Comments on post “Uberhunters”
Ross@GoLocalApps
@golocalapps · GoLocalApps
Great, now encouraging even more obsessive PH behavior.
I actually vote less now than I used to. Not sure why.
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Johannes N
@jollife · Dev Lead, Swat.io
@golocalapps why do you vote less?
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Ross@GoLocalApps
@golocalapps · GoLocalApps
@jollife I'm actually not sure. I still visit at least once a day, check out several links and comment. But maybe I'm more picky about the upvote, and the daily system doesn't work well for looking something up after the fact.
Now that I think about it, I think I want to upvote (reward) good projects that don't just look good on the landing page, but also follow through. And you don't often get that on first look. You need to use the product, interact with the company and more. Upvoting works for reddit better because its based on the thing you see - picture, link, comment, etc - whereas on PH you're getting a product or business that takes use to get a feel for it.
For example, we've seen several newsletter generating and distribution companies and projects. So some good ideas, but really the question is how well do they actually work. So for that you need to sign up, add a list, make a newsletter, send it out and check results. So figure at least a couple of days if not a week or more. So do I upvote it prior to using it as a sign of "good idea" or do I wait to see if it works?
Being a maker myself, I had people not only signup for our startupbookbuzz.com email list, but upvoted it before they'd received a single email. I could have been sending book recommendations for Dr Seuss books (granted I could probably make a good case for using Green Eggs and Ham as a perfect startup analogy), but still people upvoted based on the concept, not on the execution.
Sometimes the idea is very cool and should get recognized for it. But I think I'm using it more for a bookmark than anything else now.
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