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by coreymaass 8y ago
I'm a leftie but started on mice in the 90s with my right hand, so I never had to relearn. I used the Microsoft Trackball Explorer for a decade. I'm many years into the Logitech Cordless TrackMan Optical, but mine is starting to h
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by coreymaass 8y ago
Our local library, connected to seemingly every other library in the country, provides me with every book and movie I've wanted for years. Such an amazing resource. Request it online, pick it up locally, usually within two days.
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by coreymaass 8y ago
I build many of my web app prototypes on WordPress. I give a talk about it: https://wordpress.tv/2017/06/05/corey-maass-rapid-web-app-de... I had another idea last Thursday and had a prototype completed by th
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by coreymaass 8y ago
Yes, the low hanging fruit has been plucked, sometimes a dozen times. But if you think of WordPress as a very simple method of self-hosting, there are lots of apps that have yet to be built. The other option is building a SaaS app and using
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by coreymaass 8y ago
Obviously, it depends on the app you're trying to make. But I recently worked with a founder who found a niche, used Gravity forms to collect data, Gravity view to display and export the data, (your basic CRUD in programming parlance)
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by coreymaass 8y ago
So proud to be included in this. A lot of solopreneurs started with WordPress and moved to SaaS. I went the other way and still see so much opportunity in WordPress plugins, plugins-as-apps, and SaaS.
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I've found the slow writing exactly what makes them so useful. Whatever I write sticks in my head better.
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by coreymaass 9y ago
So meta! Excited to follow along to learn about both podcasting and SaaS!
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by coreymaass 9y ago
There have been moments when I've agreed with you. And there are a couple plugins that emulate phpMyAdmin pretty closely. I've used them with some success. However most of the time I've been grateful for the extra couple of c
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by coreymaass 9y ago
To expand on maintenance, you can offer security audits and scans, plugin audits before updating, site audits before updating (make sure updates won't break anything), and a small number of tweaks or discussion every month.
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by coreymaass 9y ago
Sure. Email me through gelform.com if you want to discuss more.
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by coreymaass 9y ago
A good examples is Timerdoro.com which uses custom post types to manage objects and social signin for rapid on-boarding. I would not build that by hand. Another new site is plugindirectory.info. The core of the app talks to an api and chart
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I've given a talk on using WordPress for rapidly developing SaaS app MVPs. You can watch it here: https://wordpress.tv/2017/06/05/corey-maass-rapid-web-app-de... It's great for certain types of apps
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by coreymaass 9y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER | React | REMOTE We're looking for a React.js developer to help us re-write a jQuery app in React. You'll help us get up and running (our devs are new to React), solve a few technical problems fundamental to the
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I love Flying Tiger. Since it's still novel in America, it's the perfect place to get holiday gifts.
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by coreymaass 9y ago
Sorry, I jumped to a couple conclusions from your original post. When you said "the platform itself is just too crap" I just assumed you meant tech, so that's why I mentioned Laravel, which most PHP devs consider better, code
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I feel compelled to jump in and defend the platform I've spent most of my time on for the last 5+ years. Yup, it's not Laravel or some other new, beautiful framework that has the luxury of standing on the shoulders of giants. But
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by coreymaass 9y ago
We've seen a lot of people use our Kanban board WordPress plugin [0] for lots of different work flows - CRM, sales, and editorial being the biggest after project management. Sorry for the self promotion, but I think it's related.
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I'm working my way through these and love them. I'd bought books and followed tutorials so I'd completed 3-4 "hello world" apps. With Stephen's videos, I thought, "oh, great, another hello world" but
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by coreymaass 9y ago
Say it again! I learned this lesson a few years ago while talking to a guy who'd had a few "exits" totaling $200k or less. It blew my mind. Wait, you can sell for less than millions?! It led me to sell an app for $7k instead
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by coreymaass 9y ago
The best part of WordPress is that it's been around long enough to have a very long tail of documentation and written experience. It also has a wonderful online community. Check out Advanced WordPress on Facebook - https://w
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I started looking for opportunities in WordPress a couple years ago. Anytime I found a new app, I got in the habit of checking if it existed as a WordPress plugin. I've since built a nice side business that I hope to grow into a day jo
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by coreymaass 9y ago
Thrilled this exists and monetization was figured out. Years ago, I used a similar service that shut down unexpectedly because the creator couldn't figure out how to monetize it. I've thought about rebuilding it myself twice. I ev
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by coreymaass 9y ago
As you know about javascript and css, you are likely not the target audience for most commercial themes. The average non-technical site owner equates features and effects with value. They are serving their audience. With that said, there ar
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by coreymaass 9y ago
I wrote a single file CMS a couple years ago, similarly out of necessity. It might be a place to start. Build off of it as you need to. https://github.com/gelform/GelCMS
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by coreymaass 9y ago
If you're willing to go lossy, also look at PNGQuant - https://pngquant.org/ I've started using it on all of my web images. I've yet to see the loss on a couple dozen images, but the size drops by up to 66%,
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Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder or partner?
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by coreymaass 10y ago
I've done three. All were wrapped up or abandoned within a dozen episodes. I learned that the prospect of an on-going podcast is daunting. It seems many others have learned the same thing, as "seasons" and story arcs seem to
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by coreymaass 10y ago
Yes. As a solopreneur, I had a moderately successful side project. When the app fell over, it took me two weeks to get it back online due to compounded tech debt. As a daily service, I lost most of my users when the app didn't work for
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by coreymaass 10y ago
Talking about it in as many places as possible - AWP on Facebook, Post Status, etc. But past that, a little optimization and if people are looking for it in the repo, they'll find it.

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