[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":441},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-5661974":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":44,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":92,"maker_in_thread":197,"shape":202,"grid":207,"attempts":403,"same_week":404,"maker_shows":40,"maker_hidden":433,"reader_version":434,"card":435},"5661974","Freelancer Sticker","we like to work from coffee shops, so we made this","title","Show HN: we like to work from coffee shops, so we made this","http:\u002F\u002Ffreelancersticker.com\u002F","freelancersticker.com","_yb",1367843893,2013,75,81,334,1739,20,"notable","web_saas","marketing sticker for freelancers","other",[24,25,26,27],"freelancer","coffee shop","laptop sticker","networking","mixed",-0.227,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":31,"critical":33},4,18,16,42,{"idea":36,"design":39,"pricing":41,"privacy":43},{"positive":37,"critical":38},3,11,{"positive":40,"critical":40},1,{"positive":42,"critical":31},0,{"positive":42,"critical":42},[40,42,37,45,37,40,40,40,37,37,37,37,42,40,40,40,37,40,45,45,37,37,40,40,40,40,37,37,40,40,42,37,37,42,42,42,42,42,42,42],5,null,{"problem":48,"audience":62,"pricing":73,"motivation":85,"time_to_build":46,"stack":89,"openness":90,"stage":91,"team_size":90},{"value":49,"source":50,"evidence":51},"Freelancers want clients to approach them while working in coffee shops","inferred",[52,54,58],{"id":53},"post",{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},"5662252","elmuchoprez","I'd be very curious about the viability of clients who approach you in a coffee shop. Seems like you'd get an awful lot of, \"So hey, I have this idea that's like Facebook and…",{"id":59,"by":60,"text":61},"5662438","joshcrews","I've been running the sticker, \"Hi, I build software. Come talk to me!\" at a high end coffee shop in my town (Nashville) for 2 weeks and it's generated 3 good conversations. I…",{"value":63,"source":50,"evidence":64},"Freelancers and developers who work from coffee shops",[65,69],{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},"5662070","maresca","If you are working, do you necessarily want to be bothered?",{"id":70,"by":71,"text":72},"5662574","NegativeK","I go to coffee shops because it's close and a break from working from my otherwise empty apartment.",{"value":74,"source":75,"evidence":76},"About $5 per sticker","commenter",[77,81],{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},"5662557","dkrich","I'm truly amazed that this made the top of Hacker News. A $5 decal that advertises services. We've officially come full circle. I hear that people have even tried approaching…",{"id":82,"by":83,"text":84},"5662366","omegote","$5 for a sticker... Someone said profit margins?",{"value":86,"source":50,"evidence":87},"Maker likes working from coffee shops and wanted clients to find them",[88],{"id":53},[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":93,"objections":105,"requests":137,"questions":156,"alternatives":178},[94,101],{"value":95,"source":75,"evidence":96},"A cheap, nearly free way to pick up business",[97],{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"5662101","jraby3","This is a great (and virtually free) way to pick up business. I don't see a downside.",{"value":102,"source":75,"evidence":103},"A commenter got 3 good conversations in two weeks with a similar sticker",[104],{"id":59,"by":60,"text":61},[106,117,125],{"value":107,"source":75,"evidence":108},"Generic sticker wording is too vague; people won't read it",[109,113],{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},"5662042","jiggy2011","This just looks like another generic meaningless sticker that people stick all over their laptops. If you really want people in coffeeshops to approach you try something more…",{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"5662253","setrofim_","That's a lot to put on a sticker -- people aren't going to read that. Maybe something a bit snappier, e.g. \"Freelance coder: available for gigs\" or something. I would question,…",{"value":118,"source":75,"evidence":119},"Coffee shop clients may be low quality or time-wasting",[120,121],{"id":55,"by":56,"text":57},{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"5662155","Killah911","Downside: you're meeting with a potential investor or client for your start-up and you've got to pull your laptop out. Other possible downsides include, people coming up to you…",{"value":126,"source":75,"evidence":127},"Price is too high for a sticker",[128,132,133],{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"5662381","skormos","I'd buy that for a dollar; but five? 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In all but a limited amount of cases…",{"value":146,"source":75,"evidence":147},"Include a hourly rate or a clearer call to action on the sticker",[148,152],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"5662625","hkarthik","Right below this sticker you should probably list your hourly rate, otherwise you're making yourself a magnet for the wrong kinds of clients.",{"id":153,"by":154,"text":155},"5662339","BuddhaSource","I would rather go for \"We are hiring\"",[157,167],{"value":158,"source":75,"evidence":159},"What is the conversion rate from approaches to clients?",[160,164],{"id":161,"by":162,"text":163},"5662395","mbesto","What has been your conversion rate so far using it? Since this is a marketing\u002Fsales practice, I'd love to know what the funnel looks like for this.",{"id":165,"by":67,"text":166},"5662113","I'm curious of what the conversion funnel would be from people inquiring to becoming new clients. Someone should test this.",{"value":168,"source":75,"evidence":169},"Would coffee shops allow this or kick people out?",[170,174],{"id":171,"by":172,"text":173},"5662363","josefresco","Do coffee shops really want this? We all use them from time to time to meet clients, or sneak in some work but I highly doubt most shops would want you building your business (by…",{"id":175,"by":176,"text":177},"5662558","hnriot","I thought it was a new band :) Wouldn't coffee shop owners use this to kick you out?",[179,190],{"value":180,"source":75,"evidence":181},"GitHub logo stickers and t-shirts",[182,186],{"id":183,"by":184,"text":185},"5662053","cgrusden","Agreed. Or what Github did with their t-shirts, where it said, \"github.com\u002F________\" and you filled it in with a sharpie.",{"id":187,"by":188,"text":189},"5662165","kurtfunai","I've got a Github sticker on my laptop. 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