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Have you ever thought of adding off campus apartment ratings close to the school? I don't perosnally live at my school dorm, but i do live off campus, but i think this method would be super effective, and i would lvoe to do an apartment tour haha... A lot of sites have off campus apartments, but these are often lumped with regular apartments and not apartments based on student living
you should make rate my dorm international, or at least expand it to canada because the great aspect of rate my profs is that you can actually find reviews for profs from all over the world
Yes, as a Canadian with university aged kids there are entire reddit threads begging for information about our local dorms since there is next to nothing online for even a photo let alone reviews.
Probably won't read this but, I somehow got inspired from this part of your story, I am not a coder, nor a student anymore and yet I just relate to this time frame we go through, if there aren't many insane changes it might seem as if there are none, but seeing this, choosing to work on 2 or three things at different times and also having a passion project, it reminded me that it's allowed to do different things that you enjoy doing, being caught up in the hurry to achieve something sort of made me get stock, out of fear of failing; but just the images from the video, the background, and gosh the music...the casual self analysis done on the roof, it feels so liberating to me, it feels like its possible to be aware of everything that feels as pressure and yet that we can manage it, and we can live enjoying the process and the progress. Honestly, congrats on this achievement :) and wish you many many others, and thank you and sorry, for making me learn so much in 10 minutes :) Congrats again ! :) God bless
I think it's a great idea to consider YT as hobby while doing a stable job since you don't have to worry about if it's going to work or not. Someordinarygamers aka Mutahar does a great job of doing YT on the side.
Jedcal, you are one of my favorite you tubers because your support of other content creators is evident to me. America loves an underdog and your quiet confidence will produce a star. Get to 1 million subs!
Don’t stop. This is the main reason I love your channel. Start up building is an awesome journey to follow. Let’s see you take this to millions and have a big exit. You’re tripping if you stop this content.
Loved watching the series from day one! Even though I graduated already, rate my dorm is definitely something I wish I had back in college so shout out to you for making it happen.
omg! i want to build a creator course rating platform using no code tools (since i can't code).. i started working on my idea and then youtube recommended your video to me! this inspired me to work harder, thank you for your work!
You're totally the reason why I learned coding. I've been a fan for a very long time. Now, I have a full time job as jr. Software developer. Planning to build my own website soon as well. Hopefully, I'll be as successful as you are. I still have a lot to learn tho. I'm still a junior 😂.
Hey Jed it's been really cool seeing ratemydorm's journey. really, i think you've inspired me to become more interested in the computer science field and maybe even start my own startup one day. Thanks for the video!
I've always appreciated all your videos, i'm sure anyone can tell that you put a lot of effort into these - from your HQ cinematography to the intentionality behind each story. I'm sure you'll figure out how to film the everyday (seemingly) mundane and turn them into beautiful videos. thanks for the fantastic storytelling and videos so far. excited for what's to come and what's to come for ratemydorm!
College of Charleston only has 3 reviews presently. They honestly have a lot of CRAZY student housing. As far as content goes, that's be a great marketable area to do.
Hey jedcal, freelance designer here, I think ratemydorm's homepage could be even better if the first page people see doesn't look quite so generic. The entire first screen has no real content. I think there's a ton of potential to emulate something like AirBNB's homepage (just in the sense that you can start to see content (square for schools) without having to scroll). Love your channel and ratemydorm! I left a review for UMich!
First video of yours I'm watching and I'm super inspired. To see someone your age super focused on achieving a goal whilst doing what they love (coding and content creation). Beautiful sight to see
As someone who is learning and getting to the field of SEO and PPC, this is so cool to watch the journey and all the insight of your website. Congratulations on all the success Jed!! Keep it pushing bro bro! :D
Love your vids and website Jed, I hope you keep making great stuff like this, as a college student in NYC I appreciate you and your content more than you might ever think
Thank you for this video! Love hearing you speak about intrinsic motivation from setting progress goals. I’ve always been working on side projects too, apart from freelance/employments and personal development - except for these past few months, and I’ve noticed I’m much less excited about creative work. So, I guess your point about keep setting “progressive” goals is as important as you talk about
Wishing you all the best in this ratemydorm journey Jed! Wish there was someone who took initiative to do this in Malaysia too. Ps, can’t wait for your merch!
I’d like to see you do a meet and greet…I think a lot of people would really like to meet you, and throw ideas about what you should do to improve Ratemydorm
Hi Jed, I love how you have so much ambition and joy in your projects. I'm from Belgium and I wish I could help you spread your news and your website so I can support you for your ambition and dedication. Have a lovely day bro. if I can help out in a way, hit me up.
Hey! I think you should try it out in Europe. I was accepted into a university there, and from Latin America, it is kind of difficult to find good dorms.
Hey Jed!!! I can help you a whole lot with the whole CUNY system, and all CUNY dorms. ❤❤❤ CUNY is the largest urban public uni system in the whole country, and also, it’s all here in NYC :) CUNY really serves a wide demographic of students, so driving that traffic to your page can be a goldmine :)
Don’t compare yourself too much to Rate My Professors; they have the advantage that their website is relevant throughout the student’s entire curriculum (since they will always have professors). You’re in a tricky spot because once a freshman moves out of their dorm, they aren’t necessarily looking for any more dorm reviews. But - you’re site is unique in that it attracts really interested high school seniors who couldn’t be more excited about starting to attend college. Incentivize the current freshman in college to leave reviews and you’ll be in a great spot each year.
Thanks for the tip! The need for ratemydorm definitely varies school by school. At BU for example, I found myself needing dorm reviews each year, even for senior year (I lived in bu housing all 4 years which is common). So incoming freshmen is a big market, but I predict I’d get traffic for all undergrads too
Great video Jed it was one great finale from the first one to now I would love to talk to you about serious dynamic great collaborations for instance rate my dorm open your family umbrella of rate my school and rate My teacher John 3:16
I can actually see ratemydorm doing a lot better than ratemyprofessor. Seems like a lot more people use university internal teacher ratings more than external.
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I really love what you are doing with the website and I Ould love to be a part of your team (should I say nothing attached )
I'd like to know about your advice on life actually. You're cool. Finances, relationships, friends, living by yourself, work, etc.
Have you ever thought of adding off campus apartment ratings close to the school? I don't perosnally live at my school dorm, but i do live off campus, but i think this method would be super effective, and i would lvoe to do an apartment tour haha... A lot of sites have off campus apartments, but these are often lumped with regular apartments and not apartments based on student living
I ❤ jedcal
I like RMD content though.
Ratemydorm to the moon!🌑🕺
Bro is verified
Daemang popping up here randomly
Congrats on your success with Rate My Dorm! It's been so cool to see all the behind the scenes content
Congrats man - your journey has been a big inspiration
As a CS student, your excitement and flow are really an inspiration.
thanks andrey!
what programming language is Jed using bro!? I want to learn it.
you should make rate my dorm international, or at least expand it to canada because the great aspect of rate my profs is that you can actually find reviews for profs from all over the world
Yes, as a Canadian with university aged kids there are entire reddit threads begging for information about our local dorms since there is next to nothing online for even a photo let alone reviews.
coming soon!
Probably won't read this but,
I somehow got inspired from this part of your story, I am not a coder, nor a student anymore and yet I just relate to this time frame we go through, if there aren't many insane changes it might seem as if there are none, but seeing this, choosing to work on 2 or three things at different times and also having a passion project, it reminded me that it's allowed to do different things that you enjoy doing, being caught up in the hurry to achieve something sort of made me get stock, out of fear of failing; but just the images from the video, the background, and gosh the music...the casual self analysis done on the roof, it feels so liberating to me, it feels like its possible to be aware of everything that feels as pressure and yet that we can manage it, and we can live enjoying the process and the progress. Honestly, congrats on this achievement :) and wish you many many others, and thank you and sorry, for making me learn so much in 10 minutes :) Congrats again ! :) God bless
I think it's a great idea to consider YT as hobby while doing a stable job since you don't have to worry about if it's going to work or not. Someordinarygamers aka Mutahar does a great job of doing YT on the side.
Jedcal, you are one of my favorite you tubers because your support of other content creators is evident to me. America loves an underdog and your quiet confidence will produce a star. Get to 1 million subs!
I really loved the idea of making a blog automatically when it gets certain reviews. That’s cool SEO
Don’t stop. This is the main reason I love your channel. Start up building is an awesome journey to follow. Let’s see you take this to millions and have a big exit. You’re tripping if you stop this content.
Loved watching the series from day one! Even though I graduated already, rate my dorm is definitely something I wish I had back in college so shout out to you for making it happen.
omg! i want to build a creator course rating platform using no code tools (since i can't code).. i started working on my idea and then youtube recommended your video to me! this inspired me to work harder, thank you for your work!
Damn the study with me vlog is the new award winning vlog, which could also be bestsellers right now.
You're totally the reason why I learned coding. I've been a fan for a very long time. Now, I have a full time job as jr. Software developer. Planning to build my own website soon as well. Hopefully, I'll be as successful as you are. I still have a lot to learn tho. I'm still a junior 😂.
Hey Jed it's been really cool seeing ratemydorm's journey. really, i think you've inspired me to become more interested in the computer science field and maybe even start my own startup one day. Thanks for the video!
Bro whenever you post a video it makes me happy. I think you have a very interesting minimal life and i love watching you. Truly iinspirational
ratemydorm is gonna blow up even more bro. You have the vision. I believe it'll be just as big as ratemyprofessors one day!
genuinely a sick video to see the progress, but i also really enjoy the casual vlogs just showing your day - hopefully see the next video soon :)
Vlogs soon 🙌
as a web developer who's been thinking of starting my own cool side hustle money maker 🙂you just inspired me
I've always appreciated all your videos, i'm sure anyone can tell that you put a lot of effort into these - from your HQ cinematography to the intentionality behind each story. I'm sure you'll figure out how to film the everyday (seemingly) mundane and turn them into beautiful videos. thanks for the fantastic storytelling and videos so far. excited for what's to come and what's to come for ratemydorm!
Been watching RMD progress since the beginning, amazing work Jed 🔥
you've come a long waaay jedi! congrats on this success!!
Honored to have witnessed this journey of yours. Keep doing the good work Jed. Congrats
LETS GOOO JED!! Nothing feels better than proof of concept esp at the early stages ✔️ so happy for you!! Excited to see it grow more!!!
thank uu!
Congratulations. I follow you from Brazil.
👍🇧🇷
College of Charleston only has 3 reviews presently. They honestly have a lot of CRAZY student housing. As far as content goes, that's be a great marketable area to do.
What if you highlighted reviews that would change people's minds. Showing horror stories of dorm reviews or
You coded a website. People watched it. Now the coders will code another and give your video a credit for the guide, vibe and motivation ❤️
Hey jedcal, freelance designer here, I think ratemydorm's homepage could be even better if the first page people see doesn't look quite so generic. The entire first screen has no real content. I think there's a ton of potential to emulate something like AirBNB's homepage (just in the sense that you can start to see content (square for schools) without having to scroll). Love your channel and ratemydorm! I left a review for UMich!
Agreed! Jed and rate my dorm are great, but the homepage just feels flat. Needs some visual excitement and teasers.
First video of yours I'm watching and I'm super inspired. To see someone your age super focused on achieving a goal whilst doing what they love (coding and content creation). Beautiful sight to see
As someone who is learning and getting to the field of SEO and PPC, this is so cool to watch the journey and all the insight of your website. Congratulations on all the success Jed!! Keep it pushing bro bro! :D
thanks!!
Your videos are always so informative and well-presented. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!🚀😎
This was a great series!
Love your vids and website Jed, I hope you keep making great stuff like this, as a college student in NYC I appreciate you and your content more than you might ever think
Thanks Benny 🙌
Thank you for this video! Love hearing you speak about intrinsic motivation from setting progress goals. I’ve always been working on side projects too, apart from freelance/employments and personal development - except for these past few months, and I’ve noticed I’m much less excited about creative work. So, I guess your point about keep setting “progressive” goals is as important as you talk about
good luck!!
Super inspirational Jed! This is inspires me to build something that people need and can use.
word of the day. PROGRESS. CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. LITTLE BY LITTLE... LOVE YOU JED
HES BACK LETS GOOO
Good luck on your journey Bro, I'm rooting for you and wish you all the success ❤
Pls comeback. I miss your video
tHIS IS SUCH A COOL IDEA MAN . KEEP GOING .
This is amazing, I searched up a dorm ranked and it was the 4th link there
If I were you I would take a look at programmatic SEO - it's the type of site that need that...
just started learning html and css some JS too. Just wanted to let you know that you are a great inspiration man. Thank you!
congrats, how exciting! i might try and go create my own site lol. it's so fun having a nice polished product out in the wild.
I hope I can get into coding for a job soon. You inspire me a bit for this!
Love where this is going Jed!
Even though I have no knowledge in what rate my dorm or anything to do with college is, the hustle is 🔥 bro
Inspiring 💪🏼
proud of you jed!! good luck with ratemydorm :) i love it and will continue supporting you & and the website ⭐️⭐️
I am an engineering student, and I really like your videos/content and how you edit your videos. Hoping for the best for Ratemydorm!
Wish you the best Jed in whatever endeavor we will be there ☝🏾🍾
I’d heard of your site just as you started it! Fantastic concept.
Wishing you all the best in this ratemydorm journey Jed! Wish there was someone who took initiative to do this in Malaysia too.
Ps, can’t wait for your merch!
I look forward to your future content and congratulations on the continued success of rate my dorm 👏🏻
BillJed in making ❤
I’d like to see you do a meet and greet…I think a lot of people would really like to meet you, and throw ideas about what you should do to improve Ratemydorm
I'm in india and top of that northeast part but somehow heard about ratemydorm and now just got to know the founder
big fan of u bro, been following u since 20k subs, Damn proud of u man, and keep inspiring. Love from Kerala, India.
Hi Jed, I love how you have so much ambition and joy in your projects. I'm from Belgium and I wish I could help you spread your news and your website so I can support you for your ambition and dedication. Have a lovely day bro. if I can help out in a way, hit me up.
good luck bro for your journey
Just used it!! Thanks for making a great website!
raate my professor about to add a rate my dorm section xd
Hey! I think you should try it out in Europe. I was accepted into a university there, and from Latin America, it is kind of difficult to find good dorms.
Codecal
We love watching your Videos Jed you're authentic, talented and hardworking that's what makes your story interesting! Way to Go Bud 🍾
Great vidéo man !
Courage and you know it's a cool start up so you could make one or 2 vidéos some times to times x)
I think u should travel europe.
hey jed , been here since the first day in a life video , good job with the website but bro we need more youtube content!!!
Hey Jed!!! I can help you a whole lot with the whole CUNY system, and all CUNY dorms. ❤❤❤ CUNY is the largest urban public uni system in the whole country, and also, it’s all here in NYC :) CUNY really serves a wide demographic of students, so driving that traffic to your page can be a goldmine :)
Hi! Email me! contact @ ratemydorm .com
Man this is so amazing to see!!! Good work man
i wish you the bestest success! and your biggest dreams to come true! So grateful to be your follower
youre so galing jed
Fantastic video. You are on the right track. Very interesting to see how this came to fruition!
im really happy for your accomplishment jed🎉🎉 been watching you since day1!!
inspiring bro!! so much fun seeing your idea come to life more and more every day!!
your channel is my safe place🤝🦐
Cool to see the progress! Congrats Jed 🎉
Hey Jed, i'm a silent viewer but I genuinely do believe ratemydorm will be huge one day - keep going :)
Yeah, I think so too! It has so much potential
I am happy for yyou man.
keep grinding sir
Excited to see where Rate My Dorm goes!
go worldwide Jed!!
You should include somewhere on your site, that the rating process takes just 2 min
congratulations dear
Damn. Congrats man! Living everyone software engineers dream 😜
man, i feel like you couldve expanded ratemydorm to local apartments (?)
Don’t compare yourself too much to Rate My Professors; they have the advantage that their website is relevant throughout the student’s entire curriculum (since they will always have professors).
You’re in a tricky spot because once a freshman moves out of their dorm, they aren’t necessarily looking for any more dorm reviews. But - you’re site is unique in that it attracts really interested high school seniors who couldn’t be more excited about starting to attend college.
Incentivize the current freshman in college to leave reviews and you’ll be in a great spot each year.
To be fair there will always be new freshman every year like he said in April incoming freshmen got accepted so they look
Thanks for the tip! The need for ratemydorm definitely varies school by school. At BU for example, I found myself needing dorm reviews each year, even for senior year (I lived in bu housing all 4 years which is common). So incoming freshmen is a big market, but I predict I’d get traffic for all undergrads too
maaan i should've walked past you while you were at NYU cause I would've said yes, I've heard of the site!
Congrats man! Hard work pays off. Just curious, how did you get that blurred cursor and click screen recording effect?
Needs better UI/UX feels like bootstrap basic components
I get so inspired by your journey! keep goin!
Hey Jed, could we get a breakdown of your tech stack for the website? What languages, what you're hosting it on etc?
this is awesome man
Can u please document on how to make a brand new website rank on Google? If you have time...that wud be really helpful❤
Big W
keep it up bruu
Great video Jed it was one great finale from the first one to now I would love to talk to you about serious dynamic great collaborations for instance rate my dorm open your family umbrella of rate my school and rate My teacher
John 3:16
Awesome, as always Jed!
I was the first girl it was cool to meet you!! Where’s my $10 at tho🤨🤨
nice meeting u! i owe u $10 i just forgot LOL
I can actually see ratemydorm doing a lot better than ratemyprofessor. Seems like a lot more people use university internal teacher ratings more than external.