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Our instinct is to target people who are "starting out."

But it's actually better to target folks who have already started. ⚡️

☝️ this is something @pjrvs taught me.

Targeting absolute beginners is really tough.

It's more effective to help someone who's already "pretty good" get better.

This video (featuring my #laracon talk) just passed 1,000 views! 🙌

"Do this before you start coding."

https://youtu.be/YaHXZT6RNs8

@paullferguson @FlyingBrussels Oh no!!!!! Crap! This sucks.

RT @Tim_Leland: Wrote a post on some of the tips and tricks @mijustin used to market his course @marketingdevs

https://timleland.com/marketing-to-developers/

@sambreed Nice!

@antonis_tsagari @coreymaass @marketingdevs Yup. You'll get an email shortly.

Yes!

If you're building an app, you'll like @marketingdevs. 👍

Get $10 off here:
https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/marketing-for-developers-the-book?coupon=2017-TWITTER

https://twitter.com/jones_spencera/status/904079542834343943

@ckelso @jasondoesstuff Hmmm...

Is he thinking of this?

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/895416453742043136

@coreymaass @marketingdevs Log into http://justinjackson.withcoach.com!

🤜💥🤛

@cezarfloroiu That's the only way for me to deliver updates to you (and for you to be able to re-download it easily)

@coreymaass @marketingdevs Yup! Update is free for you.

@smorr Totally understand! 👍

@smorr Here's the direct link 👌

http://s3.amazonaws.com/convertkit/landing_pages/incentives/000/233/262/original/Table_of_Contents_and_Sample.pdf

@smorr @jacobgorban @marketingdevs Oh sorry, I thought you were looking here:

https://devmarketing.xyz

@smorr @jacobgorban @marketingdevs Click "free PDF" in upper-right hand corner.

RT @productpeopletv: Nice! @mijustin's best-selling book, @marketingdevs, was just updated. ⚡️

Learn to build profitable products!

https:…

I've finally finished the updates to the @marketingdevs book! 🎉

Want to get your copy? Here's a coupon for $10 off:
https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/marketing-for-developers-the-book?coupon=2017-TWITTER

Sweet! Go watch my full #laracon talk

...and then go get @marketingdevs ;)

https://twitter.com/tristanbailey/status/903584368580550656

@agungsetiawanmu You should have received an email from @ContestKit. I'll check!

@marcusthehirsch @DiceForBrains To increase word of mouth, the podcast needs to ask listeners to share the show with their friends

(Plus rate and review in iTunes)

@marcusthehirsch @DiceForBrains Podcast discovery is almost all:

1. Word of mouth
2. iTunes podcast directory
3. Overcast directory + recommendations

RT @adamwathan: @mijustin @garrettdimon @marketingdevs @Wildbit First point resonating a lot with me lately. Always thought I wanted to run…

RT @hofmannsven: This is crazy! I can't believe I've won a copy of the book Marketing for Developers by @mijustin! Thank you so much @marke…

@RicardoFayet are you around? Having trouble exporting my PDF again from @ReedsyHQ. Would love to get some help.

@garrettdimon @marketingdevs @Wildbit BTW – I'm getting *really* close to sending out the "buy now" email for the re-release of @marketingdevs. 🤘

Get it: https://devmarketing.xyz

I'd forgotten about the wisdom @garrettdimon shared in his @marketingdevs case study.

If you want to start your own business, take note! 💯

@abigailotwell YESSSSSS!!!!

I miss hanging out with everybody. We should all just go to NYC for fun. Skip the conference and go straight to the pubs! 😜

Tip: going to events can help you get new customers!

I get tons of messages from @marketingdevs customers like this one. 👌 (thanx #laracon)

Editing old writing is so much like refactoring old code.

Making a paragraph better (more efficient, more readable) feels *so* good.

@uibreakfast @studiofellow @pjrvs It was really good for my soul. ❤️

RT @markhorgan: @mijustin Just finished @mijustin's Marketing for Developers course http://bit.ly/2wV8QYN. It's really good, would highly…

I'll be adding that to the website later.

The waiting list gets first dibs!

https://twitter.com/cezarfloroiu/status/903301660902129666

RT @metakermit: I can really recommend Justin's book 📕 and the accompanying course 📺. Great materials for learning about marketing and buil…

Yup!

Launching the PDF, ePUB, and Mobi version later today.

Sign up at http://devmarketing.xyz to get notified.

https://twitter.com/BayMucuk/status/903294109217116162

If you want to get a sample chapter, sign up here:
https://devmarketing.xyz

⚡️

My book, @marketingdevs, is being re-released today.

It covers some of the hardest topics indie developers face (including sales!)

Phew. Lots going on.

Needed a track to ease me into the day today. Found this:
https://soundcloud.com/labellemusiqueofficial/majlo-another-day-stereotic-edit

@awilkinson 😜

@matthewpearse SHOW IT TO ME GODDAMIT.

@tenlinesofcode @ArveSolland Yup. I agree with Jason. 👌

@citadelgrad I don't think @site44 produces an RSS feed when you export to Dropbox. :(

@pbmarcano I'm trying to get away from WP. It's sloooowwww.

@ArveSolland @SingleFounder @brennandunn Here's my quick take:

@ArveSolland @SingleFounder @brennandunn That one is tricky. It's for the Australian market, right?

If was you, I'd visit a bunch of Chamber of Commerce and Rotary meetings. Hustle

@ibuys Where is it? Can I try it?

For sure.

But if I get 500 people on this list (https://desktopblog.carrd.co/), I'm asking for pre-orders. 😉 

https://twitter.com/boaticus/status/903048380057878528

@Shpigford I agree with both of you. 👌

// @r00k.

@boaticus @citadelgrad I basically want a nice, native, front-end for Jekyll.

@boaticus @citadelgrad BTW - there's not a single option on this list that publishes directly to GitHub Pages + supports flat-files

(two of my requirements)

@ArveSolland @SingleFounder @brennandunn First, let me see the landing page. ;)

@boaticus @citadelgrad On one side you have Jekyll (command-line, technical).

On the other you have web apps (WP, Medium).

Is there opportunity in the middle?

@boaticus @citadelgrad However... since yesterday 41 people say they agree with me (and about a handful more in my DMs).

I'm seeing a gap in the market.

@boaticus @citadelgrad I recognize there are a *few* solutions (I'm planning on trying Marsedit).

I also recognize this might only be my problem.

@kelkes It's true. Electron is probably a good first step.

@mrjeremyblaze I want the portability and speed that comes from static HTML files.

@kelkes Electron is so slow.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12119278

@joeworkman MarsEdit is the closest thing.

Ulysses & ByWord & http://Micro.blog don't generate feeds (you have to publish to WP or Medium).

@rsobers @ianlandsman Yes! Exactly.

We can still benefit from Jekyll's advances; I just want to hide all that complexity (and put it in a desktop app) @kylefox

@joeworkman 1. Which apps are you talking about?

2. I don't want to publish to WordPress or Medium. I want static files (speed, portability, etc)

Performance!

Writing code is better in a local IDE.

The same is true for words.

Write local, push to server.

https://twitter.com/michaelkoper/status/903002290591858689

@GentScientist I already pay for GitHub (and so I have versioning, scalability, web hosting, CDN).

I just need the desktop publishing piece. ;)

Final edits on the @marketingdevs book.

Getting close! 👌

Sign up here: https://devmarketing.xyz

YES!

Exactly this:
https://twitter.com/villegld/status/902972721977589763

@AlyssaAFox Agreed.

@xtraordinarylab @kylefox YES. But there's no reason a desktop client couldn't manage all that, locally, and then just push the result up to the server.

@ARasheedPhoto Read Jekyll's troubleshooting guide:
https://jekyllrb.com/docs/troubleshooting/

They didn't write this because no one was having problems. 😉

@kelkes Me too. 😜

@kelkes There are lots of techie folks like me that don't want to use the command line.

Why do you think GitHub made their desktop app? (I use it).

Today I installed this old Tumblr desktop app:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/tumblekit/id564716353?mt=12

I went from "install → published post" in less than 5 minutes.

Most bloggers don't want to use the command line!

(BTW - installing stuff via terminal is way more finicky than most of you are admitting)

@GentScientist Most of my peers (and I) use WPengine because it can handle huge traffic spikes, WP security, backups etc..

But that costs $100 / month.

@kelkes I've tried a bunch.

But as soon as I need to get in the command line it's already done for me.

I don't want to use the command line.

@xtraordinarylab @kylefox I suck at HTML, but I can easily create a static file that embeds email forms, podcast player, etc...

The challenge is the CMS piece.

SERIOUSLY. Read the Jekyll troubleshooting section:
#installation-problems" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jekyllrb.com/docs/troubleshooting/#installation-problems
Jekyll's fine for some people.
But it's not a solution for most.

RT @kylefox: @mijustin They’re essentially the same thing, it’s just that one is going to a private inbox and one is going on a public serv…

RT @kylefox: @mijustin Publishing a blog post really shouldn’t be any more complicated than sending an email.

Jekyll isn't the answer for 90% of bloggers.

(If your solution includes a troubleshooting section that looks like this, it's too complex)

A blog shouldn't be technical to set up and maintain.

No need for the command line, installing gems, or a local server.

A blog should be easy to move from one provider to the next.

You should be able to choose GitHub Pages, Digital Ocean, Dropbox, etc...

A blog shouldn't just exist until you die (when your hosting + domain expires).

If your words are valuable, they should be stored locally.

A blog should be BLAZING fast for visitors.

It should easily scale up when traffic increases.

(Without the need for expensive hosting)

Writing a blog post should be dead simple:

1. Open up editor.
2. Write.
3. Publish

(No log in, no dashboard, no waiting for web to load)

My whole point is that for a blog like https://justinjackson.ca...

@ChaseFlorell We could use Jekyll in the background.

I don't care as much about *how* we build it.

More interested in solving the struggle.

@ChaseFlorell - Jekyll is way too complicated for most people
- I'm talking about hosting on GitHub pages
- you still need to generate blog feed & nav

@ajlkn I can't figure out how to embed tweets in http://carrd.co 😂

Help me?

☝️ If this is something *you* want too, sign up here:
https://desktopblog.carrd.co/

Here's a demo of what I'm thinking for a file‑based CMS that lives in a desktop app (instead of the web).

https://youtu.be/zBlsx_rvCvg

I felt this way for a long time.

But most of my plugins are there to compensate for WP's weaknesses.

https://twitter.com/AriLamstein/status/902731912631824385

@mbuckbee Yes, everyone has funny workarounds. ;)

I don't want to run a CMS server (local or remote).

@Silverborne @natekontny I was one of Nate's first users! (I'm still paying for Draft too).

My struggle has more to do with hosting + managing content + costs.

RT @sambreed: I love @mijustin's writing style. All thriller, no filler.

@ramykhuffash @IsaacBenHu Yes, I use Digital Ocean for other projects.

WPengine is a good service; it's just that WordPress is unwieldy. Static files are just better

@ammezie My DMs are open!

@marcjohns I was just in Victoria and was sad that we didn't meet. Next time!

@IsaacBenHu Yup, lots of traffic.

Who else has this problem?

https://desktopblog.carrd.co/

@MoreWillie @heidelindgren This is a dream come true for me.

@rsobers Yes! Exactly.