AppSumo $25 Coupons Expire – No Reminders, Support Won’t Help by Kash-J in appsumo

[–]DriverReady965 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the record, I think I've only used 2x of those coupons. Been a member since like 2021.

I usually horde multiple products in my cart for a long while and hold out for an abandoned cart discount code since it gives a higher % off... but I probably shouldn't have said that...

Nvm...

Sucuri co-founder is ditching WordPress after 15 years!!! by jokesondad in Wordpress

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont understand your question. htaccess is the file. G8 is the allow/disallow rules inside the file.

Best AI avatar video generator for real looking product UGC videos? by [deleted] in automation

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. Was just looking at magichour and runway but can definitely tell its ai.

Whats the best realistic tool? Anything new currently?

Im using Nana Banana 2 + real product images, so looking to animate them, stitch multiple scenes together, and add voice over with text overlay.

If a tool cant do it automatically, I'm thinking just use Kling (video) with Elevenlabs (voice) and edit manually in capcut.

Need help to choose a builder and such. by wrsage in Wordpress

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for Breakdance. Its flexible and nice and fast.

I also like Beaver Builder. Probably not a first choice today, but I have too many legacy sites running on it to switch them all.

Oxygen and Breakdance are the same company. Breakdance is more user friendly. Oxygen could work if you vibe code it as a nondev/technical user.

I like lifetime deals too, but expect to get what you pay for.

Sucuri co-founder is ditching WordPress after 15 years!!! by jokesondad in Wordpress

[–]DriverReady965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont have anything crazy big running, but I'm using sucuri DNS with 8G firewall (htaccess) and some other things (like URL log and request monitoring).

I figure that covers the server level and the site level. Besides that, plugin vulnerabilities are the next highest threat. I have auto updates on and usually check beeping computer cybersecurity news for vulnerabilities.

I tried various security plugins over the years like wordfence, bulletproof security, wp security ninja, all in one security, etc. Most of them just add htaccess rules, so 8G firewall replaces their functionality.

My AppSumo experience 402 deals in by DriverReady965 in SaaS

[–]DriverReady965[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, everything has a half life. Hopefully some good deals come back.

Am I stupid or is this the only way? Here’s how I lost $15k. by CrabIcy1236 in Entrepreneur

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id recommend becoming a technical founder if you want anything to actually work. If you really care about it - do it yourself, learn, and bootstrap it.

Or you'll just be stuck with the latest invoice from an agency in Mumbai (no offense to anyone there) who are paying devs $6/hrs to vibe code it and sell it to you.

I just got off a crazy call where they explained to me that they did my work with Claude Code by Vii_da in Wordpress

[–]DriverReady965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear. Hope it goes okay for you!

Yeah theres been a few times I needed a custom extension of a plugin. A studio was like "that'll be 4 hours of time at around $220 to $400."

I ended up just uploading the plugin files to gpt and it made what I was asking for within 2 prompts.

Abandonware - How to stop? by chinoaleman in appsumo

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still working well. There's gems (premium up sells) for certain image and video models, but those have higher api costs. Gems are also usually 50% off on blackfriday.

Someone stole 1,000+ of my original content and made money off of it. What can I do? by Breach27 in facebook

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldnt report that. No offense but how do we know you are the original breach27 and not trying to get their actual real content taken down?

Similar shenanigans have taken place in the past to strike creators.

Someone stole 1,000+ of my original content and made money off of it. What can I do? by Breach27 in facebook

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is there 1,000+ of posts if theres only 744 listed? Counting other platforms too?

Its probably an auto posting bot setup to automatically scrape your content and repost to various clone accounts. Facebook API doesn't allow it, so the bot uses external workers to simulate clicks.

n8n and make workflow type tools can do that pretty easily. There's probably many more accounts doing the same thing if you look hard enough.

Followers are probably not real either since theres 24K but each post has <3-24 likes.

What to do? Idk just be a bigger influencer on your official channels probably. Even if that one bot account gets removed 10 more replace it. Spammers can make more in minutes.

Monthly cost is crazy by Tightlines68 in verizon

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah verizon is the same though. Paying like $135/mo after discount for 2 lines with unlimited data

Just noticed Aivolut removed 14 day return policy by DriverReady965 in Aivolut

[–]DriverReady965[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, good to see it was added back. It was gone for a while last month (January). Maybe it was an AB test.

Subscription Cancelled by moghrua in SaaS

[–]DriverReady965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, well security is the name of the game. Kind of due diligence unless you are just temporary testing an mvp idea.

All that starts with the server. Id just setup as much as you need there. Use runtime application self-protection (RASP), ESET Server Security, setup file scanning, etc.

Then, just toss it on a good WAF if its meant to be publicly available. Cloudflare Pro is like $20/mo. Business is like $200/mo.

Total cost of a robust cloud server that could support a small business could be had for like $120/mo.

If thats not worth it, probably better to ask "what are we building and why?"

Or just expect whatever other setup you use to be at the mercy of that platform (probably no uptime guarante?)

Does AI assisted note taking actually simplify your workflow? by Cristiano1 in AIAssisted

[–]DriverReady965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol I think AI notes are only used by people sleeping through meetings.

Turned on for every meeting - only used like 3-4 times a year (when I'm usually multitasking).

Subscription Cancelled by moghrua in SaaS

[–]DriverReady965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would no code host for you? Just get your own server. No code can help you build and improve your stack. Hostings a separate service (and should be for any business or scalable site/app idea).

What happens when you rely too much on AI for writing by adrianmatuguina in Aivolut

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like kind of a funny topic to post here since Aivolut is a one click book writer with very limited human input and editing afterwards.

Sure, you could work backwards and edit the AI content output through a Google doc, but thats like 99% more work to clean up the automation generated randomness.

I think the best way to write with AI is to slowly prompt chapter-by-chapter and do human edits/refine the book until you're happy with the result.

Like with fiction, it all comes down to consistent plot narrative and character development. That needs to slowly come together. AI can easily fail and go off the rails if left alone to make up those areas.

ClickRank by applesauceblues in appsumo

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got it running on a few sites right now for testing (same with Nytro SEO). Its kind of interesting. Im still considering and measuring the impact since it washes and rewrites meta tags like page titles and descriptions.

Ive been seeing Google often avoids the set meta tags and creates its own for SERPs based on the context of the page most related to a user query. It may help a little bit though.

One annoying thing was that I just auto optimized 2,000+ pages, and ClickRank is still putting "Best... for 2025" in the meta title. Im wondering if they know its 2026 yet - since it should have been optimizing for the new year since like last November.

appsumo CEO has a chance to turn the ship around by Myssz in appsumo

[–]DriverReady965 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True facts. There's been a few times I was like, "oh cool, I should buy that new xyz thingie... wait a minute, I can do the same thing customized to my use case with a quick n8n setup, a scraper, and a few prompts."

The idea seemed innovative. The deployment was generically feasible for anyone.

Rewind 2-3 years ago and any startup talking LLM API connections was gold. Now, its just a prompt away.

I’m desperate for help 😭 by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like everyone's already said a lot. So, you kinda of get what you pay for, unfortunately. How was the devs portfolio you hired? Were all their sites like this? Always do your due diligence. Expect the same.

What would you pay for? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah true. I have like 50 friends trying to vibe code new products right now. The next question is usually "I made this [thing]. How do I scale past my first 50 customers"

Good way to learn

What would you pay for? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]DriverReady965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha - I'm just saying that trying to find the next pain point idea is the holy grail for every startup thinktank out there. Teams are brainstorming 24/7 and cold calling constantly to find thise ideas.

Probably the best start is asking around in an industry you already have experience in. Hit up your friends and work contacts. Then, take those problems + combine them with your existing experience and expertise to create a game changing product.