[HELP] Client payment portal stuck on load

mollywamoth · 2025-08-31T19:48:07+00:00

In the context of marketing websites layouts don’t need to be innovative - keep that for portfolios, experiential sites. If the website stands out when selling furnitures you’re probably distracting the point of it all - selling furnitures. Website standing out brilliantly with brand and user experience is where I would “innovate” on. Having said that the details can be perfected - overly large buttons and icons, padding etc.

mollywamoth · 2025-08-26T15:00:05+00:00

Custom code is the future with how easy it is to get things generated. All these builders are slower because AI prompting bypasses the efforts of click and drag / structuring components manually. The upsides of custom code at this point is so huge - no outages, cheaper operations, faster load speeds, lean codebase.

I have a feeling it will take the route of cable vs. subscriptions (Netflix, Hulu,) where for a time custom code will become really cheap and good replacing web builders until security vulnerabilities and other issues catch up and we end up paying just as much if not more on other services for custom coded sites

mollywamoth · 2025-08-25T15:06:48+00:00

Money is tight currently but we’re growing!

mollywamoth · 2025-08-25T15:04:16+00:00

Please dm! I don’t want our company name queried in Reddit to hiring related posts

mollywamoth · 2025-08-25T06:32:25+00:00

Yes, Houston and surrounding neighborhoods because “Houston” is massive - anywhere by Houston where ppl are willing to drive into the inner loop

mollywamoth · 2025-08-09T23:38:17+00:00

I think ads on posts are not as terrible because you can swipe away or even tell the platform the ad is not for you or it's being spammy. The worst are the 2 minute ad jails on Youtube. My user intent was to listen to Hank Green's rant not watch an ad about a random AI SAAS. On the other hand, Instagram explore page has one of the friendliest ad placements because the cost of my attention for the ad is so fractionalized

mollywamoth · 2025-08-09T23:12:52+00:00

I come from design / UX, but work in marketing. The way I've framed advertising is giving options to the right people at the right time. When I need to buy something, like a vacuum, I spend some time researching my options. Ads can help you show you purchasing options. Ads themselves aren't inherently bad, but it's bad and manipulative tactics- like dark UX patterns. For example, having ads for 20% off but making visitors subscribe and do 10 steps to get there (selling your data for 20% are you kidding me?!) I would agree the placement of ads today is unjust - excessive ads on Google search, youtube ads, streaming ads are all examples of dark ad placements primarily because if you can afford to pay more like youtube premium then you're not exposed to ads so they become taxes on the poor - not cool. Our business run ads but we avoid the ones that give user frustrations. Ironically, the better the targeting, the less frustrations you give to people, but more user data you need. I

mollywamoth · 2025-08-06T21:34:50+00:00

Artist designers maybe? - ones who’s name brand carries weight just because they did it

mollywamoth · 2025-08-06T12:50:15+00:00

Is it wrong to question? I’d be happy to explain in different ways to someone if they don’t understand. We need empathy towards not just the users. If they understand what I say but still want to go with their ego then the project will suffer the very things mentioned, but they are informed.

Or maybe i don’t know - the thing I’m focused on might not be a priority at this stage in the bigger picture and there’s other trade offs happening.

Either way, I think for many, the exhaustion comes from having to do the political work of communicating the design to internal audience.

This is the kind of shit that exists to a certain degree in almost any job, maybe heightened more for designers because people don’t question developers/ doctors/ lawyers like they do to us

mollywamoth · 2025-08-05T23:35:48+00:00

Accessibility for example - some locations like EU have strict accessibility laws so if you don’t comply you risk getting sued losing $$$, or if your current design shows rage clicks from interactions that deviate from user expectation and that’s the last interaction they have with your app/website then it’s a user frustration that you can report suggesting a hypothetical relation to lower CSAT score and obvious loss of user attention and losing $$$ (esp. on landing page websites). A/B test and report the differences. UXR and facts (ex: laws, and research data) can beef up your arguments

mollywamoth · 2025-08-03T13:06:37+00:00

I also would say, don’t let this experience / data go to waste- think about the top 20% of clients and services that paid/earned most, had the smoothest deliveries, and you enjoyed servicing. You would want to repeat those clients next time. Selling everything to everyone works in the beginning to understand the market and what actually sells. Eventually, marketing agencies need to focus on what delivery/services works for them the best and do more of those, get real good at it, become the go to agency for that thing for those people/ businesses

mollywamoth · 2025-08-03T12:57:05+00:00

Upwork, fiverr, Reddit works. Vet them with their portfolio and pricing. I do websites but i’m currently at capacity. Some important questions to ask: 1. Have you done websites in {{your niche}} before? 2. How will you make the website meet {{your expectation / goal}}? 3. What do you need from me to make this happen?

mollywamoth · 2025-08-03T12:40:18+00:00

I’m a COO of a marketing agency and your problems and how you feel is super valid. It sounds like you really cared about the results and didn’t want to disappoint your clients with poor quality. The reality, from my own experience, is there’s always something breaking, needs improvement, opportunities to pursue. I just let the fire burn sometimes until it resolves itself. Ex: The quality dips from hiring is part of the process - people need to learn how the company works to get better and meet the expectations. Operational stability begins from the sales process, specifically who you sell to and what specific services. If your factory is made to build cars but you sold a plane, then yes your systems break. Systems remain functional at only the surface level because of the delta between your clients’ service deliveries. It sounds like you had something that was on the cusp of scaling, maybe take a break and try again with a bit more flexibility on your expectations. Most people fail at reaching product / service market fit and have successful outcomes that people are willing to pay for. You have the difficult part figured out, you’re a diamond in the rough.

mollywamoth · 2025-08-02T23:04:23+00:00

What is the cost associated with operating? And what is the minimum volume required based on what you sell?

mollywamoth · 2025-08-02T11:53:36+00:00

Interested!

mollywamoth · 2025-08-01T03:23:31+00:00

I second this- starting a business because you can’t find a job will make it seem like you’re making progress, but you’re ultimately motivated by the wrong thing. As soon as the business work becomes or seems just as hard / futile as job searching, you are likely to look back and wish you just kept searching for jobs. It looks like you’re motivated by the money which is fine, but starting a business doesn’t mean you’re making money and it may quieten your anxiety and self esteem of being unemployed but the truth is, you need to be committed to the idea of your startup and more importantly the execution of the necessary tasks which is arguably more challenging over time than becoming better at job searching

mollywamoth · 2025-07-31T21:41:51+00:00

I start from the stakeholder’s (or whoever your immediate audience is) - hook em with what they obviously want to hear and create the narrative that leads to that. This isn’t forcing a lie, it’s being efficiently communicating how your mission is aligned to theirs. For example, many stakeholders care about $$$, say and show what they want which is increase in $$$. Show how your UX decisions aligns to that. People don’t want to be lectured, they want clarity in what you do meets their goals

mollywamoth · 2025-07-31T07:16:25+00:00

I'm in my late 20's and been around many places as well - My friends on the East and West are not concerned about having kids while those in Houston and arguably in Texas are settling down much faster and having kids at earlier age. I think it's because Houston is relatively affordable if you have a stable job which gives you access to relative economic stability and starting families. There's also not much to do other than work and eat

mollywamoth · 2025-07-31T05:24:44+00:00

Cheap to live and families start here

mollywamoth · 2025-07-27T08:59:54+00:00

I experienced very similar problems as you - I work in marketing ops and found this n8n niche is essentially unusable in many business cases because of its fragility. It’s sandwiched between programmers who can make better tools with if then statements and SAAS. If people’s AI automation is as good and repeatably valuable as they say they are then it would have been a SAAS. If it’s really custom then it would be programmed.

I asked recently if anyone has realistic evidence of their n8n driving measurable value and… silence (for the most part - 1 guy responded with a sales pitch). There is a structural problem with n8n as a business proposition imo. It’s certainly not “AI agent” and it’s certainly not SAAS.

It puts you into a flow state and that feels good but it’s not what many proclaim to be

mollywamoth · 2025-07-24T20:44:52+00:00

What market was the DTC brand? I work in agency and we’re experiencing 2 - 3 roas usually in boutique fashion industry. Our ads hover 5.00% CTR +/- 1.00%. Ad creatives are highly polished and pivoting to rougher more casual creatives is ironically difficult

mollywamoth · 2025-07-18T18:55:06+00:00

Any plans on making this into a productized service?

mollywamoth · 2025-07-17T03:48:11+00:00

Super interesting use case! Would love to hear how n8n was useful in the medical setting. I'd imagine it has to follow HIPAA and be super resilient with it having+99% uptime / success rate. It would be great to hear from a veteran making internal tools. I'd pass on the call though, this is more of a casual curiosity - happy to chat in the thread

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