Re:Show HN: I'm offering consulting for non-technical folks ...
by kylebragger on Saturday January 15, 2011 @04:39PM
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Thank you. I think that's a great idea — I'll update the site right now. Neat idea re: karma, though not sure how much weight that would have for the types of folks I (think) I'm targeting. Couldn't hurt, either way though!
Re:Show HN: I'm offering consulting for non-technical folks ...
by weirdcat on Saturday January 15, 2011 @04:48PM
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Ah, a good question to ask your non-technical clients then: what community sites like HN do they peruse?
Anyway, I know that if I'd seen a "karma" number over 1k, I'd be impressed even if I had no idea what it meant.
Re:Show HN: I'm offering consulting for non-technical folks ...
by kylebragger on Saturday January 15, 2011 @04:58PM
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Definitely a great question to ask. Re: the karma - couldn't hurt to throw that up there then.
You might want to think about some kind of satisfaction guarantee. I for once might have a problem shelling out $400 for a 2h talk with a guy I never worked with without one. I'd actually make it a "money back plus a beer on me" guarantee.
If you had a stackoverflow account I'd definitely link to it; too bad it's not possible with Forrst.
I'd also publish your HN karma. Seriously. A big, automagically updating number, showing that you really are about community, sharing, brainstorming and all that jazz. :)