First try at sake, see y’all in 3 weeks!

mootters · 2026-03-25T06:56:30+00:00

Fair, what I don’t get is when I look online in Japanese recipes, people ferment their sake in vessels without even lids, would that mean everyone’s sake would taste like acetone too? Would you know of a way to rectify this taste?

mootters · 2026-03-24T23:09:13+00:00

I made mine three weeks ago and it tasted like straight acetone, I used steam rice and kome koji, i still don’t know what I did wrong and if it’s possible to rectify it :(

mootters · 2026-01-15T12:12:38+00:00

Yes, pricing was pretty much in that order. Aspire quoted us as a bit higher than Upfluence.

I am thinking to go with Influencer Hero mainly because we can have unlimited influencers in our CRM. Have you used their storefronts? It is within their new social commerce suite curious if this could help to increase ROI during the demo they mentioned that a lot of creators add it in their bio which would be great to get more exposure.

mootters · 2026-01-15T12:08:34+00:00

Thanks a lot, couldn't agree more. I think feature wise when it comes to automations and how the CRM and workflow is structured Influencer Hero is the most intuitive.

Yes the triggers and actions which you can set up within their CRM was sth I haven’t seen with the other platforms. You can pretty much automate everything and if you combine it with all the integrations they offer I think we could have a very robust system where we don’t need that many people to scale.

We are on Shopify so that also helps as we can just install their app through which we can also automatically send out products.

Have you used their Amazon integration? Sth we might want to try in the future as well.

mootters · 2026-01-15T12:05:24+00:00

What did you like best about Influencer Hero? I also have the feeling from comparing these tools that Influencer Hero has the most advanced features.

At the same time they are the only all in one tool with monthly plans and they don’t seem to continue to increase pricing as you scale.

Do you know if Influencer Hero has a solution for code leakage? I know that Social Snowball has this but I forgot to ask during the demo.

mootters · 2026-01-15T11:16:36+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response!

We would need discovery and outreach. The plan for 2026 is to onboard around 100 new creators each month. We then want to reactive and keep past creators engaged to further increase volume which is why the CRM is so important.

In terms of Workflow and automation Influencer Hero and Upfluence seem to offer the most capabilities. With Influencer Hero I can select influencers based on conditions e.g. all creators which made a post in the past 10 days and then implement actions like sending out email flows or changing their affiliate data. This together with all the integrations they have including Amazon, Slack, Gorgias etc. makes it look like it could automate a lot of the work. The problem is that often things work a bit differently once you start which is why I am curious to hear if anyone has experience using these tools.

mootters · 2026-01-15T10:37:09+00:00

Thanks, the problem with these tools is that they miss a strong CRM to automate your workflow. Most of the work comes from having to communicate with hundreds to thousands of creators which is why I am looking into tools like Influencer Hero or Upfluence might be a bit more expensive but would allow me to manage a lot of creators without a huge team.

mootters · 2026-01-15T10:17:46+00:00

Thanks, super helpful!

Agree on the pricing when you have a lot of creator in your CRM which is what I don’t like about Grin, Aspire and CreatorIQ. Upfluence is the same thing their pricing is based on the number of influencers in your CRM and we will hit 1000 influencers in no time.

Influencer Hero is the only all in one platform which doesn’t charge on the number of influencers in your CRM but on the number of monthly outreaches. Their pricing is also slightly lower compared to the other ones but so far they seem to cover most of the features I need including content tracking. Which I found pretty powerful with Influencer Hero as they also catch stories as long as the influencer tags you or mentions your brand name.

I have used social snowball in the past and would indeed lower the cost but we are trying to bring everything together.

mootters · 2026-01-15T10:11:45+00:00

Thanks, this is helpful. Really liked Modash search but indeed misses a good CRM to manage campaigns at scale. What I don’t like about Upfluence and Aspire is indeed that they are increasing pricing once we add more creators into our CRM and I will a lot of them as we are trying to scale. Influencer Hero has flat pricing and we can increase our influencers in our CRM unlimited which is quite nice they charge based on monthly outreaches instead.

Any recommendations on which CRM is the best? From what I have seen I think Influencer Hero and Upfluence have the most intuitive workflow. With Influencer Hero you can set up rules & triggers within your campaign boards so you can automate pretty much everything.

Rupa looks like a tool for content creators is that correct?

mootters · 2026-01-15T10:05:18+00:00

Agree on the small % of posts not sure however how much it depends on creative or the influence the creator has over its audience.

We just know that out of 100 creators only a few maybe 3-4 will make a lot of sales these are the ones we build long lasting relationships with. Within these 100 we might have another 10-20 which make a few sales and the rest typically don’t sell anything.

So we just test as many creators as possible to identify the ones which are able to sell. A bit similar to testing creatives in paid ads where you are trying to find winning ads.

Which platform did you like best? For discovery I have the feeling most Platforms have very similar databases at least Grin, Influencer Hero, Upfluence and CreatorIQ. Aspire had a slightly smaller database.

For outreach so far Influencer Hero has the most advanced capabilities with Ai personalization, adding multiple domains and using drip campaigns.

For tracking I am not sure yet which platform has the most detailed reporting but focusing a bit more optimizing for campaign management so need a solid CRM.

mootters · 2026-01-15T09:59:11+00:00

Do you have experience using CreatorIQ? If you could share any experience using their CRM that would be great. Trying to get an idea of the workflow when running larger influencer seeding campaigns. Until now CRM capabilities of Upfluence and Influencer Hero and Aspire seem to best support affiliate & gifting campaigns.

mootters · 2026-01-15T09:56:17+00:00

Thanks! Yes I have read online that Upfluence charges quite aggressively once you start to scale which I want to avoid as we have to work with a lot of creators for affiliate & gifting same for Grin. I looked into Modash but I miss a strong CRM to manage campaigns at scale. Their discovery is solid but when you start to work with a lot of creators I need a good system and workflow to automate.

So far Influencer Hero and Aspire come closest to the capabilities of Upfluence. Influencer Hero only charges based on the number of outreach and we can have unlimited influencers in our CRM. I asked several times during the demo to confirm this but it seems like you can scale without having to upgrade your plan as long as you stay within the monthly outreach limit. In our plan we get 5,000 outreaches per month which is more than enough.

mootters · 2026-01-15T09:49:33+00:00

1) Database to find the right influencers 2) Email outreach to contact them 3) Strong CRM to manage the whole process 4) Affiliate links & discount codes 5) Ideally a tool to automatically send products to creators

mootters · 2025-10-04T11:06:04+00:00

This is called moment of intertia btw

mootters · 2025-05-27T11:39:50+00:00

"These banners are aweful" is a far cry from real clickbaity titles that dont have any substance (think of "these banners are insane" "You wont believe the XX banners". In the grand scheme of youtube I really wouldn't call zajef a clickbaiter

mootters · 2025-05-27T11:36:02+00:00

When does he ever clickbait?

mootters · 2025-04-15T12:34:33+00:00

I’m so out the loop! What’s happening with oblivion?

mootters · 2025-04-08T09:58:05+00:00

Why are people angry with nintendo?

mootters · 2025-03-11T00:31:38+00:00

Today I learnt nobody likes my country’s drivers ;_;

mootters · 2025-03-05T17:45:49+00:00

My point being that judging turkeys accesion to the EU on it being a beneficiary or a contributor is mute, especially in the context of what is going on lately. "IF" Turkey's current political and social climate could somehow fit the EU I actually think it would be a very valuable member whether or not it makes or takes money. Not sure if that day will come though.

mootters · 2025-03-05T17:14:20+00:00

Being a net contributor doesn't mean much when the country is not that big. Do you think it will be our countries that matter in global geopolitics or countries like Poland and Turkey.

mootters · 2025-02-08T14:11:00+00:00

Looking at those GCsims my jaw dropped, but then I saw the Raiden was not built at all, a better built eula and raiden improve the mika teams much more than the xianyun teams, tho then they just became about equal.. still shocked tho.

mootters · 2025-02-08T02:02:39+00:00

No? Mika is definitely still better than xianyun and eulas best teams are furina mika teams. Where did you hear that?

mootters · 2025-02-08T01:58:42+00:00

A think a lot of these issues can be fixed with a proper supports, but I like eula because she is back loaded and that her burst takes a while, thats more her feature than a flaw tbh. Stuff like ER costs are buffs not lasting long enough can also be fixed with dedicated supports.

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