hollaur | 3 years ago | on: Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is at a record high 0.94
Many companies post jobs just for backlinks or to get more traffic to their site.
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hollaur | 3 years ago | on: Advice that worked for me
"Most people’s mental models of energy are flawed: they think there’s a ‘tank’ of energy that gets depleted as you spend it. This may be roughly true for physical energy, but mental energy is different: spending mental energy on things that you consider productive or important gives you more mental energy for other things: a positive feedback loop."
^^ I had myself believing this "flawed" belief. I like this excerpt.
hollaur | 3 years ago | on: I regret my website redesign
wow. dying that this design / "aesthetic" (If you could call it that) cost $46k.
hollaur | 5 years ago | on: Is Requiring a College Degree Discrimination? Yes, It Is
#theguysagirlBRO
hollaur | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Is there anything I can do to get severance? Please help
Thank you for your response!
I'm looking for marketing positions, preferably at a startup.
hollaur | 6 years ago | on: At Booming Toptal, No Stock for Employees or Investors
Regardless, absolutely terrible experience here myself.
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: Launch HN: Modern Labor (YC W19) – Paying People to Learn to Code
How long will it take to get to profitability doing something like this? Really interested in the business model part of this and how the numbers pan out.
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios?
Here's some of my favorites, pulled from this list of 12: https://www.thevectorimpact.com/personal-brand-examples/
- http://laurenholliday.com (Mine)
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: What If Google Doesn't Reward White Hat SEO?
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: What If Google Doesn't Reward White Hat SEO?
My results are stale too! It sucks. =( They're never good anymore.
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: What If Google Doesn't Reward White Hat SEO?
1. The site isn't very user friendly.
2. What's your average dwell time? If people are visiting then bouncing after 1 minute that sends a bad signal to Google. Average dwell time of a first page result is 3 minutes 10 seconds, according to Brian Dean.
3. You feature 0 images. Where's the alt text? Looking at these walls of text makes me want to bounce ASAP, which isn't obviously good for your dwell time.
4. I think you need to step up your content game A LOT. Look at what Wirecutter does: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-high-end-ranges/
5. You say the site features no ads-- but that's kind-of a lie. You are an affiliate site, which I personally never trust anyway, when they're created in this sort of way. It's like look how bad the mattress industry is with these sites. You can't trust any of them.
6. Good content that ranks in Google is comprehensive. You should think about making your post format meatier. Help people choose which one is right FOR THEM. Explain why you chose what you chose. Use descriptive headlines so people can skim. People want to see pics before they click through.
7. I highly recommend learning more about what constitutes good content vs bad content.
Resources:
- https://backlinko.com/seo-this-year#rankbrain
- https://medium.com/@laurenholliday_/here-is-the-real-reason-...
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: Suicide increasing among American workers
They should do a study on suicide among all workers who are forced to use Slack. #notkidding
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?
Sunrise Calendar
hollaur | 7 years ago | on: America’s Student Debt Machine
Is there a way to dig up the average credit score of student loan borrowers at the time they received their first loan?
If the government didn't do credit checks, which I don't remember them doing on mine, then wouldn't this be the epitome of predatory lending?
hollaur | 8 years ago | on: How I failed to land a remote position
I'm not a developer, but I've worked remotely for a long time as a freelancer and full-time, remote employee.
Here's my two cents (I edited your email):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15sEbo_WKI1q1z3aZ-lELZ0lA...
hollaur | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Does lack of a social media presence harm employment chances?
Yes, I definitely think so. I investigated this for my school newspaper, six or so years ago.
Eighty percent of recruiters/hiring managers google you before inviting you in for an interview. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-p-joyce/job-search-tips_...)
Read the story about Pete Kistler: https://brandyourself.com/info/about
hollaur | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs
Your work is pretty great. I especially love your job board. I'd remove your age from your website to avoid ageism. And I'd start emailing people a lot. Send like 50 emails a week to people you don't know but ADD VALUE to them first. Here's a good post by Paul Jarvis: http://lifehacker.com/an-experienced-freelancers-guide-to-fi...
hollaur | 9 years ago | on: Confessions of an Instagram Influencer [Undercover]
I think there definitely is, but some people just get carried away with it.
hollaur | 9 years ago | on: The Remote Freelancer: A list of remote work alternatives to Upwork
I created an invite-only marketplace that offers 31 pre-packaged marketing-related gigs.
You can read why I created it here:
https://medium.com/@laurenholliday_/10-reasons-i-created-my-...
hollaur | 9 years ago | on: Someone stole my identity on Upwork and all I got was this lousy blog post
Such a GREAT question.
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