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"Their Bitcoin stockpile was worth around $1.3 billion on Tuesday." 👀

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/technology/bitcoin-winklevoss-twins.html

@CorbettBarr istock photo says u r wrong https://www.istockphoto.com/ca/photo/woman-sleeping-in-the-bed-with-laptop-gm477336874-63099499?esource=SEO_GIS_CDN_Redirect

Wait. Is this is a better joke?

"I've got 8 bit coin."

@tweetsbymichiel Normally, I'd say show it on the page. Yes!

@tweetsbymichiel Mostly... I haven't had time to update the landing page yet. 😄

If 2017 was hard for solopreneurs, next year is going to be even harder.

The old rules don't apply anymore. Things have changed.

Let's make 2018 our best year yet: https://megamaker.co/make2018/

One way to define your target niche:

"[People] who want to achieve X but struggle with Y."

Example:
"Content marketers who want to run A/B tests but struggle with getting consistent traffic from the right sources."

@HorseAuthority_ ;)

@paquette_io Beauty! Thanks, I appreciate that.

@iChris is overwatch crypto

@chrisd008 Lol. Outlook 2007. 😱

“Wishing circumstances were different, trying to convince people, and attempting to prevent anything bad from happening is exhausting.”

Good reminder from @AmyMorinLCSW 👌

Talking about #crypto stuff I don't understand...

Anyone else on steemit?

@mijustin/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://steemit.com/@mijustin/

I've been mining 8 bit coin since 1985.

This email got more replies (over 100 so far) than any other email I've sent this year.

You can get the whole thing here: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/310028?v=6

@Jessica_B365 I did! So good. 👍

@pbmarcano Yup, those are pretty hipster. 😜

(I've got a pair too)

Yes!

This is exactly what happened with MailChimp. When they started, nobody (especially Outlook, Hotmail or Gmail) wanted to touch bulk email newsletters with a ten foot pole.

Just a boring, super messy problem (have you tried coding an HTML email? 😱)

https://twitter.com/ckeene/status/942966312929656832

Another example of a narrowly defined niche, with huge market size:

"Software devs making online shopping carts."

Stripe's early growth was fuelled by those folks!

(this really should be @taylorotwell's twitter bio: "I made PHP cool again.")

What I love about Laravel is it was a big, "uncool" opportunity.

All the hipsters had all moved to Ruby and Rails, but there was this huge group of PHP devs that wanted to stay in PHP.

@taylorotwell saw the need, and made PHP cool again.

You can't make a living off *every* niche. Some are just too small.

Your niche should be narrowly defined, but sizeable in numbers.

(This is why Laravel is such a fantastic niche. It's for PHP devs who want a Rails-like framework. Pretty narrow definition, but a huge market).

Modern version?

"Man using iPad in bed. 2000s."

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/942281778147946496

@anorton Yup.

@sandy_scissor @adamludwin Doesn’t everyone use gold?

It’s in jewelry and circuit boards!

@jmcharnes Not public yet, but you can grab a spot for this bootcamp I'm running in January here:

https://megamaker.co/make2018/

In 2018, unique/different/weird will determine who breaks through the noise.

You can't use the same messaging/design/features as your competitors.

The idea is to give your customers an experience that makes them say: "Wow, that was totally unique and unexpected, but awesome."

@jhooks @amyhoy So good. 👍

Check out @nickd's newsletter. Worth a read:

"There’s too much competition. There’s crappy pay, or onerous contracts. We all owe it to ourselves to understand what works now, every time there’s a new now. We neglect adaptation at our peril."

http://www.getdrip.com/deliveries/sb3ur5gzxz6hsrpichq3?__s=ecofjv9qqttzejxdws16

This year I've reviewed hundreds of landing pages. This one from @eggheadio is really well done:

https://egghead.io/gifts

It's all about the words. The headlines grab you. Start by digging into the pain, and then show visitors how you make their lives better.

(kudos @jhooks!)

@ElPocho I’m picking on Apple because their business model is different than Google’s (not ad driven).

“More usage” ≠ “Better for the user”

Sometimes less usage is what they need. That should be ok.

Don’t build your business models on more “time on page / time watching video / more interaction.”

Your business model should correlate with better outcomes for users.

Apple says “health” is a big part of their future plans for iOS.

If this is true, they should have settings that help people *reduce* the use of their devices.

Digital addiction is a mental health issue.

@smithtimmytim Looks great!

Humans > technology

(always)

@megamaker If you want to get notified:

http://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

@sehurlburt Love stories like this!

Despite all its failings, there’s really nothing else like Twitter.

I wish they’d let us users buy it!

RT @jandralee: How to Support Authors Without Spending Any Money:

- Review the book on Amazon
- Review the book...anywhere
- Follow them…

@jeremywoertink What happened?

@shnbhg @marckohlbrugge @wipchat @dreetje @ndethore @ernstmul No 🇨🇦?

This poll is split right down the middle.

RT @triketora: The most common forms of discrimination that women face are getting paid too little and constantly having their competence d…

RT @zaoyang: 5/ Most people value themselves on their individual badges, which is what society labels for you. But most of what is predicti…

RT @KrangTNelson: hello poors I know u want jobs and healthcare but I’m here to tell you there’s a better way

hear me out

imaginary onl…

@noncototient @megamaker It's going to be good.

@chris_hawk thanks so much for the kind Amazon review!

https://www.amazon.com/Jolt-marketing-programmers-freelancers-entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B076L2HJBN/

@yuzool thanks for sharing it!

Scary, but true, revelations from @tylercowen and @ScottHYoung.

"A steady, secure life somewhere in the middle—average—is over."

@MoreWillie Thanks! That's @KidPickSell's work.

Working on a new @megamaker idea (maybe I’ll launch it next week?)

@scottbrison Is @cds_gc hiring remote workers, or only in Ottawa?

☝️ this form should work now.

(Thanks @codemarty!)

@madebybourn @joltbook I have no idea! Lol.

@m1guelpf Just text me here and it should onboard you: (424) 247-5762

Love this.

https://twitter.com/adii/status/941770741443448833

Completely forgot that I'd submitted @joltbook to the Kindle bookstore!

It's on sale now:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076L2HJBN

Finally published this new @megaprofitable story on @FORSBERGtwo.

"How to build a Shopify app. Bjorn's journey to $300k!"

https://megamaker.co/profit/shopify/

@rezzz THESE BOTS ARE SLOW LEARNERS.

@iChris Jerk.

@rezzz Looking into it.

What happens when you text
(424) 247-5762?

Currently texting with 336 people. 😮

Plan for 2018: interact more on SMS. 📱

You can add yourself to my address book here: https://app.networkeffects.me/subscriptions/e741474a7ae927d0

It's hard to describe the feeling I get when @MatthewBogart sends me a new comic on Patreon. It totally brightens my day. ☀️

If you're an 80s/90s BBS nerd (like me), subscribe now:
https://www.patreon.com/matthewbogart

@ApplePodcasts Also: "The data Apple is providing only comes from people using its newest software: iOS 11 and iTunes 12.7. So it won’t be complete." – @pkafka

As of December 4, iOS11 is on ~59% of devices.

Oh look, Apple released something new inside of @ApplePodcasts.

@clientgiantrob @podiadotcom Awwww yeaaah!

My thoughts exactly!

https://twitter.com/grmpyprogrammer/status/941551464283017216

RT @jtm_: The problem is NOT that you'll have to pay to access your favorite mainstream website or service, but that you'll have to pay to…

OMG.

Star Wars.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@cnagele @Shpigford Whoa. Chris tweeted. ;)

(You must be hitting a nerve Josh!)

Who do I know at @SlackHQ on the API team?

Having a really weird problem: custom /slash command works in desktop client + web, but not in the iOS app.

@wahabind @Abiola_Usman In our case, the reverse was true.

We put way more effort into the $19 plan, because we thought it would give us more growth.

The $99 was essentially ignored (hardly any marketing). But it was the one that grew the fasts test, had the least churn, and least complaints.

@sarahdoody 😱

@jessicajadeb I wrote a few ideas here:

https://justinjackson.ca/rut/

RT @ColleenMBrady: “In 80 years, no American woman has won Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ by herself” by The Lily News http://bit.ly/2nKBN61

@kshashi Whoa! Hadn’t heard of this.

@theleviallen and @dchymko: you should check out @gola99’s new project: https://vansecrets.com/

@jmcharnes 😫

@markosavic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

RT @sarahmei: At my daughter's middle school, they have a girls computer club, but all the instructors are men.

That's better than not hav…

In most cases, your best customer is going to be an employee who has the company credit card, and doesn't need to get approval.

(It's easy to spend someone else's money)

This is why *solopreneurs* don't always make good customers. They're spending *their* money!

In my experience with SaaS, the highest value / most profitable customers complain the least.

We got 3x more complaints from our $19 plan than our $99 plan.

https://twitter.com/WebInbound/status/941058693675745280

This is why you need to iterate on your sales approach!

Some markets are "more ready to buy" than others.

https://twitter.com/iamashley/status/940917190114598912

Talking to lots of solopreneurs who are feeling unmotivated in December...

https://buff.ly/2z6kj7U

@rhiapeach @dearestscooter Omg. That’s like a dream come true! 💫

Surprising results on this poll. 🍩>📺

Can’t wait to see this!

https://twitter.com/danielwcarlson/status/940588225789341697

@radcoverdale Lol.

BTW – getting responses like this is my favorite part about having an email newsletter. I love connecting with people!

(Yes, I read every reply)

@askTGIF Thanks!

@ninjaparade Yes it is.

☝️ If you want to get that issue, subscribe here and I'll send it to you:

https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/310028

Email tip: you can style your alt-text tags, and improve the look for your newsletter *even if people don't load images*.

@FORSBERGtwo Whoa! Congrats!

@TourismVernon @SilverStarMR Yup!

@psynnott @tosbourn You can see it in action at http://landingpageteardown.com

@trelje Thanks!

"Be around high-functioning, high quality people, and just copy the good stuff they do. Don't copy the dysfunction. Be a good copier!" – @chamath

Personal progress almost always comes from the people you meet, and the insights they give you.

People ❤️ products that remove obstacles for them.

Help them get to their destination faster (or better) than they could have on their own.