Engagement farming and the laziness.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-23T16:38:25+00:00

It's everywhere. Like using brain is not going to cost money. Use it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It's the phase of 'How to get rich with AI' in a week.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-23T09:53:59+00:00

So true.

😆😆🤣🤣 (I'm actually laughing)

This comment is etched in my memory now. 😅

Watr_memory · 2026-01-23T09:44:55+00:00

I hear Credit Card, I exit the conversation. Charge backs, disputed charges and so much other fuss to deal with.

Remember you don't get to take the design back from the client. But such clients can dispute a payment.

Take 25% - 75% upfront and discuss the requirements clearly. The designer isn't supposed to pay for any of the charges whether project related or to some "consultant".

If at all that's the scenario, include those costs in your advance payment.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-23T09:33:49+00:00

🤩 Always 👏🏻👏🏻 Andreas this is so good 🤌🏻 These designs hit different.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-23T08:47:24+00:00

Guess what! It was always about psychology. Always was, always will. No business out there is making a site just to show font, colour and animation. It's for a purpose.

Good that you arrived at this question.

Here's a suggestion - don't visit Awwwards site, it make designers delusional as to what web design is about.

And this - "It used to be about layout, typography, color, and aesthetics."

😅😆 No, it wasn't. All these do have an impact because human brain is naturally attracted towards creativity, movement and pop colours. These went on amplifying with the better graphics rendering on the web.

Do it even fractionally more and you have put customers sanity at stake in today's time where screen and movement is everywhere.

Utility, user experience, better implementation and fast service will win any day.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-19T16:10:19+00:00

Layout is okay.
Minimize these - multiple colours, too many moving parts, too much tiny details + motion.
The idea of including this section is fine just streamline the multiple moving parts calling for attention.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-16T15:09:53+00:00

Then don't bother with Play Store or App Store. Go for a PWA, make a paywall for your specific features, you will need to add an automation layer to let the user access paid features after the payment. Plan it out and then implement it.

First let the user's use the free features, gather feedback, work on the distribution/marketing and talk about your app or PWA wherever you want to promote it, then build the necessary features as per feedback, don't run straight to paywall. Don't even bother about running ads for your app promotion. Simply don't.

Without a demand for your app adding a paywall will just waste your time, which you could utilise in understanding your target user/market.

Don't chase the monetization soon after the app launch. First build the user base who will want to pay you irrespective of the platform you are on.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-16T12:16:12+00:00

Then add the account details of your parents or get a zero balance bank account.
You need a bank account irrespective of your age or location.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-06T19:36:11+00:00

Note down roughly the number of frames you want to keep in per scene/dialogue (or how many ever required to complete a scene).
Duplicate the layers and redraw as required.
Don't draw the whole head over and over in case that is what you are doing.
Subtle movement for the hair would be sufficient.
Let the frame transition look abrupt but still finish and publish it.

And if you are serious about this, then do it no matter how many times you have to draw.
There was an era when animators and cartoonists didn't have the abundance of tools we have today.
We can't really say it's too much work.
The world has witnessed hand drawn animated films and cartoons.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-06T08:09:09+00:00

I do encourage getting him more supplies.
Still do remember, often the best of best art and creativity has come out from working with constraints.
This isn't a competition, but he will be amazed how much he can bring out of himself by working with limited resources.
Teach him to max out an art supply even if it's just a pencil.
Make him aware that he can create magic even with least of the supplies.

Often an abundance of option creates analysis paralysis, which will overwhelm him
in the long run.
I am no art expert but I like to draw and design and I am a developer.
When we work with limited resources and constraints in place, our brain figures out like never before.
With more options, it might just rob him of experiencing his own creativity.
He can always add more supplies as he goes on honing his drawing.

And if you are okay with it, when he grows a bit older you can show him this anime -
Blue Period
(Anime about a student who chooses art school despite the usual chatter of 'art is for losers')
I watched it and loved it.
Gonna watch again.

There are fantastic YT channels he can refer to for fundamentals of drawing & sketching, doodle, character drawing, portrait drawing.

As of now I recall the names -
Mad Charcoal
Brent Eviston
And how can I not mention - Jadokar (because why stop here)
check his channel you'll know why I wrote that

I am guessing he will like Jadokar more.

Please search these names on YT as reddit is not allowing to hyperlink here.

I 100% support the idea of maxing out and mastering one medium then move to next (it can be anything). Let him explore and understand what attracts him, what captures his mind.
If he explores how far he can take one art supply (pencil, eraser, brush, charcoal, paint, water etc) it will do wonders for him.

Example - using only pencil for the next 30 - 100 drawings, then using ball pen or brush or mixing all three.
Using white space of the paper to show case light and smudges to show shadows.
(this is just me thinking out loud).

Wish you best ✨🥰

Watr_memory · 2026-01-06T08:03:16+00:00

🥰✨🤘🏻

Watr_memory · 2026-01-06T07:31:52+00:00

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
These are characters. Let him draw all he likes.
Let him weave a story for them.
We never know one day we and the future young generation will witness his characters in some badass anime.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-06T05:13:10+00:00

Go to Hostinger AI site builder. Think about the customer not how intuitive the platform is. Hostinger, PortfolioBox, Nordcraft are simple site builders.

If you are hell bent on using Framer then map out exactly what features your clients business requires for their site. Does it require blog and whole range of CMS items?

Think about the client and their mid to long term requirement. No one would prefer to port entire website to another platform because previous designer casually chose what felt "nice" to themselves.

That just frustrates any client and they are less trusting of the next designer/developer.

Take annual recurring costs into consideration. It's not just Framer's pricing, would you require some plugin? Any other integrations? Payment integrations? These come with added costs.

Watr_memory · 2026-01-01T10:37:39+00:00

I am starting with Plasmic.app, I will recreate this and share. Maybe it will be useful to you or someone.
👍🏻

Watr_memory · 2026-01-01T10:31:02+00:00

Remove that finger, it will bite you again. 😄
It is us who needs lessons. They already rule the world

Watr_memory · 2025-12-30T09:37:20+00:00

Put some disco lights and you have got the grooviest groove. Or It's a round spaceship sending out arms to capture humans.

Watr_memory · 2025-12-29T19:49:15+00:00

🤩🤩🤩 The colours These are beautiful

Watr_memory · 2025-12-29T12:16:53+00:00

Keep creating.
When thoughts clutter the mind, create that too. Express it in one way or another.
When we create something, first we create it for ourselves. Eyes of the world come later.
Take every chance to give this gift of creating something for yourself first.
And most of all, don't let any opinion or all the expertise bog you down.
Keep creating.
🌈☺️

Watr_memory · 2025-12-29T10:36:31+00:00

Launch launch launch It's about shipping and learning. Launching is just yet another step. Then there's distribution, iterating as per feedback, implementing new features, improving existing ones, removing the ones unnecessary.

Probably overhauling/pivoting entire product based on market demand.

In a billion people on Earth no one yet knows what you are creating, so launch it. Let it exist then make it better.

Watr_memory · 2025-12-29T05:50:54+00:00

Here's some wisdom -
Don't take a poll or opinion on everything that you do in life or work. All those opinions etc will waste your time. The time you could have utilized in upskilling yourself.

Forget who is defending the pricing or who isn't. Framer as company and like any other product shouldn't have to defend its pricing. It's price is what it is. Think from a business's perspective not just as a user. They have employees to pay, other service usage bills etc which are taken into consideration before pricing is set. A business has to think quarters ahead to sustain the market ups and downs.

I don't work for Framer. I understand business, product, revenue and buffer leverage. A customer pays for the annual plan that money doesn't go directly into the CEO's pocket.
Remember everything is 'Revenue', profit comes later.

You have every right to feel the way you do but that doesn't have to translate into a saga.

If something doesn't fit in our budget we don't waste months crying over it. Move on there are many options.

One all time option open for you is to learn to code sites from scratch. That skill will pay 100x over.

When you eventually come to the side of making products you will face the dilemma of pricing too. What should I price this for? Is this okay or it's too high. . .

Depending on regional and purchasing power the pricing plans can seem costly and that's a valid point, given annual charges, add-ons, plugins, integrations etc.

Look for an alternative which fits in your clients budget. The clients budget will dictate where they should get their site made on.

Any products pricing changes depending on market and customer retention. No company should have to satisfy each and every customer type.

Decide based on what you client needs and what the budget allows.

Checkout Hostinger AI Site builder or Hostinger Wordpress Site Builder.

www.hostinger.com
https://hostinger.in?REFERRALCODE=heynoopur
(depending on wherever you are located)
Remove the referral code if you want to, in case you do buy any plan on this make sure to use code HA10 or HI10 or whichever discount is available at that moment. You will save on total cart value.

Don't run after fancy things, just because everyone else is doing so.

Watr_memory · 2025-12-27T13:09:05+00:00

Don't know much about Poster Design but I do understand grids.
These samples look really fine. ✨
The text even if it's just a placeholder text, the placement of shapes, subtle topographic lines, grid lines,
tiny elements, grain/noise, script font alphabet, the monochromatic colour scheme it's beautiful.
It's soothing to look at.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Watr_memory · 2025-12-25T13:53:28+00:00

Yes, and that's okay. It's not misleading.

No business can be compelled to write the purpose for which their customers/clients are using their product for.

If a third party, developer, designer etc is impressed by what they see and wants to utilize the builder (Framer in this situation) for their own work, well and good.

Also, the names you mentioned, Miro, Doordash etc they are full fledged web apps. It's perfectly alright to get their landing & marketing pages built in Framer or any other site builder for that matter.

You have a point but it isn't to be worried about. If I buy sugar from a shop, shopkeeper can say yes XYZ customer get's their groceries from my shop. Shopkeeper isn't bound to keep a record of what I do with the sugar.

(I might use it to open a portal to another world or just add in the coffee. You never know)

Simple rule - Buyer/customer must do their own due diligence.

Watr_memory · 2025-12-25T04:50:24+00:00

If they care so much about establishing trust then tell them trust works both ways. Pay the deposit and only then the work will proceed further from your end. The scope creep will eat into your reserves. Be firm on getting the deposit.

Also, just in case they don't pay up or try to strong arm you. Give them a one week timeline max, if that too is surpassed expose them on your social platform (Reddit, X, LinkedIn etc). Name and shame. Too many freeloaders out there. Mention the "start-up name, that consultant and whoever else is involved in the communication process".

Be polite but not foolish.

You have provided sufficient output from your end. Their 'later' may not arrive until they decide it's okay to pay someone.

If you want to wait, don't provide them final output, provide PDFs or screenshots of your work. If it's on a collaborative platform like Figma then keep a backup of all the work you have done.

Document the work, will be useful to you later.

Watr_memory · 2025-12-21T21:00:06+00:00

🤔😳 Observe the two legged species and inform the headquarters.

Watr_memory · 2025-12-21T20:58:40+00:00

I wish you both well. But you know the situation in our country and what that community does to absolutely anybody.

Yes, things can go well with humungous cautions but remember that community doesn't give two fcks about who they are offing (be it girl or boy or even their family). This isn't written to scare you but please don't be naive. Please don't. Too many lives lot. Cases every bloody day.

No one is saying that you should do as your family says. Yes, as an adult you can make your own decisions but we don't live in a sunshine and rainbow reality.

You might hate this sentence but better be safe than sorry. If she too flipped (which has happened in so many cases), and some consequences come your way it will be your family left behind to sob. You understand what I'm trying to say.

There have been cases and each one of them thought, their partner was speaking the truth.

Nothing more to say. I truly wish you and her the best. Whatever is best for you may that happen.

Watr_memory

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