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@citadelgrad I've tried most of the platforms, and @podiadotcom is my favorite so far. Perfect for digital downloads. Great for courses. And, good option for monthly memberships.

What do developers need to know about product validation? https://overcast.fm/+HCsKeHoHc

Thanks for the @tiny_wins recommendation @joisig!

Still a few days left to get the discount (code: "relaunch")

https://tinymarketingwins.com

Develop an appetite for making your users' lives better, even if the context changes!

So many great lines in this @QuincyDJones piece.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html

Example: my friend @amcwilliam (in #vernonbc) runs the best coffee shop in THE WORLD. (my opinion)

But he started small, with a little coffee cart.

Once he saw the incredible demand, he went out and found the perfect location for @ratiovernon. He knew he could fill those seats.

Everything should follow customer demand: form, fit, and function.

Make sure you have the demand, first, before you determine everything else.

A lot of the biz-oriented Slacks I'm a part of now have a #health channel.

Super important.

This is a good chat between @BrendanHufford and @thehealthgeeks about founder health:
https://soundcloud.com/healthgeeksradio/the-journey-with-brendan-hufford-ep-85

Thinking about writing about "What raves and software have in common" in my next newsletter: https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

(Also, check out this 90s flyer I found from my time in the #yeg rave scene)

"I've been following you since grade 9"

☝️tomorrow's newsletter is going to be interesting.

https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

I’m not saying Rails is going away, just that Laravel is growing faster than anything else.

"The lesson here is that when you design software, you create the future." – @spolsky

How often do we think about the repercussions of what we're putting out into the world?

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2018/01/12/birdcage-liners/

@danmartell Twitter is still my favorite place to test out new ideas, to write out thoughts (before turning them into blog posts), and to find new people to interact with.

🇨🇦 is 💯.

https://twitter.com/SudoCodes/status/949341013373370368

Such good advice.

https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/946813693056004097

Yup. “Take away your boss’ pain!”

https://twitter.com/chrislema/status/946582521931640834

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

@nbashaw Yup.

Laravel / dev folks: Telegram.

European nomads / solopreneurs: Telegram.

Bootstrappers / biz folks: Slack.

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

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.

The most effective marketing tactic is...

https://youtu.be/5rlG14c40oQ

👬

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

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

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!

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

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

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

(Yes, I read every reply)

Every day on http://instagram.com/mijustin I post a new poll.

This morning at 1:39am people said I should have a techno dance party.

As consumers, we're still in the honeymoon phase. We ❤️ "this moment" because we're getting access to:

- nicer restaurants
- higher quality software & hardware
- more choices in entertainment
- bigger selection & cheaper prices

But, all of this ☝️will affect workers + SMBs.

😱🇨🇦😱

https://twitter.com/SheldonP/status/937353827086426112

“If you are a freelancer building landing pages for clients, this workshop is a must.” – @rezzz

Planning more of these live workshops for 2018 🙌

Jump on the waiting list here: https://megamaker.co/landing-page-workshop/

@adamwathan @r00k If you haven't tried @withcoach in awhile, they've made tons of improvements. Best checkout process. Faster payouts. Amazing support.

Here's an early Cyber Monday sale!

(Get all my books for one low price)

https://megamaker.co/cybermonday/

YAAAAAAASSSSSS

https://twitter.com/cliffordoravec/status/934275616161005568

Bundles are still performing well, but well positioned "single product" deals seem to be cutting through the Black Friday noise.

Less: "I got this great bundle!"
More: "I got a great deal on *this specific thing*"

Agreed.

Generally, the amount you're able to charge *goes up* if it's the boss / company / client that's paying for it.

https://twitter.com/mjwhansen/status/932687883001106432

For the first time, more small businesses are being closed than are being started.

http://www.aei.org/publication/americas-free-enterprise-system-crisis-2-charts/

Was just reminded of this @nickd clip.

Self-care is the #1 most important thing you do for your business:
https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/913498688407740416

Have you always been able to follow people on @IndieHackers?

https://www.indiehackers.com/user/mijustin/

Love @jccabel's approach to marketing:

"Increase your know-like-trust factor!" 👈

https://jessicaabel.com/know-like-trust/

@joelgascoigne Yes! I've been publishing case studies on this at https://megamaker.co/profit 👌

Yes, in @marketingdevs!

There's a fall promo on the course right now too – https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/marketing-for-developers?coupon=FALL-2017-PROMO 👍

https://twitter.com/luucvp/status/925147619227328512

"You need protein, carbohydrates, lipids, and micronutrients." 👈 prescriptive
"I want a shake before work." 👈 descriptive

Solution: Soylent

"What's that on your hard drive?"

(@d_evyn's story)

https://justinjackson.ca/hard-drive/

APIs are powerful tools. With the right documentation, folks who aren't developers could use them too.

https://twitter.com/bentossell/status/916032437066637312

We have a propensity to self-sabotage when we compare ourselves to others.

Don't begrudge!

Robots are stealing the best jobs! 🤖⚡️🎸

https://youtu.be/bAdqazixuRY

So @brennandunn is late for a call so I'm answering questions for the next 15 minutes live on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZhZS3cQ8LY

☝️ @benediktdeicke's 📘 will go great with @marketingdevs

Read M4Devs first ("What should I build?")
Read his 2nd ("How should I build it?")

☝️ You'll find a $10 coupon code for the book on the Product Hunt page right now.

Or, just click here: https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/marketing-for-developers-the-book/buy?coupon=PRODUCTHUNT

Love getting messages like this:

https://www.indiehackers.com/forum/post/-KtI0jjb9CKewGBNOp5e?commentId=-KtKLoe01FyZhwvGPFuO

☝️ this is something @pjrvs taught me.

@marcusthehirsch @DiceForBrains Podcast discovery is almost all:

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

@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'll be adding that to the website later.

The waiting list gets first dibs!

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

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

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.

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

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

"Privilege is not about how hard you work. Privilege is about unearned access and authority." – @BreneBrown

Snap decisions, desperation, and dramatic turns rarely produce good results.

@csallen is there an @IndieHackers Google Sheet somewhere, that lists all of the interviews by revenue (and other stats?)

I mentioned this in @joltbook:

Nostalgia is an effective way to grab people's attention. 👀

http://windows98.philkt.me/#/

FINALLY!!!! A new @megamaker episode is coming!

Subscribe here: http://podcast.megamaker.co/

2/ A lot of folks say: "I *have* been showing up for years, but I don't have any results to show for it."

Have questions about improving your product and your marketing?

You can DM me on:
- Twitter
- http://instagram.com/mijustin

Talk about nostalgia.

Loved this song. Still one of my favorite electronica tracks.

HACK THE PLANET!!!

https://youtu.be/EfH8qHFvEEY

I talked a lot of nostalgia at #laracon: Vic-20, tape drives, BASIC, BBSes, LOTRD, Tandy 1000, usenet, Hypercard ❤️

https://twitter.com/chrsbvr/status/890605570612281345

@ninjaparade We made it happen!!!

🤜💥🤛

If you're creating bottlenecks, waiting times, or delays for your customers, they will look for better options.

It's not always about being cheaper (although that can help).

But if a competing product helps people make more progress, they switch.

The low-end "general" market for design is too competitive (Squarespace).

You need to specialize:

"I help instructors sell more courses"

☝️ I think #jtbd folks will find this interesting.

@alanklement @bmoesta @chriscbs @claychristensen

Congrats to my pal @marckohlbrugge for launching Faces!

"Create a people directory for your community 👫"

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/faces-2

@nbashaw I just wrote about this last week!

https://justinjackson.ca/need-want/

@mubashariqbal @ProductHunt lol. 666!!! THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST!

(I helped you out)

It's not enough to build a product that people want.

https://justinjackson.ca/why-its-not-enough-to-build-a-product-that-people-want/

Updating the copy in the @marketingdevs book. Launches later this month.

(Join here to get the updates: http://devmarketing.xyz)

Just tried @ConvertKit's live chat for the first time (with @smalltown88).

Game changer!

http://justinjackson.ca/convertkit

@mariepoulin @copyhackers @ClaireSuellen I love learning about #jtbd - where can I watch this talk? 🙌

Didn't have time to use my good mic, but I wanted to share this:

"I got my ass kicked"

https://youtu.be/oCySledUM_0

Together again. 😘

Malcolm has a good podcast:

"The problem with golf..." https://overcast.fm/+Gsa1tjt98

BTW – if you're a freelancer (or indie business owner) in the UK, you need to check out @iamashley's service: @_withjack 👌

Do I know anyone who works at @Airbnb?

Sundown on sheep @ Torvaig Camp Site https://www.instagram.com/p/BU7mbVXjnmu/

My friend @KidPickSell has the best Instagram profile:

http://instagram.com/kidpixel

Super proud of @mjnewman. He's been working hard on his product @LogicHop.

It's featured on @ProductHunt today! 🙌
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/logic-hop-2

Have 6 minutes? Listen to my latest @megamaker podcast! https://overcast.fm/+F112La_T0

2 hours left to join Product People Club: http://productpeople.club/join/

I think @MikeMcDerment (@freshbooks) cares about freelancers.

@benchestnut (@mailchimp) cares about small biz.

https://twitter.com/codinghorror/status/864714381866655746

Just opened up more Product People Club spots.

Last chance to join before the price goes up:
https://productpeople.club/join/

Wow. 🙈🙉🙊

https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/863872972553166848

BTW – if you've noticed a way you could improve *my* business, I'd love to hear from you: words@nerdnorth.com

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/862354098099703808

Imagine how awesome it would be if a plumber showed up on your doorstep the MOMENT your pipes sprung a leak.

Happy Monday! 👍

What's one thing you're hoping to accomplish this week?

Are you an indie developer who needs help with marketing?

For the next 24 hours, get 50% off @marketingdevs book:

https://justinjackson.withcoach.com/marketing-for-developers-the-book?coupon=TWITTER50

Just left 10 free copies of @joltbook and @marketingdevs on this Reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/marketing/comments/68mq2o/what_is_the_best_marketing_book_youve_ever_read/

@joelgascoigne @buffer AWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAHHHH!

Congrats!

Profits are 💯!!!!!

Smaller marketing wins every week add up to big wins overall!

Love adding new stuff to @tiny_wins:

This is *the* question!

https://twitter.com/cliffordoravec/status/854853215518633984

Writing the next issue of INDIE. It's going be a good one...

https://justinjackson.ca/indie