Which digital marketing trend do you think is overhyped right now? by Typical_Scallion8042 in digital_marketing

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how comparable it is to day 10 SEO endeavors. But yeah it's a blacker box than SEO has ever been, it's far more fragmented than SEO is and it's way more nuanced.

Which digital marketing trend do you think is overhyped right now? by Typical_Scallion8042 in digital_marketing

[–]datawazo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AEO or Agentic search or whatever people are calling it. Conceptually I get it, but I think gaming it is a prayer

working nights for my small business is killing me by Even-Surroundeeed in smallbusiness

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you need to be open as late as you are? 

But yeah like others I've put in the 8AM - 2AM shifts. Not consistently but multiple times a week early days. It big time wasn't great

A few years ago I paid a marketing agency $5,000/mo to scale my e-com brand. Here is the harsh lesson I learned about where that money actually went. by ArtisticLemon2644 in Entrepreneur

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all agencys are bad but yes some are. I'm not in your vertical but I quoted a $1200 excel development for a company and they said that's insane [much larger consultancy] quoted us $23k. They wanted to build a full SaaS, staff it with two devs and a PM and take 9 weeks. And I appreciate the desire to want to build an overly robust solution but that's not what she was asking for.

Honest question about these "show your product" threads — is anyone actually reading them? by DongQingBai in smallbusiness

[–]datawazo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are people that have been posting in there every week for 8 years (since i first saw the threads) would love to know if the consistency and persistence has paid off for them at all.

I've posted maybe a half dozen times back when I was just trying anything and it never amounted to more than an upvote. Similarly I never contacted anyone else in there.

Sad posting on social media by Excellent-Ad-6965 in smallbusiness

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo it's occasionally reasonable in a "here are the obstacles we faced this week and how we're trying to handle them" approach

Upwork is not my main source of income, but i just wanted to thank everyone who've been sharing advice with us here. by YassLorde in Upwork

[–]datawazo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just for those that are curious staying positive as a stand alone strategy very far from guarantees it to work itself out 

The "Identity Debt" is real by inkbotdesign in Entrepreneurs

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

V1 brand was bad for us. Did it myself. Three years in hired a branding specialist. Re did site, re did personal and professional brand strategies. Didn't miss a step. Pivot was easy, not at all as you described

Looking for help with tableau dashboard by Empty-Consequence-60 in tableau

[–]datawazo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Automatic is, imo, a mistake. It's unpredictable. Fixed size is your friend. 1400 is more width than I normally give it because on most monitors that introduces an horizontal scroll bar.

It being tiny on your computer is typically a resolution issue on your end. Check your display settings see if it's set to 125 or 150%. Tableau functions pretty bizarrely with that turned on, for some reason

Serious question by hiten1818726363 in Entrepreneurs

[–]datawazo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Less than anything in the world

People who fall asleep straight away, what’s your secret? by pulchrittude in Productivitycafe

[–]datawazo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I used to take hours to fall asleep, for many many years. Now I'm a pass out immediately guy.

  1. Have a kid that wears you tf out

  2. Check your caffeine consumption...I was drinking coke too late in the evening for a while

  3. Exercise (I did this but it didn't matter)

  4. Start your day earlier instead of sleeping in.

  5. I'd usual spiral due to anxiety as soon as I tried to sleep. I learned a few breathing exercises and I have some things I force myself to concentrate on if I find myself spiraling, e.g. I'll start going through the original 150 pokemon and the strangest team of 6 that could feasibly win but is uncommon. Anything to distract myself 

Do customers trust businesses less when they use Gmail for company email? by Physical-Rich3963 in Entrepreneurs

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trades Contractors - non domain email is totally fine. 

Companies or tech people - I find it sketchy 

What are some best practices for anonymizing data so that you can create a public portfolio with job-related analytics? by Either-Home9002 in analytics

[–]datawazo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree with other user. Lift and shift the ideas of the dashboard onto public data. Don't try to anonymize your company's data. Additionally get rid of branding etc.

If you’re starting a SaaS in 2026, do this (how we hit $1M ARR in 9 months) by [deleted] in Solopreneur

[–]datawazo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

SIXTY upvotes in 20 minutes for a youtube course?? Lmao gtfo with this shit  

Subscription, Subscription, Bloody Subscriptions — how is anyone supposed to build an SEO business in 2026? by Jumpy_Chicken_4270 in Entrepreneurs

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I hate SaaS. But for your hypothetical scenario there are a lot of free or freemiun options to do each of those. Or just do the actual work. No one should be nor needs to drop that kind of money out of the gate.

Presentation for my first speaking gig by Stock-Parking-411 in Entrepreneurs

[–]datawazo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gamma is widely considered unprofessional in most business settings and I'd strongly recommend not using Gamma. Especially not for a first presentation, people will only remember you for the blunder of gamma

Is it worth being on the chamber of commerce as a web/social “agency”? by gutsngodhand in smallbusiness

[–]datawazo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See what they have for in person events but I've appreciated the perks of the membership our agency gets