Gathering Data: Trials and Successes.

After roughly one month in operation, we are up to ~150 companies and reviews! We're well on our way, although going has been slow. I've been surprised how hard it has been to entice users to add data - I had assumed (and quite naively, it turns out) that the data would grow somewhat more organically than it has. To this point, however, it's been a lot of work to understand how users are moving through the site, discovering why they stop using the site and at what points, and generally making it easier to add data. Even with these things in place, gathering data is difficult. It appears that there needs to be a substantial amount of data already in place to build some level of trust between users and the content. I'm guessing here, but I think somewhere around 2K company/reviews is the number at which the site will reach critical mass and begin gathering some momentum without so much pushing.

So, if you haven't already, please add and review your company, and share your knowledge and experience. The next time you're looking for a job, you'll be glad we're around!