first, 2 bad things: 1. if you "add to cart" nothing, it does something weird. 2. I don't like the "in only 5 months". then, a good things: 1. Website is pretty clean, I like that.
Thanks, I'll fix that asap.
Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
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Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#12Good job. I like the space and your site brings real value to everyone coming to the table. URL is solid. I know it's early on, but I'd like to see some examples or sample translations somewhere. And when you can get some press and testimonials it will make the site feel more trusted. I'd also consider adding some type of image(s) on the homepage. It's missing a human element and at the end of the day it will be some…
Good advice, thanks.
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#13I've been working on it as a side project for the past 5 months. Tell me what you think!
It looks pretty good right now. I remember your site coming up on here every now and then, although I really don't remember much of how it looked before.
As of now, it looks clean, usable and has potential. Grats.
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#14Tiny suggestion: make the entire blue and green boxes clickable as links, and give them a bit of mouseover highlighting.
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#15I love your logo!
a. “Orders” and “Jobs” both lead to only a sign-in form. I would expect some short information and more explicit motivation for signing up there. Does it make sense for the “Orders” item to even show up in the menu for unregistered users?
b. I would expect the Gravatar hash images to be rather confusing for people who do not know what Gravatar is.
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#16I signed up, which I think qualifies as a vote of confidence. How much action are you getting? There don't seem to be any open jobs at the moment. How are you going to grow your network? No one seems to have gotten any feedback yet. It's a small thing, but on the language selection menu it'd be nice if I could skip to a language by typing. From the FAQ A: Your text is sent to a pool of translators, one of which [/who…
The site was just launched two weeks ago. Mostly I've been working on fixing bugs, recruiting translators, and experimenting with FB ads and adwords.
As a programmer, I never realized how much work is involved in marketing!
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#17I really appreciate the minimalist design and layout. Too many folks clutter up the UI (I'm just as guilty as any).
If I need any translation services, your site is bookmarked.
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#18Nice. We provide transcripts of phone calls to our customers. If someone asks for translations I can surely refer.
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#19I like this idea, but the thing I would be most concerned about as a user is translation quality.
You might look at these similar sites for ideas:
https://www.onehourtranslation.com/ (they also offer an interesting free tweet translation service)
http://trans-aid.jp/ (seems to be all volunteer, Japanese-oriented)
Re: Tell HN: I made a freelance translation site in only 5 months
#20I like this idea, but the thing I would be most concerned about as a user is translation quality. You might look at these similar sites for ideas: https://www.onehourtranslation.com/ (they also offer an interesting free tweet translation service) http://trans-aid.jp/ (seems to be all volunteer, Japanese-oriented)
That's a big concern of mine. Since I'm bootstrapping, it's going to happen that people who have no business translating will slip through the cracks. The best I can do for now is to make sure there are no repeat offenders.