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Ask HN: Can you plese review my new site

3 points by jbhelms 16y ago

Http://www.ratemyneighborhood.net I put out a request to my friends on FaceBook, but i got a whole 5 people from that that. If you feel compelled to test my security, can you not completely kill my site. Please don't drop my database or anything, just leave comments :) I am at a point where i can still take suggestions and get them in before i launch for real.

cjy 16y ago
Some problems: Can't use the tab button to access your states drop down. The JavaScript looks cool, but it is slow and can't be accessed via the keyboard. Can't search by zip or city unless you use a whole address. I would leave the ads out until you launch...they're distracting. You should let people review without logging in. I own a review site of my own and it is really hard to get people to leave reviews for things like neighborhoods. The problem is that people only rarely look for neighborhoods. Hotel review sites are successful because people are constantly searching for new hotel and like giving back to the community. That doesn't work so well for neighborhoods. You'll need a good marketing strategy.
- jbhelms 16y ago
  you can review without logging in, just not edit an address.
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jbhelms 16y ago
I forgot to say, the site only works for addresses in the US
RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
Clickable: http://www.ratemyneighborhood.net http://www.ratemyneighborhood.net
- jbhelms 16y ago
  thank you, how did you do that?
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    URLs in the comments, but not in submissions, are converted to links automatically.
mogston 16y ago
Can't get anything to return in the search.
- jbhelms 16y ago
  what did you search for?
motvbi 16y ago
The site is a little slow. Here are a few things you can do to speed it up. Get rid of Viewstate where it isn't necessary. Move your javascript to a separate file, where you can, so it won't be included in every page that is returned. Also you are loading jQuery and Microsoft Ajax libraries, but you seem to be only using jQuery.
- jbhelms 16y ago
  thank you

3 points by jbhelms 16y ago

cjy 16y ago

Some problems: Can't use the tab button to access your states drop down. The JavaScript looks cool, but it is slow and can't be accessed via the keyboard. Can't search by zip or city unless you use a whole address. I would leave the ads out until you launch...they're distracting. You should let people review without logging in. I own a review site of my own and it is really hard to get people to leave reviews for things like neighborhoods. The problem is that people only rarely look for neighborhoods. Hotel review sites are successful because people are constantly searching for new hotel and like giving back to the community. That doesn't work so well for neighborhoods. You'll need a good marketing strategy.

jbhelms 16y ago
you can review without logging in, just not edit an address.

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jbhelms 16y ago

I forgot to say, the site only works for addresses in the US

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago

Clickable: http://www.ratemyneighborhood.net http://www.ratemyneighborhood.net

jbhelms 16y ago
thank you, how did you do that?
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
  URLs in the comments, but not in submissions, are converted to links automatically.

mogston 16y ago

Can't get anything to return in the search.

jbhelms 16y ago
what did you search for?

motvbi 16y ago

The site is a little slow. Here are a few things you can do to speed it up. Get rid of Viewstate where it isn't necessary. Move your javascript to a separate file, where you can, so it won't be included in every page that is returned. Also you are loading jQuery and Microsoft Ajax libraries, but you seem to be only using jQuery.

jbhelms 16y ago
thank you