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slance

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    Comment #1485499

    In my experience the money doesn't just come! If only...

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    Comment #955672

    A lot of people use the daily mail as their primary source of news (I'm not sure what informed news means). Hacker news is a site full of smart coder/developer types, but I think m…

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    Comment #955608

    I can't believe that HN is linking to the Daily Mail... I can guarantee that everything said in this article is completely or partly untrue. It's part of the daily mail's online st…

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    Comment #941977

    If an individual answer costs less than 50p - I lose money as the transaction costs are too high...

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    Comment #941969

    The language does seem a bit vague now you say that. Any ideas for a better 1. XXXX 2.XXXX 3.XXXX sequence on the homepage?

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    Comment #941967

    Thanks.... If you were feeling really kind you could send a screenshot to info@studylance.com

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    Comment #941936

    It goes through studylance...

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    Comment #941904

    Really useful feedback, thanks... a) I think it differentiates itself by being a targeted vertical, a "destination" to go for homework answers from tutors who are rated and can pro…

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    Comment #941888

    The user can choose a "need answer by" date in the question posting process, there is no default timeout at the moment...

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    Comment #941882

    It was to protect against spam, ensure the user is a real person who can be contacted etc. But I can see that a few people sign up, post a question, but never click the link so the…

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    Comment #941861

    Paypal... Going to include Google Checkout soon too.

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    Comment #941860

    Thanks! Good to hear some positive feedback about the question posting process. Users have to confirm their email before the question goes live, any opinions on whether that is nec…

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    Comment #941858

    Thanks, will be sure to change that...

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    Ask HN: Take a Look At My Site - Studylance.com

    Hi All, I submitted my site for feedback here a while back and got some really useful feedback. I'd be really interested in getting some more feedback now a few months have passed.…

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    Comment #667894

    Good point...

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    Comment #664305

    I understand the comparison with expertsexchange but I think Studylance is different. Expertexchange is all about spamming the search engines with common problems, Studylance is mo…

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    Comment #664280

    Thanks!

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    Ask HN: Review My Site - Studylance.com

    www.studylance.com It would be good to hear back any feedback on my site, studylance.com. Students can ask questions and tutors respond with answers, the students see a preview unt…

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    Comment #599631

    Very nice... I like how it's not too intrusive.

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    Comment #559594

    Happened to me, I ran my own small ventures for about 2 years out of university. They definitely didn't fail, but they didn't make me a millionaire either. I cashed out of one of t…

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    Comment #543045

    Really? Have you got a link?

  23. story
    Facebook's Monetization Strategy: Scammy and Deceptive ads

    Facebook's ads are like Adsense. Except they give awful ROI, CPC is through the roof, the ads are irrelevant to users and they allow these sorts of ads to be shown across their net…

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    Comment #539821

    Not really user error. Deleted means deleted.

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    Comment #518047

    I see what you mean. But people buy stupid stuff, it's up to them to decide what they spend their money on, not for some arbiter of fairness to ban products that they think are too…