Ask HN: Can I have your feedback on the consulting website?

1 points by random42 13y ago ↗ HN

I am starting out on consulting after working 5 years plus in fulltime job as software developer. I am positioning my personal website to be the face of my freelancer self.

I would love your feedback on the website (www.mohitranka.com), specifically on

Incorporate all the information (www.mohitranka.com/work)

I have done fulltime job projects, side projects on github/bitbucket and few freelance gigs. How can I incorporate all of the information in concise manner.

Workflow

Ideally, I'd like the potential client to land on the homepage, go through /work (and be impressed) and then move to /hire to see if there if synergy and contact me.

How do I make the webpages to follow this workflow?

Impression

Most importantly, does the website leaves you with positive impression about me? Would you like to hire someone who has this kind of website?

Listing my rates openly (www.mohitranka.com/hire#rate)

This is in effort to be transparent, as well as to avoid negotiation( I suck at it!). What do you think about this approach? One obvious downfall is that the client may have issues disclosing how much they are paying me. Do you think it is the right approach or should I remove rates from the page?

Thanks for your time and patience! :)

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random42 13y ago ↗

Clickable: http://www.mohitranka.com/

http://www.mohitranka.com/work/

http://www.mohitranka.com/hire/

cdvonstinkpot 13y ago ↗

On http://www.mohitranka.com/work/ the 'Projects' could benefit from screenshots.

Most of the projects are backend scripts (and not website). I did couple of websites (now dead, unfortunately) in a freelance gig. I will add those screenshots.

Thanks for the feedback! :)

sharemywin 13y ago ↗

I would add some images. I would hire a designer. Make it look a little more polished. You might network with a designer and add a package. Might want to add some lead capture.

What is a lead capture? (FWIW, I have put funnel tracking in Google analytics, if that is what you are implying).

Point taken about making the website look more polished.

Any feedback on the specific queries?

Thanks for your time and feedback. It really helps! :)

A form the capture a lead. in your case a person looking to request information.

Right. I have my email address posted there, but I suppose it is not prominent enough.

You could add an incentive. like an ebook for your customers about things to look for in a consulting company.