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@pawelkadysz Gah! I’ve got holiday brain

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I’m going to take the kids ⛷🏂 today.

What are you up to?

@cgenco @networkhey Yup! You can sign up here:

http://networkeffects.me/

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Really good Slack integration.

Front-end devs: "I'll make your Bootstrap app look better" is a great sales pitch for 90% of new web apps.

(✋ my little app needs some help.)

@marcoarment Any update on this?

The question you need to ask in 2018:

⚡️ "How does my app, my art, make people more awesome?" ⚡️

My conversation with @mikeherreraTD of @mxpx:

https://youtu.be/z3YCWfDTK6k

Aspiring solopreneurs: please listen to @sehurlburt's advice:

https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/945746035099418624

(Read the whole thread)

@taylorotwell @dom_analog love it. 👏

I'm working on something for early January, that will give folks a unique perspective on building a solopreneur business.

https://megamaker.co/make2018/

someone please take this bridge mixture away from me before I OD.

More in this excellent interview: https://overcast.fm/+Ht3p84WsI

“There is nothing worse than being entitled. People who rely on ‘who they are’ as opposed to ‘what they do’ become very banal.” – @NolanBushnell

@uibreakfast This would be great on yearinreview.me!

@sambreed You have the best life 😎

@tayler2412 😮

I’m running a really good Boxing Day deal on @marketingdevs and @tiny_wins. DM me if you want the link!

@nbashaw Yup.

Laravel / dev folks: Telegram.

European nomads / solopreneurs: Telegram.

Bootstrappers / biz folks: Slack.

@ericnormand Stories. People like to hear stories.

“How I built my business with Clojure.”

“Clojure is the most fun I’ve had with programming.”

“24 hour Clojure hackathon. From idea to top of Product Hunt in 1 day.”

🎄 Merry Christmas, from my family to yours! 🛷

@kondrik4 Hmmm.

I go to @gentlemensshop1, but they’re booked up months in advance.

I’d say Tommy Guns is your best bet.

The full interview is here, and it’s excellent:

https://overcast.fm/+Ht3pSUGdQ

Sell these as “ultra thin / lightweight” iPhone cases @ajlkn 😉

https://twitter.com/ajlkn/status/941403832348807170

@earthlingworks Richard Branson uses a similar method: try it out, see how it feels.

Your super-power is focus, so maybe this approach isn’t good for you.

But for folks like @noahkagan, @tferriss, @kevin2kelly, experimentation is key.

@nathanallotey For me, buying the domain name, and quickly building a site is a quick way to take a step forward, and see "how it feels." If it feels good, I keep going.

"Growth can creep up on you. The faster a business grows, the faster it dies also. So we slowed down Patagonia's growth so we could be around for 100 years. There's two types of growth: one, you grow stronger. The other way, you grow fat."
– Yvon Chouinard

"If I get an idea, I immediately take a step forward, and see how that feels. If it feels good, I take another step forward. If it feels bad, I take a step back. I learn by doing."
– Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia

@ChadThiele You'll need to talk to @twigpress. It's 100% his now!

Awesome interview with Jake Carpenter: founder of @Burtonsnowboard. https://overcast.fm/+Ht3qrWGZ4

@SeanParkRoss buckle up then.

"The Christmas paradox." by @meaganmday

Wealthy folks are responsible for many of the conditions that keep people poor. But then they show up at charity balls and give generously. Why?

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/12/charity-philanthropy-christmas-rich-people

@joshmanders You know I love that Twitter banner tho

@huhnrr Thanks Hunter! Love @LandingLion’s approach to “create and measure” for landing pages. 👌

@RyanTheJenks @zerofinancial I wish that was available in 🇨🇦!

@thekyleduck Any new thoughts around that?

I think it’s actually:

“Connection > Content”

@valoni Lol. Thanks.

@charliprangley @emirates 😮

@adampatterson Yes. @theleviallen is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@mellem_design I still think about that meal. That was amazing. 👌

@tnorthcutt it *is* very stylish.

@halarewich hell yeah! https://justinjackson.ca/coffee/

@tnorthcutt checking...

I've been checking out a bunch of your bios.

Y'all are insanely smart and talented.

Why the heck are you following me? 😜

@carodebartolo So true. Realizing this now more than ever with everything (streaming video, self-driving cars, kindles, iPhones)

@_jeerr Yes!

1. Invest in writing. Words still rule the web. http://justinjackson.ca/words
2. Related: SEO is still the best way to consistently get new customers over time.

It's published now:

https://youtu.be/PnDrheOlryY

There’s also a new @megamaker podcast dropping today: http://podcast.megamaker.co

🎄 new holiday video coming to http://youtube.com/justinjackson today! 🎁

RT @frankholdem: @mijustin I love having all the options we have but at the same time I find that too many choices makes everything somehow…

This is why we might want to rethink the adage of: "make content every day," and "publish consistently every week."

Maybe, we need to make ourselves more scarce?

https://twitter.com/kylefox/status/944278188074590208

@MatthewBogart I agree!

@ideasasylum Hahaha. Yes. Your reply prompted me to edit. ;)

People are tired of content; they're hungry for connection.

Real, human, connection.

Actually, wait. That's not quite right.

This is better →

The current trend in content marketing?

People are tired of content.

They're hungry for interaction.

@clientgiantrob @kaisdavis @brennandunn I started writing a reply here, but it turned into this thread here:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/944253373661843456

When I was growing up, good stuff was hard to find. We had to hunt for 'zines downtown. We bought bootleg mixtapes. We stayed up late to watch your favorite band on SNL.

Initially, having access to all these cool blogs, vlogs, and podcasts felt amazing.

Now, people are tired.

It’s editing that makes the difference.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/944057366349193217

RT @smgrieser: @mijustin There is, however, a point where over-editing can ruin a piece. Be careful!

To produce good work, you need to practice.

To make good work exceptional, you need to edit.

And, yes, your 280 character tweet should probably be 140.

Your 30,000 word book should be 10,000.

Your 60 minute speech should be 30.

Your 166 lines of code could be reduced to 25.

What makes good work exceptional?

Editing.

You have to close the sale while it's "top of mind" for the customer.

Don't implement a 30-day sales cycle, when the customer needs to make a decision today.

Some products are only bought within a certain window.

Example:
"I have a test next week, and I need to prepare."
"My taxes are due."
"I just got a job offer."

If you don't make the sale within that window... you don't get the sale.

@Lockedown_ Please submit this to https://yearinreview.me too!

@nwquah Let me know if you need help. I host a Discourse forum (connected to Memberful) as well.

@JoshDoody I think "confluence" is the best word I've found so far.

@joshbuchea You saw the display ad inside of overcast?

@dontsailbackwds How did you subscribe? On your phone? With which app?

@NikhilAgrawal44 How did you originally search (and find) the episode?

How did you subscribe? On your phone? With which app?

@gregoiregilbert How did you originally search (and find) the episode?

How did you subscribe? On your phone? With which app?

@YoursProductly How did you hear about it?

Did you listen to a few episodes before you subscribed?

How did you subscribe? On your phone? With which app?

What's the last podcast you subscribed to?

How did you hear about it?

What made you subscribe?

@nwquah is http://forum.hotpodnews.com/ down?

@drewwilson @toddo Lots of steps need to happen here:

1. Easier way to acquire crypto
2. Easier way to store + access crypto
3. Easier way to spend crypto

All of this needs to be accessible on the consumer & retailer side.

I’m still skeptical.

@siwicadilly Absolutely!

@toddo @drewwilson Do you think people will start spending crypto? Unless there’s a stable price, it feels like people will hold (or dump).

Also: I’m pretty technical, and I find acquiring, holding, and trading crypto *very* confusing.

@garrettdimon Nice work! 🙌

@danharmon Original thread here:

https://twitter.com/danharmon/status/935405103997059073

Good suggestions from @danharmon on dealing with depression.

Didn't get much video, but the snow at @SilverStarMR was 😍 today. #vernonbc #explorebc

https://youtu.be/5kjhI4HXJlU

The most effective marketing tactic is...

https://youtu.be/5rlG14c40oQ

@drewwilson u look good

🙌 http://devmarketing.xyz

https://twitter.com/platonkorzh/status/943552709029957632

@carodebartolo Yes! That might work. Thank you.

“Serendipity” is close but not quite right.

A word that describes “an environment that leads to a particular success.”

For example, was Nirvana’s success “serendipity” or a product of that moment in time?

@jacobgorban This is the closest yet; but still not quite there.

A word that describes “all the stars aligning to create a space for a special thing to emerge.”

@rkwdev This is getting closer, but still not quite right.

A word that describes “all the stars aligning to create a space for a special thing to emerge.”

I thought the word I wanted was “zeitgeist.” But that’s not right.

What’s the word for when a number of factors come together to create a perfect opportunity in time?

@sethlouey Nope. I’ve got nothing.

@thepodcastdude Nice! 🙌

@rkcudjoe It really depends on the group.

It’s one reason that folks who are already in the group tend to win.

They observe the struggle their peers are having, and then do something about it.

@rkcudjoe Ah. Do you mean “fishing holes?”

Other examples:

“I want to get into bitcoin, but buying it and storing it is too complicated.”

“I want to learn Laravel, but struggle to get my dev environment setup. There’s too many dependencies!”

@rkcudjoe Sorry, what do you mean by “finishing holes?”

Wearing my @balsamiq shirt today. Thanks @peldi 🙌

@bryce Really? How much more crypto can the world take?

Also: seems like a really odd move. Totally different business?

@DavidWells 😜