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by qeorge 13y ago
I'm not sold on this product yet, for other reasons, but the transaction fees are very compelling to me. For the typical $5/mo SaaS subscription This is the problem. Typical Saas subscriptions are significantly more than $5&#x2F
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by qeorge 13y ago
#89 here, let's keep it going!
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by qeorge 13y ago
"I don't want to be pressured into referring to a male as female if he really is a male" Exactly! And that's why changes like this are so important. I, like you, don't want to be pressured into referring to someon
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by qeorge 13y ago
Way to go, Facebook.
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by qeorge 13y ago
Wow, this is a wonderful product! I've searched for something just like this. On previous projects where geolocation/locali[s/z]ation was a high priority, we've had to rely on either a hodgepodge of VPN credentials or po
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by qeorge 13y ago
Yes, we're building http://goldplugins.com to encapsulate some of the most common features we find ourselves building for custom WordPress websites into reusable plugins. As a result, we use the plugins themselves quite oft
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by qeorge 13y ago
But the drivers might not. There is likely an exclusivity clause if you want to be an Uber driver. If all the calls are going to Uber, the drivers will too. If Gett/others have no drivers, they won't be able to build a base of cus
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by qeorge 13y ago
Making $2-300/month off Android apps (AdMob). Despite best efforts, this is dominated by a soundboard app. Not what I expected, but we'll take it! Internet yellow pages, www.ablocal.com, doing quite well. Can't disclose metri
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by qeorge 13y ago
Can anyone comment on the conversion rate of PayPal vs Gumroad? Are customers more comfortable with PayPal vs inputting their card directly on Gumroad, or vice versa?
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by qeorge 13y ago
They're listed here: http://www.reddit.com/r/ludumdare/comments/1spdfp/ludum_dare... Its a neat way to think about game themes; a useful list to have.
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by qeorge 13y ago
There has also been major effort assigned to getting containers working with OpenStack and Docker. Relevant interview w/ Alexander Larsson: http://opensource.com/business/13/11/docker-fedora-red-hat-c..
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by qeorge 13y ago
That would be very useful, but the point I'm making is that any help at all would go tremendously far. I think we have a tendency to want to use our Special Talents to help people, when that's not always the most effective thing t
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by qeorge 13y ago
I have done this, and it is very helpful. Give it a try before you dismiss it! You seriously won't believe what you'll find. For example, new laptops purchased from a big box have so much crap starting up that they make the laptop
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by qeorge 13y ago
Find a local organization that helps the homeless, and offer yourself as free IT help for a full day (or three). You may not be an IT guy, but you are computer savvy. You'll be invaluable for jobs like: - cleaning crapware off co
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by qeorge 13y ago
Yes - even with the same ads/ad group/keywords/landing pages, my experience has been that customers who click through from lower positions tend to be price shoppers, and are often less likely to become customers. That said -
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by qeorge 13y ago
I've not managed $5MM in ad spend, but its held true for many of the accounts that I have managed. At any rate, I'm only advocating for segmenting your visitors by CPC and looking at the results; I'm not saying that what&#x27
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by qeorge 13y ago
Don't forget to segment your visitors by their CPC bid! You'd be surprised how differently a visitor who clicked through to your site from the first ad spot behaves compared to visitor who comes from the 7th or 8th ad spot. For on
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by qeorge 13y ago
It's arguable that queries like [southwest airlines] are even a search. The vast majority of instances are probably URL-illiterate users merely trying to get to Southwest Airlines' web site. (And Google must know rather precisely
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by qeorge 13y ago
Its a selection bias. Do the best programmers in any country accept low paying outsourced work with crazy demands? Of course not! There are plenty of terrible developers available for cheap right here in the USA too. You get what you pay fo
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by qeorge 13y ago
About $20k, in a mutual fund. Didn't plan to spend it all but I did, quickly. I was working at a grocery store though, so little "risk". :) As others have said - you need to learn to live cheaply. Savings dwindles amazingly f
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Geocomplete - jQuery plugin for address autocompletion using the Google Maps API(ubilabs.github.io)
7 points by qeorge 13y ago|0 comments
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Afraid someone will steal your idea?(opensource.com)
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by qeorge 13y ago
That is correct. Do Not Call (the USA law) does not apply to businesses. We found a great remedy: answer their calls with a soundboard. We like the Mr. Rogers soundboard [1]. Its fun, harmless, and they'll stop calling very quickly. [1
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by qeorge 13y ago
Thank you! I'm really glad you found it useful. Good luck with your tests :)
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by qeorge 13y ago
If you're looking for things to A/B test, please check out my post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6163397 It details 19 A/B test ideas that have worked for us in the past. I hope HN finds it useful!
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A/B Testing Ideas(illuminatikarate.com)
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by qeorge 13y ago
They may want to license their software later as a revenue stream, in furtherance of their mission.
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by qeorge 13y ago
Anyone reading this has enough time and money to fund another person now: https://watsi.org/fund-treatments Do it.
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by qeorge 13y ago
"Many companies are hesitant to offer a trial extension, but the cost of doing so in most cases seems absolutely trivial." I totally agree with you that this is crazy. Not only is the cost trivial, but you've potentially spen
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by qeorge 13y ago
Chris Dixon has a great post about this phenomenon: http://cdixon.org/2012/07/08/how-bundling-benefits-sellers-a...

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