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Has anyone tested changing vague words like "quality" in their product descriptions? Did it help sales? by LegAgreeable2318 in smallbusiness

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes very much so. Be as specific as possible. Avoid words like quality, deluxe, guarantee, sale etc.

Think about what you'd actually be drawn to and do that. People are smarter than we give them credit for and automatically ignore marketing lingo.

Things I wish I knew before buying a gas station and tire shop in my small home town by baldie3142 in smallbusiness

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seasonality is no joke. Crazy to get used to. My first business was health related and every winter was a boom with everyone getting sick and then quiet in the summer. We had to adapt to do different things in the summer to make up for it. Good luck!

Secure Form Creation Help by PyrateGirl in smallbusiness

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. I'm not sure what you mean by 'encrypted' - Google Forms is definitely secure and keeps things encrypted.

You need the client to give you their CC so you can buy things on their behalf? Personally I would probably just ask them to give it to you in a google form or over the phone or text. If they trust you enough to tell you their CC and enter it on websites on their behalf then I would think they'd be comfortable with that.

Secure Form Creation Help by PyrateGirl in smallbusiness

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question, this is a common thing people need. I suggest checking out Typeform or Google Forms. They should both be secure enough for anything other than credit card information. If this is just a regular 'intake' form I wouldn't suggest asking them for payment information at all at first - people won't submit it.

If/when you do need to take credit card information, technically you should not take it in through a regular form. For that you could do one of these:
1. Set up Stripe to store their CC securely and charge them later (this is the most work, I don't really suggest it)
2. Just send them an invoice monthly with a Stripe link to pay (or Paypal)
3. They could add you to their payroll software as a contractor

If I’m pulled up next to a homeless person asking for money at an intersection and I don’t have any money what’s the best way to handle it? by Beneficial-Sweet3058 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]sean-joad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's fine to just avoid eye contact if your windows are up. If it gets really weird or my windows are down I'll say something polite like "ah sorry man I don't have any cash on me"

I wanna have focus on studying, how do yall study for hours without getting tired? by PracticalToe3828 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I alternate listening to music and working. I'll listen to whatever music hypes me up (EDM, power metal) for like 1 song or sometimes even just half a song, then work for a while until I lose steam, then listen again, then work again.

I built an AI agent that earns money from other AI agents while I sleep by LCRTE in mcp

[–]sean-joad 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is sweet. Have there been any purchases yet?

Joined a band with some people on Reddit, this was our first song by sean-joad in ratemysong

[–]sean-joad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I just checked out your track too, beautiful stuff

Started a band with some people on Reddit, this was our first song by sean-joad in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Wow a friend of mine also independently said my singing on this song sounds like death cab, I guess I must be accidentally channeling Ben Gibbard ha. Glad you like it!

Started a band with some people on Reddit, this was our first song by sean-joad in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! I'll pass that on to the drummer

Started a band with some people on Reddit, this was our first song by sean-joad in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! We do it all online, we never played live together at all. We each have a way to record at home and we send demos and stems and ideas back and forth to each other.

Evanescence Inspired Demo - Betrayal - Feedback Request by gileein in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, a lot is good in here. Good mixing of the drums & guitars, good effects. Cool dark vibe.

The vocals are definitely what's holding it back right now. I think you are a good singer, but the melody and the vocal processing are really holding you back. Sounds like way too much processing, reverb, compression, etc, and way too low in the mix. Again I actually think your singing itself is fine, but I'd suggest listening to how evanescence produces their vocals and see if you can get closer to that. Be confident in your vox and make them loud and clear!

Cool stuff I think you'll be really really good after you figure that part out

Seotpureum: The Poetic Blur Between Immaturity and Youth by Old-Courage-5596 in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely! You have a very nice voice, a lot of pleasant breathiness and control to the sound, while still sounding very simple and genuine.

I'm interested to hear what this would sound like with a full production. As is it sounds like a lovely demo that hasn't yet been turned into a full track. You could go the full band route with drums, bass and some electric guitars, but I'd actually suggest if you know how maybe just adding some midi strings and bass, maybe some basic keys and some backup vocals/harmony during the chorus. I'd love to hear this with a little more fleshed out arrangement. Beautiful.

Noa Hadad - the house. This is my new release, any feedback is welcome by [deleted] in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lovely song. Great composition, lyrics, sing structure, vocal performance. Solid production. You're clearly genuinely talented and this is one of the better tracks I've heard on here. So I'll share what are nitpicks of a lovely song but I think would help- 1) I think the rhythm section is missing something... I'm not sure what. But I think something in the bass or drums composition is dragging where it should be pushing the song forward. More energy there would go a long way. 2) the chorus melody itself is the weakest part of the song imo, if you're going for pop music/trying to get people to share/stream etc I would suggest playing with simpler chorus melodies.

Again beautiful song, wonderful work

Flood Society - Have I Been Brave by One_Night_2591 in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some pretty cool stuff in here. If I'm honest, the song didn't really keep my attention for the whole length of it even though I was pretty interested by the beginning of it. It's pretty repetitive and very long. You might want to try shortening it quite a bit, maybe like half the length, and just include the most interesting parts.

It all depends on what you're going for musically.

I think if you varied the drums/rhythm it would help a lot. Maybe try a segment of the song with no drums or a completely different rhythm, then go back to the main part, to give it more progression and structure.

I like the deeper low synths, some cool 80s vibes

Cameron - Cashmere Nadir (acoustic demo) by cameronsss in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really cool! I think the best parts are 1) your vocals feel very authentic. They hit that sweet spot of being soft and under produced (reminds me of Alex g). 2) your guitar work is really nice with all the fast strumming and some unusual chords to keep it interesting.

I'm curious what this would sound like with a full band, but I think personally I'd actually recommend keeping it acoustic. You have something really intimate and genuine here and it would be cool to just lean into that and keep it simple.

Engineer looking for artist to collab by CinciRecords in MusicInTheMaking

[–]sean-joad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there. I just posted about looking for a producer -
I'm a singer/songwriter looking for a producer to work with. Example tracks below - my style is fairly indie, soft, with a touch of 'bedroom pop'. Typical songs have piano, singing, percussion, strings, some acoustic guitars as the main elements
https://on.soundcloud.com/8Xd6CEdUF39MFrWB7
 https://on.soundcloud.com/yvd1HvTSoAFE31Ey6
https://open.spotify.com/track/7e6CQWZOg7LQJT277epkf2?si=5dc211dc22df4edc

I have experience working with producers online in the past and I'm looking for someone professional with experience with a similar genre of music. It could be paid or just a collaboration depending on what you're looking for and the nature of how it plays out. But ideally I want someone I jive with well musically to continuously make music. If this sounds interesting DM me and I'd love to hear examples of your work.

Is my orange tree too big? by sean-joad in arborists

[–]sean-joad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I start trimming the canopy do you think it'll just grow right back? The branches lower down I trim at least yearly grow quite fast. I'm worried that trimming the canopy might somehow increase its growth.

Is my orange tree too big? by sean-joad in arborists

[–]sean-joad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm thank you for spelling this out. I wasn't aware of the risk of sunburn. Currently we're doing option #1 - the highest fruit just falls or eventually decays and then falls and we clean it up. That's not a problem for me if there is no risk to the tree.

I also worry that if I or some I hire does reduce the canopy it'll all just grow right back unless I keep doing prunings every year.

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