How much would you charge per hour to speak to a random stranger in English? • Hacker News Board

Re: How much would you charge per hour to speak to a random stranger in English?

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Post by gus_massa » Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 12:18 AM UTC

charlie0077 wrote: post #6

gus_massa wrote: post #3

Perhaps you should change the title. This looks more like a promotion of your site than a question. It is fine to post your stuff here, but if it looks like you are trying to disguise it, someone will complain. How much do you get from the call? There is no landing page. If I go to your site, it is only a signup form. No way I'm creating an account without at least a few nice graphics. Can I select between British En…

Hi, thanks for all your comments. All the things you mentioned totally make sense. I do have a landing page. This is to quickly see the other people's thoughts and validate the idea. Eventually it would be topic based and/or algorithm driven. But for now, it would be manual, it just takes time and effort to build everything. I am doing this for free and for fun. I have not thought about the abuse issue, looks like a…

I found that if I remove app from the link you posted, I go to the landing page. Perhaps you should add some decoration to the signin page, and a link to the main page.

Re: How much would you charge per hour to speak to a random stranger in English?

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Post by db48x » Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 1:14 AM UTC

charlie0077 wrote: post #8

db48x wrote: post #5

Personally I'd be so annoyed by random strangers calling me that it would take at least $1000/hr to make me sign up. Good luck though.

Hmm, thanks for the info. Just to clarify, it will be appointment based, and you will go to a meeting link similar to zoom meeting. They will never call you directly, neither do they know your contact info. You can cancel the appointment anytime if you don't like talking to that person.

That sounds like an entirely reasonable way to do it.

Re: How much would you charge per hour to speak to a random stranger in English?

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Post by ignoranceprior » Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 2:21 AM UTC

I might sign up, are there any "customers" currently?

Re: How much would you charge per hour to speak to a random stranger in English?

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Post by sarcasmatwork » Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 7:23 PM UTC

charlie0077 wrote: post #9

sarcasmatwork wrote: post #2

$0

hmm, thanks for the input

Not trying to be a dick, but being honest. Saturated market imho. Free apps out there already where both parties get to learn. HelloTalk is an example.