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@jacksbridger @jmckinven @TransistorFM 🙌

@jackmcdade Nice! 🙌

Love using Statamic. @joshuaanderton and I have been building so much cool stuff with it lately. 😍

@michaelkoper @petersuhm Collect them all!

@jarek_rozanski @PaddleHQ You might also want to see if Paddle meets the legal definition of MoR in the USA.

This US law firm seems to indicate that Paddle would not?

https://www.venable.com/insights/publications/2019/05/will-the-real-merchant-of-record-please-stand-up

@jarek_rozanski I just signed up for your service, and it looks like you're not correctly collecting the 7% PST you should be for residents of British Columbia.

Your MoR certainly exceeds the minimum thresholds for this.

Came into effect in April 2021:
https://www.lawsonlundell.com/the-business-law-blog/BC-expands-out-of-province-pst-requirements

@brtkdotse In this case, businesses are not “paying” the sales tax (the customer is).

Businesses are being asked to collect sales taxes on behalf of different international governments.

Most of the businesses I know have no problems paying corporate income tax.

You can read @chloexiang's piece on @VICE here:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkgj38/this-podcast-has-hosts-jokes-and-expert-guests-its-all-ai-generated

@MattGiovanisci Before you build a product, you want to see some evidence of demand.

Essentially, you need to know:

"Is there a strong desire by a group of people for this product to exist?"

https://justinjackson.ca/the-market

@SamTalksTech @PodcastindexOrg @adamcurry @AlbanBrooke @albertobeta It’s optional.

Folks using @TransistorFM are free to “opt-in” to their email being visible.

However, this feature (hiding people’s email addresses from spammers) was by far one of the most popular features we released in the last year.

Most podcasters hate getting spam.

I need to do this more often. 🙏 https://twitter.com/lkr/status/1621874990235762691

@leogdion @TransistorFM Yup, best to stop using Summary and transition to putting the summary paragraph at the top of your Episode Show Notes.

https://transistor.fm/changelog/episode-summaries-removed/

@earthlingworks @asmartbear @mattwensing @mynameis_davis I remember Jason responding this way!

TBH, this is also how interact with many SaaS websites now:

“What does your product do?”

“Well you see, we’re really into fully actualizing your company’s potential.”

“No, what does it do?”

“I mean, we reduce founder stress and blahblah”

You can read the whole study here:

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

@kylefox @cowenconvos 🎯

@TransistorFM 🤔 Curious:

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

(Potentially NSFW lol)

"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

@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?

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

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

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

But Google + YouTube SEO are still top.

@theleviallen @justinmooretfam @TransistorFM 👋 you can create + manage your own dynamic ads on Transistor like this: https://transistor.fm/features/dynamic-ads/

@karlymcfarly @hapsize 👋

@jayclouse Folks can do this themselves using Huffduffer!

https://huffduffer.com/

@MartinLasek Nice! I just checked out @BetterWorkout! Going to try it tomorrow morning. 💪

@Erwin_AI Whoa. I dig this.

@bhancock_io Looks way better than my setup! 😄

@chaddavis That looks nice 🌴

@phuctm97 Time for Twitter to bring back Lead Generation Cards!

https://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/email-marketing/twitter-lead-generation-cards/

@AlbanBrooke is this guy a redditor… because he sounds like a redditor

@andrewculver @aarondfrancis Nice! Listening now. 👍

@MrSimonBennett @megamaker @SnapShooterio ❤️ such an honor to be a part of your journey.

@AliAbdaal Same. Meeting people in real life is where life's inspiration and joy come from.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1563510641457242118

@chaddavis @TransistorFM 👀

@ian__ito @businessbarista @denk_tweets @ankurnagpal @Codie_Sanchez @agazdecki @noahwbragg @arvidkahl 🥰

@AaronWeiche @DarrenShaw_ Nice! Well done! 🙌

For more podcast growth tips check out:

https://transistor.fm/ideas-promote-podcast

@aarondfrancis @TransistorFM Thanks! I will. 🙌

@khemaridh Is this your own observation, or is it based on a study?

@simonswiss Looks pretty awesome!

@jmckinven All of @sivers' books are short and wonderful.

@bagelsangranola I switched from TypeForm to @heyreform and it’s been great. 👍

Way more affordable.

An example of a successful SaaS that’s decided to not increase pricing: https://twitter.com/hiderrick/status/1605703270667669504

I'd love to see some case studies with numbers.

Anyone know of any?

Calling @Patticus, @earthlingworks, @asmartbear, @patio11, @robwalling, @jasonlk.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1605637453339320320

Lots of articles explore the short-term benefits of a price increase ("MRR is up! ARPU is up!") but don't explore how the long-term effects.

@emd @BenBajarin @TransistorFM 👋 We'd be happy to help you at Transistor (or answer any questions you have).

Most folks switch to us from those two for:
- host multiple podcasts on one account
- nice podcast website themes
- ability to do private podcasts
- a simpler, more modern UI
- better customer support

@geoff_l We’re trying experiments and innovating! We’re just doing it at a sustainable pace. 🧘

@Jared_Falk Does speed always matter though?

It feels like you could also argue that slow, steady, thoughtful actions often produce better results.

@noahwbragg He reversed part of it.

But links to all Mastodon profiles *AND* posts are still being blocked.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512113/twitter-blocking-mastodon-links-elon-musk-elonjet

Plus, the fact that he was willing to block/penalize links in the first place is enough to be concerned.

@danicodeve @stolinski You can't:

"Prohibited platforms:

Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Post and Nostr. 3rd-party social media link aggregators such as linktree."

@marcosluis2186 @MicroConf Yup 😄 typo

@jessjoyce @MicroConf Oops. yes.

Probably a good time to revise this old tweet.

As my friend @chadkoh says:

"Critique ≠ heckling. To be a proper critic takes a LOT of damn hard work." 💯

I should have tweeted:

"It's easier to heckle from the sidelines than create."

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/760635073318182912

@SamTalksTech @PodcastindexOrg This should work:

https://feeds.transistor.fm/new-show-i-created

@davidfuesser @joshuaanderton @TransistorFM @ApplePodcasts @statamic @tailwindcss Thanks!

@ianlandsman It's also "worse than Google" because, at a fundamental level, GPT is the wrong model for these kinds of inquiries.

"Its propensity to often generate convincing-looking nonsense should be disqualifying."

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpts-most-charming-trick-hides-its-biggest-flaw/

@CasJam Did a bunch of studying on this today. 😅

Based on the research of @emilymbender and @chirag_shah, it looks like language models (GPT) aren't well-suited to replace search engines (or human expertise) in this way.

https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/03/14/qa-preserving-context-and-user-intent-in-the-future-of-web-search/

@nathanjpowellUX Right?!

So glad @ianlandsman encouraged me to watch it.

@NathanG @pocketcasts So nice to see Pocket Casts doing this.

🙌 @automattic

@olivi_eh I'm not sure there's *a* solution.

Better urban design, transit funding, and fundamental changes are all needed.

But moving an entire global society is difficult, takes time, and has nuance.

I think EVs are a small part of the solution.

@SamuelHulick I covered a lot of that question in this chat I had with @stauffermatt:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1461859356325003269

Carl Newport describes this dynamic (referencing Sherwin Rosen's "Superstar Effect"):

"Why would I ever listen to the second-best podcast on a topic if, for the exact same effort, I can get the best? Why would a buy a Monkees record if I can get the Beatles for the same price?"

@Shpigford i get anxious before parties

@rrhoover 😉 i'm guessing this didn't work.

It went from "A decentralized Twitter built on Ethereum"

to

"This is a Casino Review site and is still under construction. We are working on our casino website design."

@arvidkahl For existing products (like @TransistorFM), I send an automated email asking customers how they found us. If they respond, I ask for specifics: "Do you remember what you typed into google when you were looking?"

I also keep track of search terms in @ahrefs.

Of everything we've released this year, this is a relatively small feature, but it's gotten a huge response!

(People really don't like getting spam)

https://twitter.com/mjwhansen/status/1597702202361262080

@andrewculver Hey! @jsonperl is there representing @TransistorFM.

He's the best. You should meet him!

@JCutrell We’d be happy to have you at @TransistorFM.

You can have multiple podcasts on a single plan, and the only limits we have on the API are to limit ddosing. 😉

Happy to chat more via DM.

@OrionSeven I think Mandalorian is #2 for me now.

Bobba Fett and Kenobi almost turned me off Star Wars for good. 😅

@marcelpociot @jasondjohnston underrated comment 🤣

@marcoarment @OvercastFM Ah. That makes sense! Love this feature. I will use it whenever family/friends ask me for "good podcast episodes to listen to." 👍

@leenyburger Sounds like you're winning at twitter?

On the other hand, a band that gradually builds up a loyal following can rely on showing up in certain cities and playing to a few hundred people.

They're not relying on a "smash hit" or lots of fame. They can keep releasing music, touring, and getting a regular paycheck.

Sudden fame is particularly problematic.

For example, some bands have a surprise smash hit and get popular really fast.

But they can't sustain that level of popularity. When the masses forget about them, they go from playing arena shows to small casinos. It feels devastating.

@mattwensing @benthompson The original layoffs were ~50% of staff.

With recent departures, staff might be down ~67%.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.html

The 80% decrease was with contractors.
https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1591848844899540992?s=20&t=lPPiw_fpvKC0qi2n1c4SMw

@jayacunzo 💯

when @CorbettBarr tells me to sit on his knee... i listen

Good advice thread on avoiding a DDoS attack. https://twitter.com/marckohlbrugge/status/1591758684157513728

@AlbanBrooke I’ll be podcasting more here as well:

https://justin.transistor.fm/

@_rchase_ I wrote about our experience here:

https://justinjackson.ca/team-retreat

@freekmurze Lol. so good.

@ianlandsman In the text messages revealed in court, Jason Calacanis said, "Twitter CEO was his dream job."

https://twitter.com/SilvermanJacob/status/1575613171003322368

@CodeWithCaen @jackmcdade @statamic @HydeFramework Cool! I should try that out.

One of the challenges for entrepreneurs (and perhaps other careers) is that you don’t get rewarded for the same things in the market as you did in school.

@noahwbragg @potion_so @benln Congrats Noah! Upvoted. Looks great. 🙌

@CometPandaSky These aren't the AI-generated photos, these are the source images I'm going to use.

@jreynoldsdev Hahaha. I searched my Google Photos archive for "Justin Jackson hair," and this is what I found!

@davidfuesser @DarrenShaw_ What are you seeing that makes you think "it might just work?"

I don't know how much more of a beating the Tesla stock (and Elon's net worth) can take.

Even the richest man in the world can't burn cash forever (especially when he has to sell a rapidly depreciating asset to do it).

So far he's sold $19 billion in shares (~10% of net worth)

@5harath I’m really digging it. There’s a bit of a learning curve (but that was true for Twitter too)

You can view that particular post here:
@mijustin/109326520818918884" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mastodon.social/@mijustin/109326520818918884

@thisiskp_ Many people in "tech twitter" and "indie hacker twitter" have already migrated to Mastodon:

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

People interested in trying it can join here:
https://mas.to/

@kylegawley @misterparker Twitter hasn’t always lost money.

Generally, as @itsurboyevan said:

“Twitter has a text paradigm. The monetization opportunities resulting directly from text are subpar. Being a text media company has been a bad business since the internet got started.” https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1590094905644560384

@CasJam @ianlandsman I just wrote some thoughts on Mastodon here:

https://justinjackson.ca/thoughts-on-mastodon

@BretFisher @TransistorFM Most of these networks are not worthwhile (and are just looking for a way to monetize your content)

They likely won’t increase your distribution; it’s a sales play (they’re going to try to get you advertisers)

Those ad deals aren’t great.

@noahwbragg @MKBHD Really cogent thoughts!

He perfectly encapsulates the central challenges for Twitter as a business and creator platform.

@rednishat I talk about them later in the thread. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1589669274737868800

@CasJam @ianlandsman Yeah. The vibe is a bit different.

It kind of feels like the early days of FidoNet, Usenet, Twitter.

There’s definitely more folks there now! We’ll see if it lasts.

Now that I have the app installed, I’m using it more. 👍

@JackEllis MySpace reached a pretty massive scale for its time:115 million unique users.

Vine had over 200 million active users. (Pretty close to Twitter now)

A good explanation on how Mastodon servers work here: https://twitter.com/RaveofRavendale/status/1588541661331980289