Just launched our beta, tell us what you think
joshuarr: I like it, but already think of it as elance for people without marketable skills. That's probably just because the user population is low, but when the front page is littered with auctions like 'learn how to bake a cake' or 'make a cornhole toss board' I have to wonder about the usability here. I'm hardly interested in scrolling through a random list of services provided by amateurs.I think a better method would be to put emphasis on the different types of services, and build some competition among the providers in different niches.The site design is pretty decent, but there are some usability issues that could be improved. For instance, the Polaroid panel on the profile pages is not working for me. The persons auctions should be front and center somewhere on the profile - not parenthetically hidden behind the portfolios. Moreover, the large red button floating all alone by itself that says BID...  when you click on it you are shown the auctions, not bidding. Did you not have enough room to make the button say, 'view this user's auctions'? Probably not. Also, when you click bid, the title of the page reads 'Bid on <username>'. Technically I'm not bidding on a user, I'm biding on one of their auctions. All this could be fixed by placing multiple bid buttons after the auction description.All in all, it's got potential, but there are a lot of loose ends.