Thanks for the boost. Reviews will be moderated. As of now the plan is to have all feedbacks/testimonials go directly into user dashboard which will then be approved or declined by the user. Of course, there will be some negative reviews as well but the user has the choice to either approve or decline them. This means there will only be positive reviews, but then again testimonials are mostly positive. Whether or not people choose to show both the good and the bad is upto them. Clients who want to leave testimonial won't have to sign up, ever. This is to encourage them to leave testimonials. The only way facebook will be involved is if the user wants to share their testimonials/review on their profile page.
"....reviews or testimonials the first thing I do is try and verify the online presence of the poster." --> We will have links to client sites or some form to verify that it is not fake. Still working out the details but definitely something we are considering.
Thanks again for your input. Very much appreciated.
Thanks for your feedback. What we are trying to do is give someone an idea about a particular freelancer, how they work, what was past experiences like and then the potential client can see their portfolio. It's basically a profile and they will have all the info needed to hire someone. The key focus is positive experience of their clients.
Sure, they could and most likely will. However, in my experience - most freelancers don't get hired via LinkedIn. linkedIn, it seems to me is mostly used by big companies.
With this platform, new and upcoming freelancers have a way to show what their clients are saying. Of course, linkedin has an endorsement feature but it's mostly noise. The platform is basically a professional profile but with enough info and past experiences of the clients which I think gives enough info to a potential client to at least reach out to someone. We are still refining the idea and about how this could be even more useful, but the key thing we want to focus on is how we can reduce clutter and provide enough info to someone looking to hire a freelancer. Hope that makes sense.
We are in the age where instant gratification is everything. People want everything now. While you may be able to provide that in the beginning it is nearly impossible to scale. And as sad as it may sound, I think most people just have "I want an answer now" mentality versus "I will wait a couple days to find out my compatibility"
"....reviews or testimonials the first thing I do is try and verify the online presence of the poster." --> We will have links to client sites or some form to verify that it is not fake. Still working out the details but definitely something we are considering.
Thanks again for your input. Very much appreciated.