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Hey HN! Some months ago I made a bot to find remote jobs for myself. Now I made a product of it and it posts jobs to 50+ Telegram channels, with more than 1500

by xoelop 6y ago

Hey HN! Some months ago I made a bot to find remote jobs for myself. Now I made a product of it and it posts jobs to 50+ Telegram channels, with more than 1500 users in total It's focused in getting high-quality, senior-only remote roles If you're not on Telegram, you can also get the same jobs via email creating an alert at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true (it shares the backend with the Telegram channels) Would love to hear what you think! Xoel

mch82 6y ago
Curious how you decided to use Telegram for this. Seems like a neat idea. Don’t know if Telegram lets you edit old posts, but would be nice to see if a job has been filled.
- jfk13 6y ago
  Neat idea? I'm not sure. Why isn't it simply a web page?
  - xoelop 6y ago
    I like the possibility of reaching people directly, instead of them having to visit a web page. If you're not on Telegram, I forgot to mention before that you can also get the same jobs creating an alert at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true (it shares the backend with the Telegram channels)
    - nogabebop23 6y ago
      >> I like the possibility of reaching people directly, instead of them having to visit a web page. I don't follow - wouldn't a reguilar web page be the most direct way to communicate? Everything else is an added barrier, or do you mean 1-on-1 direct?
    - jfk13 6y ago
      Hmm, glancing at the screenshots at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#plans https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#plans, it seems that it's not always very good at distinguishing jobs offered from jobs wanted in people's twitter posts.
      - xoelop 6y ago
        Oh damn, I have to update those. They were taken like 5 months ago, now it's much better. Thanks for reminding it to me
      - xoelop 6y ago
        Ok, I uploaded a photo of how the mails look like now - much better than the old pics. You can see it at https://findmegigs.com/assets/images/gallery01/d9a6787e_original.jpg?v99211885891951 https://findmegigs.com/assets/images/gallery01/d9a6787e_orig...
- ComodoHacker 6y ago
  >if Telegram lets you edit old posts It does.

by xoelop 6y ago

mch82 6y ago

Curious how you decided to use Telegram for this. Seems like a neat idea. Don’t know if Telegram lets you edit old posts, but would be nice to see if a job has been filled.

jfk13 6y ago
Neat idea? I'm not sure. Why isn't it simply a web page?
- xoelop 6y ago
  I like the possibility of reaching people directly, instead of them having to visit a web page. If you're not on Telegram, I forgot to mention before that you can also get the same jobs creating an alert at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true (it shares the backend with the Telegram channels)
  - nogabebop23 6y ago
    >> I like the possibility of reaching people directly, instead of them having to visit a web page. I don't follow - wouldn't a reguilar web page be the most direct way to communicate? Everything else is an added barrier, or do you mean 1-on-1 direct?
  - jfk13 6y ago
    Hmm, glancing at the screenshots at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#plans https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#plans, it seems that it's not always very good at distinguishing jobs offered from jobs wanted in people's twitter posts.
    - xoelop 6y ago
      Oh damn, I have to update those. They were taken like 5 months ago, now it's much better. Thanks for reminding it to me
    - xoelop 6y ago
      Ok, I uploaded a photo of how the mails look like now - much better than the old pics. You can see it at https://findmegigs.com/assets/images/gallery01/d9a6787e_original.jpg?v99211885891951 https://findmegigs.com/assets/images/gallery01/d9a6787e_orig...
ComodoHacker 6y ago
>if Telegram lets you edit old posts It does.