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One comment I've got is you might want to give users the option to receive notifications and updates for when you add new product categories. Or write frequent blog posts about it. I can see it being marginally entertaining to read about various things I may / may not be in the market for. It's a clean UI and much more pleasurable than browsing Amazon!

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Thanks for the kind words. When you say "when you add new product categories", are you referring to the collections (https://bestbestlist.com/collections)?

Or do you just mean new list pages in general? I'm trying to add new lists pretty frequently so I would hate to flood someone with updates on a bunch of things they may not care about (e.g. laundry detergent when maybe you don't do your own laundry, kitchen tools if you don't cook).

Maybe notifications on collections, or give users the option to subscribe to email updates / push notifications. I think what you've got here reminds me of those SkyMall magazines they used to have on the planes that are sort of interesting to read through in a way that browsing Amazon isn't. So, I really think you can get a better visitor return rate if you keep people coming back with updates.

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