MattSourceful

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by MattSourceful 6y ago
Can I edit the title to something like "Show HN: Sourceful - a search-engine for public Google docs"?
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
Apologies, I guess in the context of the Show HN it's less of a list and more a tool to submit and comment on Google docs to which people can try out.
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
Sourceful viewing figures are taken into account in Sourceful to sort "Hot" page but not displayed to users. Outside of Sourceful, to see what is the most viewed document on the web, the best way is to use a tool like ahrefs. Howe
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
Those are very good points. Without going into too many details, I am hoping to resolve some of the issues you've mentioned and provide a bit more stability to this format. Haven't thought about celebrities screen-shotting their t
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
It's a great spreadsheet! It's been doing really well on Sourceful and is currently the highest rated doc for tag "freelance". I couldn't agree more with you about Google docs for prototyping. A Google Sheet + Form
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
No, most of the time they are not indexed by search engines - unless the docs has got a lot of good backlinks, it will not be visible through search. Also, a lot of docs which seem to do well in Google search are scam pages with illegal mov
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
Good point about Slack and Discord. It's interesting that even though participants are semi-private - in my experience - the standard of discourse is usually higher than the non-private places like Facebook.
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by MattSourceful 6y ago
What are your thoughs about using Google Docs and Sheets as a quick-and-dirty way to create and distribute content, especially by non-tech-savvy users? It appears that the use of this format has been growing, especially during the recent ev
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Show HN: Sourceful – Crowdsourcing the best public Google docs(sourceful.co.uk)
110 points by MattSourceful 6y ago|15 comments