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This might be a bit harsh, but the other comments point you in the right direction for general remote hiring and hiring developers in general, so specifically:
by sixhobbits 9y ago
This might be a bit harsh, but the other comments point you in the right direction for general remote hiring and hiring developers in general, so specifically:
* After I see the quality of your website and copy, I assume you don't have $$ to pay a decent front end designer or copywriter, or even $ to outsource this.
* If this is true, hiring good devs is going to be difficult. If it isn't, I would iterate on your frontend and copy ASAP. It's the first impression for your customers and potential employees, and currently the design is not great, there are many front end bugs, and the copy sounds like it was written in an evening by the founder.
Not trying to be overly critical - shipped is better than perfect. But your current first impression means I didn't even look at your jobs page, so it might be something you want to focus on before going into full hiring mode.
- muzani 9y agoA lot of websites have poor design but plenty of customers. It sounds like they would source most of their customers offline rather than online, and that the website is just an official presence or pamphlet.
- flippyhead 9y agoHeh, yeah this is exactly us. We're growing, profitable, doing well but also twelve years old and so is our website. We are, in fact, in the middle of redesigning it but the quite correct commentary here is a great reminder / kick in the pants. Thank you!
- jorams 9y agoRelatedly, there's a typo in their HN profile: "We're hiring remove developers". Sometimes it's the little things that leave a good impression, no matter how seemingly insignificant.
- hokus 9y agoMaybe there is a remove.js framework to remove UI elements.
- sixhobbits 9y agoI nearly added exactly this, and then didn't want to be that guy. Glad it's not only me..