Show HN: BidOnMyDay, bid to have me fly to you and do anything

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by driverdan • 15 years ago

113 29 15 years ago

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Looking for feedback on my newest project, BidOnMyDay: http://bidonmyday.com

I came up with this idea a few weeks ago when JetBlue reopened sales of their BluePass. You bid to have my fly to you, using my BluePass, and do whatever work you need done. I'm a web developer but I'm willing to do almost anything. Bids start at $1.

To add additional value I'm doing a video and blog post of each job, with do-follow backlinks.

http://bidonmyday.com

marquis• 15 years ago

Seems like a great way for a startup to get some inexpensive attention via your services. Wish I had something to offer right now, good luck!

saintfiends• 15 years ago

http://bidonmyday.com

jrubinovitz• 15 years ago

I'm viewing your site with Chrome on Ubuntu and your linked text is overlapping onto your other text. Sounds like a fun idea, though. I hope that you'll keep records for us to see. EDIT: So is your bolded text.

driverdan6• 15 years ago

I'm looking into it. It's probably a font issue since Linux fonts are a bit different than OS X and Windows.

BSeward• 15 years ago

This is a great idea and I hope it brings you a month of interesting adventures.

That said, hope you'll be cleaning my home some time soon. :p

driverdan6• 15 years ago

Thanks for submitting a bid. If it wins I promise I'll do a good job :)

superted• 15 years ago

I concurr, this is a fantastic idea. A book and/or blog series on your adventures would definitely count me as an avid reader!

jayliew• 15 years ago

I like the idea, a pretty radical one too! :) All the best!! Do share the results with the community

kgen• 15 years ago

Interesting idea, though I can't help but think that you should have left a little more time for this to spread (it's labour day weekend after all)?

driverdan6• 15 years ago

Had I thought of it a month or two ago I would have given it a lot more time for promotion.

I've been working on it for a few weeks and needed to launch. The BluePass is only good Aug 22 to Nov 22. There are still parts I'm working on completing, like outgoing email and automatic confirmation.

hrabago• 15 years ago

Good luck! I was considering bidding, but learned that JetBlue doesn't fly to where I am.

TomGullen• 15 years ago

No bids yet? Come on people, looks good! Would bid but we are in London :(

BigGirlsAreBest• 15 years ago

Doesn't mention whether this includes the option of "adult" services.

driverdan6• 15 years ago

I'll take those on a case-by-case basis ;)

nazgulnarsil2• 15 years ago

tangential: it amazes me more attractive women don't pull a natalie dylan.

qw• 15 years ago

My guess is that most women who decide to try prostitution has had sex before.

capdiz• 15 years ago

Wow good idea man.

Shenglong• 15 years ago

... is this right - someone bid $20,000?

brockf3• 15 years ago

Any plans for carbon offset? Please?

walkon• 15 years ago

You could buy up all his days and tell him his job is to not fly anywhere.

driverdan6• 15 years ago

If I can find a legitimate way of doing it that's backed by science and not some feel-good greenwashing I'd consider it. Recommendations?

brockf3• 15 years ago

http://store.terrapass.com/store/c/18-Carbon-offsets.html

I know South Park-style anti-liberalism can be fun, but we don't have to let the word "green" be sucked up by big business.

Offset your carbon for this little adventure of yours, please. Sometimes, flight travel is unavoidable, and, sometimes, people can barely afford the flight yet alone offsets. However, this whole experiment is obviously not about affordability or unavoidable flights, right?

Thank you!

brockf3• 15 years ago

Haha downvoted, really? Anyone want to enlighten me as to why?

waitwhat• 15 years ago

You might want to put a comment somewhere that bids will only be accepted if it is actually possible to fly JetBlue to get to the bidder's home/business.

driverdan6• 15 years ago

I'll accept any location if the bidder wants to pay for the additional transportation. Antartica? No problem!

dekz• 15 years ago

Any plans to turn this into something similar to Kickstarter where bidders can post their task for you and others can attempt to pay additional money to see it happen? Or is this meant to me more of a surprise for you on arrival?

WadeWilliams• 15 years ago

Pending Success, consider opening this up to anyone with the Blue Pass. I'm sure there's plenty of people who would be interested in this work model, should be easy enough for you to take a small percentage of each accepted bid.

philiphodgen• 15 years ago

I have Dan this Saturday. A day of brainstorming the re-architecture of my website. No coding. Just thinking.

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