Ask HN: Review my idea. Woot for services

3 pointslemma14y ago4 comments

The basic idea is this: a site like woot, where everyday there is a new service offered in limited quantities and at a discount. Anyone can sign up to offer their service (programming, graphic design, marketing, etc). The benefit to the sellers would be exposure, new clients, and having a way to sell their time between projects. What do you think of the idea? I set up a temporary page at minvp.com in case anyone is interested in getting updates on this (that's not the final name).

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pbreit14y ago· 1 in thread

I think there's definitely room for this type of service even with companies like AppSumo already existing (AppSumo deal quality has been trending down).

It's definitely not easy. You have to line up both high quality sellers as well as start building an email list and web site traffic. It's a considerable chick and egg situation. But not insurmountable. Good luck.

lemmaOP14y ago

Thanks! I definitely agree with you about the chicken/egg thing. I won't launch unless I can build a big enough interest. Haven't bothered with a domain/design for this reason :)

Terry_B14y ago· 1 in thread

I guess the first question is, how would this differ to Groupon?

lemmaOP14y ago

I should have been clearer. My idea would be to offer services that hackers/web business would be interested in. Basically, if you work as a consultant or freelancers and read this site, your service is very likely what I would try to promote.

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