Congrats John! this is perfect example of how ideas should be tested and developed. Loved the story!
Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
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Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh man - thank you. I was getting reports of the same, and now I know why. Fixed.
Still broken for me. Turns out I have div#ads filter enabled that comes from one of the uBlock 3rd party sources.
(To the OP)
Maybe change "ads" to "posts" globally in the frontend?
Adblockers are are always going to block anything called "ads", even if it's a legit component of your site
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
So? You're getting together to build things for money, not pounding back beers on the front porch and ranting about politics.
I think what the poster meant is that the twenty-somethings will just want to hack things up on the quick in Python or Rust while the old guy says whoa, let's sit down and write a specification first, and think about how we could architect this thing, and let's make OS packages out of all the components.
That isn't the problem. The problem is that the young guys THINK that the old guy will do this.
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#134Great! Congrats! I'm 33 and I start to feel old too when applying to some jobs and when I see what you did this boost my motivation too! don't stop!
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#135Can you do another good deed and require your posters to include salary range in their job ads?
It's the norm in the UK and we successfully forced this in Poland (though posters almost NEVER post salaries here). How? The companies need IT staff so much that almost all IT job boards (at least the most popular ones - like FB groups or https://nofluffjobs.com) started requiring the salary range.
I think your idea is praiseworthy, but I'd never ever create a website like this with hidden salaries. Especially in your case - it's so cool people post jobs on your board, but what if they do so, because they're offering 10, 20, 40% less because it's a place for "old geeks that noone wants"?
I'm really super proud that if a IT ad in Poland has no salary range most of us just ignore it. And it took us maybe 2 years to get to this place. I think every other country should follow the lead and end the "competitive salary" trend. I don't want to spend 3 days on interviews just to discover that the salary offered is way too low for me. Salary missing from an ad is a big lack of respect, the sooner people realize that the better.
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
Still broken for me. Turns out I have div#ads filter enabled that comes from one of the uBlock 3rd party sources.
(To the OP) Maybe change "ads" to "posts" globally in the frontend? Adblockers are are always going to block anything called "ads", even if it's a legit component of your site
Same for 'analytic', 'tracker' and related keywords.
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#137If there's an insistance on a fixed-width font for the site, I really wish it was something more like Consolas/Inconsolata etc... The job descriptions are nearly unreadable on my display, lighter gray, with a relatively thin font weight.
I'll try it out with different fonts. Never even thought of that!
Thanks, I know it came across fairly snarky, and that wasn't my intent, it's just I had a lot of trouble actually reading the site. For reference, here's the fixed width family bootstrap is using...
font-family:Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,"Liberation Mono","Courier New",monospace
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#138Can you do another good deed and require your posters to include salary range in their job ads? It's the norm in the UK and we successfully forced this in Poland (though posters almost NEVER post salaries here). How? The companies need IT staff so much that almost all IT job boards (at least the most popular ones - like FB groups or https://nofluffjobs.com ) started requiring the salary range. I think your idea is pr…
I will usually just flat out ask up front.. and if it's a cagey response, I'll kindly decline.
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#139I wish folks like Bray had championed this cause 20 years ago. It may not have done much, but... it feels a bit weird to hear old people complain about discriminatory impact. I can't say he was a contributing factor to the ongoing 'youth culture', but... it wasn't hard to see this coming. My situation may be somewhat unique, in that I've had grey hair since I was 18. Not a HUGE amount at 18, but... people noticed. By…
Same here (30 now), and I'm dyeing my hair every month (1 day before going for a haircut, to be exact). I like looking younger myself, but I've also noticed a different perception from clients (I'm a freelancer). Got some grey showing in my full beard as well, and might dye it too once it bothers me. Dyeing takes about 45m in total, and is really good for a month if done around the time of haircuts. That's for short hair (2-7cm). I hate ordinary dye as it contains ammonia, but I found an ammonia-free foam application that works well. 45m and €8 per month is quite cheap to invest in (subjectively) better looks and improved confidence when talking to clients.
Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month
#140Earlier quoted context omitted.
Still broken for me. Turns out I have div#ads filter enabled that comes from one of the uBlock 3rd party sources.
(To the OP) Maybe change "ads" to "posts" globally in the frontend? Adblockers are are always going to block anything called "ads", even if it's a legit component of your site
I suppose it's a philosophical question: if you go to a job ads site, and the adblocker blocks it, is that really unexpected behavior? :)