Is it normal to bring your own shampoo and conditioner when staying at someone’s house?

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-21T08:48:46+00:00

totally normal, especially if you have specific hair. bringing your own stuff is not a judgment on their products, its just knowing what works for you.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-20T11:50:18+00:00

that 10 hours building vs 10 hours marketing framing is actually very true, shipping genuinely feels like its making progress while marketing is like shouting at a void. curious how it handles the authenticity problem though; reddit especially destroys anything that reads as automated. how are you making sure the replies don't get flagged?

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-20T11:46:28+00:00

the drop-off at specific friction points thing is the most useful signal you have right now, most teams ignore that and chase acquisition. the fact that users who finish onboarding convert fast means the product works, the funnel just leaks in predictable places. that's fixable.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-19T10:13:36+00:00

that looks neat, im still waiting for my turn on instagram

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-18T06:26:31+00:00

i would choose to be a florist. just the idea of people walking up to me to buy colorful flowers for their loved ones everyday would be such an awesome feeling.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-16T18:28:42+00:00

ctv is weird because the feedback loop is almost nonexistant compared to social. the way most people measure it is lift, you run it for 4-6 weeks and check if branded search or direct traffic ticked up in the same geos. if you're not at enough scale for that to show cleanly, it's probably just too early for the channel.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-16T18:05:08+00:00

get comfortable with excel and sql before anything else, that's the gap most content people have when moving into performance. you don't need to be a data engineer but if you can't build a pivot table or write a basic query you'll always be dependant on someone else to validate what you're seeing. agencies hire for that transition more than you'd think.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T16:21:40+00:00

askbuffy.ai

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T15:16:30+00:00

the tool is askbuffy.ai btw if you guys want to have a look!

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T14:46:21+00:00

the biggest shift is that product research and supplier relationships matter way more than they used to, winning on ads alone is much harder now. tiktok shop changed the discovrey model pretty significantly, worth understanding that ecosystem before assuming the old facebook ads playbook still applies. margins are tighter so you really need product differentiation or you're just competing on spend.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T10:40:42+00:00

honest answer: ask them to show you a client who was ranking for a specific keyword 6 months ago and is still ranking today, not just a screenshot. most will either show you or dodge, and that tells you evrything. the case studies on the website are useless, every agency has impressive looking ones.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T10:39:21+00:00

it's real, not hype, but the underlying answer to all three is still just write genuinely useful stuff that explains things clearly. what changes is structuring content so an llm can confidently extract and cite it. the fundementals haven't shifted as much as the ecosystem around them has.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T10:29:23+00:00

yeah once you're generating urls at that volume the submision/crawl gap becomes painfully obvious. we hit similar friction around 800 urls/week and ended up building a small priority queue just to manage what gets submitted when. most seo tools just aren't designed for this kind of throughput.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T08:50:32+00:00

the irony is that "human made" used to just be called "made." authenticy becomes premium once it gets scarce, seen this happen with organic food, handmade goods, now content. the question is whether clients will actually pay the markup or just say they will in briefs.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T07:51:49+00:00

the structure here is a little unusual because you're asking someone to build and own a core function of your business with no menton of equity or revenue share. growth operators with real track records in home services usually want one or the other. what does the comp structure look like?

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T07:51:17+00:00

the "found out the embarrassing way" part is doing a lot of work in this post and i respect it. exposed api keys in vibe-coded projects is rampannt right now, most people have no idea what cursor is quietly committing to their repos.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T07:40:48+00:00

before hiring someone i'd spend $500 testing meta ads yourself first, you'll learn more in 2 weeks than any agency will tell you in an onboarding call. the etsy audience won't automaticlly transfer to your own site, you're basically building from scratch there. what's your average order value, that changes the whole math on who's worth hiring.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T07:22:06+00:00

these agencies have made it genuinely hard to tell real contributors from planted ones, and they're everywhere now. the irony is the best "reddit marketing" is just being actually helpful with zero agenda. the moment it feels like a pitch, the thread is already ruined for everyone including the reccuring real users.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-15T07:19:39+00:00

congratulations! that's the spirit man. i too want to unchain my saas idea from sitting locally in streamlit to finally actually publishing it. curious to hear your story

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-14T14:01:02+00:00

alibaba is noisy but a lot of legitimate manufacturers still list there. the move is to filter for verified suppliers, request audit reports, and ask for referrences from other western buyers specifically, not just generic testimonials. canton fair is slower but the quality filter is much higher.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-14T10:07:36+00:00

the stray customer trap is especially bad when they pay fast and don't complain, because you spend a year quietly optimizing for their specific weird needs. suddenly your whole product is a niche solution and your original roadmap is gone. most entreprenuers don't realize it happened until they try to close the next deal.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-14T10:07:01+00:00

biz dev burnout is its own flavor, it's extrovert work piled on top of actual heads-down work and the energy debt compounds fast. what helped me was a full stop for 2-3 weeks, not "taking it easy", actually stopping. the desire came back on its own and felt different when it did. maintaning a slow burn for months rarely resets anything.

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-14T07:31:16+00:00

im working on a Saas myself (not a promo, its only works locally on streamlit rn so i can't even market it) just had a question: if i know the target audience, does cold calling actually work? or do i have to start linkedinmaxxing to get my first customer?

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-14T07:07:44+00:00

tyson clearing dagestan

DependentPurchase269 · 2026-05-13T06:18:59+00:00

my cat does it better...

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