As I mentioned through Twitter DM, I think straight up asking for someone to be mentor is a lot to ask. I almost feel like there's this common misconception about what "mentors" are. When people say "you need to find mentor" or "he/she was my mentor", that makes it sound like there was this clearly defined and named mentor/mentee relationship.
In my experience that's usually not how it starts out. Over time a more experienced person might end up helping a less experienced person quite a bit, but only retroactively is it considered "mentorship" (if at all).
My suggestion would be to ask the questions you'd ask a mentor. For example here on WIP. And if you show your gratitude for those answers and use them to take your product forward, I think people will be inclined to keep helping you. Essentially turning them into a mentor.
What's your conversion rate like?
The reason I ask is because I think the landing page could use a lot of work. I like the idea, but the page doesn't inspire a lot of confidence and it's not totally clear to me what exactly you provide. What type of feedback can I expect? Is the service for helping me solve a specific problem (e.g. bug or design decision), or am I supposed to just give you some code and you'll share whatever you think?
I also think the $9.99 price point might be hurting you as it communicates "low value". This seems one of those situations where your conversion rate might actually increase with a higher price.
As for places of where to list that really depends on your strategy. A place like Fiverr might work out with your current price point, but like I said I'd really advice against that approach. At a higher price point more channels become feasible (i.e. you can afford to pay more per lead).
I would suggest trying out content marketing as it lets you prove your expertise, and then people can pay for feedback specific to their code. So maybe start doing code reviews for open source projects, or on Stack Overflow. And then find a legitimate reason to link back to your site (maybe to explain certain concepts in more depth). And ultimately have a CTA there for people who'd like feedback on their own code.
I'd also check out (?) the new Github Marketplace.
Probably varies per jurisdiction so it might be wise to talk to a financial advisor / lawyer at some point.
If you're just starting out and it's about relatively low amounts I personally wouldn't worry about it yet. You'd be unlikely to be a target. Of course, proceed at your own risk.
@marcantoinefon Good point! Plan is to use a profile dropdown menu at some point so haven't given much thought to that part of the navigation.
There's two ways:
Type the following in the chat:
/ask How do I ask a question?
Or, go to wip.chat/questions and click the "Add new question" link on the left.
Is it a native app or will people mostly visit the website?
In case of an app I wouldn't worry as much as getting the perfect domain (e.g. you could get a great word with the 'get' prefix or 'app' suffix). If it's mainly a website we might need to get more creative.
I wouldn't say always, but unless you have a good reason not to I think it's a good idea. It's common UI pattern and most people have come to expect that as a way to back to the homepage.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't have other means to go back to the homepage too. As not everybody will think of clicking the logo.
Note to self: make logo clickable. Reason it currently isn't yet, is just laziness.
It's tricky to distinguish between Twitter itself and my experience as a user. My following has grown quite a bit which does really change the way you experience the service. (In both positive and negative ways).
Overall though, I'd say I've been getting more and more value out of it over the years.