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I like it, but already think of it as elance for people without marketable skills. That's probably just because the user population is low, but when the front p
by joshuarr 17y ago
I like it, but already think of it as elance for people without marketable skills. That's probably just because the user population is low, but when the front page is littered with auctions like 'learn how to bake a cake' or 'make a cornhole toss board' I have to wonder about the usability here. I'm hardly interested in scrolling through a random list of services provided by amateurs.
I think a better method would be to put emphasis on the different types of services, and build some competition among the providers in different niches.
The site design is pretty decent, but there are some usability issues that could be improved. For instance, the Polaroid panel on the profile pages is not working for me. The persons auctions should be front and center somewhere on the profile - not parenthetically hidden behind the portfolios. Moreover, the large red button floating all alone by itself that says BID... when you click on it you are shown the auctions, not bidding. Did you not have enough room to make the button say, 'view this user's auctions'? Probably not. Also, when you click bid, the title of the page reads 'Bid on <username>'. Technically I'm not bidding on a user, I'm biding on one of their auctions. All this could be fixed by placing multiple bid buttons after the auction description.
All in all, it's got potential, but there are a lot of loose ends.
- breck 17y agothanks Josh. this is really, really good feedback. we definitely need to get more service providers on there and we are pounding the pavement now to do it.
- joshuarr 17y agoTo reiterate, I don't think it being a matter of not-enough-services. I think its a matter of organization. Put the cake teaching lesson under cooking or something. I would probably focus the home page on 6 or 8 primary categories with four or five providers underneath and/or current trending auctions. So under Creative I'd see a few different people or auctions, and would be able to go into the creative section. The random list of everything isn't helping me. Basically copy (by which I mean improve upon) eBay and eLance - focus your first hit on the categories, since the categories represent broader needs. (Also, I'm sure this is just not finished, but the auctions are only sortable by end time. But clicking on end time doesn't resort the list.)
- breck 17y agoGot it. Great, thanks! We have to go do our Demo Day pitch right now but we'll get on this stuff asap. Thanks!