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ASK HK: Review my startup: I Worked On

14 points by iisbum 16y ago

I would love some feedback on my website, I Worked On: http://www.iworkedon.com I Worked On is a cross between a portfolio site and LinkedIn. I won't say anything else, as I'm interested to know what impression people get from landing on the site for the first time not knowing anything about it. Thanks!

iisbum 16y ago
Clickable: http://www.iworkedon.com http://www.iworkedon.com
kenkyhuang 16y ago
Allow users to upload screenshots of projects. This is especially important for designers.
- iisbum 16y ago
  You can currently add 1 screenshot of the project, but I'm working on making that easier (and clearer) to do, and allowing more images.
kgutteridge 16y ago
Slighty different take on this idea http://whobuilt.it/ http://whobuilt.it/
- iisbum 16y ago
  There are so many more people involved than just building the site, so one of my goals was to produce a system that would allow everyone involved to get listed
karlclement 16y ago
Hello there, First of all, the design is very clean. The homepage as a very nice greeting box and a basic news feed of the current project. I enjoy the UI throughout the website. Again, very clean. Although, the black gradient footer is unnecessary. If you want a gradient, I would make it much more subtle to avoid it from looking tacky. I would also shrink the header. A smaller, more simple logo would be much more memorable. You can place the logged in user info horizontally beside the "ADD PROJECT" button. I would also prefer the "skills" to be placed in a categorized list format rather then a tag cloud. Easier to find what you are looking for. Same goes for the "roles". I would also like to be able to sort the "members". You could sort them by project, geographical location or even profession. I enjoy the relationship capability similar to a Twitter follow.I registered for an account without any problems. I would like some AJAX capabilities added to the forms. You can use it for validation. Keep the server side validation in case the user has Javascript off. You can also add some style to the form inputs. Maybe an inset effect. The "Submit" buttons could have a similar style to the "ADD PROJECT" button. This is a great idea for developers to show what they can do. This is a great app for freelancers trying to build a reputation. Great app. Good luck! Karl
- iisbum 16y ago
  Thanks Karl, the feedback is much appreciated. I'll get cracking as you've made some great suggestions.
znt 16y ago
Is it possible to add any screenshots or embed any videos to the projects tab? So visitors can have a look at project profiles easier.
- iisbum 16y ago
  You can currently add 1 image to a project, but allowing more images/video is right at the top of todo list.
yarone 16y ago
Maybe make this a LinkedIn app? Sign in via LinkedIn, see the companies you worked at as headings. Then, beneath each heading, fill in the projects you worked on? Entries are shared on LinkedIn. It's a way to more clearly articulate to the world the types of things you've done. Given that LinkedIn is the leading business social network, and given that the users of iWorkedOn clearly have an interest in sharing what they've worked on, wouldn't this be a natural fit? (BTW: title needs to change. Says "Ask HK" (hong kong!?) :-)
- iisbum 16y ago
  I thought about using LinkedIn, was afraid to rely on LinkedIn for such a huge part of business, but I may rethink this now.
komlenic 16y ago
First impression: pretty good, I instantly knew what was going on and signing up worked exactly as expected and was painless. The /users/view/ pages are not nearly as good or visually pleasing as the /projects/view/ pages. As a user I want someone landing on "my" page to be impressed, not be presented with a rather boring page of text. Screenshots for each project worked on, maybe moving the user's photo over in the left pane, etc may help here.

14 points by iisbum 16y ago

iisbum 16y ago

Clickable: http://www.iworkedon.com http://www.iworkedon.com

kenkyhuang 16y ago

Allow users to upload screenshots of projects. This is especially important for designers.

iisbum 16y ago
You can currently add 1 screenshot of the project, but I'm working on making that easier (and clearer) to do, and allowing more images.

kgutteridge 16y ago

Slighty different take on this idea http://whobuilt.it/ http://whobuilt.it/

iisbum 16y ago
There are so many more people involved than just building the site, so one of my goals was to produce a system that would allow everyone involved to get listed

karlclement 16y ago

Hello there, First of all, the design is very clean. The homepage as a very nice greeting box and a basic news feed of the current project. I enjoy the UI throughout the website. Again, very clean. Although, the black gradient footer is unnecessary. If you want a gradient, I would make it much more subtle to avoid it from looking tacky. I would also shrink the header. A smaller, more simple logo would be much more memorable. You can place the logged in user info horizontally beside the "ADD PROJECT" button. I would also prefer the "skills" to be placed in a categorized list format rather then a tag cloud. Easier to find what you are looking for. Same goes for the "roles". I would also like to be able to sort the "members". You could sort them by project, geographical location or even profession. I enjoy the relationship capability similar to a Twitter follow.I registered for an account without any problems. I would like some AJAX capabilities added to the forms. You can use it for validation. Keep the server side validation in case the user has Javascript off. You can also add some style to the form inputs. Maybe an inset effect. The "Submit" buttons could have a similar style to the "ADD PROJECT" button. This is a great idea for developers to show what they can do. This is a great app for freelancers trying to build a reputation. Great app. Good luck! Karl

iisbum 16y ago
Thanks Karl, the feedback is much appreciated. I'll get cracking as you've made some great suggestions.

znt 16y ago

Is it possible to add any screenshots or embed any videos to the projects tab? So visitors can have a look at project profiles easier.

iisbum 16y ago
You can currently add 1 image to a project, but allowing more images/video is right at the top of todo list.

yarone 16y ago

Maybe make this a LinkedIn app? Sign in via LinkedIn, see the companies you worked at as headings. Then, beneath each heading, fill in the projects you worked on? Entries are shared on LinkedIn. It's a way to more clearly articulate to the world the types of things you've done. Given that LinkedIn is the leading business social network, and given that the users of iWorkedOn clearly have an interest in sharing what they've worked on, wouldn't this be a natural fit? (BTW: title needs to change. Says "Ask HK" (hong kong!?) :-)

iisbum 16y ago
I thought about using LinkedIn, was afraid to rely on LinkedIn for such a huge part of business, but I may rethink this now.

komlenic 16y ago

First impression: pretty good, I instantly knew what was going on and signing up worked exactly as expected and was painless. The /users/view/ pages are not nearly as good or visually pleasing as the /projects/view/ pages. As a user I want someone landing on "my" page to be impressed, not be presented with a rather boring page of text. Screenshots for each project worked on, maybe moving the user's photo over in the left pane, etc may help here.