I click on "create a realtime search" and it tells me I have to create an account. I think "hmm.. how about telling me what 'create a realtime search' means before bugging me to create an account?". So I click on "about". That tells me nothing about the service, but gives me a list of tools YOU use. What do I care what YOU use? All I care about is myself :) Ok, so I make that damn account. WTF does "Sign Up (Github)" mean? Well, whatever. I give you my name and email and chose a password and stuff. That gets me to a page with even more questions. After filling them out I realize that this is some kind of "update your profile" thing that is completely uneccessary. Ok. So now that I am logged in, I go to "create a realtime search" again. What do I get? "You need an Algolia account". Are you kidding me? How many more accounts do I have to make until you tell me WTF "create a realtime search" means? Ok, so I click "Don't have an Algolia account? Signup with free hacker plan". What do I get? "Error 404 The page you requested was not found.". I give up.

Not meant as a critique. Just as an information. I understand that the site is beta. And I'm a fan of "release early". I do web projects too and more often then not they have usability issues. And I love direct user feedback to make me aware of them.

Happy New Year!