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Forrst like Community for Side-Projects?

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Re: Forrst like Community for Side-Projects?

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Post by helen842000 »

I was working on something like that called Shipyard. I got a bit stuck with it technically and am not sure how to proceed.

URL is Shipyard.me - Unfortunately it has mostly become a home to spam at the minute.

I was planning on hiring freelancers to help with the development tasks that were beyond my skill set but then my contract ended which put a stop to my budget for my side-projects.

It was meant to be a place for side-projects to get their early adopters and for the founders to discuss and share & get feedback. Then on the front end would be a blog that documented the latest sucesses and a discover page with side project logos and a quick description. The monetisation side was going to be a low cost payment to get a project logo on the discover page. Nothing major, just enough to cover costs.

I had got 20+ teams/founders with side projects waiting to become members and I'd had a lot of positive feedback.

If anyone would want to join me on working on it to get it usable, it would be great to share it.

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Post by codenut »

helen842000 wrote: post #31

I was working on something like that called Shipyard. I got a bit stuck with it technically and am not sure how to proceed. URL is Shipyard.me - Unfortunately it has mostly become a home to spam at the minute. I was planning on hiring freelancers to help with the development tasks that were beyond my skill set but then my contract ended which put a stop to my budget for my side-projects. It was meant to be a place fo…

ping me at termr00t\at\gmail\dot\com

Re: Forrst like Community for Side-Projects?

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Post by DevonInCO »

DevonInCO wrote: post #28

Two years ago I was looking for something very similar myself and not finding it, decided I'd try to learn a bit of Python and try out Google App Engine simultaneously. This was the result: http://www.ijustshipped.com I am overhauling it at the moment because it needs a responsive design, SSL, and non-Google-reliant accounts (based on feedback I got when I initially released it). I'd love to hear if anyone thinks the…

UPDATE: Just rewrote this so it's responsive and relies on email-based accounts (versus Google authentication as it had originally).

Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Thanks!

Re: Forrst like Community for Side-Projects?

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Post by alex_g »

guynamedloren wrote: post #11

By side projects I assume you mean web apps and programming related things. I've pondered a system to track these, but it would be even more fascinating to extend it beyond code - think: artwork, carpentry, electronics projects, robots, etc. Basically a 'Things I've Made' kinda site. Edit: Interestingly, the thing about side projects is that most of their value is derived from what can be learned while building them.…

I've had this idea in my head for a while now. Rather than just for websites, it would be more for postin your creative projects. Maybe this thread will give me the motivation to give it a shot.
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