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by artharrison 4482 days ago
I haven't really thought of a skills exchange. It's an interesting concept though...

( NOTE: for someone else who's looking for a startup idea -- there you have it: A marketplace for startup founders to exchange skills.

Skills / tasks are sold on a credit basis Design a logo == 1 credit Design a landing page from wireframe == 3 credits Develop a membership backend == 5 credits

Earn credits by completing tasks for other founders using your own skills, then posts/purchase tasks for things you can't do yourself using those credits.

Monetize == let people just straight up buy credits if they don't want the hassle of helping other :)

Obviously that's not the idea I'm talking about in this thread -- just a freebee for someone who needs a new idea to noodle around with.

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Anyway, in terms of your website People Lamp -- I don't think your skills would be a match for the scope of what I'm talking about, but one piece of initial advice: make sure your website loads with http://<url> and not just http://www.<url> ...