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by hahla 8y ago
Alexa is generally a poor metric. In my experience directly comparing Google Analytics to Alexa for hundreds of sites, anything above 50k rank is not pushing meaningful traffic.
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by hahla 8y ago
I have purchased a number of websites from individuals who have had a private Whois or no means of contact listed on their website. It requires a significant amount of sleuthing but the point is these people all sold their sites anyway. You
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by hahla 8y ago
I hire freelancers frequently. I never ask them what their age is, I ask for their portfolio and what they are skilled in. Maybe you should look into contracting.
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by hahla 8y ago
What does this have to do with the next Walt Disney? The next "Walt Disney" is not going to be copying Mickey Mouse they will be creating something new... Inspiration != copying.
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by hahla 8y ago
Alexa rank isn't a very accurate metric and I wouldn't give it much thought. I would focus more on the actual users they have on their ecosystem, demographic, frequency of ordering, etc.
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by hahla 8y ago
My side project: Productivity Tool Location: Remote Technologies: React, Python Email: See in profile I own a very simple web app that I would love to have help taking to the next level. Site currently gets a significant number of visitors
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by hahla 8y ago
That preregistration amount changes based on the domain you are trying to register. More popular terms cost significantly more.
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by hahla 8y ago
I find it funny that this is post is popular because the title includes “an engineers guide.” As a hobbyist bread and pizza maker there are so many amazing resources across pizzamaking.com, YouTube and reddit that have years of community in
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by hahla 8y ago
These people are describing 99% of the Fortune 500 companies who have no idea what AI means other than hiring a team of data scientists that will hopefully solve all of their problems in the name of technology.
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by hahla 8y ago
What a wonderful experience. That was my first time listing to a supreme court oral argument and the site has such a clean UI it was such a joy to listen to and following along with the transcript.
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by hahla 9y ago
Late 30s? You're not old, it seems insane to me that you are googling what normal clothes are..? Put on some jeans and a polo... this isn't exclusively for people in their mid 20's it's for all ages. But regardless it do
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by hahla 9y ago
If Philly had a subway system as connected as NYC I would be happy.
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by hahla 9y ago
I don't know when this trend started but I noticed I started getting texts from facebook as well about 6 months ago. I haven't been on the platform for over 3 years and never specifically remember authorizing them to text me.
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by hahla 9y ago
No, I only use it to check the weather (Alexa). Haven't really found many uses for it (however, I haven't really explored either).
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by hahla 9y ago
I remember frequenting this site back in early early 200X's, the community was very vibrant back then. Perfect for people who always have ideas rattling around in their head.
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by hahla 9y ago
I buy bootstrapped businesses. Email in profile. Shoot me a message would be happy to discuss even if its just to chat. I don't ask a lot of questions, have numerous references, and I have been buying for the last 10 years.
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by hahla 9y ago
What do you value it at emotionally? Shoot me an email maybe its what I value it realistically!
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by hahla 9y ago
Personally - stable, profitable businesses.
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by hahla 9y ago
Seems the industry trend right now is 32x monthly profit for a decent stable site. Could be significantly less, or slightly more. Shoot me an email and I can send you a ballpark offer.
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by hahla 9y ago
Looks like that site is down!
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Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
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by hahla 10y ago
Student loan interest is an adjustment ("deduction") to gross income not a credit. 2016 - $2,500 for the year max deduction, so based on your tax rate you can compute how much your real "savings" are. I wouldn't nec
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by hahla 10y ago
Looking to add a few more features and update the design on https://tomato-timer.com - shoot me an email if anyone would like to help!
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by hahla 10y ago
That wouldn't really work in India, as rooftops are flat and utilized as living space.
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Ask HN: Where to find technical cofounders for side projects?
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Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell? (2016)
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Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
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by hahla 10y ago
Ancaps really? I'm sure Google is co-opting with the government in some sense, but you obviously have to at that scale, but what kind of tin foil hat do you need to start believing ancaps are missing.
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by hahla 11y ago
I would argue that learning how to code well enough to build a prototype is the same thing as being able to understand software architecture to manage the building of the product. A better question would be learn how to code vs be able to l
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by hahla 11y ago
To your point (1). Uber and Lyft have already figured this out with surge pricing.

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