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"Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Post by goldbattle »

dzink wrote: post #43
Dewie wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that being able to browse a little - some kind of search function, perhaps - before signing up would be great.

We'll add an option for project leaders who want their projects explicitly promoted outside of DoerHub to be able to chose to be featured. We keep the quality of the network really high, so some want to stay inside. There are actually entire universities using DoerHub for cross-discipline projects, and some of them want to stay in a closed environment.

It would be really nice to have a "Explore" feature similar to github, where you can see projects, and maybe be able to search for tags. A big call to action button on the main page linking to the explore area would really allow people to look at projects and see how the site is getting used.

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Post by Tarrosion »

dzink wrote: post #28

We have build http://DoerHub.com to tackle this head on. You post whatever projects you are working on (hackers, researchers, scientists, are are 50%+ of the community, but there are also marketers, subject matter experts, designers, etc). Examples: http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub (dogfooding) http://www.doerhub.com/for/robopaint http://www.doerhub.com/for/surgery-boards-app http://www.doerhub.com/for/coincashcard…

Unsolicited respectful feedback: if I landed on your homepage without the context of this HN article, I wouldn't really understand what you're offering. Lot of jargon on the homepage. Even with the context, I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at on http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub I will probably investigate further because I have a vague idea of what DoerHub is and that it might be useful to me, but I wouldn't if I landed there cold.

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Post by dzink »

greggman wrote: post #70
dzink wrote: post #28

We have build http://DoerHub.com to tackle this head on. You post whatever projects you are working on (hackers, researchers, scientists, are are 50%+ of the community, but there are also marketers, subject matter experts, designers, etc). Examples: http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub (dogfooding) http://www.doerhub.com/for/robopaint http://www.doerhub.com/for/surgery-boards-app http://www.doerhub.com/for/coincashcard…

Sounds awesome. Please make a web based chat. Nothing worse than being forced to type on a phone when I'm already on a computer

Yes - that's mostly done already and it's coming!

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Post by dzink »

Tarrosion wrote: post #72
dzink wrote: post #28

We have build http://DoerHub.com to tackle this head on. You post whatever projects you are working on (hackers, researchers, scientists, are are 50%+ of the community, but there are also marketers, subject matter experts, designers, etc). Examples: http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub (dogfooding) http://www.doerhub.com/for/robopaint http://www.doerhub.com/for/surgery-boards-app http://www.doerhub.com/for/coincashcard…

Unsolicited respectful feedback: if I landed on your homepage without the context of this HN article, I wouldn't really understand what you're offering. Lot of jargon on the homepage. Even with the context, I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at on http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub I will probably investigate further because I have a vague idea of what DoerHub is and that it might be useful to me, but I wouldn't if…

Would you mind sending me a quick email to feedback@doerhub.com ? I would love to get your feedback on the next iteration of the page.

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Post by Prefinem »

petercooper wrote: post #31

I'd actually like to see a monthly post along these lines, in the same was as the "Who's hiring" or "Freelancers required/available" posts. I don't think it works as well on a post by post basis but as a collection it'd make for good scanning.

I created a repo so people could post and get on site http://prefinem.github.io/HelpMeOut/

Re: "Let me know how I can help" – a proposal to HN

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Post by iambateman »

avalaunch wrote: post #50
dzink wrote: post #28

We have build http://DoerHub.com to tackle this head on. You post whatever projects you are working on (hackers, researchers, scientists, are are 50%+ of the community, but there are also marketers, subject matter experts, designers, etc). Examples: http://www.doerhub.com/for/doerhub (dogfooding) http://www.doerhub.com/for/robopaint http://www.doerhub.com/for/surgery-boards-app http://www.doerhub.com/for/coincashcard…

I love the idea. It really sounds awesome but no matter how often I visit, I can't stop myself from bouncing within the first minute. I'm by no means a designer or a ui expert, but it just feels so damn uninviting. The fonts are too small for me and the content is full of buzzwords, marketing speak, and the whole "connect, lead, mentor, impact, reinvent" thing sort of exhausted me. Connecting with others should be ea…

Shameless plug...I liked DoerHub, but wanted a simpler UI...so I built http://lilhelp.org this weekend. Whatcha think?
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