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Thursday is a good day to send email.

Always feels quieter in my inbox.

I like @twigpress' guide for setting up a new computer:

https://carlalexander.ca/2016-macbook-pro-setup/

Also: giving away some awesome launch-day prizes from @brennandunn, @Bidsketch, @logichop, @withcoach & @AppSumo!

https://tinymarketingwins.com/prizes/

TL;DR for Apple earnings call:

Lots of similarities between what a comedian does (articulates our inner feelings) and what a product does (identifies our primary struggle)

Reminds me of @peldi's quote:

“If your product is remarkable getting noticed is a lot easier.”

I just backed @limedaring's new Kickstarter: "Hello Web Design" http://kck.st/2jnFLeV

What do you folks think of this concept?

How could it be improved?

Agreed. I supported @theleviallen's Kickstarter. So awesome to see this happening! 💯

https://twitter.com/jimmynotjim/status/817776641262882819

❤️ these little anecdotes in @natekontny's vlog
"My wife is risking her life to deal with our tupperware situation"
https://youtu.be/lDtA7DIMjSc?t=4m1s

This "State of Blogging" report is a fascinating look into the struggles of solopreneurs:

http://mbsy.co/gBCjl

If you don't want to miss the launch of Tiny Marketing Wins, sign up here:

https://cards.twitter.com/cards/pt2jpq/2vv8b

“Insatiable Curiosity” by @jongold @jongold/insatiable-curiosity-a23254f8b75e?source=twitterShare-a02dd1574d08-1482999183" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@jongold/insatiable-curiosity-a23254f8b75e?source=twitterShare-a02dd1574d08-1482999183

Doing a little Boxing Day sale. 🎁

You still have time to get these:
https://ckarchive.com/b/d0ueh0h4z386

Writing a "Year in Review?"

Share it on: https://yearinreview.me

💃🕺

@jasonfried we're all guilty of this one. ;)

5. Market size is also important. Ask:

"How big is the group of people that might buy our product?"

ie. Wearables < Laptops < Smartphones

Yowza a lot of email newsletters get sent on Tuesday morning.

@patio11 @harisenbon79 @andrewculver guess what was my 3rd most popular web page this year?

https://justinjackson.ca/words_japan.html

@alexmturnbull anywhere in BC, January is usually the best for snow (and less crowds). February can have great snow too (more crowds tho).

You're cool people. 😎

Right now, you can get the $199 @withcoach plan (what I use to create courses) for $29. Price goes up in 69 hours!

https://withcoach.com/justin

This is amazing and worth watching:

https://twitter.com/Mappletons/status/804426414053212160

If you haven’t heard my 7 and 8-year-old boys prank calling me yet, it’s a great way to start your day:

https://soundcloud.com/mijustin/prank-call-from-the-boys

Sometimes, you can create more impact just by changing your context.

^ that's a bad metaphor, but this is what I mean...

“Get out of your creative rut” https://medium.com/swlh/get-out-of-your-creative-rut-57b8f7b9e8da#---0-77.srxv2rf5i

What I mean is that when I zoom in, I really get a sense of who you are as human beings. Harder to get that sense with a small avatar.

Bad news for the arctic – and the planet.

https://twitter.com/ScienceChannel/status/800662676984598529

@brennandunn I'm always confused by folks who get turned off by the meta aspect.

@nathanbarry wrote a book about writing books (Authority)

Should I center https://justinjackson.ca horizontally? (from left-aligned to middle of screen)

@FredRivett thanks so much Fred. Really appreciate it.

I have to thank @alanklement @bmoesta @chriscbs again for introducing me to #jtbd.

@bmoesta I wrote about this last night. https://justinjackson.ca/progress/

The great challenge of life is that we are limited by both our circumstances AND our thinking.

I promise you folks I’ll have a new @megamaker3000 episode tomorrow!

Subscribe here: https://megamaker.co

@vatsala @jamesprestonza I’m switching because @withcoach is:

1. Focused on solopreneurs
2. Enables courses + downloads
3. Better value

.@grantgarrett agreed. They should make the "free answers" completely viewable. Here's the full answer:

.@cgenco yes! @DBinboxApp is an awesome example of micro-SaaS. Lots of opportunities there still! 🙌

.@withcoach gave me a special link for any bootstrappers who want to switch: https://withcoach.com/justin

(they'll help you move your stuff)

Ok. Gumroad finally came up for me now. That was a long outage. I definitely lost sales. Still no word from their Twitter accounts.

Holy 💩 – @gumroad is *still* down.

This Bill Burr ad read for his podcast is a gift to humanity:
http://youtu.be/miWHJHLmAuo

MacOS is incredible sticky.

Apple won’t have that benefit forever, but it’s (ironically) MSFT’s biggest obstacle.

https://twitter.com/drewwilson/status/791710805595004928

I wonder if Touch Bar (emoji, touch interface, word suggestion) is a play at getting younger people buying computers again?

Were you on Geocities?

♥ @letsencrypt. Really wish @github pages had better support for it.

Some of my favorite books on design are on sale for the next hour:

https://gumroad.com/l/design-ebooks/bundle-ebooks

@rrhoover @podcaststartup I'm going to push back on the conclusions of this episode a bit.

Thoughts here:
#comment-376923" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.producthunt.com/podcasts/startup-season-4-3-shadowed-qualities#comment-376923

Making dinner? Out for a walk? Doing dishes?

Listen to my latest episode. (People are digging it 🤘) https://overcast.fm/+F112Rra7I

Just published a brand new episode of @megamaker3000:

"MegaWasted"

https://simplecast.com/s/a83d1506

Have you taken the @marketingdevs mini-course yet?

https://cards.twitter.com/cards/pt2jpq/2es4t

Hypothesis: Nintendo Switch is a social play https://justinjackson.ca/nintendo-switch/

Hey everyone, quick poll:

Do you currently pay *monthly* for some sort of online training product?

Getting an inside look at one of your heroes is reassuring. Look at this quote about Letterman; if *he* has self-doubt, than there's hope.

Also: MailChimp, @OvercastFM, Freshbooks...

https://twitter.com/bitfield/status/786715135159271425

Folks, the new @marketingdevs launches in 2 days! 🖖

Get a sneak peek:
https://cards.twitter.com/cards/pt2jpq/15d2f

My DNS provider (Hover) is getting hammered and all of my sites are down. 🍷

@nathanbarry @jurezove @ConvertKit unreal! Congrats! 🍾🎉

How many of you regularly use Instagram Stories? Looking for new folks to follow.

(I'm http://instagram.com/mijustin)

If you're confused by all this "Jobs to be Done" hype, join @alanklement and I in 15 minutes:

http://megamaker.co/live

#jtbd

What is Jobs to be Done? https://justinjackson.ca/what-is-jobs-to-be-done/

"It’s really hard for a family of 4 to live in the Bay Area"

Facebook was his dream job but he couldn't afford it.

http://www.vox.com/2016/9/14/12892994/facebook-silicon-valley-expensive

As a 🚴 I'd like to see this become standard in 🚗 education:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzIf80eSfCg

Happy Tuesday 🤘 https://vine.co/v/56FZlvAl9hH

.@chris_hawk Excel and email are the two biggest competitors to many CRUD apps.

BTW - these are all "Jobs to be Done" ideas. @alanklement has a book coming out on it: http://www.whencoffeeandkalecompete.com/

If folks aren't already spending money to fix the problem that's a bad sign.

#jtbd

A few examples:

Snapchat took users away from Vine.
Drip took users away from MailChimp.
@marketingdevs takes users away from conferences.

Think about it like this:

When you launch something new, and you get a customer...

... you're stealing that customer from someone else.

The startup marketing checklist on @GrowthHackers

http://growthhackers.com/articles/the-startup-marketing-checklist-be4a17d1-419d-4292-9a80-1368145cd0ee

(Also on HN if you're there)

Alright. That’s enough crazy 🇺🇸 politics for one night. I’m out.

@mikeherreraTD have you been tweeting about starting an EDM band again? 😜

There's the principle and then there's the practice. The principle is universal. The practice varies from context to context.

Goodnight fam.

Solopreneurs: a friend of mine is doing some some research (and giving away a $50 amazon gift card).

Take a look:
http://buff.ly/2cDbjP4

Isn't it ironic?

@levelsio good lord. Is this really where I am? THE OLDEST TIER?!?!

Officially an 👴🏻.

This is my new jam for gettin' work done:

http://buff.ly/2cYXbzu

Good tunes by @foresterband ⚡️

Just read this story on @hardbound! https://www.hardbound.co/read/dr-strangetrump/1

@delk

1. @nathanbarry
2. @Steli

😉

"Why are we getting rid of the analog headphone jack? One word: courage. The courage to move on and try something new." - @pschiller

@bmoesta @chriscbs @alanklement interesting interview segment with @alanalda that juuuust touches on #jtbd: https://overcast.fm/+bA57hw/47:24

@levelsio I *think* the underlying anxiety comes from me wanting to provide for my family. Don't want to mess that up. 😄

Hee hee. @joltbook readers will recognize what’s going on here:

https://twitter.com/Marsh931/status/772790800216391680

Until you see the hard side of SaaS first-hand (DoS, servers going down Sat. at 1am, ramp of death) it's hard to know if it's right for you.

@Shpigford it looks like that says “Thunder Cats”

Thanks so much to everyone who showed up today! ❤️

https://twitter.com/andresV1llegas/status/771044075109842944?lang=en

Live now (4 stages of being a solopreneur)

On FB: https://www.facebook.com/jijackson/videos/10157340933575263/

On YouTube: http://megamaker.co/live

I like how @benmcredmond is stirring the pot here:

"Growth hacking is bullshit" - http://buff.ly/2bvLHgc

"Every once in awhile us inlanders need to return to the sea."

More here: http://instagram.com/mijustin

Love getting feedback like this!

https://twitter.com/dimnls/status/766365345280131078

Just made breakfast! ☀️

https://vine.co/v/5hQLpzbVnOP

@kieran_tie integration hubs (like Slack, @zapier, etc..) will continue to grow. But so will amalgamation.

@levelsio my best clients have been people who heard of me from my blog, newsletter, and podcast.

Lately I’ve been getting referrals too.

Doing Sunday chores?

Listen to my latest podcast:
"Should you start the next Freshbooks or MailChimp?" https://overcast.fm/+F110LNGzw

@argumatronic I always like to remind folks about this

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/753771080779571200

Just posted on @producthunt 🚀

EP34: Are we at peak SaaS?

https://www.producthunt.com/podcasts/megamaker-034-should-you-start-a-saas-company-in-2016

Remember, "SaaS" isn't a destination.

It's just a licensing and delivery model.

Models are fallible. It's not a golden ticket.

"We can't build these basic crud apps like we used to be able to. The stuff’s too competitive now." - @robwalling