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

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Post by cpfohl »

jmonegro wrote: post #40
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.

Mainly becuase it's basically an email subscription which I avoid unless I know what value I'm getting ahead of time.

Site looks good, btw, I hope it goes well for you. I was just offering one insight into a potential reason people might not sign up.

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

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Post by scorcher »

jmonegro wrote: post #45
amikazmi wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Correct.

Ahh. Could be me just being dumb but you might want to clarify that on the site. "you both can take it from there." is a bit ambiguous.

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

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Post by jmonegro »

InAnEmergency wrote: post #43
jmonegro wrote: post #11

Alright, I'm working on the signup errors. It appears to be hit and miss. I personally can't replicated but I'm upping the dynos on heroku and checking my code. Thanks!

I often see this with sites that assume a GitHub account has an associated public email, when that is not always true. The Devise gem for Rails has this issue, if you are using that.

I just figured that out and pushed a fix, here's hoping that was it.

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

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Post by jmonegro »

USNetizen wrote: post #37
jmonegro wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I completely understand. I'll put that at the top of my to-do list.

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

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Post by varunkho »

The way you have piched it, doesn't show a difference from other freelancing networks:

"Then, you can review their profiles and get in touch with the ones you like" – that's how it works with odesk/freelancer. "When you see a project you like, just click on Apply. Project owners will be notified of your applications and will review your profile to determine if you're the right ..." exactly ...

"Short term projects" – these websites already showcase plunty of such.

Now you have added restrictions like $50 and only saturday to see projects.

I think there's an opportunity for a dev marketplace where client post a project, and it automatically finds a right candidate.

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

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Post by jmonegro »

bubba1356 wrote: post #17

Looking at this from a non-developers perspective there's one thing that would put me off- waiting until Saturday before developers see the job. If it's a small job it's likely the job poster will want to get someone working ASAP.

Got it. It's probably not for those immediate issues, but how would you feel about a "rush" option for a higher fee?
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