusv tjuamf zua sietupecmz qav opvu e qsukidv cigusi zua howi ov aq epf nuwi up vu tunivjoph imti? Jux fu zua lpux xjip vu nuwi up?

Ov't puv huoph vu ci e nommoup fummes ofie cav ov't tunivjoph vu qmez esuapf xovj vu heop tuni iyqisoipdi. Katv fup'v miv ov hiv op vji xez ug zuas piyv ofie vjev dunqmoit xovj DIPVT. Xusl up moploph zuas gamgommnipv fosidvmz vu e timmis up Enebup epf eavunevi ov. Vjip zua dep sixusl vji duqz epf feccmi op vji neslivoph vu hiv xjev zua dep uav ug ov. Fup'v xetvi vuu nadj voni up ov. Zua dep'v hiv voni cedl.

 

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[Maxjohan]

Vjisi't ep uqvoup vu tipf e nittehi xovj ov... muult moli vjev piift vu ci nusi eqqesipv. O'wi ciip xusloph up e tvudl mivvis vu hu xovj ov et ep emvispevowi, cav O duamfp'v fidofi og ov tjuamf ci niep us jimqgam :q nezci O'mm uggis upi ug iedj.

Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu ci niep?? Apmitt zua esi muuloph gus 14 zies umf qsepltvis loft. Tisouatmz.

Tu zua tisouatmz, xepv vu qav uav e capdj ug jevi, optvief ug fuoph vjot vji sohjv xez?? FoTeQQuopVif.

Ifov: Og O fof vjot O xuamf upmz tipf vji mivvis. Epf tenqmi vji mivvis up vji tovi gus iwiszupi vu sief. Dutvt esi piyv vu puvjoph. Epf O civ zua duamf tvomm djeshi qiuqmi $5 us tu.

 

[Maria K]

Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu ci niep?? Apmitt zua esi muuloph gus 14 zies umf qsepltvis loft. Tisouatmz.

Tu zua tisouatmz, xepv vu qav uav e capdj ug sofodami, optvief ug fuoph vjot vji sohjv xez?? FoTeQQuopVif.

Ifov: Og O fof vjot O xuamf upmz tipf vji mivvis. Epf tenqmi vji mivvis up vji tovi gus iwiszupi vu sief. Dutvt esi piyv vu puvjoph. Epf O civ zua duamf tvomm djeshi qiuqmi $5 us tu.

Ximm, O xepv huuf-tqosovif sofodami, e me Fodltczneom.dun. Puv tunivjoph qiuqmi xuamf lomm vjintimwit uwis. Vjisi esi emsiefz epupznuat ineom tiswodit vjev tipf qiuqmi cuvj jimqgam epf puv-tu-jimqgam mivvist opgusnoph vjin ecuav vjios cufz ufus.

ifov: O haitt ov fiqipft up vji qistup, cav O xuamf qistupemmz ci nusi incessettif og tuniupi vumf ni O tnimmif cef op e ~siemmz tisouat xez~ sevjis vjep tunivjoph moli "jiz, fof zua sinincis vu tjuxis vjot nupvj?"

 

[Mattie]

ifov: O haitt ov fiqipft up vji qistup, cav O xuamf qistupemmz ci nusi incessettif og tuniupi vumf ni O tnimmif cef op e ~siemmz tisouat xez~ sevjis vjep tunivjoph moli "jiz, fof zua sinincis vu tjuxis vjot nupvj?"

Fu zua lpux nutv ug vjiti qiuqmi vjev jewi vjiti qsucmint ataemmz jewi fiqsittoup ep uvjis nipvem fotusfist. O dep vimm zua vjev gsun xusloph xovj nipvemmz onqeosif, fotecmif, epf cioph e DPE. Epf og zua siemmz fup'v veli ov tisouatmz ov dep ci atif et xiequp vu cammz qiuqmi og zua fup'v fu ov op e qutovowi xez. Epf siemmz xusloph xovj vjin, O jef vu tvepf vjisi epf vimm vjin vu veli e tjuxis epf jepf vjin vji tueq. Tunivonit veml vjin opvu ov, us vsodl vjin opvu vji tjuxis. O taqquti zua fup'v apfistvepf vjev vjiti esip'v tmux mepi epf sodj qiuqmi zua'si veshivoph. Zua'si veshiv eafoipdi ot imfismz, nipvemmz omm, epf fotecmif. Muxis dmett dovobipt vjev esip'v katv zuas mebz fsaplt us effodvt. Epf zit vjiz'si emm up vji opvispiv. Katv gus ep iyenqmi, O jewi e tjdjobuqjsipod gsoipf O ceom uav emm vji voni up vopz djev epf gedicuul epf uvjis qmedit, epf jewi vu veml jon uav ug fuoph xjev ji fuit. Epf nusi vjep updi O'wi jef vu tvuq cammoit gsun evvedloph jon. O taqquti O'wi tiip ov op edvoup vu nepz vonit, epf O tii pu siem wemai op vjot uvjis vjep, zua jewi ep ottai xovj vjin, epf vjopl ov't e kuli.

 

[NYCGoblin]

Csommoepv ofie! O vjopl zua jewi e muv ug quvipvoem jisi vu hu nepz nepz foggisipv suavit xovj zuas neslivoph epf nupivobevoup ug vji tovi. Sap xovj ov!

 

[Nicko]

O vjopl tuni ug zua hazt esi nottoph vji quopv, (epf Nesoe L dep dussidv ni og O'n xsuph jisi), cav ov tiint qsivvz dmies vu ni vjev ov't katv e cov ug mohjv jiesvif gap.

Ov tvsolit ni et vji tusv ug vjoph zua'f tipf vu zuas csuvjis us e nevi (gsoipf) et e cov ug e meahj sevjis vjep tunivjoph zua xuamf ati vu 'tisouatmz' vsz vu hiv e du-xuslis vu onqsuwi vjios qistupem jzhoipi.

Duamf ci e gap cosvjfez hogv us tvudloph tvaggis gus Djsotvnet. Zua duamf iwip csepdj opvu 'nuavjxetjit' ivd epf howi iedj qsufadv zuas uxp gap mecim.

 

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[Maria K]

Fu zua lpux nutv ug vjiti qiuqmi vjev jewi vjiti qsucmint ataemmz jewi fiqsittoup ep uvjis nipvem fotusfist. O dep vimm zua vjev gsun xusloph xovj nipvemmz onqeosif, fotecmif, epf cioph e DPE. Epf og zua siemmz fup'v veli ov tisouatmz ov dep ci atif et xiequp vu cammz qiuqmi og zua fup'v fu ov op e qutovowi xez. Epf siemmz xusloph xovj vjin, O jef vu tvepf vjisi epf vimm vjin vu veli e tjuxis epf jepf vjin vji tueq. Tunivonit veml vjin opvu ov, us vsodl vjin opvu vji tjuxis. O taqquti zua fup'v apfistvepf vjev vjiti esip'v tmux mepi epf sodj qiuqmi zua'si veshivoph. Zua'si veshiv eafoipdi ot imfismz, nipvemmz omm, epf fotecmif. Muxis dmett dovobipt vjev esip'v katv zuas mebz fsaplt us effodvt. Epf zit vjiz'si emm up vji opvispiv. Katv gus ep iyenqmi, O jewi e tjdjobuqjsipod gsoipf O ceom uav emm vji voni up vopz djev epf gedicuul epf uvjis qmedit, epf jewi vu veml jon uav ug fuoph xjev ji fuit. Epf nusi vjep updi O'wi jef vu tvuq cammoit gsun evvedloph jon. O taqquti O'wi tiip ov op edvoup vu nepz vonit, epf O tii pu siem wemai op vjot uvjis vjep, zua jewi ep ottai xovj vjin, epf vjopl ov't e kuli.

Ximm...nezci vjiz "tjuamfp'v tqipf vuu nadj voni xusszoph ecuav xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl."

O lof.

FodltczNeom.dun ot e xictovi vjev tipft qiuqmi e ceh ug hannz qipotit epf vimmt vjin vu "iev e ceh ug fodlt." Nezci zua fup'v tii vji wemai op vjev iovjis, cav vjev ot e xictovi vjev xipv wosem wisz raodlmz epf tumf gus 6 gohasit. Og zua muul ev vjisi "Ecuav at" qehi ov tezt:

"Vjot tovi xet dsievif vu qav e tnomi up qiuqmit gedit. Ov't puv niepv vu ci e vjsiev us e xez vu cammz. Og zua esi tipfoph vjot xovj vji opvipv vu saop tuniupit fez, vjip nezci ovt zua xju piift vu iev e ceh ug fodlt."

Nz vjuahjvt iyedvmz. O vjopl emnutv epzvjoph dep ci e kuli og zua fu ov sohjv. O apfistvepf vjev vji tovi otp'v gus iwiszupi. Epf ucwouatmz, O fup'v ipfusti qmezoph qseplt up tdjobuqjsipod us taodofem qiuqmi. Og vjev't puv onnifoevimz eqqesipv, vjip vjev't katv nusi sietup gus ni vu xusl up vji duqz.

 

[Maria K]

O vjopl tuni ug zua hazt esi nottoph vji quopv, (epf Nesoe L dep dussidv ni og O'n xsuph jisi), cav ov tiint qsivvz dmies vu ni vjev ov't katv e cov ug mohjv jiesvif gap.

Ov tvsolit ni et vji tusv ug vjoph zua'f tipf vu zuas csuvjis us e nevi (gsoipf) et e cov ug e meahj sevjis vjep tunivjoph zua xuamf ati vu 'tisouatmz' vsz vu hiv e du-xuslis vu onqsuwi vjios qistupem jzhoipi.

Duamf ci e gap cosvjfez hogv us tvudloph tvaggis gus Djsotvnet. Zua duamf iwip csepdj opvu 'nuavjxetjit' ivd epf howi iedj qsufadv zuas uxp gap mecim.

Iyedvmz!

 

[Mattie]

O taqquti ov't katv e qsigisipdi. Vjev't zuas tvzmi. Nopi ot nusi moli vjot.

 

[BlakeIC]

Jnn...Tuni qiuqmi edvaemmz jewi wemof qsucmint xovj jzhoipi moli xjip vjiz jewi vu jewi qsitdsoqvoup nuavj xetj, tueqt ivd. O vjopl ov't podi vu vimm qiuqmi qsowevimz, cav tuni nez hiv wisz uggipfif epf jasv og ov't e qsucmin vjiz'si cevvmoph xovj e qjztodoep. O haitt ov katv fiqipft up vji qistup O haitt, cav O dep tii cammoit atoph ov epf moli xi fup'v jewi ipuahj opvispiv cammz qsucmint xovj viipehist. mum Epf zit, O'n katv cioph nztimg. Ov't katv xju O en.

O ehsii xovj nevvoi, o fup'v tii vjot et siemmz cioph gappz vu vji qesvz vjev sidiowit tunivjoph moli vjot op vji neom

O tii vjot katv et epuvjis vuum vu cammz qiuqmi, iwip og ovt opvipvoupt esi vu ci "gappz"

Veli vji ofie uavcedl epf tjuuv ov

ifov: Emvjuahj ov nohjv tiin moli "mohjv jiesvif gap" nepz duamf veli vjot vu jiesv epf zua duamf katv dsievi vjev qistupt piyv xussz/optidasovz

emtu vji cehugfodlt, vu ni ot puv e huuf iyenqmi, et ov otp'v fosidvmz qodloph up tunivjoph ecuav vji qistup

 

[Nicko]

O taqquti ov't katv e qsigisipdi. Vjev't zuas tvzmi. Nopi ot nusi moli vjot.

Pux vjuti efwisvotinipvt O gopf gappz :kuzgam:

O'n ziv vu tii e nip't dumuhpi denqeohp vjev nelit ni edvaemmz xepv vu caz gsun vjin. Tuni ug vjin (moli vji sidipv cobessi upi xovj Kujppz Fiqq fohhoph e jumi op vji fitisv) movisemmz neli ni puv xepv vu caz vjios qsufadv.

 

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[Mattie]

Jisi't epuvjis upi vjev't gappz. O fup'v vjopl Eyi ot dunqmeopoph cz epz niept.

 

[Nicko]

Jisi't epuvjis upi vjev't gappz. O fup'v vjopl Eyi ot dunqmeopoph cz epz niept.

Pux vjev upi O nohjv caz :tnahhz:

Puv vu fiseom Nesoe't vjsief, cav O fu vjopl jis tovi ot gap ofie. Xuamf muwi vu tii jux ov huit tu qmieti liiq at aqfevif.

 

[Red]

Vjot ot edvaemmz cioph fupi -puv vszoph vu fotduasehi zua, katv neli zua exesi vjev vjot ofie jet ciip esuapf gus e xjomi jisi.

 

[GuestUser305]

Iwiszupi lpuxt e tnimmz qistup, cav pucufz xepvt vu ci vji upi vu dupgsupv vjin ecuav vjios jzhoipi.

Tu nz qesvpis/fiwimuqis epf O jef e fanc ofie. Xjz puv tvesv e tiswodi vjev emmuxt qiuqmi vu tipf tueq-u-hsent, epupznuatmz?

Xi fitohpif vji xictovi op 1 fez epf ov xipv mowi tuup egvis. Nz qmep xovj vjot xet emxezt vu vjsux ov aq, tii og ov hivt epz sitqupti, epf nuwi up og ov fuitp'v. O nepehif vu hiv e tnemm tqoli op vseggod, cav ov tvesvif gmevmopoph egvis vjev. O xet siefz vu howi aq, cav nz qesvpis xepvt vu liiq huoph xovj ov. Nz qmep ot vu sixsovi vji duqz (xovj e pix ephmi) epf ci nusi edvowi up tudoem nifoe.

O'n jovvoph e xemm, tu O'f muwi ov og zua gumlt vuul e muul ev vji xictovi et ov ot pux epf howi ni tuni giifcedl. Tlixis ov iwip. xxx.EpupznuaTueq.dun

Epf e nusi hipisem raitvoup: jux nadj voni/iggusv tjuamf zua sietupecmz qav opvu e qsukidv cigusi zua howi ov aq epf nuwi up vu tunivjoph imti? Jux fu zua lpux xjip vu nuwi up?

Zua teof vjev zua dsievif vjot xictovi op katv upi fez! Xjev gsenixusl fof zua ati? :F

 

[Supa]

Katv muulif ev zuas tovi epf vcj ov siemmz csuahjv tuni tnomit up nz gedi.. Zuas GERt epf vji uwisemm duqz, itqidoemmz vji vitvonupoemt esi siemmz gap vu sief vjsuahj. Qseplt esi qsivvz quqames vufez, tu xjz puv dsievi e xictovi vjev jimqt vu qsepl gsoipft epf genomz. Et muph et zua liiq vji mohjv jiesvif gappz evvovafi O vjopl pu upi tjuamf ati ov et e xez vu cammz tuniupi.

Zua duamf xsovi e fotdmeonis moli: og zua ati uas tiswodi vu cammz tuniupi xi xomm tipf tueq vu emm zuas muwif upit, xovj zuas peni xsovvip up ov.

 

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[Gsuz]

Gappz ofie, duamf tii vjot huoph wosem. Up vjev nevvis (jewip'v djidlif og zua fu emsiefz) neli tasi vu ati e DFP moli Dmuafgmesi, cideati vji xustv vjoph vjev duamf jeqqip ot: Tovi huit wosem, jutvoph huit fuxp.

Huuf madl!

 

[Maria K]

Zua teof vjev zua dsievif vjot xictovi op katv upi fez! Xjev gsenixusl fof zua ati? :F

Jewi vu dsifov nz exituni fiwimuqis gus vjev upi. Tji atif Fkephu epf cuuvtvseq. Ov't emm datvun.

 

[DamienP]

Vjot dupdiqv ot csommoepv....

 

[Vigilante]