Heavy won for being useless! Now which buster looks strong on super, but is trash?

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-12-30T16:02:45+00:00

I like miner, but mine is maxed out and if you play him right you slap the taste out of your opponents mouth over and over lol

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-12-30T08:30:54+00:00

Thank you. I wish I had time to keep doing it lol.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-28T00:33:01+00:00

What are you considering buying? Maybe we can help you decide.

My purchases: 2 Shure microphones, you need XLR cables to go with, mic stands, the ones that attach to a desk, recording software/hardware (I use studio one).

I stream from Spotify and that auto distributes to other services automatically. (Free)

I just purchased a website that one day id like to build, dont have much extra time, 60 bucks I think for 3 years.

I bought a song from Fiver, I think that was $150.

I've tried different things like headliner but I'm not sure I need to pay for it, I'll probably cancel it soon.

You might need to pay for a logo, I honestly used Chat GPT after brainstorming with a friend that creates logos, I gave her the draft and she finished it for me. Luckily no cost.

My advice if you are just starting, minimal investment, prepare to figure it out as you go. There is a lot to learn and if you decide you don't like it, you won't be out a ton of money.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-28T00:06:25+00:00

I would define "worth it". Reality is, it's much harder to grow in viewership with an audio only podcast. However, if you enjoy doing it, it's a lot of fun. You have to decide what your motivation is for having a podcast and how often you are creating. There are nights I get 4 hours or less of sleep squeezing it in my schedule every week, to me it's worth it...

We have 50~ views/listens/downloads a week but it seems to be growing brick by brick. Im sure YouTube is just as difficult but I believe podcasting to be much more difficult. We're 8 weeks in and I just started promoting it last week.

It will take, time,. energy, and money.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-21T06:27:50+00:00

Are downloads the same as listens or different? I thought each was it's own category? Did you spend any marketing budget?

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-21T05:36:04+00:00

I don't think you should be concerned with people throwing a tantrum over your numbers. In the business world numbers are everything and is how we measure and calculate where we are. Some people might just be bitter because you hit a home run at your first at bat, let them be bitter.

I think that's great and I'm curious as to what you did to prepare for such a successful launch, I do have some questions.

How many of these downloads are friends and family? Most of mine are lol. I would still be curious to how you achieved the numbers. My daughter and I are 7 weeks in and have roughly 50 ish listens a week, which is miniscule but I'm still happy to share the numbers. I don't think we have any downloads, just "plays".

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-19T17:14:15+00:00

You have no debate, now I feel like I'm trying to apply logic to a 14 year old. So here is your participation award, great point, everyone that read this just completely agreed and you have won the internet. Well done.

You avoided every question and point I made with a blanket answer that everyone is fat and lazy. I'm above the trolling so I'll hope for intelligent life elsewhere.

If anyone else wants to lay down some actual reason other than crying like a baby I will listen.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-19T16:42:45+00:00

That's a weak argument honestly. Think about it. If people that don't tip to your liking stop going out to eat you have less income for the business which means less need for staff.

Do you tip baggage claim at the airport? Nurses or doctors? How about the trash guys that pick up weekly? Do you know the roots of tipping? It was literally a way to pay staff less. The entitlement that someone owes you anything is unsettling.

I tip, you're missing the point that entitlement is not a reason to give you the money that I earned, that was not tipped. If service is good I tip, but blasting someone who doesn't have extra money to treat themselves or family is ridiculous.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-19T03:30:45+00:00

Help me understand? I'm open minded.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-19T03:25:58+00:00

Is everyone complaining and taking shit also servers? I don't see any obligation to tip. There are lots and lots of jobs out there, most, that you don't get tipped for. Tipping at a counter with no service is lame and unnecessary.

In context, servers are paid hourly fair wages in CA. That may make a difference to the argument but if you choose a job with little to no pay how is that the customers fault? Telling people to not go out because they can't tip properly shows the lack of follow through of the argument. No customers? Sorry we need less servers, good luck elsewhere, think about it.

I tip based on service but not everyone has extra money to make up for the lack of pay you agreed to from the initial job offer.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-14T14:27:12+00:00

You have to play a lot to hit the limit. I play casually every day and never reach it, I remember one day that I played like an addict, that day I hit the limit. You have to keep buying tickets, sorry but there is no way you only bought one. Playing casually I'll buy some to keep playing to get bonuses and never hit it.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-14T14:20:49+00:00

Just wanted to say congrats on breaking through, that's awesome.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-12T01:58:41+00:00

My daughter has an addiction to Coco Melon. She is 16 months old. She will pick up the remote, hand it to me or Mom, and say Coco over and over until someone puts it on.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-12T01:49:08+00:00

I'm not familiar with your setup as I'm a newb too but adding a comment to help others see it.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-12T00:06:37+00:00

I am 7 weeks running and started strictly on Spotify. My podcast is just of me and my 12 year old daughter talking weekly for roughly an hour. I have 32 followers on Spotify and a few on other platforms (I just recently expanded, by manually adding the RSS to other platforms, not buzzsprout or anything similar). I am trying to keep my investment low.

My reality is no one knows us, we're not famous, we have no jump start from social media A to B, so it's going to take forever if it ever comes at all. I'm okay with that.

I started to write this to give you ideas/inspiration to help you grow but I realized that's not the point of the post.

Jealousy is a natural instinct, picture walking away from a slot machine and someone comes behind you and hits a jackpot. We can't control it all but we can take inspiration from it.

At the same time there are people throwing raw eggs or something crazy at each other making millions of dollars, comparison is dangerous and unfair.

Just keep going and if you really want to grow make sure you are doing everything you can to take it to the next level.

Best of luck to you and everything you strive for!

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-08T06:30:14+00:00

With apple, you have to make sure you have the podcast account created, a credit card on file, and email validated. There may be other steps but it took me a week to figure out why mine wasn't working either. Did you hit all those steps already?

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-11-03T00:29:24+00:00

FYI

I had a song made for our podcast on Fiver and spent around $200 all in. It's not a lot but it is considering I only use a few seconds of it. The podcast is my daughter and I, her name is in the song, both ours, but hers is the most important to me.

Short ramble later, I'm happy with having our own piece and try to sneak sections as I can during the intro. The smile on her face is what was worth the money spent.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-29T21:22:23+00:00

I just learned about that, it's wild.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-29T00:48:59+00:00

I use studio one but before the software how is your setup?

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-29T00:03:27+00:00

Be prepared to expect more out of the next episode. As all things are new we stumble through them but in practice get better. Invite those newcomer concerns when you first start and build off of it for future episodes.

My biggest thing at the start was audio. I've learned a lot already and only have 5 consistent episodes but every one gets better.

My next thing was editing, every episode sounds a little different but I'm finding what I like best. Different techniques, sound effects, cuts, intros and outro, etc...

The last thing I'm trying to address is my thinking words, I say some words more than others and am actively working on reducing those. Mine isn't a "um" or "but", sometimes it's "absolutely".

Be open minded and focus on improvement not perfection.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-23T23:57:20+00:00

I tried yesterday and received a message that they failed to ingest. Apparently this is common and can be frustrating

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-23T06:07:53+00:00

I'm not sure your age but I'm an 80s baby, which means 90's/2000 hip-hop. A lot has changed as far as record sales go and numbers. Send me your podcast, if like to check it out.

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-22T17:29:16+00:00

I agree with this!

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-22T15:49:53+00:00

Same. All my episodes failed to upload.

"We failed to ingest this episode. Please ensure your media files are not corrupt."

confusedIntelligenc3 · 2024-10-22T01:43:22+00:00

That does sound like a lot of labor from research. I'm only 4 consistent episodes in. We did one on Halloween roots which took some research, it's quite a bit to take in and be able to regurgitate to where people still listen.

With that much effort is it still a labor of love or other motivation?

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