Your Users Aren't Giving You Bad Feedback. You're Asking the Wrong Question.

You show someone your product.

They look at it and say:

“Looks good.”

You say thanks.

Then you go back to building with absolutely no idea what to change.

I started thinking the problem isn't always bad feedback.

Sometimes we're just asking for it badly.

Instead of:

“What do you think?”

Try:

“Is it immediately clear what this does?”

“Would you actually use this?”

“What would stop you from using it?”

The difference is simple:

A broad question gets an opinion.
A specific question gets an answer you can act on.

That's actually why I built Critique.

You share what you're building, ask one specific question, and get focused feedback from another builder.

Ask one question. Get real answers.

If you're building something, try it:
https://critique.page

And I'm curious:

What's the most useless feedback you've ever received on something you built?

I'll start:

“Looks good.”