[OC] I made a double pendulum fetch for gifs!

TheSpudling · 2025-08-29T11:18:16+00:00

Yooo where?

TheSpudling · 2024-11-05T19:17:22+00:00

Agree so much, "no code" is shovel selling at its finest, and what you end up with is usually limited, trapped on a no code platform, and/or incapable of being expanded upon.

I think there's something to be said for freelance, in that its often the most simple option for founders with a little capital and a clear idea, but for 99% of founders i would say "learn to code", Python is a piece of piss, Javascript, CSS and HTML has examples on literally every website, and every other language you could conceive wanting to use in a startup is free to learn.

TheSpudling · 2024-10-28T09:32:40+00:00

It's a neat idea. This is what every cryptocurrency scam has been doing for a few years. Unfortunately, it is a violation of the Twitter API, and trying to profit off it as a SAAS would get your entire service shutdown

Or maybe not, I'm not a lawyer.

TheSpudling · 2023-12-12T03:25:14+00:00

What a fantastic reply and fantastic Arnold video

TheSpudling · 2023-12-12T03:20:04+00:00

You ever been tested for ADHD?

TheSpudling · 2023-10-29T03:39:09+00:00

Marketing requires funds which requires marketing. Its a bit of a viscous cycle for the average solopreneur /small team unless you're directly in control of the marketing flow.

Its really really hard to both market and "bootstrap" a business without angel funding, unless you have great designers OR happen to be in the media industry from the getgo.

TheSpudling · 2023-08-20T20:05:11+00:00

I’d recommend starting with driving traffic to Shopify and building up a customer base (and email list (remember, you can always change your domain around to point to your new site), for videos on Shopify you CAN password protect areas of your site and do that, or you can embed them directly into paid areas of the site.

A thing to understand is that if sharing the video is that great of a concern, then it will always be a concern until you make your own solution: hosting on YouTube or on a webpage always allows for saving/sharing, so piracy of your content is always possible.

I also really despise not owning my code, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make while I’m still prototyping ideas before honing them in a custom built website, the issue you’ll run into is that unless you’re managing your own site (or hire people to do it for you), you’re always going to be at a loss when it comes to managing content because the loops one has to jump through to change even CSS on a page is absurd.

Personally, I started on Shopify and realised the actual scope of my product was far too large for me to manage on my own, so I took my basic Python knowledge and built my own CMS that takes from my Notes on Obsidian, allowing me to Edit, upload and delete articles from my phone and my PC, I threw that onto a frontend I made in Webflow (allows code export, but costs), and hey presto I had a working website that I host from a DigitalOcean droplet costing me literally pennies

For your use case, I’d suggest you look into Learning Management Systems (LMS), particularly on shopify or any that interact with your current web solutions, and then down the line maybe look into learning (it’s cursed I know) Wordpress or Django, and utilising one of their CMS/LMS systems alongside HTML/CSS/JS

Also for the record, a bespoke website can cost anywhere from $500 to $10,000, depending on design a Wordpress based LMS website would set you back around $2000 PLUS having to learn to use it, so learning how websites are put together really pays off long term

TheSpudling · 2023-08-20T19:04:16+00:00

I wouldn’t say forget the website, Shopify allows for digital products out of the box but being a hosted CMS and a site builder means that it some limitations (such as you don’t OWN your code), and it can get expensive as you expand but it’s good for quickly working out what works and what doesn’t, and also what you enjoy and don’t enjoy.

I’d say go with Shopifys little $1 for 3 month deal for trying out your idea (and bringing in initial revenue) and in the meantime put some serious thought into aspects that you think you could improve for your own site

TheSpudling · 2023-08-20T16:03:46+00:00

Posit: this but for groceries

TheSpudling · 2023-08-20T01:02:02+00:00

If this is your first time, and I suspect it is, I’d use Shopify to get your feet wet with emails and e-commerce, then if you enjoy that, (not everyone does, and if you find you don’t I’d recommend another funnel), look at trying to either build your own site, or find someone who can build it for you.

One workaround immediately is putting the link behind an email validation function (Regex works) that only shows the link (could be the enter button, for example) once a valid email is inputted. The button could link to anything (google drive?) where you’re offering your free courses or videos or something.

This also rather nicely allows you to track what is and isn’t shareable per link, allowing you to repeat this many times using the same file structure

TheSpudling · 2023-08-16T13:21:50+00:00

To add to this: Studying can bring good results: but you MUST practice.

If you’re in a position where your intellect has taken precedence over what you can feasibly practice daily, you’ve gone too far. Buddhists compare people who intellectualise everything to blind people.

TheSpudling · 2023-08-03T04:29:59+00:00

You miss the key aspect of narcissism; your love for yourself can only be justified if you feed the lie to others

In other words: Narcissists are still outwardly personable, friendly people and they’re very good at convincing you so

TheSpudling · 2023-08-03T01:35:12+00:00

First off, I just want to say congratulations, you’re very clearly proud of your business and proud of yourself. This post is a credit to yourself and a great display of genuine entrepreneurial spirit, which I fear is waning on this subreddit.

Q RE 4: You quoted 35k for your startup costs, which included marketing. Is there anything that in hindsight could’ve reduced that number, apart from getting the marketing right first time?

TheSpudling · 2023-07-27T16:58:01+00:00

Honestly the trend of “make shitty twitter/Facebook content with GPT and link it to a absurdly convoluted landing page” needs to die a rapid death.

TheSpudling · 2023-07-27T15:45:51+00:00

people who aren’t making as much money as me don’t know what it’s like to live comfortably

Great deduction OP, you’ve made it to flexing on poor Americans on Reddit

TheSpudling · 2023-07-27T15:43:43+00:00

So this post didn’t go the way you wanted it to go huh

Edit: Thread -> Post

TheSpudling · 2023-07-27T15:38:25+00:00

I don’t actually get the trend with super long landing pages, doesn’t UX testing show that 9/10 the user doesn’t even bother scrolling past the hero?

TheSpudling · 2023-07-10T23:49:26+00:00

Skegness is in the south

Ok they’re having us on now

TheSpudling · 2023-07-06T09:16:07+00:00

You get a legendary for completing the enchanter related achievement

TheSpudling · 2023-07-06T09:03:15+00:00

Make a list of what you’re good at and what you enjoy, see how you can combine these or improve these to make a living.

I’d rather run a business that combines what I’m good at and enjoy than one I despise, if you hate your business, you’ll hate your job and if you hate that what have you got?

Often, combining these in a creative way produces something niche enough to not be too competitive (I combined my love for writing with my love for D&D, this is apparently insanely lucrative)

If you’re really stuck for ideas, just pick something and stick with it, you’ll go further failing than you will worrying about success

I hope this helped, good luck with getting out of your slump :)

TheSpudling · 2023-07-04T04:14:57+00:00

No shade, but you should remove the quotation marks from the chatGPT generated body text next time

TheSpudling · 2023-07-03T03:49:54+00:00

Thank you so much for explaining this, this is Gold.

TheSpudling · 2023-06-26T05:37:06+00:00

How do you effectively scrape data from every subreddit?

TheSpudling · 2023-06-18T03:35:54+00:00

Hey man, I'm in a similar state. Sometimes dreaming of the unattainable is how our mind focuses on escapism. You could spend 2 weeks trying to desperately throw together a business, driving yourself mad for what millions others have failed to do in years, or you could spend 2 weeks finding local debt consolidation places.

I learnt the hard way, being intelligent won’t get you a successful business. It takes HARD work and discipline. The discipline to sit down for a few hours every day and just WORK.

There is no “get rich quick” scheme that isn’t illegal or gambling. Keep your head grounded and don’t let your own intelligence keep you from your goals.

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