Here's another feature I'd like to see: Availability.
This is the most frustrating thing about any designer I've ever contacted or worked with.. Half the time their plates are so full that you can't get a slot.. I'd like to know that in advance so I have a better idea of wait time..
I'm almost always in a position where I could say I'm too busy to work on something. I like it because the jobs that I really want to do, I'll find the time to do. But for the ones I don't want to do, I can either say I'm too busy or else bid 4x my normal rate. If they want me for 4x, I'll make the time.
As much as that sounds really useful, I think it steps outside the bounds of what Haystack is for. Haystack has no interest in keeping track of specific projects, billing etc.
Haystack IMHO is just a card catalog — a painless way to get a basic idea of a designer's work. No more, no less.
This is the most frustrating thing about any designer I've ever contacted or worked with.. Half the time their plates are so full that you can't get a slot.. I'd like to know that in advance so I have a better idea of wait time..