Question: For rule #
[2023-01-11 12:58:05 AM] : Question: For rule #3 of choosing an audience.
I already am a web developer, specialising in a few frameworks/tools, Vue/Laravel/Tailwind I've been doing this for years. But I recently stumbled across a new language + framework, which I love. But I wouldn't say that I belong/serve this audience. Unless I misunderstand what belong means?
Which one should i aim for?
I suppose you'll just tell me to choose what i want really :smile:
Anyways here i go: https://themykolas.com
1 Reply
[2023-01-11 04:03:06 AM] : The blog is where I usually start building my own solution and abandon it every time. Now I'm ready to give WordPress a go!
[2023-01-11 08:20:42 AM] : My opinion is that as long as you can understand the audience pain point and provide help to the audience (produce helpful ebomb like blog post), you are good to go with the audience group (also that they are willing to buy and pay for things, which I think most developers fall into this category already)
[2023-01-11 08:26:31 AM] : yeah, that's my thinking. I hope I can provide value just from my experience as a web developer.
[2023-01-11 12:51:28 PM] : I think that it's ok because you are still a member of a broader audience (programmers), just focusing on Elixir (I think?) instead of Laravel.
It's probably a bigger stretch if you were going from programmer to graphic designer or startup founder or some other audience.
[2023-01-11 02:23:24 PM] : Yup - both Jeff Linwood and axel are right. The reason for these audience rules is to make sure you're picking options where you have more advantages than disadvantages.
You being a relative newbie to something isn't at all a bad thing, and sometimes it can even be an advantage because you understand/remember what it's like to be a newbie more than someone who has been using it for a while.
If you belong to an audience, you likely can serve them. That's the whole point of that framework! :smile: