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loumf
1. 100/hr is not 10x pay. I wouldn't change the site, just the tagline.

2. Fix this on your join page "If you're too at the moment, ..." (too busy?)

3. I do not believe you have jobs. If you do, you should explain a little about how you source them. If you don't -- as I suspect, I don't think there's a good reason for me to sign up. You might want to study airpair.com to figure out how they solved this problem. I believe they found customers first and fulfilled them themselves -- then recruited devs when they had enough flow.

4. I expect an explanation of your fee

aakilfernandes
Hey, thanks for the heads up about the spelling.

I honestly didn't mean to give the impression that I had jobs lined up. However, I'm working on building a two-sided platform and decided to start with the side I know best.

No fees at the moment. I'm not even sure what business model I'm going to persue. I'm currently just emailing people who signed up and seeing what they're looking for and how I can add value.

fsk
That's the problem with every "We're fixing hiring!" website.

There's no reason for candidates to join unless a lot of employers join.

There's no reason for employers to join unless a lot of candidates join.

codygman
Wouldn't 10X the most junior developer hourly rate be $200?
a3voices
The best way to get 10x pay is to get paid for project completion, not by hour.
bbcbasic
and in addition don't do the work. Hire people to do the actual work and just project manage it.
phantom_oracle
You face the classic problem of the 2-sided market.

You need clients to attract developers and you need talented developers to attract clients.

This model normally fizzles out due to 1 or both sides of the market failing.

Good luck though, I'd use something like this.