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Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by USNetizen »

USNetizen wrote: post #30

It seemed like a good idea until I hit "contact" and it's just an email address. Not as credible as I'd prefer were I looking for more information about the company behind this since it could have legal implications regarding taking on work outside of the country, taxes, etc. If I can't learn more about the site/company, it looks like just someone's side project and, hence, I question the support/security/stability/e…

Case in point, the sign-up doesn't even work. I just get a very generic error message.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by jmonegro »

USNetizen wrote: post #30

It seemed like a good idea until I hit "contact" and it's just an email address. Not as credible as I'd prefer were I looking for more information about the company behind this since it could have legal implications regarding taking on work outside of the country, taxes, etc. If I can't learn more about the site/company, it looks like just someone's side project and, hence, I question the support/security/stability/e…

Thank you, I'll definitely work on that.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by jmonegro »

colinsidoti wrote: post #29

I will never understand reliance on Github for screening applicants. Here, the people that need a hacker probably have no idea what to look for in a Github account.

We only use github for auth. Then, developers fill out their profiles with links to their work, bios, and skill list.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by mooreds »

scorcher wrote: post #20

This seems to be pitched somewhere horrible between the fun side projects ideas site and contract work. Take out the $50 charge and it suddenly looks great $50 isn't very much for a days work. Also if I'm doing contract work it would be nice to pitch the price to the project and my skills rather than having some arbitrary fixed price. If I have taken someone's money they will feel entitled and I have to deal with dif…

Hmmm... I don't think that the $50 is going to the hacker. I think that is just the fee for GetHacker to connect the project owner with a developer.

See the 'get to work' bubble on the homepage: "Once a project owner decides to pick you for their project, we'll connect you both via e-mail. The GetHacker process is over, and you both can take it from there." which implies that once a match has been made, there may be further negotiation, but it won't be facilitated by GetHacker.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

#35

Post by amikazmi »

scorcher wrote: post #20

This seems to be pitched somewhere horrible between the fun side projects ideas site and contract work. Take out the $50 charge and it suddenly looks great $50 isn't very much for a days work. Also if I'm doing contract work it would be nice to pitch the price to the project and my skills rather than having some arbitrary fixed price. If I have taken someone's money they will feel entitled and I have to deal with dif…

I was under the impressions that it cost 50$ to submit a project (the site fee), in addition to the payment for the developer.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by cpfohl »

Personal Opinion Alert, take with grain of salt: I'm not likely to give out my personal information (email address, github account, etc) just to see a list of projects. I'd certainly give you my information to apply for one. Was the list of projects public, I'd be more likely to sign up for "interesting" ones be sent to me. Our definitions of interesting might be different, and seeing a public list would make me more comfortable.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by USNetizen »

jmonegro wrote: post #32
USNetizen wrote: post #30

It seemed like a good idea until I hit "contact" and it's just an email address. Not as credible as I'd prefer were I looking for more information about the company behind this since it could have legal implications regarding taking on work outside of the country, taxes, etc. If I can't learn more about the site/company, it looks like just someone's side project and, hence, I question the support/security/stability/e…

Thank you, I'll definitely work on that.

I like the idea, don't get me wrong. Call me paranoid, but I just like to know more about who I'm handing my information over to before I sign up for something. Thanks for looking into it.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by ZiadHilal »

scorcher wrote: post #20

This seems to be pitched somewhere horrible between the fun side projects ideas site and contract work. Take out the $50 charge and it suddenly looks great $50 isn't very much for a days work. Also if I'm doing contract work it would be nice to pitch the price to the project and my skills rather than having some arbitrary fixed price. If I have taken someone's money they will feel entitled and I have to deal with dif…

I was under the impression that GetHacker receives $50, it's the price a client has to pay in order to connect with a developer. Then you the developer would be able to negotiate costs with the client in private.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by garagemc2 »

scorcher wrote: post #20

This seems to be pitched somewhere horrible between the fun side projects ideas site and contract work. Take out the $50 charge and it suddenly looks great $50 isn't very much for a days work. Also if I'm doing contract work it would be nice to pitch the price to the project and my skills rather than having some arbitrary fixed price. If I have taken someone's money they will feel entitled and I have to deal with dif…

I don't think this would be for mission critical projects - that stuff will be done by the inhouse team. Just small things that I can get done over the weekend that will make stuff better. E.g. adding responsive design, optimising widget y etc

Also the $50 fee should be conditional upon a developer being successfully picked - at least initially so to boost volume.

Re: Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

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Post by jmonegro »

cpfohl wrote: post #36

Personal Opinion Alert, take with grain of salt: I'm not likely to give out my personal information (email address, github account, etc) just to see a list of projects. I'd certainly give you my information to apply for one. Was the list of projects public, I'd be more likely to sign up for "interesting" ones be sent to me. Our definitions of interesting might be different, and seeing a public list would make me more…

Could I ask you why? Aside from the e-mail address (which is private), I would assume you'd want the github/work information to be public anyways.
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