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by busymichael 8y ago
You are asking a very broad question without really indicating what your requirenments are. I use Mailchimp for my project https://dndemail.com . It has been a great way to launch my solo project. MC has been great primarily beca
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by busymichael 8y ago
All of my remote contractors invoice me weekly. We just use a shared google spreadsheet that track times on one tab and sums it on another by week. I actually handle payments via xoom.com -- it is now owned by paypal. It takes a little work
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by busymichael 8y ago
I launched https://dndemail.com last year -- it adds do not disturb to your Gmail on all your devices. I built it for myself and released it because I found it so useful.
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by busymichael 9y ago
I'm partial to do not disturb for gmail: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/do-not-disturb-for... (But, I built it).
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by busymichael 9y ago
I run https://dndemail.com -- do not disturb for your gmail. I launched in 2016 and have solid growth. It is the 3rd web business I have launched. My first was in 1998.
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by busymichael 9y ago
I do this 100% using Google Analytics. After installing GA, be sure to: 1. Set up EVENTS to track your conversions directly in GA. Be sure to include any type of funnel action as an event to track. 2. use EVENTS to track ANYTHING of signifi
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by busymichael 9y ago
I've considered applying with https://dndemail.com - do not disturb for your inbox. I have developing traction and a growing user base.
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by busymichael 9y ago
Yes, webapp2 with Jinja for the front end. For my endpoints I am just pushing json through webapp2. Simple to use and administer.
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by busymichael 9y ago
https://DNDEmail.com is do not disturb for your Gmail. We use Python on Google App Engine. Google's NDB datasource. The Chrome Extension is written in JavaScript. Wordpress on wpengine.com for the front-end brochure website
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by busymichael 9y ago
I agree that marketing cannot be learned overnight, but it can be learned. All the info you need is free or cheap online. The tools are readily available and cheap to use. As developers, if we can learn how to market our software, we can un
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by busymichael 9y ago
I launched a web app in 2017 as a solo entrepreneur. I have been focusing the last 6 months on marketing. Here are a few things I did to get started: 1. Commit to spending at least 50% of your time on marketing. For every hour of coding, do
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by busymichael 9y ago
Point taken. For me, you don't market and code at the same time. Pre-Launch of MVP: spend 90% coding, 10% some preliminary marketing. After-Launch: Spend 90% of time marketing, 10% bug fixing. In the Marketing phase, it is a mistake to
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You Don't Need a Co-Founder If You Simplify Your MVP Stack(dndemail.com)
3 points by busymichael 9y ago|3 comments
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by busymichael 9y ago
Coding Tech takes programming related talks from all types of conferences and aggregates them into their one channel. Always interesting and always high level. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxCXg-UvSnTKPOzLH4wJaQ A
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by busymichael 9y ago
I have tried to migrate to a dual boot Chromebook w/Linux twice. But, I couldn't get past the fact that if the Chromebook crashed, it would hard reset, wipe the Linux partition and you would have to set it up all over again. It wa
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by busymichael 9y ago
I just downloaded Contexts.app -- I am using hyperswitch right now, but Contexts has some interesting tricks. I never have too many windows open, so I don't know if window search is necessary for me, but I like the CMD-Tab implementati
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by busymichael 9y ago
Yes, I use osx's built in workspaces. I have 2. One for coding and one for email/office apps. That limits the number of windows active in any workflow. I also use hyperswitch, which improves cmd-tab on osx.
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by busymichael 9y ago
A year ago, I gave up my multi-monitor/multi-tasking. I was deluding myself that it was more productive. I now do everything (including code) in a single window that is no larger than the focus of my field of vision. I keep all my wind
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by busymichael 9y ago
I built something just for email. https://dndemail.com keeps your inbox empty and only delivers your new messages on a set schedule. That keeps me out of my inbox and focused on my real to do list.
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by busymichael 9y ago
Just to back this up -- I launched https://dndemail.com on Google Cloud earlier this year. I have 250 users and still haven't used the full $300 credit. It was a great way to prototype, test, and launch.
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by busymichael 9y ago
Since you are asking about "rapidly building a web application" I think you also need to consider your hosting platform. If you use a framework that has full support on one of the big PaaS services, you can save a lot of time conf
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by busymichael 9y ago
I get it. Well done! I had the same problem when I first launched https://dndemail.com . Traffic was low and if no one uses the service for an hour or so, the first load in the app was slow. I built a once a minute Cron to keep t
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by busymichael 9y ago
Got my first star from someone here -- thank you for following me!
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by busymichael 9y ago
This Ask HN was very timely for me. I just launched my first OS project -- a python based replacement for subscription management services such as Chargebee or Chargify. I am looking for contributors -- if you are interested in this space,
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by busymichael 9y ago
https://dndemail.com - DNDEmail - do not disturb for Gmail. It works by pausing your inbox so your inbox stays empty. Your emails get delivered on a schedule you specify. The idea is to keep your inbox clean so you can focus on
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Ask HN: Cyber criminals of HN, what is your tech stack?
3 points by busymichael 9y ago|3 comments
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by busymichael 9y ago
Thanks for Chargebee recommendation. It looks fully featured and much cheaper than chargify.
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Ask HN: Recommend a payment platform for my saas project?
4 points by busymichael 9y ago|4 comments
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by busymichael 9y ago
I recently ported my do not disturb for Gmail ( https://www.dndemail.com ) extension from Chrome to Firefox ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dndemail-do-not-di... ). The moderators at Mozilla in
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by busymichael 9y ago
I wasn't aware that slack had an IRC gateway -- thanks! I'll check the docs. For me personally, I have a few chat clients I would want to integrate. The gateway will be a great bridge until I get it all built. Thanks!

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