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Feedback on Carrd sites

One-page site, one review link. Paste your carrd.co address and your client pins notes on any section, button or image, with no Carrd account needed.

Free for 3 projects. Reviewers never need an account.

Why Carrd teams use HTMLAnnotate

Carrd sites are small and quick to build, which is why feedback becomes the slow part. A landing page, a link-in-bio or an event page can come together in an afternoon, then sit for days while notes trickle back in text messages and screenshots. Carrd has no built-in commenting, and its Sharing feature gives other Carrd users access to your site in the editor, which is more than most clients need.

One-page sites make vague feedback worse. "The second section" could mean three different things once the page reflows on a phone, and a screenshot of a phone screen rarely shows which button the client meant. A list in an email works for two notes and falls apart at ten, especially when two people disagree about the same headline and you have to work out who said what.

With HTMLAnnotate you paste the published carrd.co address or your custom domain and send one link. Your client clicks the exact headline, button or image and types. Notes left on a phone stay in the Mobile view, new wording can be suggested and previewed in place, and you get one list to work through in the Carrd editor. The Free plan covers it.

How it works with Carrd

Three steps, about a minute.

Publish the site

Publish to a carrd.co subdomain, or to your custom domain on Pro Standard and above. If password protection is on, switch it off for the round so the page opens for every reviewer.

Paste the address

Paste the URL into HTMLAnnotate and get a review link back in seconds. Every section, button and link on the page stays clickable for reviewers.

Send it to the client

Your client adds a name and email once, switches to Comment mode and clicks what they mean. They don't need a Carrd account or editor access.

A full review round, start to finish

What a typical round looks like on Carrd.

Publish the latest version
Make your edits in the Carrd editor and publish. If the custom domain isn't connected yet, review on the carrd.co subdomain; the review works the same way on both, and you can connect the domain after sign-off.
Lift the password for the round
Carrd's password protection, part of Pro Plus, restricts access to the whole site. Switch it off while reviewers comment so the page opens for everyone with the review link, then switch it back on once the round is finished.
Send one link
Paste the address into HTMLAnnotate and share the review link. Ask the client to scroll through once in Browse mode before commenting, so slideshows, galleries and buttons behave the way visitors will see them on the published site.
Check the phone view
Link-in-bio and event pages are usually opened on phones. Ask the client to switch to the Mobile view and comment there too; mobile notes stay separate, so you know which ones need mobile-specific changes in the editor.
Fix and sign off
Work through the list in the editor, accept any suggested text changes, publish, and send the same link again: it loads fresh. When everything is resolved, the client presses Approve and you can export the comments as CSV.

Carrd's own tools and HTMLAnnotate

Use both. Here is what each is good at.

What you need	Carrd	HTMLAnnotate
Client comments on the page	No built-in commenting	Notes pinned to any element
Giving someone access	Sharing with other Carrd users, on Pro	Review link, no account needed
Restricting who sees the site	Password protection on Pro Plus	Public link while you review
Wording changes	You edit text yourself in the editor	Reviewers suggest text, previewed live
Phone feedback	Not available	Separate Mobile comments
A record of feedback	Not available	CSV export and email digests

What works

Quick sign-off on one-page sites and landing pages
Works on carrd.co subdomains and custom domains
Separate Mobile comments for phone layouts
Suggested text edits with a live preview
Slideshows, galleries and buttons keep working during review
The Free plan covers it: 3 active projects, unlimited reviewers

Good to know

Carrd forms on the reviewed copy can't be submitted, so test sign-ups and payment forms on the live site.
If you use Carrd's password protection, turn it off for the round. HTMLAnnotate imports public pages and browser password boxes, not sign-in pages.
Carrd's Download Sites feature exports separate HTML, CSS, JS and image files. HTMLAnnotate uploads take one self-contained HTML file, so the published link is simpler.

Tips for better Carrd reviews

Review on the free subdomain first

You don't need the custom domain to start. Publish to carrd.co, run the review, and connect the domain once the client approves. The comments stay on that review link for your records.

Ask for one note per thing

One-page sites invite one long comment about everything. Ask reviewers to click each element they mean and leave a separate note, so you can resolve them one at a time and nothing gets lost.

Use suggested text for headlines

Headlines and button labels on a Carrd page are short and carry a lot of weight. Reviewers can type new wording; you open it, see it in place on the page, and Accept the one that fits.

Close the round cleanly

After approval, switch comments off on the link so late notes don't arrive after launch. Existing comments are kept, and you can export them as CSV if the client wants a record.

Questions about Carrd

Is it free for a Carrd site?

Yes. The Free plan covers 3 active projects with unlimited pages, reviewers and comments. Sign in to keep a link for up to 14 days, or use Pro at $10 a month to keep links forever.

Does my client need a Carrd account?

No. They open the review link and give their name and email once. Carrd's own Sharing feature is for giving other Carrd users access to your sites, which isn't needed just to leave feedback.

Can I review a password-protected Carrd site?

Switch the password off for the review. HTMLAnnotate imports public pages and pages behind a browser password box, but not sign-in pages. Turn Carrd's protection back on after the round.

Can my client comment from their phone?

Yes. The review bar fits a phone screen, and comments left in the Mobile view stay in that view, so phone-specific notes don't get mixed up with desktop ones.

Can I upload my downloaded Carrd site instead?

HTMLAnnotate takes one self-contained HTML file (up to 1 MB on Free, 10 MB on Pro and Team). Carrd's download gives you separate HTML, CSS, JS and image files, so reviewing the published link is usually the easier route.

Will form submissions go through?

No. Forms can't be submitted from the reviewed copy, so no test sign-ups reach your mailing list or other integrations. Reviewers can still comment on labels, placeholder text and button wording.

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