I admire the passion, but it seems ominous, and some might even say underhanded; obviously it's not simply 'free' work, but a 'free trial' and marketing. But work for 'free' also pulls the rug from under competitors - they will also have to offer free work, if they can.
There really are very few ruby/rails jobs/contracts going at the moment.
But ominous because in the bigger picture, perhaps the next step after working for free, will be that you have to pay to indulge your passion on real projects. Like many other hobbies I guess.
There are so many websites and apps, that can do just fine forever with a little bit of maintenance and nothing more. For people that fall into this category, it will be free forever
I try not to assume motivation as I can't read minds, let alone hearts, but as a practical matter "refactoring, optimizing, or adding new features" means someone has to maintain something he may not really understand.
Do you mean understand as in "understand the architecture, structure and the domain" of the project worked on? Are you implying working for 5 hours a month only on a project is not enough for these? Is that what you are saying?
>Because I believe that Ruby is a powerful tool that can help you achieve your goals in record time, and I want to help you make the most of it.
No, you're doing 5 hours free so you can get people into the start of your sales funnel, after which you'll attempt to sell them the paid service. Even if it may be a good worthwhile service, the dishonesty is a hard stop for me and many others.
Just say it's like a free trial and if people want even more out of it, there's a paid version with more hours/features. Just be honest man.
It is a free trial if it is time-limited. Like 30 days, or 2 months. It is not a free trial if it continues forever. I never said it is 5 hours for the first three months or anything like that. If 5 hours is enough for you(and you would be surprised there are many sites that need nothing more than that, just to keep running), then it will be free forever
Doesn't seem completely unreasonable to me that this person is going to spend 5 hours a month pro bono on a few projects with no attachments or sales hustle. Do you have evidence that they are being disingenuous? You're accusing them of being dishonest.
jacknews|2 years ago
There really are very few ruby/rails jobs/contracts going at the moment.
But ominous because in the bigger picture, perhaps the next step after working for free, will be that you have to pay to indulge your passion on real projects. Like many other hobbies I guess.
dushan01|2 years ago
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dajonker|2 years ago
What is your source for the number of ruby/rails jobs at the moment?
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VoodooJuJu|2 years ago
No, you're doing 5 hours free so you can get people into the start of your sales funnel, after which you'll attempt to sell them the paid service. Even if it may be a good worthwhile service, the dishonesty is a hard stop for me and many others.
Just say it's like a free trial and if people want even more out of it, there's a paid version with more hours/features. Just be honest man.
dushan01|2 years ago
Ocha|2 years ago
tejohnso|2 years ago