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I'm the co-founder of Fliffr. We're building a marketplace for services where you can charge by the minute. We have everything from experts in SEO, chefs, perso

by danieka 10y ago

I'm the co-founder of Fliffr. We're building a marketplace for services where you can charge by the minute. We have everything from experts in SEO, chefs, personal trainers, Esport professionals. We also have a couple of developers, for example you can contact me for advice on #go #javascript or #ionic. Our goal is to build a service to quickly get in contact with an expert and only paying for the advice you need. Users can contact our experts through chat and video/voice calls. Do sign up for Fliffr and try it out, we're on both iOS and Android stores, or visit https://www.fliffr.com https://www.fliffr.com . And if you have any feedback I'd love to hear it.

amelius 10y ago
Does it support a web-interface? It's not clear from the website.
- danieka 10y ago
  Not yet, but it is something that we are thinking of adding. Would a web interface be useful to you?
  - amelius 10y ago
    Yes, interacting with a UI on a desktop computer is so much better than using a phone screen.
    - danieka 10y ago
      Cool, thanks for the feedback. If you want me to reach out to you when we have a web interface drop me an email at danielk at fliffr.com
  - monatron 10y ago
    I would second this. In terms of software dev, I'd want this application to live the same place that I'm doing the majority of my work -- my desktop.
  - mxstbr 10y ago
    If I'm getting consulting for e.g. code, I'd want to be at my laptop coding away, not stuck with my face in a phone screen.
    - animex 10y ago
      Software/Devs/Code already have a niche platform for this at: https://codementor.io https://codementor.io
  - joeax 10y ago
    I like the idea too, but also got lost at no web interface. There are instances where you'd want to screen share and look at code. Slack integration would be kinda cool too.
    - danieka 10y ago
      Thanks for the feedback
    - CamperBob2 10y ago
      There are instances where you'd want to screen share and look at code. Not only "instances," but that seems like a worthwhile business just by itself.
danielvinson 10y ago
Love the concept, but I can't see this as useful as an App, since pretty much every use case I can think of I'd want to be at my computer for. I also find it kind of amusing that you're advertising esports advice from a woman who plays on a CS:GO team which can't even compete with a mediocre ESEA-IM team... she might be an absolutely amazing teacher and amazing person to work with, but she isn't good at the game, which really undermines your marketing strategy.
- azm1 10y ago
  Are the csgo team coaches really good at playing comp. csgo? Dont think its the main quality you need to have to push him forward.You great player but never be able to communicate it to others.But as a good observer with analytical skills you can be great at spotting potential and weakness etc etc
  - danielvinson 10y ago
    That's something that has been discussed in depth in the pro community for a long time... the conclusion that most team owners have made is that you generally need a coach who can play at a top pro level or has previously played at a top pro level. Obviously the target market here isn't pro teams, but even so, the people who have large amounts of money on the line choose not to hire coaches who have never been very good at the game. I also have a lot of first-hand experience with this since I taught paid lessons in CS 1.6 way back in the day. Generally the market for lessons is full of mid-tier players who are very dedicated, but don't have the support necessary to improve (ie. a team of players as good as them or a proper coaching system). These players are almost all looking to go pro some day, and want to be able to break through to that level. Since the difference in skill between a Top 1% player and a Pro in CS:GO is so massive, any random competitive player won't be able to give good advice since they are at the same place as the client, and can't understand WHY things are done the way they are among the Pros. It's worth noting that the Orbit Female CS:GO team isn't even all among the top 1% of players - they went 10-6 in ESEA-Open last season, which is the lowest level of competition which is even sanctioned. Any team that is dedicated and practices, even if they aren't good, will make it through Open at X-4 without much difficulty (I've coached a few teams through this).
edshiro 10y ago
Great idea! I have just signed up and added some skills. However, I am not sure how I should charge. Since you don't have enough people offering the same skills I promote and I presume very low to inexistent demand, there is no price correction at this stage, nor market to begin with :(. It would be useful if somehow your app could suggest a recommended fee for a given skill. It looks like a great idea though!
- danieka 10y ago
  Thanks for signing up! As you say there isn't much demand, but we are working on it. Thanks for your suggestion on recommending fees :)
kevando 10y ago
1 tip to improve your site, include the expertise next to the person. https://i.imgur.com/KAPuVPv.png https://i.imgur.com/KAPuVPv.png For example, idgaf their name, let alone their username on a service I dont even use yet. This screen that should tell me everything, tells me nothing. Best of luck. Promising idea.

by danieka 10y ago

amelius 10y ago

Does it support a web-interface? It's not clear from the website.

danieka 10y ago
Not yet, but it is something that we are thinking of adding. Would a web interface be useful to you?
- amelius 10y ago
  Yes, interacting with a UI on a desktop computer is so much better than using a phone screen.
  - danieka 10y ago
    Cool, thanks for the feedback. If you want me to reach out to you when we have a web interface drop me an email at danielk at fliffr.com
- monatron 10y ago
  I would second this. In terms of software dev, I'd want this application to live the same place that I'm doing the majority of my work -- my desktop.
- mxstbr 10y ago
  If I'm getting consulting for e.g. code, I'd want to be at my laptop coding away, not stuck with my face in a phone screen.
  - animex 10y ago
    Software/Devs/Code already have a niche platform for this at: https://codementor.io https://codementor.io
- joeax 10y ago
  I like the idea too, but also got lost at no web interface. There are instances where you'd want to screen share and look at code. Slack integration would be kinda cool too.
  - danieka 10y ago
    Thanks for the feedback
  - CamperBob2 10y ago
    There are instances where you'd want to screen share and look at code. Not only "instances," but that seems like a worthwhile business just by itself.

danielvinson 10y ago

Love the concept, but I can't see this as useful as an App, since pretty much every use case I can think of I'd want to be at my computer for. I also find it kind of amusing that you're advertising esports advice from a woman who plays on a CS:GO team which can't even compete with a mediocre ESEA-IM team... she might be an absolutely amazing teacher and amazing person to work with, but she isn't good at the game, which really undermines your marketing strategy.

azm1 10y ago
Are the csgo team coaches really good at playing comp. csgo? Dont think its the main quality you need to have to push him forward.You great player but never be able to communicate it to others.But as a good observer with analytical skills you can be great at spotting potential and weakness etc etc
- danielvinson 10y ago
  That's something that has been discussed in depth in the pro community for a long time... the conclusion that most team owners have made is that you generally need a coach who can play at a top pro level or has previously played at a top pro level. Obviously the target market here isn't pro teams, but even so, the people who have large amounts of money on the line choose not to hire coaches who have never been very good at the game. I also have a lot of first-hand experience with this since I taught paid lessons in CS 1.6 way back in the day. Generally the market for lessons is full of mid-tier players who are very dedicated, but don't have the support necessary to improve (ie. a team of players as good as them or a proper coaching system). These players are almost all looking to go pro some day, and want to be able to break through to that level. Since the difference in skill between a Top 1% player and a Pro in CS:GO is so massive, any random competitive player won't be able to give good advice since they are at the same place as the client, and can't understand WHY things are done the way they are among the Pros. It's worth noting that the Orbit Female CS:GO team isn't even all among the top 1% of players - they went 10-6 in ESEA-Open last season, which is the lowest level of competition which is even sanctioned. Any team that is dedicated and practices, even if they aren't good, will make it through Open at X-4 without much difficulty (I've coached a few teams through this).

edshiro 10y ago

Great idea! I have just signed up and added some skills. However, I am not sure how I should charge. Since you don't have enough people offering the same skills I promote and I presume very low to inexistent demand, there is no price correction at this stage, nor market to begin with :(. It would be useful if somehow your app could suggest a recommended fee for a given skill. It looks like a great idea though!

danieka 10y ago
Thanks for signing up! As you say there isn't much demand, but we are working on it. Thanks for your suggestion on recommending fees :)

kevando 10y ago

1 tip to improve your site, include the expertise next to the person. https://i.imgur.com/KAPuVPv.png https://i.imgur.com/KAPuVPv.png For example, idgaf their name, let alone their username on a service I dont even use yet. This screen that should tell me everything, tells me nothing. Best of luck. Promising idea.