steve-benjamins

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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
LOOK AT THE FIRST SENTENCE ON THE PAGE!!!
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Name one thing inaccurate in my article. Happy to update it if you can!
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
ITS THE FIRST LINE OF THE PAGE!
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Oh very interesting. I’d love to learn more — any specific thing you’d suggest I look at?
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
He’s not criticizing me he’s criticizing my incentives. Sure. You’re being pedantic, but sure. I’m suggesting a more productive argument would criticize the substance of my article — not my incentives.
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
This is an article outlining my subjective experience. My criteria is not silly — it’s based off of my experience with Mailchimp. I don’t want an email marking tool that: • Charged overage fees • Uses dark patterns to charge me more
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
You’re suggesting a realistic outcome is people running software review sites for fun or fame?
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
The cheapest tool is Flodesk. Not MailerLite or Brevo.
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
I made a review with affiliate links.
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Instead of criticizing my article, you’re criticizing me. Does the content of my article seem dishonest? I agree affiliate content should be read skeptically but you also have to be realistic: why would anyone go to all this work if not for
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Op here. I can assure this is not the case. And it’s not as simple as cross-checking their public affiliate offers because these types of companies are always offering higher, private payouts (in exchange for editorial control).
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Op here. That’s not even true! Loops is in “the best” and if doesnt have an affiliate link. All “the rest” have affiliate programs too… I was just lazy to sign up for them. Not everything is a conspiracy. The reality in this case is more mu
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Op here. That’s not even true! Loops is in “the best” and if doesnt have an affiliate link. All “the rest” have affiliate programs too… I was just lazy to sign up for them. Not everything is a conspiracy. The reality in this case is more mu
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
This is not a universal comparison. This is the story about how I tried 25 email marketing tools. I’m sharing my subjective experience. You might be looking for something that my article doesn’t claim to offer.
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
That’s fair! I actually “tried” more than the “elite 6” but I eliminated many of those tools for different reasons
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
… We didn’t choose Brevo. You didn’t even read the article!
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
OP here. What would you compare the tools on? Be specific
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Can you be specific about “iffy”? I’d be curious to know more.
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Op here. I sort of agree but all these tools offer affiliate programs and I can assure you we chose MailerLite because we think it’s a tool we can use for 5-10 years. That being said: besides running a startup (Atlist.com) I also run an aff
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Just to add this wasn’t written from the perspective of a solo freelancer. I’m part a 4-person startup (Atlist.com)
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Do you have to manually do this or can it be automated?
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
True! Have you tried it? Any thoughts?
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
Great point. Thanks for sharing. (I originally considered it “not automated” because it wasn’t on by default but that’s a bit harsh in hindsight. )
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
I disagree. It’s a dimension of the decision, certainly not the “one thing” to look for. … unless you’re a spammer haha.
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by steve-benjamins 2y ago
That’s fair. Any specifics?
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I tried every top email marketing tool(sitebuilderreport.com)
245 points by steve-benjamins 2y ago|156 comments
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by steve-benjamins 3y ago
It’s not just Europe that’s blocked
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by steve-benjamins 4y ago
Hey HN, I made a simple tool for creating custom map styles for Google Maps. You can of course already make custom styles with Google's Cloud Style Editor — but I've always felt it's a bit intimidating. I think the interface
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Show HN: A Simple Style Editor for Google Maps(stylist.atlistmaps.com)
4 points by steve-benjamins 4y ago|1 comments
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by steve-benjamins 4y ago
No way! Do you think he’d be interested in visitors? I’m in southern Ontario and I’ve wanted to visit Russ Finch’s for a long time but would love to see something closer to home…

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