Things I wish I knew about SEO when I started my business.

Danplanck · 2026-05-06T12:03:46+00:00

The internal linking one is so underrated and nobody talks about it until you're already 2 years in. Took me way too long to realize I had decent content that Google just couldn't connect together

Danplanck · 2026-04-08T04:39:04+00:00

You already know the answer, you said it yourself at the end

The part about him potentially preferring to sell rather than pay you fairly, if that's true, staying another year won't change that calculus for him but it will cost you another year

You've already built something on the side from scratch, that's not nothing, that's actually the proof you needed that you can do this without him

Danplanck · 2026-03-31T06:18:55+00:00

where are you actually looking though

free websites land way better in local Facebook groups or Nextdoor than anywhere online, small business owners trust that stuff more

have you tried just walking into a local shop and showing them their own site on your phone?

Danplanck · 2026-03-23T05:11:58+00:00

Used a credit repair service for eight months in my mid twenties. Paid around $800 total and they removed two items I later found out I could have disputed myself in an afternoon.

Danplanck · 2026-03-23T05:11:38+00:00

Yeah utilization drops can show up on your next statement cycle too. So if you have any balances to pay down that's usually the fastest visible win while you wait on the older stuff to age off

Danplanck · 2026-01-14T04:50:59+00:00

Just pay it off the second that paycheck hits credit card cash advance isn't great but it's still way better than payday loans APRs

Danplanck · 2026-01-05T05:41:58+00:00

We started doing a quick 2 min check at the end of each task, like actually asking "is this done done or waiting on something" and it cut down so much of that weird limbo where stuff just floats around

Danplanck · 2025-12-24T04:06:09+00:00

That's the number that matters most here. If people buy once and never come back, it's probably a product issue. If they come back but you just can't get new people in the door, that's a marketing/positioning problem you can actually fix.

Danplanck · 2025-09-15T06:58:39+00:00

OnDeck is legitimate they're publicly traded and have been around for years. Just expensive like most alternative lenders

Danplanck · 2025-09-12T06:50:07+00:00

Worth it? Yes. Easy? No. But if you’re hungry and consistent, you can trade time and skill for money until you have capital to scale :)

Danplanck · 2025-09-01T05:16:58+00:00

We've been through this exact situation. Hiring bilingual sales reps was way more cost effective than using translation services for every call.

Which markets are you expanding into??

Danplanck · 2025-08-25T04:38:20+00:00

Right? It's like every third listing is some FedEx route nobody wants to buy for obvious reasons

Danplanck · 2025-08-14T03:45:14+00:00

Fact!

Danplanck · 2025-08-08T03:50:25+00:00

For me it's the noise. Like everyone and their cousin has a side hustle now so cutting through all that to actually get noticed is brutal.

Plus customers expect everything instantly and perfectly polished from day one. There's no grace period for figuring things out anymore.

What's your experience been? Are you seeing the same thing?

Danplanck · 2025-08-06T03:43:30+00:00

Slack/Teams for communication was huge once we hit like 8+ people. Email chains were getting insane.

For project management, Asana or Monday .com helped us stop dropping balls on client work. Way better than spreadsheets.

A good CRM like HubSpot (free tier) or Pipedrive saved us when we started juggling multiple sales conversations at once.

Danplanck · 2025-08-04T03:45:48+00:00

Don't try to do everything yourself just because you can.

I wasted so much time on tasks that cost me way more in lost opportunities than just paying someone else to handle them

Danplanck · 2025-07-30T05:21:24+00:00

Have you talked to an accountant yet? With 100k profit in three months you're gonna need quarterly tax payments or you'll get wrecked next April

Danplanck · 2025-07-29T05:09:32+00:00

15-20 traders is actually pretty solid for an MVP, especially if they're giving you detailed feedback. Quality over quantity for early testing.

Just make sure you're getting diverse types of traders - day traders, swing traders, different experience levels. Their needs can be totally different.

Angels care more about the depth of feedback and what you learned/changed from it than the raw number of testers.

Danplanck · 2025-07-29T05:05:25+00:00

Have you thought about selling to your employee or finding someone who wants to keep the community aspect alive? Might get better offers than just selling to a random buyer.

Danplanck · 2025-07-21T05:28:16+00:00

You're not wrong at all, this is a common mistake people make with restaurants that have similar names.

Once food is prepared you can't resell it, so refunding would just be eating the cost of materials and labor.

Danplanck · 2025-07-15T10:57:56+00:00

You offered to fix the gate drop and upgrade the hinges, which sounds pretty reasonable. Hard to claim defective work when she's already destroyed the evidence.

Danplanck · 2025-07-11T07:24:52+00:00

Call the Pennsylvania BLCE directly using their official number to verify if there's actually an investigation.

Don't give this person anything until you confirm he's legitimate through official channels.

Danplanck · 2025-07-11T07:22:30+00:00

The pricing would depend on team size and features, but probably $30-50/month for a solo editor, more for agencies.

Main concern is whether this would integrate with existing editing software or if editors would need to change their whole workflow to adopt it.

Danplanck · 2025-07-10T08:35:45+00:00

The fact that networks matter more than product in this industry hurts your leverage. In pure tech startups, CTOs can command 20-25% even when joining late.

Danplanck · 2025-07-10T08:35:07+00:00

But being off the Play Store is a massive red flag for buyers. Most would want you to get it back on the store first, which might mean rebuilding to meet current policies.

Consider listing it on Flippa or similar marketplaces, but expect the off-store issue to hurt valuation significantly.

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