What about an "offers" link in the top nav to group these together, like "jobs" and "ask"? It strikes me also that this could be a valuable part of the community here. I think the HN has an ethos of startups helping each other out (albeit with a good dose of skepticism).
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#22For what it's worth, I've upvoted this too. I certainly didn't mean to kill the trend completely (which is what seems to have happened :-/). There is some obvious value to it. I wouldn't want to see the Offer HN thing become a lasting trend at the current levels... that said, the odd "Offer HN" doesn't bother me, and I certainly wouldn't want to think that all offers stopped completely just because my post got upvote…
I created the HN Offer: Tax Help for Startup Entrepreneur thread and I wanted to reflect on how I went about it. Maybe it would've been better if I didn't show my website. I wanted to show that I've been doing this for a while as a career and hoped that it would help lend credibility. I hope that it didn't come off as a gimmick. I'm keeping my offer open and standing. I was thinking about posting an offer hn tax help…
I think it was an awesome thing, and I enjoyed reading your analysis in that thread.
Actually, I love this whole rash of "Offer HN" - I was going to write one up myself, but I'm transiting to Malaysia tomorrow from Saigon, and have a busy week ahead of me. I'll probably post one in a week if the community blesses the general idea.
As always, I've got contact info in my profile and anyone's welcome to drop a line for any reason, to ask for a hand, etc. People who read the comments here probably know what I'm good at by now. As for you camz - I think it's phenomenal what you're doing, and I hope more people do the same.
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#23I like the "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" maxim in the FAQ, but perhaps it needs to be rewritten or clarified. Maybe "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity or gives one a nice warm feeling on the inside (and still gets upvotes)."
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#24For what it's worth, I've upvoted this too. I certainly didn't mean to kill the trend completely (which is what seems to have happened :-/). There is some obvious value to it. I wouldn't want to see the Offer HN thing become a lasting trend at the current levels... that said, the odd "Offer HN" doesn't bother me, and I certainly wouldn't want to think that all offers stopped completely just because my post got upvote…
I am the co-founder of http://skyara.com and we're actually building a marketplace for services like 'Teach RoR' or 'Learn SEO'. It'll be launching in a couple of weeks so stay tuned.
You'll be able to offer your services for free (we don't make any money from that) and it's exactly designed for what's currently going on with HN, so very excited about that.
sorry for the shameless plug, just thought it was very applicable.
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#25What about an "offers" link in the top nav to group these together, like "jobs" and "ask"? It strikes me also that this could be a valuable part of the community here. I think the HN has an ethos of startups helping each other out (albeit with a good dose of skepticism).
http://news.ycombinator.com/offers
Yep I was aware of the page being added. I'm just suggesting however that it gets added to the top nav bar of the site to encourage people to continue posting these items in an ongoing way (although hopefully at a more reasonable frequency than today).
Someone downvoted the suggestion which seems a little harsh. :)
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#26I'm going to add a design and manufacturing guide for consumer electronics. Stupid question but to add a thread do you use the submit or is there another way? I know stupid question but my connection is acting up and I want to make sure it's just me. I keep getting http://news.ycombinator.com/r.
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#27I'm going to add a design and manufacturing guide for consumer electronics. Stupid question but to add a thread do you use the submit or is there another way? I know stupid question but my connection is acting up and I want to make sure it's just me. I keep getting http://news.ycombinator.com/r .
Use the Submit link, and you will be given the choice of submitting text or a URL.
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#28> That said, I think it is much too early to make the call to stop doing this, let's fix problems if and when they appear.
When I logged in for the first time and saw a home page full of these, I assumed HN had been gamed and went away without a second thought.
A few hours later, I tried again, and while by far the most upvoted topics are this one and the corresponding "please stop" thread, I can at least see some potentially interesting topics as well this time.
So I think a problem did appear, very obviously and immediately, and getting rid of anything to do with Offer HN is a very good thing. Much as I appreciate the sentiment, this just isn't a sensible forum for that kind of interaction, as even a few posts cluttering up the home page rapidly made obvious.
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#29I'm going to add a design and manufacturing guide for consumer electronics. Stupid question but to add a thread do you use the submit or is there another way? I know stupid question but my connection is acting up and I want to make sure it's just me. I keep getting http://news.ycombinator.com/r .
I experienced that too a couple days ago. Strange. Came back after a couple hours and then it worked.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I created the HN Offer: Tax Help for Startup Entrepreneur thread and I wanted to reflect on how I went about it. Maybe it would've been better if I didn't show my website. I wanted to show that I've been doing this for a while as a career and hoped that it would help lend credibility. I hope that it didn't come off as a gimmick. I'm keeping my offer open and standing. I was thinking about posting an offer hn tax help…
Well, I can tell you that your advice definitely helped me get over my small irrational fear of taking/holding money as an ad network. Everyone else I asked those questions just shrugged and said "You should ask an accountant". I know it will seem odd to many of these grizzled veterans around here, but, just a few sentences from you, and I feel like I've overcome something significant. Thank you.
Thanks truman. I have that your business takes off
I really appreciate the turnout and how receptive the whole community has been to me. I know that I'm like the odd man out in the group haha. But, its awesome cause I've had a lot of people have reached out to me by email, phone and skype.
Like I said, I'll keep this offer standing and post an offer once a month to field all the questions people have. But, you dont have to wait. You can reach me at contact@thekenggroup.com. They'll all get forwarded to me directly so they're not going into some black hole =)