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@asmartbear @earthlingworks @mynameis_davis Yes! Just found an old link to it:

https://blog.asmartbear.com/sb-live-3.html

@r00k Love it! 🙌

@mynameis_davis I remember @asmartbear used to do these kinds of sessions in-person, and had them recorded for a podcast.

This was years ago. Can’t remember the name of the podcast.

@smgrieser Hey! 👋

@digitaltrouble @brennandunn Here’s the link: https://ckarchive.com/b/gkunh5hdk0e0w?ck_subscriber_id=1843674645

@MattGiovanisci here’s a photo I took with the camera in my pocket

@digitaltrouble Did you see @brennandunn’s custom courseware he’s building?

@iamcoreyg Happy birthday! 🎉

@rrhoover Roller Coaster Tycoon 🎢

@thepatwalls From earlier today: https://twitter.com/shawnblanc/status/1620865631884304384

Basically what I want is a “VideoGPT”

Similar to how you can ask ChatGPT to "summarize this 2000 word essay into three paragraphs"

But instead I want to ask the AI to "summarize this 10 minute video into a 60 second clip I can use as a Reel"

@JoshAntBrown Curious: what made you switch from React+Node to Rails+Hotwire?

According to Google Trends, @nextjs is picking up steam, but @laravelphp is the king.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0505cl,%2Fm%2F0jwy148,%2Fg%2F11h4q9rcf3,%2Fm%2F012l1vxv

"What would you use to build a new web app in 2023?"

@nextjs: 15
@laravelphp: 15
@rails: 14
@djangoproject: 4
@elixirlang: 3

Next.JS, Laravel, and Rails each constitute about 25% of responses to this thread.

#webdev

@freekmurze @SnapShooterio @bannerbearHQ @TransistorFM @usefathom @hostifi_net @ZipMessage @OhDearApp @getmailcoach @flareappio YES! 🙌

If I was in charge of PR for Rails/Laravel, I'd focus on getting more young people to learn these frameworks.

- Make it easier to get started
- Make it more fun (sample projects)
- Get it into more bootcamps

@taylorotwell and I chatted about this here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQnpcnVefEw

Personally, I'm still on team "full stack web dev" (Laravel, Rails).

Most indie SaaS these days are still being built on mature web frameworks:

@SnapShooterio (Laravel)
@bannerbearHQ (Rails)
@TransistorFM (Rails)
@usefathom (Laravel)
@hostifi_net (Laravel)
@ZipMessage (Rails)

@darianrosebrook sending you lots of ❤️ today Darian.

@shawnblanc why

If you were building a new web app/SaaS in 2023, what would your tech stack be?

(Rails, @laravelphp? Fancy new JS framework? What database setup would you use? Where would you host it?)

You can read the whole study here:

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2023

There also seems to be a revolt against FB and Twitter (two platforms that have treated publishers poorly):

"Publishers say they’ll be paying much less attention to Facebook (-30 net score) and Twitter (-28) this year."

Interesting results in this @Reuters study on news publishers:

"Publishers say they will be put more resources into podcasts (72%) as well as email newsletters (69%), two channels that have proved effective in increasing loyalty to news brands."

☝️ open web standards FTW

@kylefox @cowenconvos 🎯

@daniel_ndukwu @TransistorFM What country are you browsing from?

@TransistorFM 🤔 Curious:

When you search "how to start a podcast," what page/position is Transistor's page on?

Here are the results so far for the SEO improvements we've made to @TransistorFM's "How to start a podcast" page.

Still need to:

- Add a few more content sections to existing "skyscraper" content
- Get more backlinks

Just published my year in review as a podcast here:

https://overcast.fm/+9pteKjVfA

@DirtyShirtBert is it closed forever?

@abhinavsohani Cool! I’ll take a look tomorrow.

@typeoneerror I should get one of those articulating arms.

@cassidoo @ContendaCo whaaaaat. 👀

following! 🙌

(let me know if you want me to test anything)

@ptsi Yup! Something like this:

https://youtu.be/SbgBmsr_gZE

@cgenco does your video clipper tool do something like this?

Here's the AI tool I want 👉

Take my 10-minute video and automatically generate "summarized" versions for:

- TikTok (3-5 mins, portrait)
- Twitter (2 mins, landscape)
- YouTube shorts, Instagram Reels, etc. (60 seconds, portrait)
- YouTube ad (3 mins, landscape)

@HenriHelvetica yup! Timebomb, Centre, Ultimate Dist, S&J,...

I love getting this kind of feedback from new @TransistorFM podcasting customers. 🥰

@saasmakermac nice! Local shopping ftw.

@joshuaanderton @TransistorFM @statamic ☝️ besides @statamic, we also used tools by @usefathom, @seo_testing, @tailwindcss, and music by @_JosephMcDade.

View the updated page here:
https://transistor.fm/free-podcast-intro-music/

This week, @joshuaanderton redesigned one of @transistorfm's highest-traffic landing pages. Here's the case study that shows you how we changed it (and built a custom UI / audio player inside of @statamic).

Full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IH3ZoM9aPg

@editingemily Imagine! Haha. 😆

(for me, 1/3 was a book)

(Potentially NSFW lol)

Curious: what are the last 3 items you ordered from Amazon?

RT @mijustin: If you want a business that gives you a better life, think about the market first!

Go after opportunities where:

- buyers a…

A calm company can translate strong customer demand into healthy returns with reasonable effort.

Honestly, that’s the beauty of it: purposefully leaving some energy, time, and resources in the tank, and not spending (risking) it all on the business.

@gonedark Yup, absolutely.

I think that’s the beauty of it, honestly: purposefully leaving some energy, time, and resources in the tank, and not spending (risking) it all on the business.

A calm company can translate strong customer demand into a healthy returns with reasonable effort.

“Funding for bootstrappers”

Enjoying @CasJam’s interview with @tylertringas:

https://overcast.fm/+46sEhv6MI

@scottbalster I believe we closed that the shops in ~2005. I didn’t start another business until around ~2010 where I started building websites on the side.

If you want a business that gives you a better life, think about the market first!

Go after opportunities where:

- buyers are actively looking for solutions
- you have experience + insights
- you’re confident you can capture a significant % of buyer interest
- margins are good

So many of us business owners end up being a slave to our companies, and we forget why we started our businesses in the first place: to give us, our families, and our employees a better life!

In my early 20s, I was running a skate shop where I was constantly stressed, working late nights, putting out fires, and leveraging multiple credit cards to keep everything afloat.

Over time, I began evaluating biz opportunities on their likelihood of “giving me a good life.”

Here’s a good example I noticed immediately after posting the previous tweet.

Notice the strong “purchase intent” here: Marc is looking to buy a solution. https://twitter.com/marckohlbrugge/status/1619747573916647424

I see this all the time in forums.

“Idea prospecting” doesn’t usually reveal good business opportunities. (the number #1 response to this thread was “Quickbooks.”)

Instead, observe the solutions folks are actively searching for.

Ex: “Best way to make YouTube thumbnails.”

@OnaOghogho @AdodeMedia Looks great! 🙌

@misterparker Common bug. John Gruber and @siracusa had a similar problem.

Good advice for compelling storytelling (from the creators of South Park):

https://youtu.be/vGUNqq3jVLg

Also applies to the newsletters you write, the podcasts you record, your blog posts, etc…

@rastinukas Thanks!

Yup, just 4 of us at @TransistorFM currently.

https://transistor.fm/about/

tl;dr

Overall, I feel incredibly fortunate. @TransistorFM has given me (and my family) a really great life.

I love working with @jonbuda, @HelenRyles, @jsonperl. Every additional day we get to work together feels like a gift.

Excited for 2023.

I just published my 2022 year in review.

If you're interested, you can read it here:
https://justinjackson.ca/2022-review

@vcolinau @balsamiq @peldi Yes! 🙌

"Some AI ethicists fear that Big Tech’s rush to market could expose billions of people to potential harms — such as sharing inaccurate information, generating fake photos or giving students the ability to cheat on school tests — before experts have been able to study the risks." https://twitter.com/WillOremus/status/1619012370571104256

@iamdulma @tylertringas It's still new, but @blogstatic is filling that void for me.

$19/year for each blog you create (I've created 3-4 now).

(I moved a lot of these projects from Medium --> Tumblr --> now to Blogstatic)

@balsamiq @peldi Aspirationally, my goal has always been to emulate Balsamiq's values, way of working, and vibe at @TransistorFM. 🥰

They've always seemed to be focused on "building a better life" for stakeholders in addition to building a great product. 💯

I love receiving @balsamiq's year-end report.

Inspiring to see @peldi and his team building a bootstrapped business like this:

"We’re focused on longevity over growth and remain profitable." 🎯

Happy team, happy customers: better life! 🤩

https://mailchi.mp/balsamiq/looking-back-at-balsamiqs-2022?e=0a71629d7f

@adamwathan @r00k 🐦 Curious to hear more about how @rook's "less time on Twitter" experiment went.

📊 Has the recession affected either of your businesses regarding revenue growth?

📆 Plans for 2023? Goals for your companies?

@drewclemcr8 👀

@podcastharry @asmartbear The MV7 is good. (Jon Buda uses that one)

@BigBradBrown @TransistorFM Thank you!

As a small indie company, @TransistorFM benefits greatly from word-of-mouth.

There's no greater feeling than when our customers (and friends) share us with their friends. 🥰

Thanks to everyone who's posted about us lately! 🙌

@mckenna_andrew Nobody really knows! Haha.

He got pretty drunk, and apparently he got more and more angry

“Jesus was carried out by four security guards, one on each limb... kind of like he was on a cross. The kicker is the song Suicide Messiah was playing while this unfolded. You can't make this stuff up.”

Lol.

This is from the Anthrax concert I was at.

(They featured my video)

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/drunk-angry-jesus-arrested-during-exodus-concert-in-penticton/it96454

@yongfook So true! 😅

(Btw, we’re using @shortcut at @TransistorFM too!)

Read my whole exploration of this in “the 80% principle:”

https://justinjackson.ca/the-principle-that-changed-my-life

@EmmettNaughton Oh no! Sending you and the fam lots of ❤️

At the buffet of life,
we don't need to fill our plate
with every opportunity
that comes our way.
If you leave some space,
you'll feel better.
hara hachi bu.

@zkahn @JamesCridland @bricevallieres @landon20s @TransistorFM Thanks! 🥰

@bricevallieres @landon20s @TransistorFM Nope. @TransistorFM is growing more now than we have in years! Lots of people starting new podcasts.

@JamesCridland wrote a good piece on why this chart is misleading:

https://podnews.net/article/down-or-not

The nuance is in the details. 😉

@joe_ashwell @tapbots @Dimillian @antfu7 @danielcroe @patak_dev Yup. I'm probably on there more than on Twitter now. 👍

@mijustin" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://elk.zone/mastodon.social/@mijustin

@_rchase_ @elk_zone Sweet. I haven't tried that one yet.

You can watch my full review ("Best apps for Mastodon") here on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/U5EHrALuqjs

I know quite a few folks who tried Mastodon but didn't like the UX of the default web/mobile apps.

Thankfully, there are some new apps that will improve your Mastodon experience:

Ivory (by @tapbots)
Ice Cubes (by @Dimillian)
Elk (by @antfu7, @danielcroe, @patak_dev)

@AmandaMGoetz It's hard to know (retroactively) "what brought you to where you are today."

That being said, I wish I would have done my 20s differently.

Aggressively pursuing one direction in my 20s, and then changing direction in my 30s, ended with my 30s being incredibly difficult.

@bgardner If you’re not blogging, I would just turn it into a static site and host for free on Vercel.

@jasonloveslife Sweet! What's this for? A podcast?

@paulbellows 😔

@MattGiovanisci @TransistorFM Yup! They’re very active on there (much more than Twitter).

But Google + YouTube SEO are still top.

@rickvegac @arvidkahl 🥰

@ChrisLaBossiere 👀

RT @benediktdeicke: We're super excited to publicly launch @userlist's new message composer today 🚀

It comes with auto-complete support fo…

RT @sherrywalling: Burnout is brain damage.

Period.

Let's stop normalizing it.

@MattGiovanisci For @TransistorFM?

Probably Instagram.

RT @mijustin: Contrary to the belief that "happiness peaks at $75k," earning more money is likely the best thing you can do to improve your…

@andrewculver @aarondfrancis I’d love a simple breakdown of the most effective things you did/bought to build your respective video studios:

- camera
- lens
- USB video interface
- lighting

@spikeballchris Haha. Awesome!

@thethoughtcard @ChartableDotCom Also remember to check @johnspurlock’s new project: https://op3.dev/

Produces a public stats page like this:

https://op3.dev/show/608df6b0404449319de96331f7a33837

🎯 https://twitter.com/iamjeremyenns/status/1617626785318854659

Fundamentally, you're looking for good business opportunities, but most entrepreneurs need to have built a strong personal foundation (based on experience) to recognize and take advantage of those opportunities.

This dynamic makes it difficult to give entrepreneurial advice: so much of a given founder's success depends on the culmination of all their life experience, resources, skills, etc.

@mattruby Loved the whole experiment and especially appreciated the philosophical bits.