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Show HN: WorkHub App – Make money on the go with simple tasks
- djkz 12y agoI would put a paragraph describing the value proposition somewhere either on front page or linked from it for both people posting tasks and consuming them. Edit: linking to the main site from the landing page would solve that problem.
- domiono 12y agoGood point! It is a bit generic right now, maybe something like Long bus rides in the mornings to work? Make some quick money with the WorkHub app from your bus seat!
- computerjunkie 12y agoPlease could you expand on what the application does. Your homepage does not fully explain what it does. 1. What kind of simple tasks? 2. Who is it targeted to? 3. How much is it per task?
- domiono 12y agoSure. 1. There are data entry tasks, writing descriptions for online shops, filling out surveys etc. We are looking for partners who have smaller tasks like this that they would like to see completed by our almost 70,000 users now. 2. It's targeted to people who are often on the road, where they have spare time that they want to use to make money. Students, freelancers, travelers come to mind. 3. Tasks vary between mini tasks of <$1 that can be done very quickly and tasks for $10+, which users see later once they have had several tasks approved by our clients, so that we know that they can complete work reliably.
- Gys 12y ago>data entry tasks On a mobile ?! > filling out surveys Selling my privacy you mean ? I guess this will be your biggest source of revenues. People do not seem to mind to sell theirs for a few dimes. But not something I will do easily. > writing descriptions for online shops So this would be like 'Do you own one of these machines ?' and then I can pick one and write 'Best dishwasher ever !' to earn an easy dollar ? If so, this is getting morally offensive.
- nedwin 12y agoYou're assuming the worst on all of these things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor Filling out surveys = providing your opinion. Could be completely anonymous. Writing descriptions for online shops = writing product descriptions for shops who add a lot of inventory but need human-written and unique descriptions.
- asciimo 12y agoSo, like mobile Mechanical Turk?
- domiono 12y agoYeah, you got it! :)
- colinbartlett 12y agoDoes it actually use mturk?
- domiono 12y agoNo it's all our own tasks.
- deedubaya 12y agoThere is very little information prior to signing up about what it is, what types of tasks they might be, and how much you might get paid. Too much of a mystery to proceed further.
- domiono 12y agoFeel free to check out the website https://www.workhub.com/ https://www.workhub.com/ for more information about how it all works. You can also do tasks from the web, but this Show HN is about the apps.
- wodow 12y agoI strongly expect that linking to https://www.workhub.com/ https://www.workhub.com/ from the apps landing page will greatly reduce the bounce rate you will otherwise get.
- hoopism 12y agoWebsite lacks any insight. ios comments aren't kind. Nice CTA I guess.
- vbsteven 12y agoCan't install the Android app on any of my devices in Belgium. They're recent Nexus 5 devices with KitKat and L
- domiono 12y agoSorry for that, but we aren't in Belgium yet.
- jedanbik 12y agoMake money on the go with simple tasks for who and why?
- domiono 12y agoPeople that often have half an hour time who want to make money instead of playing Flappy Bird. :)Students, commuters, freelancers etc.
- kamakazizuru 12y agoseems broken.. I signed up via the website and cant quite figure out how to search for tasks?
- domiono 12y agoWe don't have tasks for the web in the U.S. yet, only in the app right now.
- johnymontana 12y agoI downloaded the app and signed up, but the only tasks I see are follow on Twitter/Facebook. Are there any actual tasks that I can start doing? Do I have to do those follows first to see the actual tasks?
- sarvagyavaish 12y agoI took a leap of faith and signed up. All i see after completing the FB and Twitter tasks is "Sorry, but no projects are available for you at the moment. Please pick a different category." but there is no way to select a category. Very disappointing / frustrating UX.
- dragonbonheur 12y agoThe hoops that I went through to find out more. Please don't do that. Put links to most of the info up front, not just the investor elevator pitch. How much do people get paid? How are they paid? Does it have Skrill integration for those who can't use Paypal? Cheques? So many questions unanswered. I give up. NEXT!
- sixQuarks 12y agoEveryone is complaining about the terrible usability and lack of information. Then why the hell is this on the front page? I sense someone is trying to game the system here on HN.
- Texasian 12y agoSo basically, y'all are taking on Mechanical Turk?
- domiono 12y agoYup.
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- ddw 12y agoThe vague "credits = dollars/pounds" makes me think that the worker is getting under compensated here.