pjnewton

I do a bit of freelance marketing, copywriting, conversion optimization and the such. I'd be glad to chat if you want to email me. Address is in my profile.

I disagree that there is some anti-American nefariousness going on with this data collection mess.

Yup, I agree with you here... I was wondering if the person who made the comment had any educated reason for doing so...

I'm really hoping this is cloaked sarcasm...

Agreed, however, what is the value in spying on activists (assuming you mean the non-extremist type)and everyday citizens?

> In security you can only be as strong as your weakest link, and when dealing with a global organization you will surely have weak links.

This is the point that this, bandwagon, article misses completely. They may be judging right, the smart criminals (or terrorists) understand tradecraft and how to avoid using obvious means of detection. However there are always many more low level folks that wil slip up due to lack of competence and lack of experience. When this happens we (non-terrorists) are able to establish a foothold at some, any, level of the organization and start to pick it apart.

What? What does this even mean? You're saying you think the President thinks he can assassinate any American he pleases without repercussion?

And who do you think will carry out these killings?

(Hopefully you have a credible source to back up your claims...)

I would recommend a couple strategies..

1.) Take a page out of the Buffer playbook and start guest blogging everywhere you can.

2.) If it is truly easy to use (more so than competitors) then I would demonstrate that. (Video, Gif, Vine video of someone searching, etc)

3.) Your core value proposition isn't immediately recognizable when one lands on your home page. Why should I use this site for my home search? Why is this better than the other guy? Etc...

4.) Reach out to agents in the area and offer to help them out in some way. Partnerships, referrals, asking them to guest blog on your site to build their rep, etc.

Just a few ideas, hope that helps!

This was required reading for me (and most others) while going through the Marine Corps officer training program... A great read and probably one of the core reasons to hire former members of the military (in my biased opinion) along with a handful of other reasons that can't be taught in school.

The officer selection program screens individuals for potential to lead and thrive in a variety of very stressful situations THEN once they've screened for top performers they assign them a job and train them how to do it.

A completely different process than most companies who expect all of their talent to show up with a very specific skill set. Unfortunately this leads to some amazing people being excluded for the talent pool because "it is too much work to train" someone. If one learns the traits to look for I'd guess that training them becomes a breeze and you'll end up with a better hire who will stick around in the long run.

Great question and something I'm interested in finding out as well. We currently use Skype but I'm not totally happy with it.

I've looked into a few others but if I'm going to go through the trouble of switching I'd like to find something HIPPA compliant so we can use it for more than general basic conversation...

What kind of postage is used?

For small businesses using direct mail (well written sales letters) real first class stamps convert at a much much higher rate than bulk mail postage in many cases.

I would love to see more non-technical/semi-technical posts on the thread as well...

Most of the companies that I've dug into from the "Who's Hiring" thread seem to have non-tech jobs open once you get to their site and poke around but they don't seem to get posted on the thread.

I'm currently in the Phoenix area where there is a budding tech scene! Just say'in :)

No problem! Check out his blog as well: http://mobilitywod.com

Great resource!

All human movement is a skill and anything you "do wrong" over and over again will eventually cause injury. I'd recommend you take a look at Dr. Kelly Starrett's book "Becoming A Supple Leopard" the title may seem silly but the information inside is life changing.

Here is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-Preventing-Per...

I can also help if needed, contact should be in my profile.

I think this is a good idea. The downside I see here (For me personally) is it is location prohibitive. I can see the value in spending $10k to get this education from some top people int he field, building a good network, and assistance landing a job. I don't think the cost is too high. I'd say most top performers could probably make there money back with a signing bonus if they job a good job offer.

Personally I'm looking for something like this. There are a million ways to learn to code online (without much risk) but there are very few good resources for learning performance marketing. My personal issue is I would not be able to spend 8 weeks away from my wife and kids while also coming up with the cash to feed, shelter, transport me around SF during the program.

I think the idea is solid though. I think the best non-traditional education programs out there need to offer job assistance in order to attract people. At least until there is a paradigm shift away from the high value on traditional education, no matter how useless it is.

I'd be glad to connect to chat more about what your product is and to see if I'd be able to help you out. My email is in my profile.

> I stretch before and after my daily runs under the assumption that this has been reducing my injury risk. From these results, I should stop wasting time on pre-run stretches.

Have you been injured? Have you seen and/or felt a decrease in fitness due to your stretching routine? If not, I wouldn't change much of what you are doing due to a blog post or this study...

The problem with all these studies is that those that are on the bleeding edge of Strength and Conditioning research are the coaches out in the gym working with athletes and soccer moms. Sadly, no matter how many lives these people change for the better, their methods are discounted due to the lack of scientific rigor.

I've been a strength and conditioning coach for 5 years now and I get very little value out of any of the articles and studies published by NSCA, despite their clout. I continue to pay my dues for access to the information.

You do have a great point though about how well trenched the conventional "wisdom" is in these areas and the large commercial influence that controls these studies through funding or not funding a program.

Awesome offer! I wish I had a tech company and lived in SF because both of my service companies could use help with SEO!

Everything I see from Buffer seems to be high quality. From their product to their jobs postings.

I'm now on a mission to teach myself more Javascript and Backbone.js...

I still use Sparrow as well and love it. So yes, if a similar solution was created and supported then I'd be all over it. Especially if it had support for Rapportive! :)

Yeah I agree, that is definitely no defense. I just don't know if I would even consider a lawsuit like this valid. But I'm not a lawyer nor am I in Romania so I'm speaking completely from opinion.

I think you may have been better off not making the third analogy... Because now I want to ask: So republishing copyrighted material and posting a scathing review are in the same 'illegal' class?

I think this whole article (and the other stories I've read like it) is best summed up by the last sentence: "In other news, pencil company gets sued because someone writes angry letters using pencils"

How does one evaluate "Hustle" before working with them?

I agree, I've tried a bunch of different "Learn to Code" sites out there and think the Udacity's "Intro to Computer Science" course to be the best, IMO...

Hi! I'm not a programmer, but a nerd who trolls around HN... What I am? I am a strength and conditioning coach who happens to also travel the country teaching amateur and professional endurance athletes how to run better. I'd love to help you out if you're interested. Want to see what one of my programs look like? Go to http://crossfitendurance.com and check out the daily workouts, that's my stuff. My email is in my profile if you'd like to chat!

Yeah I agree... I'm still working through the concept and I've landed on the Coadcademy for Fitness and Nutrition.

I'm working on creating a "School of Crossfit" http://wodacademy.com to bring functional fitness and nutrition to those who don't have the time or the funds to pay for high quality personal training.

As far as converting goes I would say the following:

1.) Your headline gets my attention (That is if I am in the market for a fundraising solution) 2.) The copy below the headline does a fairly good job of gaining my interest is just what it is you do. Maybe a little less wordy, a couple main features listed here would be good. 3.) The big problem I see with the copy is that it doesn't do much to create desire. You caught my attention, got me interested in what you have, but now I'd like to be led down the I WANT THIS, I NEED THIS path. I think some of the suggestions on here would help, outlining the big benefits to me, maybe show some proof.

If you can figure out how to get your ideal customer to really desire what you offer it should be pretty easy to get them to click that 'Start Raising...' button.

There is a lot going on that distracted me from clicking on the 'Start Raising...' button. I see you button, but I also see this video looking thing to the right, I see a calculator that looks interesting, there is a countdown in the corner that is drawing my eye away from your CTA, there's scrolling pictures in the bottom corner drawing my eye away, etc.

Hope this helps!