alexchu

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by alexchu 14y ago
Odesk isn't a place for quality artists. If you are not confident in your ability to identify professional artists from amateurs than I would not advice you to go through odesk. conceptart.org is a good go to community to concept artists. T
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by alexchu 16y ago
I think the problem comes down to the kind of market and audience you're attracting. As a freelancer you really have to position yourself for the right market that corresponds to your rates. HN is a very designer/entrepreneur driven communi
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by alexchu 16y ago
it really depends on the culture of the location you're planning on attacking. While Reddit/Digg is hot here in the states. the same concept might not fly in other countries. I had a few buddies who started a Digg-like site a couple years b
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by alexchu 16y ago
we're looking to hire a freelance hacker who's an expert with java media framework and knows about CDN (amazon cloud front) to help us build our product. The product is a platform for people to easily share and learn knowledge. contact me f
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by alexchu 16y ago
yea I would definitely invest some time learning photoshop at least, it's the most powerful package up to date. Since almost all designers use it, it'll be easier for you to communicate with them knowing the basics of the software. Let me k
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by alexchu 16y ago
I'd say that web design in today's market is as deep of a rabbit hole as development and coding itself. You really have to know the fundamentals of design, grid system, the trends, psychology of UX, and know-how to using the software packag
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by alexchu 16y ago
thanks for the advice guys. Good thing my site is already designed around a lot of the questions asked on the app. I'm working on a project that i believe will bring e-learning to the next level. If anyone's interested in working together p
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by alexchu 16y ago
oh, i mean it's out of the question to hire someone local because of the bootstrapping situation now. I've been funding development out of my own pocket until this point. I'm starting to look for a co-founder now.
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by alexchu 16y ago
are you looking for designers or enginners? most product designers handle the visual styling and the functionality of the objects only.
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3 points by alexchu 16y ago|11 comments
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by alexchu 16y ago
can't you share photos on dropbox? and you would still have complete access to your original files.
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by alexchu 16y ago
do a contest to select a group of people where you give them a make over and a perhaps a couple dating lessons. then pair up people on dates. Document everything in videos. what kind of fashion advices were given, what kind of places you s
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by alexchu 16y ago
I find myself focus better after 11pm to whenever i sleep. Probably because there's less distractions around this time of the day.