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by starter 13y ago
Maybe not in America but India's different and remember, smart phones made in third world countries have different markups since manufacturing is cheap and nearby.
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by starter 13y ago
Do you think there's any chance that the latest advancements in video calling might change that? Things like "living on video"... Streaming the remote office and maybe distributing Google glasses etc.
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by starter 13y ago
What about taking advantage of the back log of denied or pending, highly skilled U.S. Visa applicants? It seems to me that tech companies can't import them fast enough. I'm thinking it's time to go to the source instead.
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by starter 13y ago
Thanks for your feedback. Just curious... Have you tried it or do you have some sort of negative experience with remote devs? I'm going to need to do something sooner or later.
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by starter 13y ago
Great tips, thanks! I'm really looking to collaborate with them as equals, not merely remote assistance. It just seems like a great people policy.
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by starter 13y ago
Yes, isn't that possible with direct hiring instead of paying more to go through outsourcing firms? My understanding is that roughly $500 monthly puts an Indian in the middle class. Double that and I figure we would be really attractiv
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by starter 13y ago
Thanks for your feedback! I'm not an Indian native but I am taking language classes in anticipation of doing something in the future. I'm hearing that it really depends on the people.
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by starter 13y ago
Thanks for the tip!
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by starter 13y ago
Thanks for the tip! Isn't $1-2k per month pretty high for direct pay? My estimate for starting salaries was substantially lower.
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by starter 13y ago
You hit it, thanks! Not interested in outsourcing, per say. My goal would be to leverage low market wages in India by setting up a foreign office with it's own management etc. How far above average pay do you think I would have to go?
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by starter 13y ago
Not trolling, 100% serious. I don't actually want to do outsourcing, per say. My interest lies more in leveraging low market wages in India and actually setting up a foreign office with it's own management etc. You still think Ind
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by starter 13y ago
Thanks, are you saying they tend to be lower quality coders or just outdated coders? Maybe you're saying both. We're talking as more or more than 80% worth of discounts in compensation packages when compared to American programmer
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Ask HN: Is setting up a remote team of developers in India worth it?
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by starter 15y ago
Yeah, I've not the access to a massive network with shiny new hardware so my target market is shared hosting for now. Just looking to give it a premium twist instead of playing the $x/month game. I like that motto. My mantra was all about k
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by starter 15y ago
Hey, thanks. I like what those companies are doing but I'm already doing the same with shared hosting. I've already committed to really, really good support. I have integrated live support available most of the time customers are awake. Bas
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Ask HN: How to make website hosting innovative
6 points by starter 15y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: Advice on going from shared to dedicated server?
1 points by starter 15y ago|0 comments
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by starter 15y ago
Tell me this: How much time spent on education vs experience is worth it? I want to specialize in serving my customers with great data services, not tracking them down. Is reading into this worth my time? Why shouldn't I just hire someone w
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by starter 15y ago
Thanks for the recommendations, it shows you mean well.
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by starter 15y ago
High relevance, got it! I'll look into pruning that long list of keywords they pushed. I thought 8-9 clicks was a bad sign but I see now that It might be the best start. Thanks for your time.
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by starter 15y ago
Yes, Competition + Adwords means 2 bloody battles to win. One thing I'll do because of your advice is my own bidding. At least I won't get burned that way - Thanks! So, you say good data, conversion codes and getting to a good Quality Score
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by starter 15y ago
Its cool. I hear your point!
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Ask HN: How to not get burned with Adwords and PPC?
4 points by starter 15y ago|14 comments
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by starter 15y ago
Saved your answer - Thanks for your input! I thought 5% was decent myself. I like your ROI suggestion. Any recommendation on where to start? PPC to drive traffic looks like a scary way to burn capital right now. You think its my best option
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by starter 15y ago
Makes sense. I guess I'll focus on more traffic for now to see if that 5% is something I can hold. Thanks for your input!
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by starter 15y ago
Thanks Martin! I will focus on getting more traffic for now, I think. More than 100 so maybe its not too soon for a/b split testing. Thanks for your input.
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Ask HN: Spend time on increasing conversion rate or increasing site visitors?
1 points by starter 15y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: How to setup one set of nameservers for all of my servers?
2 points by starter 15y ago|0 comments
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by starter 15y ago
Trent Reznor's "The Social Network" from the movie.
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by starter 15y ago
Thank You, I'll look into chomikuj! I want something for people in general, not general. It should be dead easy to share all the files I want to share with anyone in my friend graph. I do want to know if it is fair use. No piracy intended!

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