Bouncing an idea for a website off of you

[georgeishungry]

I had this idea for a website and I want to bounce it off of you, and see what you think.

It's kinda like LinkedIn, but for talented individuals and groups. Basically you sign up for an account, as a 'talented user' or a 'scout user'.

Talented users, (eg pianists, singers, magicians, photographers) can sign up and get a profile which can act as their own personal 'portfolio'. They can upload evidence of their work and also categorize their work into different 'tiers' - amateur, professional, etc.

Scout users, (people looking for somebody talented) sign up for a profile, as you would a talented user, and can post requests on 'job boards' - basically forums. People could post work they need doing, eg a band for a wedding, an actor for a TV advert, a photographer for a party, things like that.

Everyone can freely view other profiles, send direct messages, and friend other users. Talented users can filter themselves into groups depending on their talent and scout users can then use those groups to help find individuals.

What do you all think of this idea?

[conker0118]

sounds like a good idea

[Gamma Male]

So, Craigslist?

[Typho]

Sounds cool, i hope you will develope your idea

[Croconaw]

It sounds cool. :)

[Karkat]

So, Craigslist?

There are actually talent sites out there as well, but yeah, this is an idea that's already out there. :P Not to say that it's not an idea worth considering necessarily, just saying that there's competition, and more importantly, competition that already has business.

[Melodic]

Yeah, there's actually a lot of sites out there just like this..

It's not a bad idea, just needs some original ideas to make it different.

[DerBear]

The problem is, like others have stated, many websites like this already exist and therefore you'd have a hard time making your website stand out.

[thathelperguy]

Maybe allow voting to make it to different tiers?