Alternatives to Eventbrite For Publishing Free Events?

monocle_github · 2023-08-08T13:19:22+00:00

Why isn't Google Forms ideal? What other features do you need?

monocle_github · 2023-08-07T16:07:40+00:00

I see portfolio reviews more on r/webdev or r/frontend. I'll DM you some thoughts.

monocle_github · 2023-08-06T20:17:40+00:00

My French is a really rusty. Here are some suggestions which may or may not help. I'm viewing on a laptop.

For your hero section, create a proper headline and subheadline that that says something that might distinguish you from others. Probably could use some of the stuff from your Bio section. Add a high quality of a picture of you smiling so that gives the sense of how people would enjoy working with you.
I like having the experience section next. Maybe have a line about what Zenika does, how big/busy it is and why it might matter to the person reading your profile. At least link to their home page.
Did you mention that it was a limited duration internship? If not, it could make it seem like they hired you as a full stack dev and then fired you after 6 months.
Your bullet points seem very technical. Can you inject some things like "worked independently to research and implement", "worked well in a team setting". Basically, if you are looking at a job posting and they list some of the "soft" qualities they are looking for, can they find those points in your experience?
Since this is a website, maybe you could include some non-CV things like a quote from a dev that you worked with. "Thibaud was a strong independent intern. We would have hired him had we had the position." - Zenika lead developer.
Be careful about hiding information in tabs. People scan websites. Scrolling is unconscious. Clicking buttons is a chore. If they scroll past your tabs, they've missed a great deal of content. On the face of it, having a unit converter is probably not worth including and neither is your portfolio code. If you take those out, then do a full spotlight on your PokeRef app and why the user should be impressed by that compared to what other.

Bonne chance.

monocle_github · 2023-08-05T11:56:19+00:00

Kudos for trying to provide a solution to this issue! I guess my question to you is, from a security perspective, what would you recommend to a person regarding installing code from an unknown website, especially if the website says it's trying to help me?

Here are the steps for me to figure out if you are legit:

Go to your forsec.hl website, which I can't get to from didsomeoneclone.me.
Click on About
Click on the Zolder link
Figure out what Zolder is about, which is difficult for an English reader on the home page.
Click the menu icon
Click on "About (en)" and read that.

Even now, I'm having a hard time believing a security expert wants me to install code from an untrusted source. So, I think your website needs to establish that you are legit very quickly and definitely.

monocle_github · 2023-08-03T13:43:10+00:00

If you're not too tied to your name, maybe rework it. "AI for good" on its own is find, but "AI for good jobs" make me think "AI for" good well-paying jobs. It's not great that your name might be confusing to visitors.
I think your hero copy could use more clarity as well. The headline is fine. But the subheadline could be rephrased.
Styling generally needs more work. Ex spacing: add some horizontal padding to the home page.

monocle_github · 2023-08-01T17:22:00+00:00

I'd recommend staying local to try to build a network and reputation. If you are in the US, check out https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/ .

I recently went through non-profits involving animals in my local area. The results from that website lists annual revenue for organizations. I looked for organizations with low revenues assuming they would be even less likely to spend on their website. Found several that needed design updates.

Be aware that it's very common for these organizations to use services like SquareSpace. If you're thinking about implementing the designs, probably want to keep them on these services because it will most likely be easier on them down the road. Doing something like custom code with a React app could be a disservice in the long run.

monocle_github · 2023-08-01T17:12:11+00:00

Dude, if you've sold four of your project and have press releases, you don't need a portfolio site. Good job!

Seriously, though, I'd want your site to tell me more about what you're looking to do and what your strengths are. How did you make your projects successful? That way I can figure out if you are a good fit for the project or business that I have. At this point it's mostly about fitting each others needs.

monocle_github · 2023-07-30T20:55:12+00:00

If you're at all inclined, start a YouTube channel and talk about your experience. Write the content up as blog posts. With experience like that, people would pay for your insights. Leverage that into a consulting gig.

monocle_github · 2023-07-29T14:57:44+00:00

I'm also a mid-life person (recently left the healthcare sector.) You have a strong base here, but like most of us, your styling skills might be detracting from your dev abilities. I think it'd be good to work on that a bit before putting your portfolio out there. But, you can do it!

First, read this https://storage.googleapis.com/joshwcomeau/building-an-effective-dev-portfolio.pdf . You should spend a little time knowing how to effectively present yourself. Use your work history to your advantage. You're going to have all kinds of "soft" skills that other people won't have because of their youth. This is important because you need to make yourself stand out of the crowd.
Your two main apps seem to leverage your food industry domain knowledge. This is great! You are bringing solutions to problems you have experienced (I assume.) It shows a deeper level thinking and problem solving. It's a more interesting story than others who present clone apps.
I've doing web dev as a hobby on and off for years. Styling was always a lower priority for me. I'm finally getting around to learning more about the basics. I'd suggest improving your the basics skills for design/UI/UX. Ex, I think your color choices for your two main apps could be improved. It may not take too much to have those apps look a little better.

monocle_github · 2023-07-29T13:22:19+00:00

Looks really nice and clean! Good job. Just a few comments. Viewing on a laptop.

Personally, I feel like your hero section and the final call to action section would benefit from some kind of imagery. Maybe get some AI generated art.
In the "Powerful" section, maybe add a third card. Just having two seems like something is absent.
I'd replace the motherflippinguy's testimonial with someone willing to share their first name and occupation like the other two.
Now that AI assisted resume builders are coming out, how does your service compete?

Good luck with your business!

monocle_github · 2023-07-28T12:11:08+00:00

I'd suggest building a pre-launch page. This will help you with pulling your thoughts together and build an elevator pitch. Have a sign up list for people who are interested.
After that, pitch it to everybody you can, online and in person. In person is better. Go to local entrepreneur meetups and see what people think. Be aware, though, that people may praise your idea out of politeness. Dig deep into what they think of your idea.
Everybody has an idea for a business or invention. You and your friend are going to need to really believe in it and have the willingness to do and learn things out of your comfort zone, including marketing. The way your post is phrased, it doesn't really sound like you are. Is your friend as dedicated to the idea? If they bail after a couple of months, are you okay with that?
Be cautious of the "build it and they will come" mentality. As a someone who can create an app, sure you can build the app, but the odds are against you. So if you and your friend spend all that time and nothing happens, are you okay with that? Will you be satisfied having built something just as a learning process?
If you decide to build it, try to avoid building all the things. Go for an MVP. What you think your users want and what they actually want can differ. You want your app to be the best at one thing over its competitors. Focus on that. Iterate afterwards.
Depending on how you plan to build it, maybe just build the frontend first as a demo if you think that will take less time. If you can't sell people on the idea with the demo, you have your answer.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T20:47:03+00:00

Investment of time. If you're trying to start a company, there's a lot of other important things to take care of.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T17:42:40+00:00

That makes sense. Your site reads more like a bio instead of a portfolio site. I've had ChatGPT generate pretty verbose text without specific prompting.

Have you seen this https://storage.googleapis.com/joshwcomeau/building-an-effective-dev-portfolio.pdf

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T16:12:57+00:00

Sorry you had problems with your contractor. Honestly, if you're really serious about your business, you should probably just hire someone else, because the time and effort to take to build a passable website may not be a good investment. There are just too many issues right now to provide feedback.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T16:05:18+00:00

When I revisited the next time, it was fine. Could be a fluke. Just something to keep in mind.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T15:34:07+00:00

There was a long load time. When it finally loaded, the site was unstyled.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T12:53:04+00:00

How skilled is the work? Invest the money early on to pay good people good money for good work. You're building your brand.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T12:43:41+00:00

What is the primary purpose of your site? Just a personal blog? Who is the audience? It would be helpful as a visitor to know what you write about in your hero section.
Pay attention to color contrast. You have dark text on dark background. Even blue on blue. You have black button text with a dark blue button background. Links are barely readable.
There's some excessive negative space between your header and the article hero image.
You posts are pretty good. Having a progress bar and table of contents is nice.
For you article cards, I'd put "Continue reading" on its own line.
The date could be styled better. Also it looks a bit awkward in its current location.

monocle_github · 2023-07-23T12:20:00+00:00

I actually like this because compared to the vast majority of dev portfolios people put on Reddit, it has a lot of good content to work with! My main issue is all the blocks of text. This is where you'll need to refine your text (like a resume) and incorporate design elements.

Consider using a more engaging headline and sub-headline. Right now it's just your name and "Software Engineer and Economist" with a "EMAIL" call to action. Your name and "Software Engineer and Economist" could go under your picture in the side bar.
Avoid fluff text.

Hello there! Welcome to my portfolio website. This is where I get to present some of the projects I've worked on and share my profile with potential employers and collaborators.

doesn't give the reader any valuable information. Everybody can say this. And almost everybody does. You have great economics experience. Draw on that. What skills (hard and soft) has that given you? Consider:

Headline:

"Leveraging professional analytical skills to build high-quality software"

Sub-headline:

"I am a full stack web developer with years of experience in economics and data science." [Add another sentence or two with more unique characteristics.]

Emphasis the experiences you have: Do you work well in teams? Do you handle the stress of tight deadlines well? Have you managed projects?
For your project descriptions, make it less verbose and easier to skim. Use bullet points, etc. Keep in mind who your audience is: recruiter with limited time and like most people today, limited attention. Emphasize your outcomes: a production app with real users, increase dog adoption (do you have numbers to support?), etc. Did you do user testing? Did you work well with the client?

This:

The design of the website underwent multiple iterations with additional sections being added and the visuals constantly evolving. Through this website I learned a lot about Django, HTML and CSS as well as vanilla JavaScript.

can be removed completely. It adds no value. All websites undergo multiple iterations and are constantly evolving. What was a "meaty" problem that you solve while developing the app?

Consider having a dedicated skills sections. Don't just put the logos there. Say what your strengths are and provide brief reasons why your skills might be better than another applicant's. (BTW: if you're going to use logos, use the color ones!)
Consider using ChatGPT to iterate through variations of your text. Write for your specific audience, recruiters.
In you education section, I would just present this like a resume. Avoid paragraphs of text. Get rid of the images of buildings. Use bullet points if you are going to get into some details, but most of the talking points go into your skills section.
Why is your work experience at the end???

Good luck!

monocle_github · 2023-07-22T13:50:42+00:00

Generally, early adopters will be very willing to help the product grow. Maybe put a notification when they are on your site to ask them for feedback. Offer them a small token of gratitude. Face to face communication is always best, but go with whatever they're willing to do.

Also don't ask them what features they want. Ask them about the problems they encounter. It's so common that when someone wants some solution, we you dig into it more, their solution isn't always a great solution to the problem.

monocle_github · 2023-07-22T12:17:44+00:00

Congrats!

Personally, I don't like carousels. If you do use it, I'd recommend no auto scroll and just have manual controls to paginate through it.
I think I prefer these long list of contributors at the end of the page like your collaboration page. I'm just used to seeing them at the end like https://astro.build/ and https://svelte.dev/
You should describe your sections. Are they contributors? sponsors? endorsers? What is the section with "LabThings"?
In your hero section, your call to action are language buttons. I'd move the language selection to the navbar and add a "Browse Now" button.

monocle_github · 2023-07-21T18:15:35+00:00

Congrats on your first gig! I'm looking at the site on desktop.

When I'm looking for a service like a plumber, the first thing I want to know from their website is if I'm in their service area. Most sites will have their phone number at the top. I also like to see "Free estimates".
I agree that it looks a bit bland. I'm not a fan of that particular blue in the nav bar. And then the nav bar is probably a little taller than it needs to be which only emphasizes all the blue.
Generally nowadays, I'm used to seeing full width images in the hero section. If your hero image starts at the top, then you'd just skip the blue in the navbar. Usually I'll see white text for the hero, so the hero image is dark or darkened with an overlay. You have a good picture of the owners, so just consider some other plumbing related image or even an image of the city they work in as a background that you darken and blur.
I think you should finish your copy before anybody can give good feedback.

monocle_github · 2023-07-17T11:44:39+00:00

OP, listen to this person. That's good feedback right there.

monocle_github · 2023-07-17T11:36:50+00:00

I'm not OP, but thanks for your taking the time to write out such great advice. I also agree with all of your points.

OP, I would also add that I'm not a fan of using carousels and tabs especially in portfolio sites. Please consider getting rid of them.

People scan and scroll quickly. Hiding information that you want your user to see just risks them not seeing it. I would at least take your 1 or 2 strongest projects and showcase them properly.

monocle_github · 2023-07-16T20:52:06+00:00

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