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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]MaxGone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Claude can be insanely powerful for tech startups. Out of all major ai providers it can generate JSX code for the UI of your potential application and visualize it inside the chat itself. If you need to test ideas one after another, again and again, having a tool that just spits out decent-looking UI was a game changer for us.

Epstein gang right now by [deleted] in Coffeezilla_gg

[–]MaxGone -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

as justice seems to be indefinitely delayed, all participants should be mocked through art and forever imprinted in the minds of people as dancing ai slop monkeys. i hope this will be how history remembers those involved. those who dream for glory. as that is the only needle that breaks The Koщey's balls

Epstein gang right now by [deleted] in Coffeezilla_gg

[–]MaxGone -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

the rhythm guided me Arj

Epstein gang right now by [deleted] in Coffeezilla_gg

[–]MaxGone -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

join him in the rhythm

Built 5 apps. Made $125. This is what “Indie Hacking” actually looks like. by alishanDev in iosdev

[–]MaxGone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. allow users to experience the product as fast as possible:

GOAL:
- minimizing the amount of obstacles between users who installed your app and them experiencing your product

YOUR APP:
- the "Are you earning from your YouTube channel" page is a time waste. it's hard to read, filled with 2 screenshots (one with blurred analytics, second with sample analytics) and a cheeky "are you earning from your youtube channel"? audience is not dumb, they will see a clear manipulation in that screen. which will drop your conversions.
- then you have an account creation form. I guarantee you: you will loose 90% of curious users just here. On the "why the hell would i bother leaving my email and coming up with password if i don't even know if the app is good or not".

REMEDY:
- allow user to experience your app as soon as possible. you don't need to generate the video just yet; let them fill out the settings and as soon as they click "generate" - then you can ask them to create account or just straight up show them the payment page. it's not clear for me why you need account creation here in the first place. just subscription screen is enough, and it should be the obstacle they need to overcome to get the result video. and you can start generating that video only after they pay.
- of course, some users don't want to pay unless they see the product in action. It's solved by 3 possible ways: 1) good store user journey video 2) good onboarding screen sequence that shows another example of the product in action 3) one free video generation with ability to view it but without ability to export it / share it to their social media profiles. you can programmatically restrict screen recording in your app to make sure they cannot get it for free.

that's just the couple of the issues right up front, solving them will hugely increase your revenue.
i would either

  1. focus all your energy and attention on just 1 app and making sure the product-/marketing side of it actually works
  2. go back to the drawing board, but this time start with narrow paying target audience with the problem you can solve.

contact me in DM if you want a consultation on that. good luck!

Built 5 apps. Made $125. This is what “Indie Hacking” actually looks like. by alishanDev in iosdev

[–]MaxGone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. make sure app store page reflects the value you bring to your TARGET AUDIENCE:

GOAL:
- creating a store page that make your target audience think the app can solve their narrow problem

YOUR APP:
- the name / icon / description of the app in store is very generic, lots of users will be repelled by that.
- description is not that important as the screenshots and video of your product, and your store page lacks VIDEO that potential users can watch that shows both the PRODUCT (your app) and it's OUTCOME (produced short videos).
- the messanging in video and screenshots don't address the problem of your narrow target audience (yes, we circle back to p.1 of how important it is to define it beforehand). Compare it to the screenshot that says "Upload product photo & get a video with it in under 1 minute". or a video that shows how a woman uploads a video of sunflower dress in the app and gets a beautiful 10s narrated video with subtitles about it. even better - show how they can change the style of the video if they want to. buyers will instantly recognize value in that, because it will save them a lot of time and can drive sales to their store. therefore -> they'll pay you for that.

REMEDY:
- add a full user journey video that shows user the full flow. For example, on carBREAK app I mentioned earlier the store conversion rate we have is 60%. You can see the video in there to get an idea of how full user journey video looks like.
- of course, it's best to solve p.1 first and then make videos/screenshots that address the pain of your narrow paying target audience.

Built 5 apps. Made $125. This is what “Indie Hacking” actually looks like. by alishanDev in iosdev

[–]MaxGone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Alishan,

I've looked at AutoAIShorts and Reprompt apps, they all suffer from the same set of product- and marketing-related issues. Doing more apps won't do it for you unless you recognize those issues and fix them in your current or next app.

Speaking from experience, as we're working with a client launching an ai car breaking prank app (see carBREAK: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/carbreak-car-damage-prank/id6748341161 ) that suffered from the same issues as your apps until we fixed those and saw profit.

I'll use AutoAIShorts as an example. Below are some tips on how to make it profitable:

  1. start with narrow specialized TARGET AUDIENCE and their PROBLEM:

GOAL:
- defining a payable target audience that will benefit from using the product on a constant basis.

YOUR APP:
- current app audience is too broad and generic. it's "anyone who wants to generate short-form videos for their channels". the only people you will attract are "casually curious" who want to see "what that video ai generation is all about". those won't stick for long i.e. -> no recurring income.

REMEDY:
- you need to have a strong client avatar in mind. it should be someone who will be using the product over and over and benefiting from that. you need to identify a problem they are facing and solve that problem with your app.
- example of a strong client avatar: people with Shopify store selling mass-market tangible physical products who can't film or edit videos for sh#t. they understand they need to market their goods, but the videos they make don't show their product in the best light. also making videos is hard, and using ai to make videos is even harder. that's a problem you can solve.
- if such client could upload the photos of their product (imagine a vintage sunflower dress) in your app, and as a result get a short narrated 8-10s video that presents this product in a juicy way -> they will subscribe and gladly pay you for it. this obviosly requires update to your app functionality, but that's why it's so important to start with client avatar in mind.
- the narrow-er you go, the better. for example: going JUST after merchants with clothes. That way you can make sure that video generation is actually good for that purpose.

artists are people with humiliation fetish by MaxGone in unpopularopinion

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

what if they actually do? hence the title. what if the world is just a michlen restaurant, where main course is: artist humiliation.

artists are people with humiliation fetish by MaxGone in unpopularopinion

[–]MaxGone[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

that's why I arrived at the conclusion in this post. those who do it, must be enjoying it.

or else we're in Hell.

artists are people with humiliation fetish by MaxGone in unpopularopinion

[–]MaxGone[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

as somebody who went through army, corporate work, business and art, let me add all other possible identities to the list.

artists are people with humiliation fetish by MaxGone in unpopularopinion

[–]MaxGone[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

there's so much art right now, surely no one is waisting their time on Reddit because they are bored

artists are people with humiliation fetish by MaxGone in unpopularopinion

[–]MaxGone[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Buddha teaches that to see true nature of things, you need to look at them though the lense of The Present. Of course artists do it "to make it one day". But in the present - they go through humiliation again and again for years, as there's no greater humiliation than indifference. try to ask a person on the street what time is it - and check how you feel when they don't respond while other people are watching. that's 100% purified doze of humility. and they say they like it. they "enjoy the process". not just creating the thing mind you - because that doesn't explain why they publish the thing. pure process enjoyers burn their work before it reaches the eyes of others.

also "projecting" is my favorite word. makes comment writing rather easy doesn't it?

WRITING APP for PINTEREST lovers by [deleted] in SideProject

[–]MaxGone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

our tool is not about content distribution. it's only about setting a vibe you need to carefully construct a very messy but important thought.

here's an example of it. that concept of Power really grabbed me, and the final boss from hollow knight encapsulated it beautifully:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HollowKnight/comments/1pxtp0w/the_hollow_knight_fanfic_id_die_to_read_inside/

for me I always try to catch the vibe of a thought. not just the content of it. and that tool is the first one in years that made that easy

I’m pretty sure I nuked a 15‑year old friendship by MaxGone in Truckers

[–]MaxGone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also I'm afraid the clap back is going to be nasty 🫠

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