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Imagine you could trade a skill for another. Which one would it be?

Imagine you‘re working on a side project and you were able to trade one of your skills with another for some time.

A software developer could become a marketer. Or a marketer a designer. Or a designer a software developer.

When I work on my projects oftentimes I‘d wish to have some consultation for marketing related topics. I know that many of you feel the same. Not in terms of marketing but probably with a different field. Most of the time just a couple of minutes of exchange can make a huge difference.

So I thought why don‘t we build a tiny database which records everybody who‘s willing to share some skill in exchange with another expertise. – 30min of development consultation for 30min of marketing help.

I prepared an Indie Hacker Skill Trade Database on Notion

If you‘d like to take part just comment in this thread with:

  • Your Name:
  • I have knowledge in (eg marketing, development, ...):
  • I‘m looking for knowledge in:
  • Contact me via (eg EMail, Twitter, IH, ...):
  • Contact details (eg your mail address, Twitter Handle, ...):
  • A number of hours per week to trade (eg 0.5, 1, ...):

In case of any sensitive information, you can reach me via Email – hi@denniskluge.de or @DennisKluge_.

Curious how this works out.

on July 24, 2020
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    I would offer logo design and trade for help with JavaScript. Can be reached through IH. 2-4 hours.

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      Thank you for being the first mover. I‘ll add you to the tiny list. :)

      Are there any JS specific questions you‘ve got? I‘m using it heavily on my day job.

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        P.s., think skill trading is a good idea for cash-strapped bootstrappers.

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        Self-taught coder using vanilla JS... I'm using SWUP.js which overrides page loads and replaces specific page content. I had to find a way to dynamically load scripts based on URL. I did, but event listeners and variables are persistent, and I have a feeling that when my website gets a bit more complex, both listeners and vars will run into conflicts.