How dev.to cleverly used FOMO to attract users to sign in

ahmedmusallam

Ahmed Musallam

Posted on June 1, 2018

How dev.to cleverly used FOMO to attract users to sign in

FOMO
/ˈfōmō/
anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.

It could be just me, but when I opened dev.to for the first time I saw the "bell" icon in the top right corner with a red notification stamp; like the one you'd see on apps when you've got a notification.

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I... Just... Could not help it... I had to click it...

I thought this was very clever, so my hat's off to whomever came up with that! Had it been the traditional "log in" or "signup" button, I probably would have not clicked it or even considered signing up.

Regardless of the "bell" I would have signed up anyway because I love reading dev.to's awesome community posts! but the "bell" made it a bit more enticing.

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ahmedmusallam
Ahmed Musallam

Posted on June 1, 2018

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