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Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by calebrown » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 10:15 PM UTC

Tinyproj - Week One Recap
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Re: Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by kylebragger » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 10:32 PM UTC

By the way, I'd be happy to do ten bucks off any approved projects that mention HN.

Re: Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by mcallister » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 10:48 PM UTC

Looking forward to hearing back from some of the intros for work I've requested. I can't believe each project gets so much attention. Pretty competitive!

Seems like a fantastic resource though, I'm excited to see how it progresses, and I can't wait to get the next email.

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Post by 0x12 » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:02 PM UTC

I absolutely love this project and I really hope that the momentum that it has found will be preserved. Anything that helps the web to become a marketplace, especially for labor will have a huge impact in the long run.

Re: Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by kylebragger » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:02 PM UTC

mcallister wrote: post #3

Looking forward to hearing back from some of the intros for work I've requested. I can't believe each project gets so much attention. Pretty competitive! Seems like a fantastic resource though, I'm excited to see how it progresses, and I can't wait to get the next email.

Thanks a bunch. I'm amazed that the intros/project is averaging so high, too. I'm actually thinking of trying out some kind of VIP thing, where you could pay a few bucks a month to get the email a few hours early.

Re: Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by kylebragger » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:04 PM UTC

0x12 wrote: post #4

I absolutely love this project and I really hope that the momentum that it has found will be preserved. Anything that helps the web to become a marketplace, especially for labor will have a huge impact in the long run.

I'm thrilled to hear that. It's been really interesting to watch, and even though I only have a week of data to play with, I'm fairly certain there's something bigger at play here. Just a matter of tuning the product, continuing to grow on both sides, and start to figure out how to solve the biggest issue right now, which is helping people make sense of the tons of intros they get.

Re: Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by alttag » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:07 PM UTC

One of the problems I had was that the link to learn more about a project sends the email. I was curious, and there wasn't much (immediate) explanation of what the consequences of the link were, so I clicked.

Yes, one of the pages that's linked in the sent email is to the guidelines saying "don't click unless you're actually interested", but the consequences of clicking links isn't explained before the project list is presented.

(In much of the web, links don't have side effects. Things that do are typically buttons. Maybe this is a design issue?)

EDIT: Grammar, clarity.

Re: Tinyproj - Week One Recap

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:09 PM UTC

kylebragger wrote: post #6

0x12 wrote: post #4

I absolutely love this project and I really hope that the momentum that it has found will be preserved. Anything that helps the web to become a marketplace, especially for labor will have a huge impact in the long run.

I'm thrilled to hear that. It's been really interesting to watch, and even though I only have a week of data to play with, I'm fairly certain there's something bigger at play here. Just a matter of tuning the product, continuing to grow on both sides, and start to figure out how to solve the biggest issue right now, which is helping people make sense of the tons of intros they get.

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Post by kylebragger » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:10 PM UTC

alttag wrote: post #7

One of the problems I had was that the link to learn more about a project sends the email. I was curious, and there wasn't much (immediate) explanation of what the consequences of the link were, so I clicked. Yes, one of the pages that's linked in the sent email is to the guidelines saying "don't click unless you're actually interested", but the consequences of clicking links isn't explained before the project list i…

You're right -- it was a big issue for folks, which is why I ended up scrapping it in lieu of the new process:

- you get the project email and click "learn more" - that takes you to a page w/ details and an "i'm interested" button - clicking that button tells the project owner - the project owner then chooses to initiate contact further (which is why it's helpful to have a URL on your account.) - that is what sends the first email

It was intended to both cut down on project owner email overload as well as fix the confusion around what exactly happens.

Also, I plan to let folks attach a blurb of text as to -why- they're interested in a project. Should be an interesting experiment.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 11:11 PM UTC

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kylebragger wrote: post #6

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I'm thrilled to hear that. It's been really interesting to watch, and even though I only have a week of data to play with, I'm fairly certain there's something bigger at play here. Just a matter of tuning the product, continuing to grow on both sides, and start to figure out how to solve the biggest issue right now, which is helping people make sense of the tons of intros they get.

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