newbierails

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How to recruit beta users for my app without sounding like an ass
1 points by newbierails 7y ago|0 comments
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by newbierails 7y ago
Hey, I would like some feedback on a website I created. Its an e-learning website linked to a freelancing website. You can learn to code for free in the e-learning part of the website and complete tasks for companies in the freelancing part
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Show HN: Learn to code for free and get paid for it(enrole.herokuapp.com)
3 points by newbierails 7y ago|1 comments
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by newbierails 7y ago
Anyway if its not asking too much could you check out my site and tell me what to improve: https://enrole.herokuapp.com . For companies: https://enrole.herokuapp.com/companyhome . Im just starting out with this id
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by newbierails 7y ago
Our freelancers would be a mix of both experienced programmers and people learning for the first time. As for the previously completed projects, it is for people who already have the knowledge taught in the course. The course itself is for
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by newbierails 7y ago
Ok thanks a lot for your suggestion. Ill add this feature to my site.
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by newbierails 7y ago
So, if there was an option where users could upload personal projects they have completed in the past (not related to courses) to their profile, would that be ok.
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by newbierails 7y ago
In my website, to complete a course a user has to submit a project which can be anything related to the course. Companies use this and tasks they have completed in the past to figure out who to give the task too. Would this be counted as pe
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What do you look for when hiring a freelancer
20 points by newbierails 7y ago|10 comments
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by newbierails 7y ago
I get that what you mean. Thanks for the advice. Ill try to get someone to review my app in person and watch them use it. And then Ill fix whatever issues they might have
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by newbierails 7y ago
https://enrole.herokuapp.com
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My users don't understand my app
2 points by newbierails 7y ago|4 comments
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by newbierails 7y ago
1. We were thinking of personally completing tasks at first to get a steady supply of tasks 2. We cant afford to post task ourselves as we are just starting out (no funding) 3.Again no funding to do that 4. We have created a profile that sh
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Ask HN: How to Improve Retention Rate?
1 points by newbierails 7y ago|3 comments
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by newbierails 7y ago
I was thinking of maybe personally completing the first task for companies for free. But Im not sure if that will work as companies can just use the free task I completed without posting any new task on my website Also, Im low on funds so I
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How to solve the chicken egg problem without a network
1 points by newbierails 7y ago|2 comments
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by newbierails 7y ago
Users are people who have signed up to my app. As for active users I just use google analytics to show me how many site visitors I have each day. Im not sure how many of these people actually use the app instead of just visiting the landing
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by newbierails 7y ago
As for newsletters, I tried implementing that but I just got emails from people asking me to remove them from our mailing list. It felt so bad to disappoint a customer. But maybe I could add an in-app survey or just ask people in my discord
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by newbierails 7y ago
Yeah, I have considered a show HN post but I want to post there once my app is a little bit more polished. As for active users, we have around 12-18 (changes every day) people visiting our site and around 125 people signed up. Im not sure h
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by newbierails 7y ago
This was the text of my email
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by newbierails 7y ago
Subject: How can we better improve to suit your needs? Hey, We notice that you have signed up to our app but are not very active on our site. So, we would like to know what we have been doing wrong and how we can improve the app so as to de
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by newbierails 7y ago
Hey sorry for the late reply. I haven't checked Hacker News in a while. You are right about forums and chat. I created my own discord server after I made this post and now a few of my new users have started to give feedback. My only p
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by newbierails 7y ago
Thank you all for your suggestions. I finally fixed my problem. I set up a discord for me to chat with my users and linked it in my landing page. Only a few of my users have joined it but they give valuable feedback so it seems to work. Im
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How do I talk to users if nobody responds to my emails
8 points by newbierails 7y ago|13 comments