I've been experiment
[2021-11-30 07:53:57 AM] : I've been experimenting with teasing ebombs on Twitter (via screenshots) and later posting a link to the article in the bottom of the thread, seems to get more attention than just sharing a link - anyone else try this?
I'm interested in jo
[2021-11-29 02:03:04 PM] : I'm interested in joining the Blogging for Devs community but am not sure if it's the right fit for me. I'm looking to ramp up my content creation next year. I know some folks here are part of the BFD community. Could you share a bit more of your experience with me in a thread or DM?
Implemented/shipped
[2021-11-29 05:48:04 AM] : Implemented/shipped PPP tonight and marketing it later this morning :smile: Going to fight reinvent for space on twitter, but I'm just happy to have it out because I've been getting questions about it.
<@UMGDEJK35> i try t
[2021-11-28 12:08:05 PM] : Jason Tu i try to email my list about once a week. i very rarely get any sort of feedback unless i ask for it. for a proxy i go by open rates + unsubscribe rates.
the way i think about it is this: when i launch a product, my main avenue for letting people know about my product and making sales is via email. it’s the only channel that i really control, in a way that’s not true of e.g. twitter or youtube or anything else. so it’s really important to me to keep my email list warm and foster a good relationship with the people on my email list. all my other activities - blogging, my podcast, youtube, twitter, etc. - exist in order to get people onto my email list so that i can launch to my email list.
i didn’t have a super focused point with all the above but that’s how i think about email if it helps. in summary, i consider it the most important thing....
Link roundup emails
[2021-11-28 09:20:45 AM] : Link roundup emails can be great for some things (like building industry authority and selling ads), but often underperform compared to a single ebomb per email for selling your own products. It's all about mentally preparing readers what to expect, and there's a big diff between "a buffet" of links and one valuable thing. Its also very normal for subscribers to not read every email - my mental rule of thumb is trying to make 10-20% of my audience VERY happy with each email, and change up exactly which 10-20% it is each time (note that's a mental model not actual math!)
I would encourage you to try rethinking the way you asked this question though, and rather than couch it in comparison and hypotheticals, provide some more specifics about what you're doing (how often you send, specific open/click rates, example emails), what's working, what's not, and ask for suggestions on what you could try to focus on and improve!...
so i’ve decided how
[2021-11-26 10:13:23 AM] : so i’ve decided how i want to try to salvage the blunder i made where i reserved nonrefundable hotel space for a workshop without being sure i could sell tickets to the workshop. as crazy as this might sound, i think it will be easier for me to put on a small programming conference than to successfully sell tickets to an in-person workshop. plus putting on my own small conference is something i’ve wanted to do for a long time anyway.
so, here it is: sin city ruby conference, march 24-25th, 2022. https://www.sincityruby.com/...
could use some sugge
[2021-11-23 11:55:32 AM] : could use some suggestions from whomever has any…
one of my goals for 2022 is to get my podcast to 10K downloads/mo. (today i’m at about 5K/mo.) part of my plan for getting to 10K includes having more “famous” guests on the show. i expect that some proportion of my well-known guests will share their episode on my podcast with their audience, thus helping grow my audience. (this has happened in the past and i’d like it to happen more.)
having said that, does anybody have any suggestions for well-known programmers who i could invite onto my podcast? i’ve already had kent beck, sandi metz, michael hartl, chris oliver, kelsey hightower, kent c dodds and some others on the show. i’ve also invited matz, DHH and martin fowler, all of whom have not said yes. i’m trying to think of who else but not having an easy time....
This reminds me of o
[2021-11-22 11:45:58 PM] : This reminds me of one of the reasons why I have mixed feelings about PPP. Many people are super nice when asking, then others make it feel like an obligation any indie creator needs to fulfill. https://twitter.com/alexhillman/status/1462950007666053124?t=o47u3HnyvyXhfg0ctLzxLA&s=19
This has been me for
[2021-11-21 04:27:58 PM] : This has been me for the past year or so, and I figured it might resonate with a few of you here as well :sweat_smile: https://twitter.com/anammostarac/status/1461900258049286145
getting cold feet ab
[2021-11-19 07:29:17 AM] : getting cold feet about the in-person docker workshop that i’ve scheduled for the spring. i remembered (after financially committing to holding the workshop) that my email list, my reputation, my flagship product, my body of blog posts and my future plans are all around rails testing, not docker. i realized that if i want to sell tickets to this docker workshop, i’m probably going to have to release docker ebombs and get email subscribers who are interested in docker. that seems like kind of a left turn and a waste of all the advantages i’ve built up over the last ~4 years focusing on rails testing. also seems like a distraction from my original plans of creating a rails testing course based on my successful rails testing book.
this morning i emailed the hotel where i reserved space to see if i can cancel without an unacceptable penalty. (i rashly signed a contract with them which puts me on the hook for about $4K.) if i can’t cancel, i believe i’m going to change my workshop from a docker workshop to a rails testing workshop. i’m still nervous about that because there’s still the risk that i sell no tickets and lose money, BUT if i change it to a rails testing workshop then i don’t have to also drastically change all my other plans just for the sake of a workshop which may or may not sell any tickets.
not necessarily looking for feedback or anything, just sharing because sometimes typing stuff out helps me clarify my thoughts....
and subscribers get
[2021-11-18 03:51:15 PM] : and subscribers get a product ad at the bottom of articles instead of sign-up form
I don't have first h
[2021-11-17 12:51:13 PM] : I don't have first hand experience but I might try flipping the approach around to treat it like a watering hole of sorts. follow relevant related creators, participate in the comments, look for patterns in the things people talk about in their videos/comments, etc.
Anyone here using Ti
[2021-11-17 09:01:00 AM] : Anyone here using TikTok successfully with their audience? Wondering whether that's a channel worth exploring. Main concern is whether it's difficult to get folks off TikTok and to your website
<@UG3KP4E31> This po
[2021-11-16 08:46:45 AM] : julia This popped up on Twitter :joy: https://twitter.com/horse_js/status/1460440560049668102 :horse:
side note, check out
[2021-11-16 07:36:05 AM] : side note, check out my new domain: dockerworkshop.com
Saying that I'm VERY
[2021-11-16 04:29:01 AM] : Saying that I'm VERY pleased I did it. The content is directly useful as I now focus on building out my course, the recording is a useful asset, and after months of thinking about running a workshop, I actually did it! I imagine presenting online this way will work really well for others, just not for me at this moment in time :woman-shrugging:
I decided to record
[2021-11-16 04:22:56 AM] : I decided to record the second workshop and am really pleased I did as I can now choose to either sell that on its own merits or bundle it into the course I'm building (to create a higher tier).
Much like the advice
[2021-11-16 04:22:15 AM] : Much like the advice here to start with a tiny product, a smaller workshop would have been a little easier to plan and deliver.
this was fun to work
[2021-11-11 04:03:04 PM] : this was fun to work on! if any questions come to mind about this stuff i’m happy to chat about it
Deciphering worldvie
[2021-11-11 09:53:36 AM] : Deciphering worldviews from opinions during safari really is one of the most difficult things i've encountered in the process so far