Re:Show HN: Learn to Code for Free
by atmosx on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @03:31AM
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OT: The reviews on the frontpage are fake right? I'm not bashing the course by any means, I'm just curious. I see lots of services display similar user quotes and was wondering if it's a standard marketing practice.
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Re:Show HN: Learn to Code for Free
by blauditore on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @04:44AM
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There are marketers who do this with real quotes, sometimes by asking customers for a statement and permission to publish it.
Those here look kind of unrealistic since all reviews are worded thoughtfully, gave 5 stars, have similar length and no grammatical errors. Also, each user has a perfect portrait image as profile picture - this isn't even the case on LinkedIn...
Re:Show HN: Learn to Code for Free
by robtherobot on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @04:20PM
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They are real. Some of the students are international where English is not their first language. I'm happy to put you in touch with these students, or any past students if you'd like to hear more from them.