Re:Ask HN: advice for my site, happyjobsearch.com
by gcheong on Wednesday September 30, 2009 @12:22PM
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The separate slots for resumes is a good idea. I'd like to track what resume version I sent where. I think a one-time payment for access sounds like a good idea. Or maybe even just a donation button for now? The argument there is that people who find jobs might be willing to donate quite a bit more and also you never know when you'll need the site again so having the information readily available would be good.
Re:Ask HN: advice for my site, happyjobsearch.com
by hcho on Wednesday September 30, 2009 @01:31PM
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Don't put a fixed price, allow users to pay what the site's worth to them.
You can go freemium route. Providing SMS and/or e-mail based reminder service to your paying customers only springs to mind.
I really like your idea about having multiple cover letters and placeholders in the cover letters. Something like that would have been helpful for me so I could see quickly which parts I needed to change. It would also be fun to code up an interface for it.
On the money side, I was thinking a one-time payment of around $8 would allow use of the site for up to a year. A subscription model sounds good too, and probably the best thing is just to test.