We got a couple of Danish members ( @mikker comes to mind ), so perhaps they are able to help any Danish-specific feedback :)
Your GPT-3 / AI backgrounds seems very intriguing. I've been looking into programmatic SEO myself for startup.jobs utilizing GPT-3, although I'm not entirely sure what Google thinks of it. Do you see good results with it?
I have a bad habit of diving head-first into the shallow end of the pool […]
It's not as bad as it sounds I think. Many makers spend too much time planning and preparing. Scared to get their hands dirty. You don't seem to have that problem 👍
I think what you'll need is some way to focus all that work into something tangible. I recently started using a paper monthly calendar (nothing fancy, just the one that happened to be in my hotel room) to kind of plan out my weeks in broad strokes.
I found that quite helpful in two ways:
During the planning phase it forces me to contemplate what I want to work on. Once you start planning your month, you realize there's only so many days in a week so you need to prioritize ruthlessly.
During the week, when I'm doing the actual work, I'm free from having to think what to work on. I already decided. I also have a deadline ("I only have until thursday to complete this functionality, because friday I have another thing scheduled") so you're focused to reduce the scope into something shippable within that time frame.
I only just started doing this, but so far it really helped me channel all that shipping energy into something focused. Perhaps it's worth a try for you as well!
First of all, congratulations on shipping out so many ideas. The mere fact that you shipped it out and somebody is using it is inspiring.
I have many ideas that have never seen the light of day (One such dead project which is used by 7 people in the world is called the BetterToday.app)
The problem with makers like us is that it is easier for us to start building than actually figuring out whether the app that we are building is worth building or not. In the process, we discount our time and effort and lose the "Opportunity cost". This, in my opinion, is a real and tangible loss that should always be considered before starting any serious endeavor.
I really like your new idea of bots to assist with various tasks. The state of AI is such that you should be able to automate many tasks that needed Mechanical Turks in the past.
The fact that you already have a potential user is the best reason why you must focus on this idea and wow that user. The e-commerce market is also huge so there is great potential for you there.
For how to not get overwhelmed with tasks @marc has already shared some great ideas.
My three tips for that would be
* Make a list of tasks (Todos)
* Decide when and for how long you plan to work on each of those tasks (Time Boxing)
* At the scheduled time, work in chunks of 25 minutes followed by a short break (Pomodoro)
* Do not ignore your physical, mental, and social health in the process. They are of equal importance, if not more important than any idea or product you build.
Best of luck with your app. I would love to be of any help whenever you need it.
I haven't touched Terry for several months, but it keeps improving every week. The fact that I haven't really monetized it becomes more problematic as time goes on!
I think Google is at their wits end around this. They tried rolling out the Helpful Content update to address this, but it has had no impact mostly because AI-generated content can be very good. (And tbh valuable content is good no matter who wrote it).
People agonize about writing the perfect copy, while I "write" 10.000 blog posts in an afternoon, let them simmer for a bit and observe what content finds a footing.
The important part is to give GPT-3 context and facts to build off on; otherwise you risk it hallucinating all sorts of stuff.
ymmv and startup.jobs seems very polished, so don't rek your baby with garbage content because a random Dane is out of his mind
Perhaps it's worth a try for you as well!
Noted - Just ordered a paper calendar, let's see if this stone-age technology has any merits to it 😉
Hey Marcus, welcome to WIP!
We got a couple of Danish members ( @mikker comes to mind ), so perhaps they are able to help any Danish-specific feedback :)
Your GPT-3 / AI backgrounds seems very intriguing. I've been looking into programmatic SEO myself for startup.jobs utilizing GPT-3, although I'm not entirely sure what Google thinks of it. Do you see good results with it?
It's not as bad as it sounds I think. Many makers spend too much time planning and preparing. Scared to get their hands dirty. You don't seem to have that problem 👍
I think what you'll need is some way to focus all that work into something tangible. I recently started using a paper monthly calendar (nothing fancy, just the one that happened to be in my hotel room) to kind of plan out my weeks in broad strokes.
I found that quite helpful in two ways:
During the planning phase it forces me to contemplate what I want to work on. Once you start planning your month, you realize there's only so many days in a week so you need to prioritize ruthlessly.
During the week, when I'm doing the actual work, I'm free from having to think what to work on. I already decided. I also have a deadline ("I only have until thursday to complete this functionality, because friday I have another thing scheduled") so you're focused to reduce the scope into something shippable within that time frame.
I only just started doing this, but so far it really helped me channel all that shipping energy into something focused. Perhaps it's worth a try for you as well!
First of all, congratulations on shipping out so many ideas. The mere fact that you shipped it out and somebody is using it is inspiring.
I have many ideas that have never seen the light of day (One such dead project which is used by 7 people in the world is called the BetterToday.app)
The problem with makers like us is that it is easier for us to start building than actually figuring out whether the app that we are building is worth building or not. In the process, we discount our time and effort and lose the "Opportunity cost". This, in my opinion, is a real and tangible loss that should always be considered before starting any serious endeavor.
I really like your new idea of bots to assist with various tasks. The state of AI is such that you should be able to automate many tasks that needed Mechanical Turks in the past.
The fact that you already have a potential user is the best reason why you must focus on this idea and wow that user. The e-commerce market is also huge so there is great potential for you there.
For how to not get overwhelmed with tasks @marc has already shared some great ideas.
My three tips for that would be
* Make a list of tasks (Todos)
* Decide when and for how long you plan to work on each of those tasks (Time Boxing)
* At the scheduled time, work in chunks of 25 minutes followed by a short break (Pomodoro)
* Do not ignore your physical, mental, and social health in the process. They are of equal importance, if not more important than any idea or product you build.
Best of luck with your app. I would love to be of any help whenever you need it.
I haven't touched Terry for several months, but it keeps improving every week. The fact that I haven't really monetized it becomes more problematic as time goes on!
I think Google is at their wits end around this. They tried rolling out the Helpful Content update to address this, but it has had no impact mostly because AI-generated content can be very good. (And tbh valuable content is good no matter who wrote it).
People agonize about writing the perfect copy, while I "write" 10.000 blog posts in an afternoon, let them simmer for a bit and observe what content finds a footing.
The important part is to give GPT-3 context and facts to build off on; otherwise you risk it hallucinating all sorts of stuff.
ymmv and startup.jobs seems very polished, so don't rek your baby with garbage content because a random Dane is out of his mind
Noted - Just ordered a paper calendar, let's see if this stone-age technology has any merits to it 😉