Remote Jobs
Productivity
remote job board
SHOW HN2011
217points
83comments
#27of 1,097 in 2011
Top 3%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
15 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Pricing: 4 for, 9 againstIdea: 6 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice design and clean interface
From 3 comments
Love the design and the idea.
pdenya on HNAgreed, the design is gorgeous. As said above though, the pricing might be a bit high for a brand new site without a large userbase.
pluies on HNI like it, and think it's a great idea. Site looks pretty nice. One general design comment: The search bar is a bit hard to notice.
JohnTitus on HN
Good idea filling a niche for remote jobs
From 2 comments
I don't think the chicken/egg problem applies here. It applies to e.g. dating sites because there are other options (e.g. other dating sites, bars, etc.). In this case, a ton of…
danssig on HNGreat idea! Whenever I include the "Who is Hiring" posts in my Hacker Newsletter it always has a high click rate. Another great resource to send people to now if you can keep it…
duck on HN
RSS feed requests were quickly added
From 2 comments
RSS feed is now added, thanks for the suggestion!
djbrowning on HNGreat suggestion, we just added RSS!
djbrowning on HN
Objections
Charging before the site has traffic or listings is risky (chicken and egg)
From 3 comments
charging before you have mass adoption is a recipe for disaster...you should wait until you have mass adoption then make a premium listing and charge for that. As it stands now,…
vaksel on HNnot when the service suffers from a chicken and egg problem. Why would someone pay money to list their job on a site with no traffic? Why would someone go to a site like that if…
vaksel on HNAnecdotal evidence: http://functionaljobs.com. Similar great idea, but no new posts in almost a month.
bendmorris on HN
Pricing is too high for a new site
From 2 comments
Agreed, the design is gorgeous. As said above though, the pricing might be a bit high for a brand new site without a large userbase.
pluies on HNhow many qualified individuals visit that site? i can pay about 2x as much and get a listing on linkedin for 30 days, which is, well, better..give me the value prop for this site…
ditojim on HN
Site is named Remote Jobs but listed an on-site UK job
From 1 comment
From the link at the bottom of the listing: "This is an on-site position, based in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. Only applicants who are authorized to work in the UK will be…
yeahsure on HN
Requests
RSS feeds for job listings
From 2 comments
Site looks nice. Right now there aren't a lot of jobs, so a good feature to attract seekers is some way to track jobs as they come in - email/sms/mobile updates, or even a simple…
pchristensen on HNLooks cool. RSS feeds would be nice.
stephen on HN
EU-based job listings
From 3 comments
Really nice site. Any chance of EU-based jobs on there in the future, or is it strictly USA?
sjmulder on HNLove the idea of your site, + another request for EU-based jobs :)
wladimir on HNEU based jobs would be highly appreciated.
codeglomeration on HN
Show job location or country in listings
From 1 comment
Maybe it's just me but I think it'd be great to see where the company is based (the country) in the initial list. At least that'd be handy if you get more job offers. As I am in…
soulclap on HN
Post pay ranges in listings
From 1 comment
It would be great if you required companies to post pay ranges. Some jobs that I may not find interesting might become interesting if the pay is right. Without pay, it's very…
doki_pen on HN
Add an operations category
From 1 comment
tip: add an "operations" category, for sysadmins and so on
br41n on HN
Questions
Did you charge for initial posts yet?
From 1 comment
Question related to charging: Did you charge for the initial posts on there now? I think the best strategy is to publicly advertise that you charge $75 for a post, but to get…
bdclimber14 on HN
How many qualified visitors does the site get?
From 1 comment
how many qualified individuals visit that site? i can pay about 2x as much and get a listing on linkedin for 30 days, which is, well, better..give me the value prop for this site…
ditojim on HN
Alternatives named
Who Is Hiring threads on Hacker News
From 2 comments
as someone said in a previous "who is hiring" thread, there's a reason why people post their job opportunities on hacker news and not on the dozens of job board websites (hint:…
there on HNGreat idea! Whenever I include the "Who is Hiring" posts in my Hacker Newsletter it always has a high click rate. Another great resource to send people to now if you can keep it…
duck on HN
LinkedIn job listings
From 1 comment
how many qualified individuals visit that site? i can pay about 2x as much and get a listing on linkedin for 30 days, which is, well, better..give me the value prop for this site…
ditojim on HN
functionaljobs.com
From 1 comment
Anecdotal evidence: http://functionaljobs.com. Similar great idea, but no new posts in almost a month.
bendmorris on HN
WheresTheRemote.com
From 2 comments
Interesting discussion here. I've also been working on a remote jobs website: http://WheresTheRemote.com/. I've had the idea for years, but it "opened for business" last year.…
jmcc on HNIn addition to what csomar said, for a small business or someone looking to hire an independent contractor, I think many advertisers would consider $425 to be a huge difference.…
jmcc on HN
telesaur.com
From 1 comment
http://telesaur.com is another telecommute job board.
ndaugherty18 on HN