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Ask HN: Can I Help You with Anything?

#1
Hi HN!

(Regular HN-lurker, but I never really had anything helpful to say!)--This is my first personal web project and I'd like to see the feedback from the community that I've learned most of my web/start-up/tough-times-in-life stuff from =).

willworkforamac.com

Thanks =)!

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Keep an eye out for PayPal shenanigans; lots of donation drives have had problems with them lately. Oh, I will donate $10 when the html is 100% valid :) http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwillworkforam...

Hi! Aw, thanks for your support =)

I hear some mean things about PayPal sometimes too! Unfortunately it was the simplest donation process I knew how to implement (I was checking out Stripe but there was a lot of API/developer stuff I didn't understand--my friend had to help me install my Mixpanel trackers because I didn't really understand Javascript either), and it seemed like a convenient way for people to donate.

I just checked/validated my site on w3.org after googling what you might have meant by valid html, haha. (What a neat tool!) 31 errors .. ! Uhoh. Will get working on those, thanks for your review =)!

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#6
i just remember the time some homeless dude came up to me near union square in san fran and tried to trade me a stolen macbook for a box of doughnuts.

it's like "what the hell is wrong with ya man? i've already got a pro in my backpack..."

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#7
post #5

Interesting idea for donations. I'll give it a try once my PayPal account stops hating me. Maybe add some alternate payment gateway support (e.g. WePay, Google Checkout, etc.)? :)

Stripe?

I'm going to donate $5, just because the thought of someone being stuck using anything other than a Mac is more bothersome than not having another latte. Maybe I'm too big a Mac fan. Maybe I still have a functioning Mac Plus on my desk.

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post #2

Keep an eye out for PayPal shenanigans; lots of donation drives have had problems with them lately. Oh, I will donate $10 when the html is 100% valid :) http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwillworkforam...

Hi! Aw, thanks for your support =) I hear some mean things about PayPal sometimes too! Unfortunately it was the simplest donation process I knew how to implement (I was checking out Stripe but there was a lot of API/developer stuff I didn't understand--my friend had to help me install my Mixpanel trackers because I didn't really understand Javascript either), and it seemed like a convenient way for people to donate.…

Check out www.wepay.com. Full disclosure, I use them and they're awesome.

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#10
I would suggest a minor tweak to your site. To me, the "How can I earn your support" part of the page is the most interesting, especially because you are asking for money. But the panels switch too quickly for (at least me) to read an entire one. You should either slow down the switch frequency or let users switch between them manually.

Interesting site idea though. And your copy is engaging. I noticed the issue because I was engrossed in reading your ideas.

Edit: It appears steve8918 beat me to the punch as I was writing this.

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