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The main purpose of HotSpots is to find locations for which to submit ratings. When you find a place near you that you would like to rate, there are multiple categories you can provide ratings for to form an overall or “composite” rating. HotSpots’ rating categories set the app apart from competitors, as you can rate on various aspects of the selected location, including price, product, service, cleanliness, dining crowd and more. This helps you and other users see exactly what a place is being rated on, rather than a generalized rating.
To select a grade for each rating category, simply use the sliding ball to choose a higher or lower number rating. Once you have chosen a rating for each category, an overall rating will be generated. This rating will be used to formulate the average category ratings and composite score rating of a location submitted by all users. To see how ratings are distributed, click on the “composite” score you see on the left hand side of list view for a location.
Not only does submitting ratings benefit other users, but you as well by receiving more mojo points! Every rating you submit will grant you more mojo points and in turn put you higher on the leaderboard. Download HotSpots today to start submitting ratings for locations around you!
As part of submitting ratings on HotSpots, you can support your score with text, audio tracks, or even videos. This can allow you to better explain and justify your rating. Your comments can help serve as a guide for other users that view them.
For example, if you give a restaurant a bad rating because of an unsatisfactory meal, you may want to include a picture of your meal as a reference point. If you attended a concert at a place shown on HotSpots, you might want to include an audio track or video to show how well you could hear and see the show. These added formats to our rating comments help to support the individual ratings as well as the composite score.
Once your comment for a rating has been submitted, it is immediately viewable by any other user. Users then have the ability to up-vote or down-vote the comment, which acts as a way for other users to know if that comment was accurate and/or helpful.
Download HotSpots today and submit your ratings and comments with the new multimedia formats!
The main use of PotSpots is the ability to find and rate cannabis locations around you. You can sort ratings by rating, name or distance. Once you select a spot, you are able to rate it in multiple categories.
The categories you are able to rate on are selection, strain quality, edible quality, oils quality, product, price, service, cleanliness, COVID19 safety and crowd size. Once completing these ratings, an overall rating is formed. You may also include with your rating a text, image, audio or video comment. This will further support your rating and allow you the option for other users to visualize the product or service offered.
Ratings for spots in your area will show up at the top of your screen when sorting from highest to lowest rating.Wondering what the average ratings are for each category for a location? Simply hold down the score you see on List View to see average category ratings and the composite score. You are also able to edit ratings after submitting them. For example, if you go to a cannabis store a second time after first attending and rating it and feel it is not as good an experience as the first time, you may rate it again according to your visit.
Download PotSpots today and start using our rating system!
While using HotSpots, users are able to gain mojo points in multiple ways. Mojo Points can be gained after submitting ratings, referring a friend to use the app, and creating your own map place. These points are included in the leaderboard and also
to be redeemed for merchant special offers. Your ranking on the leaderboard will be higher the more points you have. If you are a competitive person, mojo points can be a fun challenge for you to try seeing how high your ranking can get on the leaderboard.
Submitting ratings is the main purpose of HotSpots and easy to do. Simply attend a venue, find it on HotSpots, and use our rating system to rate it. You will receive mojo points for each rating you leave. Referring a friend is also easy to do. Simply enter the email address of the friend you would like to refer and get mojo points once they submit their first score! Lastly, add your own place to the map through my places and receive mojo points.
Mojo Points are another way to make your use of HotSpots more enjoyable and fun. Download HotSpots today to start receiving Mojo Points!
PotSpots is a useful new app developed by TrampleZone, LLC that allows you to find, rate, and receive special offers from cannabis stores, marijuana dispensaries, or smoke shops that sell related paraphernalia. You can rate spots on several categories, and view other user’s ratings of the same spot. Any one of legal age who uses marijuana, especially recreational marijuana users and medical marijuana users, can benefit from PotSpots. Along with this, PotSpots is also beneficial for cannabis stores owners for users being able to find them on the map and rate them for other users to see. For this to be possible, merchants must first add themselves to the map.
In order to add your business to the PotSpots map, you must add it to OpenStreetMap so users will be able to find and rate your business. Navigating to onosm.org will help you get your business on the map in just a few easy steps. First, you will enter the address of your business and once found by OpenStreetMap, you are able to move the given marker to pinpoint your exact location on the map. Then, you are able to add more information about your business such as a phone number, website, hours and more.
After all of this is complete, users will be able to view and rate your business on the PotSpots map. By being viewable on the map, you will gain more customers and reviews for your business. Contact marketing@sizzlescene.com for more information!
Have you been looking for an easy way to find cannabis retailers in your area? PotSpots is our new app created just for this! PotSpots provides a way for you to find, rate, and gain access to special offers from participating cannabis retailers in your surrounding area. While at local retailers, you may report what you see through PotSpots’ rating system.
You are able to search for specific marijuana retailers and see them on the list view or map view. The map view is beneficial to you as it allows you to not only see the exact location of the marijuana retailer, but also the area that surrounds it. The map also pins similar cannabis stores surrounding the searched spot if you would like to explore other places in the area. Currently, with the large growth in the market, there may be a delay in some locations being displayed because they are not yet registered in the map database. We encourage you to have your local cannabis stores to register with OpenStreetMap with the tag shop:cannabis!
Once a marijuana retailer is selected, you have the ability to rate the sPot. PotSpots’ rating categories set the app apart from competitors, as you can rate on various aspects such as Price, Selection of Strains, Selection of Edibles/Oils, Customer Service, Amenities, and Crowd. You can also upload text, images, videos, and audio of the location if you wish. Rating is a crucial aspect of the app, as it allows you to gain a better feel of the selected location before arriving at the scene.
Since the safety and wellbeing of staff is more important than ever, we have created a new COVID-19 safety rating category. With this new safety rating category, you can see and rate the safety level of a spot. For example, this will allow you to know if masks are required or if there is a crowd at a certain location.
While looking at a selected location, you are able to call the place of interest, visit the place’s website, view special offers and receive directions to the selected location directly through the app. This provides the utmost convenience for you as any information needed of the place of interest is made available through the PotSpots app.
PotSpots also has features, such as Favorites and Messages of the Day. When viewing places, you are able to favorite the location by selecting the heart icon which is then saved in one tab for easy future access. Messages of the Day are updates sharing the local special offers for each day, which helps you select the place you want to explore.
PotSpots includes several interactive features as well, such as Refer a Friend, Friends, and Leaderboard. Refer a Friend allows you to include a friend’s email inviting the friend to download and use PotSpots. When the friend submits their first score, the PotSpots user will receive bonus Mojo Points as an added benefit. Lastly, the Leaderboard shows the top scores of your friends, places, and areas.
When it comes to designing a website, it is important that everyone can enjoy its content. Accessibility refers to the design of products and services for people who experience disabilities. In the case of web development, disabilities refer to any hindrance or limitation one might have in navigating and experiencing a web application. There are many tools that aid in creating a positive experience for all website users. Common devices like laptops and smartphones have accessibility options built into their software. These options help people with disabilities and include options such as web content read aloud to the user, customizable colors of text, and speech to text interactions. So, what other elements can be included on a website to create a great website experience for everyone? There are many avenues a developer can take to make a widely accessible website. Three areas that can easily be made accessible are the written content, development, and website design.
In writing, it is important to have page titles that are unique and informative to the content that is present. Make sure each page is consistent and has headings that convey the meaning and structure of text present on the webpage. Each interactive element on a website should have descriptive labels or icons that are meaningful and representative. For example, add titles to hyperlinks that indicate the anticipated content of each webpage. Most importantly, written content, especially instructions, should be written with clear and concise language. Follow these same rules when it comes to development. Code should be clean and descriptive, only including elements that are featured on the website and documentation that explains, organizes, and labels blocks of code.
In designing websites, there are many design considerations that can be taken to make user interface design more available to people with disabilities. Colors should be used to convey meaning, rather than distracting the user from the website’s content. Links should be styled so that they pop from the text they are wrapped in. Negative feedback like an incorrect password entry should be presented to the user with a message styled with a deep red font color. Given there is a possibility that a user is colorblind, be sure to provide universal icons alongside important messages such as this and use a sufficient contrast between the background and foreground of a website’s design. Use even and proper spacing to highlight relationships and structures and group related content. It is also important to consider different viewports such as browser windows and smartphones and create fitting designs for each size to best use window space. If there are videos posted on your website, it is important to include the option of closed captioning, a link for a transcript, and other graphical or descriptive elements.
These are just a few steps you can take to ensure accessibility on your websites. As a result, your web content will appeal to a greater range of audiences. For more information on accessibility, visit the World Wide Web Consortium’s Accessibility Fundamentals Overview. Happy developing!
User experience testing is a particularly useful method for evaluating the effectiveness of a platform or product. Primarily used in user studies, user experience testing helps determine whether or not crucial aspects of a web application are feasible. User experience refers to the process of testing various elements of a website to determine the most favorable experience for a website’s audience. User experience testing is a common technique for user studies and allows developers to assess the functionality and appeal of their websites.
An effective example of user experience testing is dedicating the first ten or more minutes of a user study to free-roam navigation. With the help of a sizable group of volunteers, it is important to allow for the group to take in the elements of a website providing little to no information about the intended purpose of the website. In the user experience testing part of a user study, the volunteers should navigate the web application individually to minimize bias and should not receive any tasks. Each volunteer should be encouraged to navigate a web application with a think-out-loud approach for best results. This is one of the most critical aspects of user experience testing because it allows for the person conducting the user study to get a glimpse into the mind of the user.
In conducting a user study, request for a recording of the session and be sure to take plenty of notes. After the user experience testing segment of the user study concludes, consider those aspects of the website that stood out to the volunteer group. Important aspects of a website to assess through user experience testing include, but are not limited to: easy navigation, clear access to information, and a comprehensible mission communicated throughout the website. Both positive and negative feedback from user experience testing are extremely valuable in shaping the website to accurately reflect a user’s best possible experience.
If a volunteer is able to effectively use navigation for the intended purposes of the website and does not have trouble finding website content, it is safe to say that the website is successful. However, successful does not equate to complete. When it comes to user interface (UI) content, websites always need tending to, as user needs and desired features change relatively often. After a positive user experience testing session, the elements that receive the most praise may also be accentuated more through further altercations. The next time you conduct a user study, consider including user experience testing to introduce your web application. The results of user experience testing can only aid in creating a pleasant web experience.
Have you ever wondered what goes into making an app preview or even what an app preview is? App Previews give an inside look at an app and act as a promotional video. They are usually 15-30 seconds long giving the viewer just enough information to want to download it. Our app previews for PotSpots are great examples of how to highlight specific features of an app.
PotSpots AppPreview for Map/List
To make an app preview, you should capture areas of your app that best represent user interests that might inspire downloads. For example, the main attraction of our PotSpots app is finding cannabis locations around you to rate. We chose to show nearby places and the process users go through to rate a place. To further explain the app to viewers, short text overlays can also be useful to inform users of what they are watching. It is also important to choose audio that matches your video. You may want to choose an upbeat, background audio track that is not too distracting.
AppPreview for Rating/Commenting
To close out your app preview, it is best to include a Call to Action (CTA). This could include something such as “Download Today” or “Install Now”. After watching your preview, hopefully viewers are inspired to get and use your app! App Previews ultimately give users a first impression of your app and are a great way to draw in new users.
PotSpots AppPreview for Sorting/Filtering
Hopefully this blog post provides a bit more information on app previews enabling you to create such videos for your own apps. Lastly, be sure to check out the web edition of PotSpots to see the full app from which the above app previews were created!
Our clean rating feature can be used to measure a wide variety of cleanliness aspects of a location. There are multiple ways that a location can be considered clean depending on your preference and the type of location it is. Rate the cleanliness of restaurants, retail stores, gyms and more with our clean rating feature.
When rating the cleanliness of a restaurant, you may want to consider their plates and silverware. It may be important to you to know that the service items on which your food is being provided are up to your standards and makes your dining experience comfortable and enjoyable. When attending a retail store, you may be concerned about how often the surfaces you touch are being cleaned. For example, when at a checkout counter, is the counter being cleaned between each customer, or every half hour of customer use? Gyms can also be a place of concern for how much they are being cleaned specifically, the equipment used by yourself and others.
Restrooms at any public location could also be something to rate the cleanliness of. Does the restroom appear clean to you or is the establishment informing you of how often it is being cleaned? How serious employees at any business are about taking cleanliness precautions is also another factor to consider. Is the staff washing their hands or wearing gloves before handling food or areas you touch?
These are just a few of the places that can be given a clean rating on HotSpots. To support your rating, you are also able to submit a photo, video or audio clip. For example, if the plates and silverware you are using appear to be dirty, you may want to take a picture of them to post with your rating to alert other HotSpots users. What are some of the items you consider when rating the cleanliness of a location? Let us know in the comments below!