[kasrak]

Hello!
Last week I launched http://programmermeetdesigner.com. It was originally a site for programmers and designers to find each other and work together to create websites. A couple of days ago I added the option of letting entrepreneurs (and writers) join -- so that means that you guys (entreprenuers) can find programmers, designers and writers for your website.

So what do you think of the idea, the user friendly-ness and the design?

Thanks for your time!

[kasrak]

No feedback =(? Well, last night, I finished release 3 of the site. Tons of new features, including:
* Sexy new skin (at least I think so)
* Skill level — filter out the jobs that are too hard/easy for you
* Now when you accept an offer, you can still see all the other offers
* Email updates: you can have "us" email you everyone a new message gets delivered to your inbox
* Fixed tagging system
* Better (read: works now) RSS feeds
* Multi-search: search for people looking for designers and entrepreneurs (example) at the same time.
* User search: find other users on the site
* A lot of bug fixes

Check it out (http://programmermeetdesigner.com) and tell me what you think!
Thanks.

[Lex]

1. Domain is wayyyyyyyyyyy to long.

2. Looks like a blog, not a website.

TBH i think you need to redesign the sites orientation.

[simplegreen]

i agree looks like a blog, more thought has to be put into expandability and ease of use.

[Outta Hand]

i personally like the idea behind the site. Where are you getting all the projects from?

Something i would like to see is Something that differentiated the ads/posts like a unique logo/avatar of the poster. I like the logo... very well thought out.

How do you plan to make money from this site?

[kasrak]

Well, the projects come from users (there's over 1500 of them) =).

I'm going to be working on adding some icons to the listings to make it a little less wordy.

Well, right now I'm making a little (very little) off the adsense. In about 5 months, I might start charging $5-$10 per listing. We'll see.

[Lex]

I dont think people would pay $5 - $10 per listing

[Outta Hand]

Originally Posted by kasrak

Well, the projects come from users (there's over 1500 of them) =).

I'm going to be working on adding some icons to the listings to make it a little less wordy.

Well, right now I'm making a little (very little) off the adsense. In about 5 months, I might start charging $5-$10 per listing. We'll see.

I agree with Lex... this sounds like a bad idea. What i would do is try to get a percentage of each project. Escrow the funds through your site... maybe do some advertising and keep the posting of projects FREE... big draw to the success of your system.

[kasrak]

Originally Posted by Lex

I dont think people would pay $5 - $10 per listing

Look at this Job board: http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs
They charge $250 per listing for 30 days.

Anyways, monetizing the site isn't too much of a priority for me yet. I'm happy with keeping the ads on there for at least 6 months and keeping listings free. I want to generate some traffic first.

Do you guys have any ideas to get this site more off the ground? (My traffic has been steadily declining ever since it got featured on Digg.com and Lifehacker.com)

Thanks.

[NeeJam]

Originally Posted by kasrak

Hello!
Last week I launched http://programmermeetdesigner.com. It was originally a site for programmers and designers to find each other and work together to create websites. A couple of days ago I added the option of letting entrepreneurs (and writers) join -- so that means that you guys (entreprenuers) can find programmers, designers and writers for your website.

So what do you think of the idea, the user friendly-ness and the design?

Thanks for your time!

Ever heard of places like elance?

Plus your domain is too long its 22 characters without www. and .com if they are added it makes 30 characters! Now thats a long domain and one which alot of people won't be bothered typing in!