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Why Telegram? You're instantly limiting your audience to those who use it, or who have the desire/energy/inclination to install it. Why not post this informatio

Why Telegram? You're instantly limiting your audience to those who use it, or who have the desire/energy/inclination to install it. Why not post this information somewhere where it's actually accessible? And are you affiliated to these jobs in any way? Do you have a commercial interest in them?

xoelop 6y ago
You're right. This is just an MVP tho, I'll probably create email newsletters for the people that don't use Telegram soon.
- nogabebop23 6y ago
  so you're dead-set on extracting "something" of value from me before offering any compelling reason tor me to do so? Seems limiting...
  - xoelop 6y ago
    Why would you say so? Joining the Telegram channels is free, and creating an email alert at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#basic-plan https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#basic-plan is free as well If you're in financial trouble somehow or can't afford the paid plan on FindMeGigs that sends you all the jobs, DM on Twitter (https://twitter.com/xoelipedes https://twitter.com/xoelipedes) and I'll give you a free unlimited account for free.
    - bluntfang 6y ago
      why are you so dead set on thinking having to sign up for a platform is something that people will do specifically for your service?
    - zcrackerz 6y ago
      I hate to pile on, but you're putting up a lot of barriers that are going to discourage casual viewers. I don't want to sign up for some app I won't use for anything else. I don't want to give out my email. I definitely don't want to pay for anything. Maybe I'm not your target market, but this is going to be a hard pass for many people.
      - eitland 6y ago
        I know people here like to hate Telegram but it is extremely common in certain areas and groups. Why not WhatsApp or Signal then? None of them has a working public API as far as I know.
        xoelop 6y ago
        The WhatsApp API is not as open as Telegram's, you have to apply and pay and so on AFAIK. IDK about signal but feels even more nichey than Telegram. I want to focus on doing one channel well than then expand to others
        eitland 6y ago
        I think we agree and my wording was a but clumsy. Sorry for that.
lordofgibbons 6y ago
I appreciate OP posting these jobs, but when I tried to install the Telegram app, it wants access to manage my phone app to verify my number. No thanks.
- xoelop 6y ago
  Ah, I'm sorry. You can also receive 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)
  - harrisreynolds 6y ago
    The findmegigs site is even more hostile than the original in terms of not being able to see jobs. These sites may work for you, but I am annoyed I wasted my time even clicking the links. No instant value means you'll miss a large segment of users.
    - xoelop 6y ago
      Thanks for your feedback, I agree with you in that if you're not on Telegram it's hard to know what to expect. I'll try to improve that in the future.
- ComodoHacker 6y ago
  You can safely deny this and other permissions. It behaves nicely.
xoelop 6y ago
And no, I'm not affiliated with any of the jobs. I find them on Twitter and then parse the original URLs to get more info about each one BTW, if you're not on Telegram you can also receive 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)
ISL 6y ago
Is there a reason that HTML doesn't work for a job board?
- xoelop 6y ago
  It does, but it's hard to differentiate yourself making yet-another-remote-jobs-job-board, especially if you're not on distribution already (like I wasn't). I think Telegram is an interesting distribution channel that let me connect directly with people (instead them having to come to a site) I'll make open newsletters in the future as well, for the people that are not on Telegram. Thanks for your comment! :D
  - kevinzg 6y ago
    An RSS feed would be cool.

xoelop 6y ago

You're right. This is just an MVP tho, I'll probably create email newsletters for the people that don't use Telegram soon.

nogabebop23 6y ago
so you're dead-set on extracting "something" of value from me before offering any compelling reason tor me to do so? Seems limiting...
- xoelop 6y ago
  Why would you say so? Joining the Telegram channels is free, and creating an email alert at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#basic-plan https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#basic-plan is free as well If you're in financial trouble somehow or can't afford the paid plan on FindMeGigs that sends you all the jobs, DM on Twitter (https://twitter.com/xoelipedes https://twitter.com/xoelipedes) and I'll give you a free unlimited account for free.
  - bluntfang 6y ago
    why are you so dead set on thinking having to sign up for a platform is something that people will do specifically for your service?
  - zcrackerz 6y ago
    I hate to pile on, but you're putting up a lot of barriers that are going to discourage casual viewers. I don't want to sign up for some app I won't use for anything else. I don't want to give out my email. I definitely don't want to pay for anything. Maybe I'm not your target market, but this is going to be a hard pass for many people.
    - eitland 6y ago
      I know people here like to hate Telegram but it is extremely common in certain areas and groups. Why not WhatsApp or Signal then? None of them has a working public API as far as I know.
      - xoelop 6y ago
        The WhatsApp API is not as open as Telegram's, you have to apply and pay and so on AFAIK. IDK about signal but feels even more nichey than Telegram. I want to focus on doing one channel well than then expand to others
        eitland 6y ago
        I think we agree and my wording was a but clumsy. Sorry for that.

lordofgibbons 6y ago

I appreciate OP posting these jobs, but when I tried to install the Telegram app, it wants access to manage my phone app to verify my number. No thanks.

xoelop 6y ago
Ah, I'm sorry. You can also receive 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)
- harrisreynolds 6y ago
  The findmegigs site is even more hostile than the original in terms of not being able to see jobs. These sites may work for you, but I am annoyed I wasted my time even clicking the links. No instant value means you'll miss a large segment of users.
  - xoelop 6y ago
    Thanks for your feedback, I agree with you in that if you're not on Telegram it's hard to know what to expect. I'll try to improve that in the future.
ComodoHacker 6y ago
You can safely deny this and other permissions. It behaves nicely.

xoelop 6y ago

And no, I'm not affiliated with any of the jobs. I find them on Twitter and then parse the original URLs to get more info about each one BTW, if you're not on Telegram you can also receive 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)

ISL 6y ago

Is there a reason that HTML doesn't work for a job board?

xoelop 6y ago
It does, but it's hard to differentiate yourself making yet-another-remote-jobs-job-board, especially if you're not on distribution already (like I wasn't). I think Telegram is an interesting distribution channel that let me connect directly with people (instead them having to come to a site) I'll make open newsletters in the future as well, for the people that are not on Telegram. Thanks for your comment! :D
- kevinzg 6y ago
  An RSS feed would be cool.