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2012.12.01 03:02 Over 100,000 Slugmen

/HaloStory is a place for people to go to discuss the story and lore of Microsoft's hit sci-fi franchise -- Halo.
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2008.06.17 19:21 Reddit Halo

Reddit's home for all things Halo, the franchise developed by 343 Industries and previously developed by Bungie.
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2024.06.10 01:56 redAppleCore Installing ComfyUI in a Docker Container

With the recent malicious plugin news I thought it might be helpful for everyone to write a guide to help people install ComfyUI inside of a Docker container. Docker can be used to run a very stripped down version of Linux on your Windows machine that makes it much harder for malicious plugins to access your private information in Windows. It will make you "safer" but not "safe", you should still be careful when installing plugins.
Doing this can be a bit intimidating, but I will try and break things down as simply as I can, but if something isn't clear, please ask. If you're confused at some point I'm sure others are too. I'm doing this because making this user base as "unexploitable" as possible benefits all of us. The more careful we all are the less appealing it is for people to try, and they can find some other easy target. But, if you're someone who has been willing to learn how to install and use ComfyUI, I'm sure you have the skills to do this as well.
If you are someone who is more technically inclined, I'd appreciate you sanity checking this and helping less technically inclined users out.
Some disclaimers:
  1. I am a terrible writer, sorry.
  2. Docker has had vulnerabilities before that allowed an exploit in a container that allowed access to Windows. They very actively try and prevent this, but, it can and has happened. I can't guarantee anything. It is very important that you open the docker app and make sure you are up to date frequently. They make updating Docker very easy. (The bottom right of the app when opened will show a black checkmark if you are up to date and the version you are on)
  3. I'm not an expert in this, especially when it comes to Window's security. I am an expert in an adjacent field, but, it is still very possible I am not accounting for something massive, this is a genuine attempt to help but I'm not perfect. If anyone sees any part of this that feels wrong or like a mistake, please point it out.
  4. The majority of my experience is in Linux, where I have servers that all have very similar architecture. While I have this working on my Windows machine, I imagine there will be some machines that have quirks that I will not have any idea how to solve, but I will try!
  5. This will come with a slight hit to your speed. For me it adds around 5-10% to image generation time, but, you might be worse. (I did ask ChatGPT once if there were things I could do to reduce that penalty, and it said yes, but I've never tried it's suggestions and it might have been halucinating. If a 5-10% increase isn't worth it to you, look into dual booting instead) - It also adds a pretty significant amount of time to the checkpoint load time. Once the checkpoint loads, you're good, but, if you swap checkpoints a lot, you'll notice it.
  6. I anticipate that some of you will run into issues I can't anticipate, you're all effectively guinea pigs. I ran this through myself on a computer I hadn't yet used for ComfyUI, but, that's the only test I have been able to do.
  7. I have changed the default port for ComfyUI in this to 8189 from 8188. If you still want 8188, edit both "ComfyUI.Dockerfile" (Line 36) and "Mounted/Scripts/StartComfyUI.sh" (Line 7) in a Linux friendly text editor (Sublime or Notepad++) after step 4. If you use the regular notepad on Windows to edit StartComfyUI.sh you are likely to run into problems.
Thanks for bearing with me through that, let's get started!
You need to have either Windows 10 or Windows 11 for these instructions... it's probably possible on Mac, but, I don't know any of the particulars.
STEP 1: Enable virtualization options in your BIOS
This is going to be different for different motherboards and is going to be one of the trickiest steps to explain. I would assume that any system able to run Stable Diffusion already will have support for it, but I might be wrong and you might have a system that can't do this... luckily if it can't, you should know on Step one! (There are some additional instructions you can look at for this here - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enable-virtualization-on-windows-11-pcs-c5578302-6e43-4b4b-a449-8ced115f58e1 - including links to some manufacturer specific instructions)
STEP 2: Download and install Docker Desktop for Windows
STEP 3: Docker First Start
STEP 4. Downloading setup files
STEP 5: Running InitialStep.bat
STEP 6: Running Run.bat
Your created images will show up in C:\ComfyUIDocker\Mounted\Outputs - it will not exist until you create your first image.
I put a Models folder in the zip that you can use to put your checkpoints, loras, etc. I did this so if anyone does want to be able to go back to a clean slate they don't have to worry about it deleting their checkpoints, loras, etc. Because of this, you have to edit the extra_model_paths.yaml in C:\ComfyUIDocker instead of in the normal ComfyUI folder if you want custom paths. You are still able to use the model/* folders inside the normal ComfyUI folder however if you'd like.
Hopefully you've made it here and everything is working. If so, congratulations! You should be able to breathe a lot easier now and you should be able to install plugins normally. Just make sure you use the "Run.bat" file going forward whenever you want to use ComfyUI. You should be able to just close the window that it opens up to shut ComfyUI down.
If you have any questions, at any point, feel free to message me. I cannot promise I will always be able to help, but I'm happy to try.
Zip File Contents
Every file can be opened with a text editor, eg: Sublime or Notepad++
  • ComfyUI.Dockerfile - This is a text file with a set of instructions for Docker for installing Linux and installing some necessary programs for ComfyUI (eg: Python)
  • InitialStep.bat - bat files are text files that contain a list of commands that Windows will execute in order. This one sets up the initial Docker container
  • Run.bat - This file starts up the Docker container created by InitialStep.bat, the container will keep the changes you make to it (eg: installing plugins)
  • Mounted folder: This folder will be read/write accessible to ComfyUI and it's plugins, your Output folder will be in here for images, as well as the ComfyUI installation - other than image files, do not open any executable files in this folder from Windows! (Though you can still open the files in a text editor in Windows, just don't run anything)
  • Mounted/extra_model_paths.yaml - This is a file ComfyUI will reads to know where to look for model files (in addition to it's defaults)
  • Mounted/HFCache folder: Some plugins download files from HuggingFace, they can be easily lost if not in a shared folder, so they will be saved here. Unless you know what you're doing, you should ignore it.
  • Mounted/Models folder: I put this here so you can put checkpoints, loras, embeddings, etc, here, so you can always wipe away your ComfyUI install if you want to start over. You can ignore it if you'd prefer.
  • Mounted/Scripts folder: I am putting the two Linux scripts that will run in here
  • Mounted/Scripts/Initial.sh: This will be started by InitialStep.bat - it downloads ComfyUI and ComfyUI-Manager from github, and installs some requirements for ComfyUI. You can open it in any text editor and review it.
  • Mounted/Scripts/StartComfyUI.sh: This file starts ComfyUI and runs every time Run.bat is run.
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2024.06.10 01:51 Apprentice57 Allan Lichtman's *The Thirteen Keys* were Incorrect in 2016

Allen Lichtman's Thirteen Keys to the White House have been a popular recurring discussion here. Don't worry this won't be about the keys themself. Lichtman has been unusual for prognosticators and has been bullish on a Biden win based on those keys. I oft hear people reinforce his credibility because he predicted 2016 correctly with a Trump win. I actually share the opinion that Biden is underrated, but I wouldn't give Lichtman any credibility for 2016 because his model called for a Trump victory in the popular vote. Trump lost the popular vote.
Lichtman developed his model through the 80s, but it was set in stone since at least 1990 which was the earliest publication ("The Thirteen Keys to the Presidency") I could get access to. Note that Lichtman publishes the book with minor changes every cycle, and I can confirm that the keys themselves have not changed since that 1990 book.
The book is very upfront that the keys predict the popular vote. I'm going to list some excerpts to that effect (bolding mine):
A. When introducing the book in 1990, Lichtman writes (page xi):
A disciplined examination of the circumstances surrounding presidential elections since the 1850s discloses a remarkably consistent set of factors, or "keys," that can forecast the outcome of the popular vote in every election.
B. He reiterates this shortly thereafter (page 6):
When five or fewer keys are false, the incumbent party wins the popular vote; when six or more are false, the challenging party prevails.
C. Lichtman explains why this is the case and makes an unfortunate implication that the electoral vote and popular vote will determine the same winner (page 8):
Because the Keys to the Presidency diagnose the national political environment, they correlate with the popular balloting, not with the votes of individual states in the electoral college. Only twice since 1860, however, has the electoral college not ratified the popular vote: the "stolen" election of 1876, when Democrat Samuel J. Tilden outpolled Republican Rutherford B. Hayes 51 to 48 percent but lost a bitterly disputed contest for the electoral vote; and the election of 1888, when President Grover Cleveland's narrow popular vote margin over Benjamin Harrison was overridden by the electoral college.
D. I suspect that equivalence is why, immediately before giving the literal keys Lichtman is much broader and less nuanced (page 7):
When five or fewer statements are false, the incumbent party wins. When six or more are false, the challenging party wins.
Okay, so Lichtman was relatively upfront that his model predicted the popular vote, but that the popular vote and electoral vote should have the same result. He then got burned by the latter not being the case in 2000.
E. Lichtman addressed this in 2004 by claiming the 2000 election was inappropriately determined:
Prospectively, the Keys predicted well ahead of time the popular-vote winners of every presidential election from 1984 through 2000. [...] However the Keys cannot diagnose the results in individual states and thus are more attuned to the popular vote than the Electoral College results. The 2000 election, however, was the first time since 1888 that the popular vote verdict diverged from the Electoral College results. And the Keys still got the popular vote right in 2000 [...] no such divergence, moreover, would have occurred in the 2000 election except that ballots cast by African American voters in Florida were discarded as invalid at much higher rates than ballots casts by white voters.
I'm actually kinda on board with this, 2000 was a very dubiously called election. And he's true to the original model's claim that it predicts the popular vote.
He republishes a variant of his book in May 2016 ("Predicting the Next President") I was able to check a digital version of this variant. Its introduction and the keys are basically unchanged. It still explicitly predicts the popular vote, and includes similar language as above with A, B, and C explaining this and still has the less nuanced D ahead of the keys.
Also in 2016 he says his model predicts a Donald Trump win. Based on the reasoning above, that should mean a Trump win in the popular vote, except as we all know Trump lost the popular vote. However... Lichtman got credit from Trump directly and media has been very congratulatory and credits him with the correct prediction as well.
Lichtman's explanation of this, according to a summary from wikipedia is that his model stopped predicting the outcome of the popular vote after 2000, and that the popular vote and electoral vote have largely diverged in recent decades.
I could verify the second part about divergence a linked youtube interview, however I could not source him in his own words whether he switched his model to predicting the electoral vote. Another linked video from the NYT opinion has a narrator make that conclusion, but I now wonder if that's an incorrect summary of his position by the times. If anybody has a source with him on record about the switch to electoral vote, or about being correct in 2016, please advise.
Lichtman's 2020 version of his Keys book does not help to explain the discrepancy as far as I can tell, and is a very bizarre publication. Its introduction is basically unchanged containing basically the same language as 2016 and those quotes all the way back from 1990. A helpful google review describes the book as "the 2012 edition with a foreword and a 2020 prediction tacked onto it. This means it discusses the 2012 election as if it hadn’t happened yet, and does not contain the 2016 prediction, which is Allan Lichtman’s main claim to fame".
Conclusion: Whether from Lichtman himself or the Times, the claim that his model predicted the electoral vote is correct. As Lichtman himself stated in C in 1990, the keys are national questions and cannot determine the vote of individual states needed for the electoral vote. At minimum, Lichtman should be upfront about this incorrect call and caveat readers that the keys are of less usefulness because the popular vote is less predictive of the electoral vote winner than it used to be.
Despite all I have written above, I actually kind of like the 13 keys, but as a start of discussion and not as a model. (Other excellent criticisms by none other than Nate Silver are found here).
P.S. Did you know that the 1990 book also contained a list of keys to determine the winner of a Senate race as well?
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2024.06.10 01:49 Sujal_Rabari Reflective Critique #2 (Part-1)

Reflective Critique #2 (Part-1)
In this digital time capsule, the experience of the democratization of the Web has been described through the rise to fame of Khaby Lame, a 22-year-old Senegalese-Italian TikToker.
Khaby Lame rose to fame and became popular on the TikTok app for his full-name comedy reaction videos, in which he mocks and explains ridiculous and often overcomplicated life hacks and tutorials. His journey to stardom started in March 2020, when COVID-19 led to his unemployment, and he was producing these reaction videos for TikTok.
The transition to online “democratization” was the key to turning Khaby Lame into a viral star. Internet and its openness contributed to this since Lame has never been famous or well-connected in any way to get his content to an audience of such vast importance. Owing to his funny and relatable videos, his TikTok page received millions of views and likes and he made over 160 million followers as of 2024.
This democratization of content creation as well as distribution allowed Lame to avoid the standard intermediaries and establish a direct link with his viewers, which catapulted him to stardom. Critically, without the democratizing effect of the TikTok social media interface, it is improbable that Khaby Lame would attain the level of stardom he has experienced. The trade and entertainment industry’s limitations and controls could not have allowed Lame to cover the globe and attract millions of fans as an undiscovered personality.
Kheby lame most viral videos
Khaby Lame has 162.5M followers by now.
Khaby Lame has shared a number of videos on TikTok, and one of the most viewed and appreciated videos is actually a reaction video to a life hack video that demonstrates an unnecessarily complex way of slicing a bottle of liquid soap to make a soap dispenser. As usual, Lame remains silent and serves his reply in his slow-motion, no-nonsense style by opening the cap of the soap and pouring it out, mimicking the ridiculousness of the complicated life hack. All in all This video is the epitome of Lame, or rather the creativity that he has in making people have a good laugh through relativity.
In addition, Khaby Lame has managed to expand and prolong his popularity due to the frequent production and uploading of more captivating reaction videos. He has also used this immense following to create content with other successful influencers and companies, thus enlarging his impact even more.
References:
BBC. (2022, June 24). Tiktok: Khaby Lame has overtaken Charli D’Amelio as most followed. BBC Newsround. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61920677
YouTube. (2021, April 26). Khaby lame best TikTokLame, compilation. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23pW_0BPo0
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2024.06.10 01:41 Necessary_Western_57 Market Mavenz Faraday Future UPDATE (FFIE) Sunday, June 9th) 🎠

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Vision and Mission

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  1. FF 91 Launch: Allow yourself to be swept off your feet by the FF 91, Faraday Future's crowning glory. This luxury electric vehicle is designed to rival the titans—Tesla, Lucid Motors, and the classic luxury car brands. With a 1,050-horsepower electric motor, an estimated range of 378 miles, and a tantalizing 0-60 mph time of under 2.4 seconds, it’s a masterpiece of seduction on wheels.
  2. IPO and Funding: In a move as bold as it is brilliant, Faraday Future went public through a SPAC merger with Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. in July 2021. This strategic maneuver infused the company with abundant capital, fueling their ambitious production goals.
  3. Production Facility: Picture a state-of-the-art manufacturing wonderland in Hanford, California. This is where the magic happens, where the FF 91 is brought to life and where future marvels are poised to emerge.

Strategic Partnerships and Investors

Faraday Future has enticed investments and partnerships from across the globe, drawing interest from the affluent regions of the Middle East and China. These alliances are the lifeblood of their expansion and financial stability. Notable investors include:

Innovations and Technology

  1. AI Integration: Faraday Future’s vehicles are not just cars; they are intelligent companions. With advanced AI technology, these vehicles learn and adapt to your desires, making each journey a uniquely personal experience.
  2. Patents: Faraday Future holds a treasure trove of patents, covering innovations in electric powertrain, battery technology, and autonomous driving systems. These patents are their secret weapon, keeping them ahead in the electrifying race of the EV market.
  3. User Ecosystem: Imagine a seamless integration of your digital life with your vehicle. Faraday Future is crafting an ecosystem that offers connectivity, over-the-air updates, and an intuitive user interface, making your car an extension of yourself.

Challenges and Future Prospects

Challenges: - Financial Stability: Like all passionate endeavors, Faraday Future has faced its share of financial storms, with cash flow challenges and investor disputes testing their resolve. - Production Delays: Bringing the seductive FF 91 to market has seen its delays, trying the patience of investors and market watchers alike.
Future Prospects: - Market Positioning: As the hunger for electric vehicles grows, Faraday Future is poised to capture a sumptuous slice of the luxury EV market. - Expansion Plans: Beyond the FF 91, Faraday Future aims to expand its tantalizing lineup with more affordable models and commercial vehicles like work vans. - Sustainability Goals: Committed to a greener future, Faraday Future is dedicated to reducing carbon emissions with their cutting-edge EV technology.

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Recently, Faraday Future has made breathtaking strides in their production capabilities. The first deliveries of the FF 91 are set to create a buzz that resonates through the market. The company continues to allure investors, working tirelessly to overcome any remaining challenges and ensure a successful, seductive launch.

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Stay connected with the masterminds behind Faraday Future. Follow their social media channels for behind-the-scenes glimpses, insider news, and exclusive content that will keep you enthralled. Engage with thought leaders, share your ideas, and be a part of shaping the future of mobility.

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Experience the FF 91

Imagine the thrill of being one of the first to experience the FF 91. Visualize yourself behind the wheel of this luxurious electric marvel, feeling the raw power of its 1,050-horsepower motor, the seamless integration of AI, and the pure exhilaration of its performance. Stay tuned for opportunities to witness, test drive, and perhaps even own a piece of the future.

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Faraday Future is more than a company; it’s a promise of what’s to come. It’s an invitation to be part of a revolution that marries luxury with sustainability, intelligence with performance. The road ahead is filled with promise, and with each step, Faraday Future is not just creating cars—they're crafting experiences, setting new standards, and charting a course towards a brighter, greener future.
So, come closer. Feel the pulse of Faraday Future as it races towards innovation. Let the charm of their vision captivate you, and join a following that’s as passionate and driven as the company itself. The future is tantalizingly close, and it’s calling you to be a part of it. Welcome to Faraday Future, where every journey is just the beginning of something extraordinary.
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2024.06.10 01:38 Late_Cup3800 Luxury? Yarn ID

Luxury? Yarn ID
I purchased this yarn from School Products in 2012. I have a lot of it in this color and in teal. I’ve been on Ravelry at least since then, if not longer, and I have always been a bit of a stickler about “stashing” my yarn correctly there so I could keep track. Especially in the early days it was interesting for me and helpful to stash things right so I could learn about fiber. At the time of purchase I stashed this as Cashmere Mohair Blend from School Products, but now it’s 10 years later and this yarn is very different from any cashmere or mohair I’ve owned or worked with in the meantime, so I’m wondering if stashed it right.
It’s a very thin lace weight yarn that does not feel especially soft or un-soft. It’s also thinnelighter gauge than what I get when I knit with something like Malabrigo lace. There doesn’t seem to be much of a halo, which I thought was a property of mohair. But perhaps that’s because all of the other mohair I’ve used is a silk mohaiblend?
And yeah, that’s all I’ve got! I can’t exactly use Ravelry to identify because out of six stashes, two are mine. I was just wondering if some yarn expert could help out. Thanks so much!
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2024.06.10 01:34 AsherQuazar Week 1 launch lessons. What worked and what didn't

Hey everyone! I launched a debut book June 1st and I wanted to share some lessons I learned for debuting as a complete nobody.
The stats: I sold 22 copies (15 ebooks, 7 physical), got 568 kindle reads (about 1.5 of the book length), and 5 reviews. I hit the Amazon bestseller page for LGBT+ sci-fi a few times, so I am technically an Amazon bestseller!
Pre-game - ARCS
I didn't do any pre-order period because nobody knows who I am anyway, but I did send out ARCs 2 weeks ahead of the launch. I messaged 70 in-genre influencers, 5 got back, and 2 left a review. I expect a few more reviews to come later. A few made social media posts, but there was no bump in sales the day of the posts, and views were low. (If you're paying attention to the social media landscape, views across the board for small and medium-sized influencers are down).
I submitted my ARC to various Facebook groups and Voracious Readers Only. From there I got 1 reviewer who "doesn't do" Amazon reviews and a drive-by 2-star rating.
The rest of my reviews came from beta readers that I personally contacted. I did not ask friends or family for reviews because they don't read this genre anyway.
Lessons learned: Messaging influencers is a ton of work, and returns are minimal. They can be a good source of reviews but don't expect sales from their posts. Additionally, message them early; 1 month at least. ARC groups are mainly populated by people looking for free crap and a good half of them won't even download the file anyway (I tracked clicks). Some will read the whole thing, download your free novella, and then still not leave a review.
Personally sending messages to people on Discord, Reddit, and wherever else is the best way to get those reviews. People say you're not supposed to pester readers, but it honestly returned the best results for me. It seems that the personal element adds some pressure for them to actually write a review. Additionally, they tend to write better-quality reviews than total strangers. I'll keep you updated as more reviews come in.
The package - Cover, content, and metadata
My cover cost $1000+ and took 40 or so hours of my own time to paint the background, balance the colors, and format. This is going to be overkill for most authors, but in the LGBT SFF space, covers with 2 full-body characters are the standard.
The book took me several years to polish and went through two rounds of professional editing. I'm going to be honest, I don't think all the money spent on professional editors had as much of an effect on the final product as all the beta-reading did. Even the proofread was returned with errors despite that I went to a reputable (and expensive) agency. I've now found a personal contact who's an excellent proofreader, but based on my experience, the only person you can trust to do the job right is yourself. Take the time to do the boring work of learning how to use commas, hyphens, and all that, because no one will put as much effort into polishing your work as you will.
For Amazon keywords and categories, I spent days researching and debating. I ended up spreading my categories thin between sci-fi > dystopian, romance > vampires, and LGBT > sci-fi, but I think my most traction has come from the smallest of those three, the LGBT+ > sci-fi category. Additionally, I used nearly all of my keyword space, which got me added to several additional categories like cyberpunk, but after more thought, I realized that trimming off the less-searched terms and concentrating my focus was a better strategy. Additionally, I did use a subtitle, which many people recommend not doing, but adding that subtitle allowed me to rank first page for some critical terms like "gay dystopian" and "vampire dystopian" without even putting those in my keywords.
I set the novel price to $.99 for the first week to lower the bar to entry. I've since raised it to $2.99 to stay below my competitors, and I'll let y'all know how it changes sales.
Lessons learned: Spend those marketing dollars on your cover art first. Take your time planning your meta-data and keywords. A modest sub-title won't get you banned.
Post-launch - Social media marketing
I had big plans for marketing. I bought props, I took a week off of work, and I put my whole heart into it. All my social media efforts resulted in 46 clicks (I tracked this through affiliate links) and one sale--one sale of someone else's book, lol.
Here's an example of one of the several book trailers I made: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7qK0xAPUPe/
I really thought these were going to pop off, but for each one, I got negligible views on Instagram and Facebook, 250 impressions on TikTok, and 1k on YouTube shorts. You can also see that I have a number of low-effort posts on my social media, and they got the same views as my high-effort ones. TikTok especially surprised me, because I made far crappier videos 2 years ago and could get up to 10k impressions.
I think I may have gotten 1-2 sales from recommending my book on Reddit and 1 from someone I talked to in the comments of Instagram.
Lessons learned: Social media marketing is probably a waste of time for a debut. It seems like a place people go to follow you after they've read your book. TikTok is dead for most genres, but YouTube shorts might be a valid route. Instagram is best for static images, but it's a slow-build game. Facebook only works if you already have a network that's interested in your genre (but my demo isn't big on there). Again, any sales will be through one-on-one interactions with people. If you really want to try social media marketing, make bucket-loads of low-effort content. A video with hours of planning and editing will get the same views as a low-effort trope post.
Busting out your wallet - Paid ads
I experimented with Instagram boosts, Facebook ads, and Amazon ads. I didn't bother with TikTok ads or anything that was pay-per-impression. For $2, I boosted a few Instagram posts, which claimed to get me 8 clicks, but my affiliate links did not report those clicks, so I honestly think these may be a scam. I'm still experimenting with Facebook ads, so I'll report back on those later.
As for Amazon ads, I directly targeted about 250 similar novels and 400 key terms. Many of these books and terms are highly-niche and extremely applicable to my novel, but because they are so niche, they never got many impressions. Moreover, I could target a queer sci-fi vampire novel that is a 1-for-1 comp of mine, but if I wasn't willing to pay $.90 for a click, I couldn't compete with the general vampire erotica bidding on that spot. There was one exception, the category LGBTQ+ Science Fiction. General advice is that buying ads on categories is a bad idea, but all of my 3 sales were from this category. I also experimented with UK, Canada, and Australia ads, but they didn't return any sales.
For general statistics, I got 1800 impressions, 12 clicks at $0.40, and 3 sales. For the first three days of activity, Amazon wouldn't give me hardly any impressions, so I basically had to "earn" the right to pay for those clicks.
Lessons learned: Amazon ads on niche terms/books/categories will provide your best cost-per-click. Category ads for niche categories can be a good investment. I think when people search for a category, they don't have a particular book in mind, so it can be easier to close the sale. I've gotten clicks on competitor's books, but never a single sale; I assume the customer just bought the book they were looking for in the first place.
Final takeaways
So, out of 22 sales, I estimate 3 were from beta readers, 3 were from friends/happy ARC readers, 3 were from ads, and maybe 3 were from personal recommendations online. Where did the other 13 come from? My best guess is Amazon itself. My "customers also viewed" is finally getting into a place that makes sense, and I know I've got a super shiny cover. I wish I had more reviews, but I think the fact that the few I have are very detailed is saving me.
This leaves me with one final takeaway: The best use of your time and money is on polishing your Amazon sales page to a high shine. Perfect your blurb and metadata. Spend money on the cover before spending on ads. Create A+ content and a proper author bio before spending time on social media.
Also, remember that you can ask your betas or friends for quotes to put in your product description. Ask them right after they read it too, because if you come back a month later, they might never get around to it.
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2024.06.10 01:22 Many-Director3375 Basic Spring Data "persist" operation doesn't CASCADE when JoinColumn(nullable=false)

Here is the public GitHub project I can't manage to persist an entity when using JoinColumn(nullable=false).
JoinColumn(nullable=true) causes no issue though.
I have two entities : MyEntity and MyProduct.
@Entity @Table(name="myentity") public class MyEntity { @Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY) private Long id; private String name; private String email; private String password; @OneToMany(mappedBy="myentity", cascade=CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval=true) private List products; // getters & setters } @Entity @Table(name="myentity") public class MyProduct { @Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY) private Long id; @ManyToOne @JoinColumn(name="myentity_id", nullable=false) private MyEntity myentity; // getters & setters }
With Cascade, I should be able to persist an instance of MyEntity and MyProduct at the same time.
In my class MyService.java I tried persisting an object of MyEntity 
 public MyEntity pushEntity() { // Create the MyEntity instance MyEntity entity = new MyEntity(); entity.setEmail("email"); entity.setName("name"); entity.setPassword("password"); // Create the MyProduct instance and set the myentity reference MyProduct mp = new MyProduct(); mp.setMyentity(entity); // Set the products list with the new product entity.setProducts(Arrays.asList(mp)); // Save the entity along with its products return myRepository.save(entity); }
However, it returns an error. I think it's due to the CASCADE not working correctly. If the persist operation was CASCADED properly, I think JoinColumn(name="myentity_id", nullable=false) wouldn't be raising an exception.
The error is :
2024-06-09T22:57:59.236Z ERROR 28232 --- [demo-data] [nio-8000-exec-1] o.h.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper : NULL not allowed for column "MYENTITY_ID"; SQL statement: insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default) [23502-224] 2024-06-09T22:57:59.254Z DEBUG 28232 --- [demo-data] [nio-8000-exec-1] o.s.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet : Failed to complete request: org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException: could not execute statement [NULL not allowed for column "MYENTITY_ID"; SQL statement: insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default) [23502-224]] [insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default)]; SQL [insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default)]; constraint [null] 2024-06-09T22:57:59.255Z ERROR 28232 --- [demo-data] [nio-8000-exec-1] o.a.c.c.C.[.[.[/].[dispatcherServlet] : Servlet.service() for servlet [dispatcherServlet] in context with path [] threw exception [Request processing failed: org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException: could not execute statement [NULL not allowed for column "MYENTITY_ID"; SQL statement: insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default) [23502-224]] [insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default)]; SQL [insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default)]; constraint [null]] with root cause org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException: NULL not allowed for column "MYENTITY_ID"; SQL statement: insert into myentity (email,name,password,id) values (?,?,?,default) [23502-224] at org.h2.message.DbException.getJdbcSQLException(DbException.java:520) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.message.DbException.getJdbcSQLException(DbException.java:489) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:223) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:199) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.table.Column.validateConvertUpdateSequence(Column.java:365) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.table.Table.convertInsertRow(Table.java:936) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.command.dml.Insert.insertRows(Insert.java:167) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.command.dml.Insert.update(Insert.java:135) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.command.CommandContainer.executeUpdateWithGeneratedKeys(CommandContainer.java:242) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.command.CommandContainer.update(CommandContainer.java:163) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.command.Command.executeUpdate(Command.java:256) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcPreparedStatement.executeUpdateInternal(JdbcPreparedStatement.java:216) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(JdbcPreparedStatement.java:174) ~[h2-2.2.224.jar:2.2.224] at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.ProxyPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(ProxyPreparedStatement.java:61) ~[HikariCP-5.1.0.jar:na] at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariProxyPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(HikariProxyPreparedStatement.java) ~[HikariCP-5.1.0.jar:na] at org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.internal.ResultSetReturnImpl.executeUpdate(ResultSetReturnImpl.java:194) ~[hibernate-core-6.5.2.Final.jar:6.5.2.Final]
Any idea how to persist an object of type MyEntity ? Did I forget anything obvious ?
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2024.06.10 01:20 Rabbidscool The sad truth is, millions of traders are still using TF2 Keys as form of payment, the one that Valve still raking money.

As long as people keep buying TF2 mann co keys to trade for games, Dota or CS2 items. Valve won't do anything to fix our broken product.
This could be highly illegal.
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2024.06.10 01:18 Sad_Throat6619 Enhanced Agent Management and Executive Assistant Agent (a.k.a. Jarvis)

While I was working on the multiagent system workflow posted a couple of weeks ago, I came up with the following PRD for this idea on Jarvis, the executive assistant agent. Having product management experience, I created a PM agent to produce the document. It may be appropriate to start a new thread, but I came up with the following PRD for Jarvis, the executive assistant agent.
This idea came to me because I have been having to create, update, and delete agents on a regular basis to accommodate changes in my needs. Since some of the conversations are important pieces of knowledge, I backup and save the agents' conversations into a text file before deleting them.
The ability to manage the relationship and hierarchy between parent and child agents—for instance, by configuring a master PM agent and slave agents specifically for each project—would improve the user experience in a centralized, methodical framework for agent management and governance. In this framework, the user only needs to update the prompt for the master PM agent; the slave agents do not require updating. At the level of the slave agent, only commands require updating.
Although it may be a challenging engineering project, I believe it has the potential to transform the application into a sophisticated enterprise tool.
Let me know what you think!

Product Requirement Document (PRD)

Product Title: Enhanced Custom Agent Management and Executive Assistant Agent

Author: [Your Name]

Date: [Date]

1. **Executive Summary**

This document outlines the requirements for enhancing the navigation and usability of custom agents within Taskade. The key features include improved tracking of agent conversations, an advanced executive assistant agent named **Jarvis** to delegate tasks to the appropriate custom agents based on user prompts, and dynamic creation and selection of agents. Additionally, this document addresses the need for conversation backups and value assessment when users delete agents.

2. **Goals and Objectives**

  • **Improved User Navigation**: Simplify the process for users to track and continue conversations with custom agents.
  • **Executive Assistant Agent - Jarvis**: Develop an intelligent agent capable of analyzing user prompts and delegating tasks to the most suitable custom agent.
  • **Agent Governance Model**: Enable dynamic creation and selection of agents, forming a multi-agent system to meet complex user requirements.
  • **Conversation Backup and Value Assessment**: Provide users with options to backup conversations and present value assessment when deleting agents.

3. **Key Features and Requirements**

3.1 Improved Navigation and Tracking

**Description**: Implement a feature that enables users to easily track their last interaction with custom agents and navigate back to it.
**Requirements**:
  1. **Recent Conversations List**: Display a list of recent conversations with custom agents on the user's dashboard or a dedicated section.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want to see a list of my recent conversations with custom agents so that I can easily continue where I left off.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: The recent conversations list should display the agent's name, a snippet of the last conversation, and the date/time of the interaction. Clicking on an entry should take the user directly to that conversation.
  1. **Search and Filter Functionality**: Allow users to search and filter custom agents by name, role, or last interaction date.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want to quickly find a specific custom agent using search and filters.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: The search bar should support keyword input, and filters should allow sorting by name, role, and interaction date.
  1. **Favorite Agents**: Enable users to mark specific agents as favorites for quicker access.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want to mark some agents as favorites so that I can access them quickly.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: Users should be able to mark/unmark agents as favorites. A dedicated favorites section should display these agents prominently.

3.2 Executive Assistant Agent - Jarvis

**Description**: Develop an advanced agent named **Jarvis** that acts as an executive assistant, analyzing user prompts and redirecting them to the appropriate custom agent.
**Requirements**:
  1. **Prompt Analysis**: Implement natural language processing (NLP) capabilities to understand and analyze user prompts.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want Jarvis to understand my prompt and decide which custom agent is best suited for the task.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: Jarvis should accurately interpret the user’s prompt and provide a summary of its analysis before redirecting the task.
  1. **Agent Delegation**: Based on the analysis, delegate the task to the appropriate custom agent.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want Jarvis to delegate tasks to the best-suited custom agent automatically.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: Jarvis should seamlessly redirect the task to the selected custom agent and notify the user of the delegation.
  1. **Feedback Loop**: Allow users to provide feedback on the accuracy of task delegation to improve Jarvis’s performance over time.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want to provide feedback on Jarvis’s performance to refine its accuracy.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: After delegation, users should be prompted to rate the accuracy and relevance of the agent selection. This data should be used to improve Jarvis’s algorithms.

3.3 Agent Governance Model

**Description**: Establish Jarvis as a central governance model that enables dynamic creation and selection of agents based on user requirements, forming a multi-agent system.
**Requirements**:
  1. **Dynamic Agent Creation**: Jarvis should be able to create new custom agents dynamically based on specific user requirements and contexts.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want Jarvis to create new custom agents dynamically when my prompt requires specialized tasks that existing agents cannot handle.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: Jarvis should create a new custom agent if needed and brief the user about this creation, including its role and capabilities.
  1. **Multi-Agent Coordination**: Enable Jarvis to coordinate between multiple custom agents to accomplish complex tasks.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want Jarvis to manage multiple custom agents working together to complete complex tasks.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: Jarvis should delegate subtasks to different agents and coordinate their outputs to achieve the overall task objective.
  1. **Performance Monitoring and Optimization**: Continuously monitor agent performance and optimize agent selection and task delegation processes.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want Jarvis to learn from past interactions and improve its performance over time.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: Jarvis should use historical data to refine its agent selection and delegation processes, providing more efficient and accurate task completion over time.

3.4 Conversation Backup and Value Assessment

**Description**: Provide users with options to backup conversations and present a value assessment when deleting agents.
**Requirements**:
  1. **Backup Option**: When a user decides to delete an agent, prompt them to back up their conversations.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want an option to backup my conversations when deleting an agent so that I don’t lose valuable information.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: The system should prompt the user with an option to back up conversations before confirming agent deletion.
  1. **Conversation Summary and Recommended Action**: Show a summary of the conversations and recommend actions based on the value of the knowledge created.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want to see a summary of my conversations and receive recommendations based on the knowledge value before deleting an agent.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: The system should display a summary and recommended actions, assessing the value based on user preferences and inferred metacognitive analysis.
  1. **Value Assessment**: Assess the value of conversations based on user’s explicit preferences and inferred metacognitive analysis of tool usage.
  • **User Story**: As a user, I want the system to assess the value of my conversations and consider my usage patterns before making recommendations.
  • **Acceptance Criteria**: The assessment should incorporate both explicit user preferences and inferred data from past usage to provide accurate recommendations.

4. **User Stories**

  1. **As a user, I want to see my recent conversations with custom agents on my dashboard so that I can continue them easily.**
  2. **As a user, I want to search and filter my custom agents so that I can quickly find the one I need.**
  3. **As a user, I want an executive assistant agent named Jarvis to analyze my prompt and delegate the task to the appropriate custom agent so that I don't have to remember which agent does what.**
  4. **As a user, I want Jarvis to create new custom agents dynamically if my prompt requires specialized tasks that existing agents cannot handle.**
  5. **As a user, I want Jarvis to manage multiple custom agents working together to complete complex tasks.**
  6. **As a user, I want to provide feedback on the task delegation accuracy to help improve Jarvis over time.**
  7. **As a user, I want an option to back up my conversations when deleting an agent so that I don’t lose valuable information.**
  8. **As a user, I want to see a summary of my conversations and receive recommendations based on the knowledge value before deleting an agent.**
  9. **As a user, I want the system to assess the value of my conversations and consider my usage patterns before making recommendations.**

5. **Dependencies**

  • **NLP Engine**: Integration with a robust NLP engine to analyze user prompts.
  • **Backend Development**: Enhancements to the backend to support tracking, searching, and filtering custom agent interactions.
  • **Front-End Development**: UI/UX design and implementation to support new features.
  • **Performance Monitoring Tools**: Tools to monitor and optimize agent performance and task delegation processes.
  • **Backup and Storage Solutions**: Solutions to allow users to back up and store conversations securely.

6. **Timeline**

Milestone Target Date
--------------------------------------------------
Requirements Finalization [Date]
Design Phase [Date]
Development Phase [Date]
Testing Phase [Date]
User Feedback and Iteration [Date]
Final Release [Date]

7. **Stakeholders**

  • **Product Management**
  • **Engineering Team**
  • **UX/UI Design Team**
  • **Marketing and Sales Team**
  • **End Users**

8. **Success Metrics**

  • **User Engagement**: Increase in the number of interactions with custom agents.
  • **User Satisfaction**: Positive user feedback and ratings for Jarvis.
  • **Task Accuracy**: Improved task delegation accuracy as measured by user feedback.
  • **System Efficiency**: Reduced task completion time and increased efficiency of the multi-agent system.
  • **Data Retention**: User satisfaction with backup options and conversation summaries when deleting agents.
This PRD serves as a comprehensive guide to develop and implement the enhanced navigation and executive assistant features in Taskade. Feedback from all stakeholders will be crucial in refining these requirements and ensuring successful execution.
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2024.06.10 01:05 Defiant_Diamond_4824 Letters

Letters
Hehe I guess I accidentally signed up three times 😅
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2024.06.10 01:00 livia2lima Day 6 - Editing with "vim"

INTRO

Simple text files are at the heart of Linux, so editing these is a key sysadmin skill. There are a range of simple text editors aimed at beginners. Some more common examples you'll see are nano and pico. These look as if they were written for DOS back in the 1980's - but are pretty easy to "just figure out".
The Real Sysadmintm however, uses vi - this is the editor that's always installed by default - and today you'll get started using it.
Bill Joy wrote Vi back in the mid 1970's - and even the "modern" Vim that we'll concentrate on is over 20 years old, but despite their age, these remain the standard editors on command-line server boxes. Additionally, they have a loyal following among programmers, and even some writers. Vim is actually a contraction of Vi IMproved and is a direct descendant of Vi.
Very often when you type vi, what the system actually starts is vim. To see if this is true of your system type, run:
bash vi --version
You should see output similar to the following if the vi command is actually [symlinked](19.md#two-sorts-of-links) to vim:
bash user@testbox:~$ vi --version VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Oct 01 2021 01:51:08) Included patches: 1-2434 Extra patches: 8.2.3402, 8.2.3403, 8.2.3409, 8.2.3428 Modified by team+vim@tracker.debian.org Compiled by team+vim@tracker.debian.org ...

YOUR TASKS TODAY

WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE VIM INSTALLED?

The rest of this lesson assumes that you have vim installed on your system, which it often is by default. But in some cases it isn't and if you try to run the vim commands below you may get an error like the following:
bash user@testbox:~$ vim -bash: vim: command not found

OPTION 1 - ALIAS VIM

One option is to simply substitute vi for any of the vim commands in the instructions below. Vim is reverse compatible with Vi and all of the below exercises should work the same for Vi as well as for Vim. To make things easier on ourselves we can just alias the vim command so that vi runs instead:
bash echo "alias vim='vi'" >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc

OPTION 2 - INSTALL VIM

The other option, and the option that many sysadmins would probably take is to install Vim if it isn't installed already.
To install Vim on Ubuntu using the system [package manager](15.md), run:
bash sudo apt install vim
Note: Since [Ubuntu Server LTS](00-VPS-big.md#intro) is the recommended Linux distribution to use for the Linux Upskill Challenge, installing Vim for all of the other various Linux "distros" is outside of the scope of this lesson. The command above "should" work for most Debian-family Linux OS's however, so if you're running Mint, Debian, Pop!_OS, or one of the many other flavors of Ubuntu, give it a try. For Linux distros outside of the Debian-family a few simple web-searches will probably help you find how to install Vim using other Linux's package managers.

THE TWO THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

The two modes are "normal mode" and "insert mode", and as a beginner, simply remember:
"Press Esc twice or more to return to normal mode"
The "normal mode" is used to input commands, and "insert mode" for writing text - similar to a regular text editor's default behaviour.

INSTRUCTIONS

So, first grab a text file to edit. A copy of /etc/services will do nicely:
bash cd pwd cp -v /etc/services testfile vim testfile
At this point we have the file on screen, and we are in "normal mode". Unlike nano, however, there’s no onscreen menu and it's not at all obvious how anything works!
Start by pressing Esc once or twice to ensure that we are in normal mode (remember this trick from above), then type :q! and press Enter. This quits without saving any changes - a vital first skill when you don't yet know what you're doing! Now let's go in again and play around, seeing how powerful and dangerous vim is - then again, quit without saving:
bash vim testfile
Use the keys h j k and l to move around (this is the traditional vi method) then try using the arrow keys - if these work, then feel free to use them - but remember those hjkl keys because one day you may be on a system with just the traditional vi and the arrow keys won't work.
Now play around moving through the file. Then exit with Esc Esc :q! as discussed earlier.
Now that you've mastered that, let's get more advanced.
bash vim testfile
This time, move down a few lines into the file and press 3 then 3 again, then d and d again - and suddenly 33 lines of the file are deleted!
Why? Well, you are in normal mode and 33dd is a command that says "delete 33 lines". Now, you're still in normal mode, so press u - and you've magically undone the last change you made. Neat huh?
Now you know the three basic tricks for a newbie to vim:
So, here's some useful, productive things to do:
This is as much as you ever need to learn about vim - but there's an enormous amount more you could learn if you had the time. Your next step should be to run vimtutor and go through the "official" Vim tutorial. It typically takes around 30 minutes the first time through. To solidify your Vim skills make a habit of running through the vimtutor every day for 1-2 weeks and you should have a solid foundation with the basics.
Note: If you aliased vim to vi for the excercises above, now might be a good time to install vim since this is what provides the vimtutor command. Once you have Vim installed, you can run :help vimtutor from inside of Vim to view the help as well as a few other tips/tricks.
However, if you're serious about becoming a sysadmin, it's important that you commit to using vim (or vi) for all of your editing from now on.
One last thing, you may see reference to is the Vi vs. Emacs debate. This is a long running rivalry for programmers, not system administrators - vi/vim is what you need to learn.

WHY CAN'T I JUST STICK WITH NANO?

So, it makes sense if you're aiming to do Linux professionally, but if you're just working on your own systems then by all means choose nano or pico etc.

EXTENSION

If you're already familiar with vi / vim then use today's hour to research and test some customisation via your ~/.vimrc file. The link below is specifically for sysadmins:

RESOURCES

PREVIOUS DAY'S LESSON

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2024.06.10 00:34 lucyzaap Do AI Videos Make Money? Exploring the Profit Potential of AI-Generated Content

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world of content creation, and AI-generated videos are at the forefront of this transformation. As businesses and content creators seek innovative ways to engage audiences and monetize their efforts, the question arises: Do AI videos make money? The answer is a resounding yes. AI videos can indeed be lucrative, leveraging their unique capabilities to drive revenue in various ways. Here’s an in-depth look at how AI videos are turning into profitable ventures.

1. Enhanced Content Production Efficiency

AI-driven video production significantly reduces the time and effort required to create high-quality content. This efficiency translates to cost savings, enabling creators to produce more content at a lower cost. Key aspects include:

2. Monetization Through Platforms and Ad Revenue

AI videos can be monetized on various platforms, where engagement and viewer retention translate into revenue. Consider these strategies:

3. Leveraging AI for Marketing and Sales

AI videos are powerful tools for marketing and sales, driving revenue through enhanced customer engagement and conversion rates. Key applications include:

4. Educational and Training Content

The demand for online education and training content is booming, and AI videos are well-suited to meet this need. Monetization opportunities include:

5. Licensing and Syndication

AI videos can also generate revenue through licensing and syndication:

Conclusion

AI videos are not only a technological marvel but also a lucrative avenue for generating income. By enhancing production efficiency, opening new monetization channels, driving marketing and sales, catering to educational needs, and leveraging licensing opportunities, AI videos offer a multifaceted approach to making money. As AI technology continues to evolve, the potential for profit in AI-generated content is set to expand, making it a promising investment for creators and businesses alike.
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2024.06.10 00:13 InternetPopular3679 Life-changing Advice From Master GPT

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2024.06.10 00:08 kayakero What is Kaspa? Next big Crypto?

What is Kaspa? Next big Crypto?
Kaspa (KAS) is a unique cryptocurrency that focuses on scalability, security, and decentralization by utilizing a distinctive consensus mechanism and data structure. Below, I’ll delve into the details of Kaspa, including its technology, key features, and development history.

Overview of Kaspa

Kaspa is designed to address the limitations of traditional blockchain systems, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, by introducing a novel approach to consensus and data structure called the BlockDAG (Directed Acyclic Graph).
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Key Features

  1. BlockDAG Architecture:
    • Unlike the traditional linear blockchain structure, Kaspa uses a BlockDAG. In a linear blockchain, each block is linked to a single predecessor, forming a single chain. In a BlockDAG, blocks can reference multiple predecessors, creating a more complex graph structure.
    • This structure allows for higher throughput and faster transaction confirmation times, as multiple blocks can be added to the DAG simultaneously without causing conflicts.
  2. Consensus Mechanism:
    • Kaspa uses the GHOSTDAG (Greedy Heaviest Observed Subtree) consensus protocol, an extension of the GHOST (Greedy Heaviest Observed Subtree) protocol.
    • GHOSTDAG allows the network to maintain security and consistency even with high block production rates by incorporating more blocks into the main chain (or DAG) rather than discarding them as orphans.
  3. Scalability:
    • The BlockDAG architecture and GHOSTDAG consensus allow Kaspa to scale efficiently. It can process a high volume of transactions with minimal delay, addressing scalability issues that plague many other cryptocurrencies.
    • The system is designed to handle high throughput without compromising security or decentralization.
  4. Security and Decentralization:
    • Kaspa maintains strong security by ensuring that all blocks contribute to the consensus. This reduces the risks associated with chain reorganizations and attacks.
    • The decentralized nature of the BlockDAG ensures that no single entity can easily dominate the network.
  5. Transaction Speed and Efficiency:
    • Transactions in Kaspa are confirmed quickly due to the high rate of block production and the efficient incorporation of blocks into the DAG.
    • The network can handle a large number of transactions per second, making it suitable for various applications that require fast and reliable transaction processing.

Development History

  • Origins:
    • Kaspa was conceptualized by Yonatan Sompolinsky and Aviv Zohar, researchers known for their work on blockchain technology, including the GHOST protocol.
    • The project aimed to address the limitations of Bitcoin's scalability and block propagation issues.
  • Implementation:
    • Kaspa’s development focused on implementing the BlockDAG and GHOSTDAG protocols to create a scalable, secure, and decentralized cryptocurrency.
    • The project has evolved through various stages of development, with continuous improvements and optimizations to enhance performance and security.

Use Cases and Potential Applications

Kaspa’s unique features make it suitable for a wide range of applications, including:
  1. Microtransactions:
    • The high transaction throughput and low confirmation times make Kaspa ideal for microtransactions and everyday payments.
  2. Decentralized Applications (DApps):
    • Kaspa’s efficient and scalable network can support the deployment and operation of decentralized applications, providing a robust foundation for developers.
  3. Remittances and Cross-Border Payments:
    • Fast and low-cost transactions enable efficient remittance and cross-border payment solutions.
  4. High-Frequency Trading:
    • The rapid transaction confirmation and high throughput make Kaspa suitable for high-frequency trading platforms.

Challenges and Future Prospects

  • Adoption and Integration:
    • One of the key challenges for Kaspa is achieving widespread adoption and integration into existing financial and technological ecosystems.
    • Efforts are ongoing to build partnerships and develop use cases that leverage Kaspa’s strengths.
  • Continued Development:
    • The Kaspa team is focused on ongoing research and development to further enhance the network’s capabilities and address any emerging challenges.
    • Future updates may include additional features and optimizations to improve performance and user experience.

Conclusion

Kaspa represents a significant innovation in the cryptocurrency space with its BlockDAG architecture and GHOSTDAG consensus mechanism. By addressing scalability, security, and decentralization, Kaspa aims to provide a robust and efficient platform for various financial and technological applications. Its development and adoption will be key to its success in the evolving landscape of digital currencies.
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2024.06.10 00:01 PLpro12 How do I optimize my Amazon FBA listings for visibility during holiday seasons?

1. Conduct Thorough Keyword Research
Effective keyword research is the foundation of a successful Amazon listing. During the holiday season, consumer search behavior changes, and it’s vital to adapt your keywords accordingly.
Use Holiday-Specific Keywords
Incorporate holiday-specific keywords that potential buyers are likely to use. For instance, if you’re selling toys, include terms like “Christmas gifts for kids” or “holiday toy sale.”
Utilize Amazon's Search Terms Report
Amazon's Search Terms Report provides insights into what keywords customers are using to find products. Analyze this data to identify high-performing keywords and integrate them into your listings.
Leverage Competitor Analysis
Examine top-performing competitors' listings to discover additional keyword opportunities. Tools like Helium 10 can help you uncover these keywords and implement them effectively.
2. Optimize Your Product Title
The product title is one of the first elements that customers see, making it a critical component for SEO and conversion.
Incorporate Primary Keywords
Ensure your primary keywords are included at the beginning of the title. This not only boosts SEO but also immediately conveys the product’s main attributes to potential buyers.
Highlight Key Features and Benefits
Clearly state the product’s key features and benefits. For example, if selling a tech gadget, include specifications such as “4K Resolution” or “Wireless Connectivity.”
Include Seasonal Keywords
During the holiday season, incorporate seasonal keywords like “holiday sale,” “Christmas gift,” or “Black Friday deal” to capture the festive shopping mood.
3. Enhance Product Descriptions
A well-crafted product description can significantly improve your listing’s visibility and conversion rate.
Use Bullet Points for Clarity
Bullet points make it easier for customers to quickly digest product information. Highlight key features, benefits, and any unique selling points.
Tell a Story
Engage potential buyers by telling a story about how your product can enhance their holiday experience. This emotional connection can drive conversions.
Incorporate Long-Tail Keywords
Long-tail keywords are specific phrases that are less competitive but highly targeted. Integrate these into your product description to capture niche searches.
4. Optimize Backend Search Terms
Backend search terms are crucial for improving your product’s discoverability on Amazon.
Include Misspellings and Synonyms
Incorporate common misspellings and synonyms of your primary keywords to capture a broader audience.
Use All Available Space
Amazon provides 250 characters for backend search terms. Make sure to use all the available space to maximize your keyword coverage.
Avoid Redundancies
Ensure there are no redundant keywords in your backend search terms. Each word should be unique to maximize SEO potential.
5. Utilize High-Quality Images
High-quality images are essential for attracting customers and improving conversion rates.
Showcase the Product from Multiple Angles
Provide images that showcase the product from various angles, highlighting important features and details.
Include Lifestyle Images
Lifestyle images show the product in use, helping customers visualize how it fits into their lives. This is particularly effective during the holiday season when buyers are looking for gifts.
Use Infographics
Infographics can convey critical information quickly. Highlight key features, dimensions, and any unique selling points through visually appealing graphics.
6. Leverage Enhanced Brand Content (EBC)
Enhanced Brand Content (EBC) allows brand-registered sellers to add rich content to their listings, which can significantly enhance visibility and conversion.
Tell a Compelling Brand Story
Use EBC to tell your brand’s story and differentiate yourself from competitors. Highlight your brand’s values, mission, and unique selling points.
Include High-Quality Images and Videos
Rich media content such as images and videos can provide a more engaging shopping experience. Use these to demonstrate product features and benefits.
Use Comparison Charts
Comparison charts help customers see how your product stacks up against competitors. This can be particularly persuasive during the holiday shopping season.
7. Encourage Customer Reviews and Ratings
Positive reviews and high ratings are crucial for building trust and improving your listing’s visibility.
Provide Excellent Customer Service
Excellent customer service can lead to positive reviews. Respond promptly to customer inquiries and resolve any issues quickly.
Follow Up Post-Purchase
Send follow-up emails after purchase, politely asking customers to leave a review. Make it easy for them by including a direct link to the review page.
Offer a Great Product Experience
Ensure your product meets or exceeds customer expectations. A great product experience naturally leads to positive reviews.
8. Run Targeted Amazon Advertising Campaigns
Amazon Advertising can boost your product’s visibility during the competitive holiday season.
Use Sponsored Products
Sponsored Products ads appear in search results and product detail pages. Target high-performing keywords to increase visibility.
Implement Sponsored Brands
Sponsored Brands ads showcase your brand logo, a custom headline, and multiple products. These ads can drive brand awareness and conversions.

Leverage Sponsored Display Ads

Sponsored Display Ads target shoppers both on and off Amazon, based on their shopping behavior. Use these to retarget customers who have viewed your products or similar items.
Monitor and Adjust Campaigns
Regularly monitor the performance of your ad campaigns. Adjust bids, keywords, and targeting based on performance data to maximize ROI.
9. Optimize Pricing and Promotions
Competitive pricing and attractive promotions can significantly enhance your listing’s appeal during the holiday season.
Use Dynamic Pricing Tools
Dynamic pricing tools adjust your prices in real-time based on competitor pricing and market demand. This ensures your prices remain competitive.
Offer Limited-Time Promotions
Limited-time promotions create a sense of urgency, encouraging customers to make a purchase. Use deals such as “Lightning Deals” or “Holiday Specials.”
Leverage Coupons
Coupons are a powerful tool to attract bargain-hunting holiday shoppers. Highlight the discount in your listing to increase visibility and attract more buyers.
10. Utilize Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) Benefits
Maximize the benefits of Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to enhance your product’s visibility and appeal.
Ensure Prime Eligibility
Products eligible for Amazon Prime enjoy increased visibility and appeal to Prime members. Ensure your inventory is fully stocked to meet demand.
Use Amazon’s Multichannel Fulfillment
Amazon’s Multichannel Fulfillment allows you to fulfill orders from other sales channels using your Amazon inventory. This can help streamline operations during the busy holiday season.
Monitor Inventory Levels
Keep a close eye on your inventory levels to avoid stockouts. Use Amazon’s inventory management tools to forecast demand and manage stock effectively.
11. Leverage Social Proof and External Traffic
Driving external traffic to your Amazon listings can boost visibility and sales, especially during the holiday season.
Use Social Media Marketing
Promote your listings on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Use holiday-themed content to engage your audience and drive traffic.
Collaborate with Influencers
Partner with influencers to reach a broader audience. Influencers can create content showcasing your products, driving traffic, and increasing sales.
Leverage Email Marketing
Email marketing is a powerful tool to drive traffic to your Amazon listings. Send holiday-themed newsletters with special promotions and product highlights to your subscriber list.
12. Monitor and Analyze Performance
Regularly monitor and analyze your listing’s performance to make data-driven optimizations.
Use Amazon Seller Central Reports
Amazon Seller Central offers various reports that provide insights into your listing’s performance. Use these reports to identify areas for improvement.
Track Key Metrics
Track key metrics such as conversion rate, click-through rate, and sales velocity. Identify trends and adjust your strategies accordingly.
Implement A/B Testing
A/B testing allows you to test different elements of your listing to see what performs best. Experiment with different titles, descriptions, images, and pricing to find the optimal combination.
By implementing these strategies, you can significantly enhance the visibility and performance of your Amazon FBA listings during the holiday season. Stay proactive, adapt to market trends, and continuously optimize your listings to maximize your success.
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2024.06.09 23:56 audi-1983 The Best Low-Fat Diet for Weight Loss

The Ultimate Guide to the Best Low-Fat Diet for Weight Loss
Introduction
Several diets offer quick and effective results in the pursuit of weight loss. Among these, the low-fat diet has garnered significant attention for its potential to help individuals shed pounds while promoting overall health. This ultimate guide will explore what a low-fat diet entails, identify the best low-fat foods for weight loss, discuss who might benefit the most from such a diet, and consider potential risks. The main objective of this guide is to help you understand how to include a low-fat diet in your lifestyle to achieve your weight loss goals.
What is a Low-Fat Diet?
A low-fat diet emphasizes reducing fat intake, particularly unhealthy fats such as saturated and trans fats, while encouraging the consumption of healthier carbohydrates and proteins. Nutritionists strongly recommend consuming less than 30% of total daily calories. Health and fitness experts have demonstrated that fats containing too many calories lead to obesity; it is, therefore, crucial to reduce fat intake in order to achieve your weight loss goals.
Clinical Studies have shown that incorporating low-fat diets into your meal plan is the most effective weight loss strategy. For example, a comprehensive review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that individuals following low-fat diets experienced significant weight loss over a year compared to those on higher-fat diets. Furthermore, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that individuals focus on healthy eating patterns, including low-fat options, to maintain a healthy weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Low-Fat Foods: A Detailed Look
Incorporating the right low-fat foods into your diet is crucial for weight loss and overall health. Here's a closer look at some of the best low-fat foods you should consider:
Leafy Greens
Leafy greens such as spinach, kale, and lettuce are low in calories and fat but rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. For instance, a cup of raw spinach contains only about seven calories and virtually no fat, making it an excellent addition to salads, smoothies, and meals. Leafy greens also contain fiber, which helps reduce overall calorie intake.
Fruits
Fruits like apples, oranges, and berries are naturally low in fat and rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants. For example, a medium contains approximately 95 calories and below 0.5 grams of fat. These fruits not only satisfy sweet cravings but also provide a substantial amount of fiber, which aids in digestion and weight management.
Beans and Legumes
Beans and legumes, such as lentils, chickpeas, and black beans, are fantastic sources of plant-based protein and fiber with very low-fat content. A cup of cooked lentils provides around 230 calories and less than 1 gram of fat. Beans and legumes can be served in many dishes, from soups and stews to salads and side dishes.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a nutritious, low-fat carbohydrate source that provides dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals. One medium sweet potato contains about 103 calories and below 0.2 grams of fat. They are an excellent alternative to regular potatoes and can be baked, mashed, or roasted.
Tart Cherry Juice
Tart cherry juice has potential health benefits, including improved sleep and reduced muscle soreness. It is low in fat and can be a refreshing addition to your diet. An 8-ounce serving of tart cherry juice has about 140 calories and negligible fat content.
Cruciferous Vegetables
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts contain low calories and fat but are rich in high fiber, vitamins, and phytochemicals with cancer-fighting properties. A cup of cooked broccoli has approximately 55 calories and below 0.5 grams of fat.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms are another excellent low-fat food that can enhance the flavor and texture of various dishes. A cup of sliced raw mushrooms has around 15 calories and almost no fat. When exposed to sunlight, mushrooms are rich in antioxidants and vitamins, particularly vitamin D.
Garlic
Garlic adds a burst of flavor to meals and offers numerous health benefits. It is deficient in calories and fat, with one clove containing just four calories and negligible fat. Garlic is essential since it promotes heart health and immune function.
Ancient Grains
Ancient grains like quinoa, farro, and barley are nutritious and low in fat. Quinoa, for instance, provides about 220 calories per cooked cup with only 3.5 grams of fat. These grains are high in protein and fiber, making them an excellent base for salads, bowls, and side dishes.
White Lean Fish
White lean fish such as cod, haddock, and tilapia are excellent protein sources with deficient fat. A 3-ounce serving of cooked cod contains approximately 90 calories and less than 1 gram of fat. These fish are versatile and can be baked, grilled, or steamed.
Chicken Breast
Chicken breast is among the proteins that are rich in low fat. A 3-ounce serving of skinless, cooked chicken breast contains approximately 140 calories and 3 grams of fat. It is versatile in various dishes, from salads and wraps to main courses.
Low-Fat Dairy
Low-fat dairy products such as skim milk, low-fat yogurt, and reduced-fat cheese are rich in essential nutrients like calcium and vitamin D with reduced fat content. A cup of skim milk has about 90 calories and virtually no fat. These products can be enjoyed as snacks or part of balanced meals.
Egg Whites
Egg whites are a low-fat, high-protein food. One large egg white contains approximately 17 calories and below 0.1 grams of fat. They can be used in various dishes, from omelets to baked goods, to boost protein intake without adding fat.
Who Might Benefit from a Low-Fat Diet?
A low-fat diet can benefit individuals, particularly those aiming to lose weight or manage specific health conditions. People with heart disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure may find a low-fat diet helpful in reducing their risk factors. Additionally, individuals looking to improve their overall diet quality by focusing on nutrient-dense, low-fat foods can benefit from this eating plan.
Studies have demonstrated the benefits of low-fat diets for weight loss and health. Numerous studies have demonstrated the significance of low-fat diets in weight loss. For example, research conducted by the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" found that low-fat diets are really effective in reducing weight and LDL cholesterol levels compared to those on higher-fat diets.
Potential Risks
While a low-fat diet can be effective for weight loss and health improvement, it's essential to consider potential risks. Too little fat can lead to deficiencies in essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K). Additionally, some low-fat diet plans may lead to over-reliance on processed low-fat foods, which can be high in sugar and refined carbohydrates.
Balancing fat intake by including healthy fats from sources like avocados, nuts, and olive oil can help mitigate these risks. Focusing on whole, minimally processed foods is crucial to ensure adequate nutrient intake.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a low-fat diet suitable for everyone?
While many people can benefit from a low-fat diet, it may only suit some. However, individuals with underlying medical conditions or under medication should seek advice from a medical practitioner before including a low-fat diet in their meal plan.
How much fat should I consume on a low-fat diet?
A low-fat diet typically limits fat intake to less than 30% of total daily calories. A 2,000-calorie diet equals approximately 67 grams of fat daily, but the actual amount depends on individual needs and goals.
Can I lose weight on a low-fat diet?
Yes, a low-fat, balanced, calorie-controlled diet and regular physical activity are essential for weight loss. Low-fat foods can help create the calorie deficit necessary for weight loss.
Are all low-fat foods healthy?
Not all low-fat foods are created equal. While whole, natural foods like fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins are healthy low-fat options, many processed low-fat foods can be high in sugar and refined carbohydrates. Choosing whole, minimally processed foods for the best health benefits is essential.
What are some healthy sources of fat to include in a low-fat diet?
Avocados, mackerel, nuts, seeds, olive oil, and fatty fish like salmon are healthy sources of fat that should be included in a low-fat diet. They provide essential fatty acids and promote overall health.
Conclusion
A low-fat diet can be powerful for weight loss and overall health improvement. By focusing on nutrient-dense, low-fat foods and maintaining a balanced approach to fat intake, you can achieve weight loss goals while supporting your body's nutritional needs. Remember, the key to success with any diet is consistency and making informed, healthy choices that align with your lifestyle and goals. As always, consult with a healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet, especially if you have underlying health conditions.
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2024.06.09 23:54 Stunning-Situation91 Why do Canadians not use umbrellas on sunny days?

I come from the tropics where umbrellas are essential both for the sun and torrential rain. I always carry a foldable one in my bag, the way I would for my wallet, phone, and keys.
However I noticed almost nobody uses umbrellas for sunny days. It's the same trend in Australia and I believe most of Europe where one would stand out and be "obviously Asian" when using umbrellas in public during a sunny day.
I wanted to add that I don't use umbrellas to have a whiter complexion (tho some Asians do this too and no judgment on that). Some Asian countries (but not mine) also associate umbrellas as a "feminine" product, something only women used. So, we know that cultural nuances play a part.
But at this point, lots of studies have already been published about the negative effects of too much sun exposure. And honestly, just the relief of being under a shade during a hot summer day for me is enough to use it.
So my question is, why is it not more commonly used in Canada? And how do you perceive people who do use it in public?
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2024.06.09 23:53 FewWillingness1081 SaaS Startup Tips: How do SaaS companies find customers in 2024?

SaaS Startup Tips: How do SaaS companies find customers in 2024?

How are both B2B SaaS and B2C SaaS companies finding clients?

There's never been a better time than now to start a SaaS startup. Whether you intend to focus on the B2B space or B2C, SaaS companies are experiencing extreme customer success. The sheer amount of companies that existed before the pandemic, compared to now is outsized and growing at an amazing scale. Many companies changed their work model, enabling millions of workers to work from home. In order for this to be successful at scale, requires technology to fundamentally support the many workers and their ever-evolving task lists.
Customer success is the primary ingredient for the success of many SaaS startups in 2024. By helping their clients achieve their business goals, customers have been more likely to stay loyal to their favorite SaaS products as they grow and succeed.
At the core of every SaaS business strategy, 3 key points stand out:
  1. Customer Retention
  2. Customer Engagement
  3. Customer Satisfaction
Harnessing these three areas helps you build a strong and durable customer base.

Customer success at the forefront of your SaaS company

For B2B & B2C SaaS startups, the customer success departments have evolved from simply handling tickets to collecting and analyzing customer feedback in an effort to optimize the customer experience. This doesn't need to be something reserved for the larger players in the space. As an early-stage SaaS you want your customers to spread the word to their friends and colleagues, about their experience, so going above and beyond is a must! Let's put this idea as a fundamental requirement, and the next set of activities will help you to scale your products at lightning speed!

Stop struggling to get initial users for your SaaS product

Why is Reddit ranking so high in Google Searches? Saas
I [will] make a strong argument that we often cannot see the solution to our problems because we are too close to the problems to see our surroundings in the first place. The more you've optimized and automated your SaaS, the more you realize that there's less to do, up to a certain point. The next thing you typically pivot focus to is growth through marketing or advertising. So you start to post in DigitalMarketing, socialmedia, and marketing for ideas on how to perform outreach, enhance your seo, and even dabble in PPC. If you're lucky, you'll begin to see that there are issues with basic things, because members of Reddit will happily point them out to you.
If you haven't already seen this post, it's a good thread, and I recommend you check it out. The OP reveals some reasons why their product is struggling to gain traction. The community on Reddit is fantastic for providing insights as to what can be useful. Especially in communities such as SaaS, while others sometimes are not so forgiving (cough, cough, Entrepreneur).
Most of us SaaS founders don't actually have the luxury of spending time doing this. It's very much a make-it-or-break-it type scenario. Those of you who feel this way will certainly appreciate the next few bullet points that I will provide that should help you to begin generating traffic to your SaaS landing page [immediately].
  1. Find the subreddit or community (Reddit, Linkedin, Facebook, Slack, Quora, X (Twitter) that you think aligns with your product niche.
  2. Answer every question that you believe aligns with your target consumer, such as the "How-to's", or "Why's" that appear in the "Best", "Hot", and "New" tabs. Browse through each and every single tab.
  3. Post only if you think what you have to add is immensely utilitarian, otherwise, spend time engaging through comments, and providing resources, links, and sources to any material you share.
  4. Make sure your profile is optimized, because if you [do] provide any information that stands out, both happy and unhappy users will pounce on your profile to find anything that they can use to their advantage (be ready for the trolls).
  5. Check your analytics. You'd be surprised to realize that some posts (that you don't create) will get thousands of views. A small percentage of viewers will then roll into your website to see what you have to offer, for their own reasons.
If 1,000 people visited your website from this tactic, consider that maybe 50 - 100 of them might actually be your customers, maybe even smaller. The better the offering on your landing page, the more likely you'll even get sign-ups for your SaaS with free trial periods, or free offerings!
Repeat this every day, and you're now generating 10,000 - 20,000 (or more) potential clients to your website daily. Some days will be great, others not so great, but you've found a method that now works, and is proven!

Leveraging social media (organically) to scale your SaaS

I like to break social media platforms into 2 categories:
  1. Literature-driven communities:
    1. Reddit
    2. Quora
    3. Linkedin
    4. X (Twitter)
    5. Slack
  2. Social Media Apps:
    1. Instagram
    2. Tiktok
    3. Pinterest
    4. X (Twitter)
Yes, I purposefully placed "X" in both categories because it had a great mix of both content types, and was originally based on small "tweets", but now it provides a lot more media, and I find myself spending less time reading.
Literature-driven communities are apps that you're potential SaaS customers have to stop and read, to find something interesting, even on mobile. While the "social media apps" are full of videos, and media fighting to hook your attention. This rapid-scrolling behavior is conducive to "doom-scrolling", making it much harder to capture the eye of your potential customers.
I would recommend investing more time into "Literature-driven platforms", as I think you'll get far more engagement without the need to sell your soul for likes, and followers. In fact, I only have about 100 followers on Reddit at this time, yet I still managed to gain 50,000,000+ views on my content in May 2024.
Also, here's another great Reddit Post about finding customers for your B2B SaaS.
https://preview.redd.it/x95xhu7qam5d1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dcb583cf047e3a068ad65f7593e56f343878f5f5

Opening up to friends, family, and colleagues as early customers

As you launch your product you're typically stuck in a paradoxical situation of needing to convince new clients with testimonials from previous clients. It's not easy to convert potential users without any data or feedback. It's much easier to do this when you have traction, but that's now always the case for a new SaaS founder.
Here are a few methods you can use to attract clients of your product early, in exchange for much-needed testimonials and referrals:
  1. Offer your product to your "inner circle". This includes friends, family, colleagues, connections on Linkedin, or members of your social club.
  2. Give discounts, and extended trial periods. It may cost you next to nothing to give your product out to testers, but having received a testimony repays you 100-fold!
  3. Run surveys on Survey Monkey, or Usertesting.com - Not only will you get structured feedback from prospective users, but some of these testers might be willing to stay on, and use your product for an extended period.
  4. Offer lifetime deals to early adopters. This may not be very fun, but it's a real opportunity to start bringing in revenue, validating certain functions and capabilities, and again, creating testimonials that you can use to convince new clients that your service works.
Consider this your beta trial (B2B SaaS) period. B2B SaaS founders typically will leverage their existing network at the beginning due to a high likelihood that they have some level of corporate experience (at least I hope!) going into their new venture. To get started, all you need is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), which represents the leanest version of your app idea. Customer feedback will significantly add value to the long-term outlook of your product at this stage.

Using analytics to optimize your sales funnel

How to build a SaaS sales funnel
This next section is dedicated to BareMetrics, who inspired many of the lists that you'll see.
First, let's talk about what a SaaS sales funnel actually is, according to BareMetrics:
"In sales and marketing, the “funnel” refers to the process of qualifying leads and converting them to customers. You pour in leads at the widest part at the top of the sales funnel. As you work on converting them through the sales process, the funnel narrows. The bottom of the funnel is where your hottest qualified leads pour into your business as customers.
The traditional sales funnel is broken down into a few stages as leads engage with your brand:
Awareness: This is where your prospects become aware of your product and your brand. They’re just learning who you are, what you do, and that they have a problem you can solve.
Discovery: This is the phase where prospective leads are doing some initial research, narrowing down the products and services that can help them solve their issue.
Evaluation: In this phase, prospects are conducting more serious evaluations, weighing the pros and cons of making a purchase, as well as comparing you to your competitors.
Intent: This is the final phase of the funnel before a purchase is made. Logic, numbers, and value-driven communication are the keys to making that final persuasive push.
Purchase: This is where leads have ultimately decided that your brand meets their needs. They then join the ranks of your paying customers! Your work isn’t done, though: You still need to help them through the welcome and onboarding phase.
For your SaaS business, you have one key additional stage you need to consider: retention. Unlike other retail businesses, you don’t just want your customers to make a one-time purchase. You have to continue persuading them of your continued value each month. In this phase, you can also use the insights you gather about the customer and their behavior to upsell with features that meet their specific needs (and, in turn, increase your average revenue per user)."
Beautifully written (in my opinion). Retention also deserves much of your focus here as a SaaS entrepreneur. You have to convince customers month-over-month that you're not only maintaining quality, but the product has a roadmap for improvement. The use case that attracts initial customers doesn't necessarily guarantee that they will keep coming back. You're going to have to keep an ear out for what they are saying, and use as many opportunities as you can to understand what their needs are. I did something like this on Reddit within the dating app space.

Learn which metrics you should be tracking to optimize your SaaS sales funnel

Hubspot CAC Recovery Chart - SaaS companies
Hubspot has a great write-up about 15 metrics that you should be tracking. Here they are (below):
  1. Customer Churn
  2. Revenue Churn
  3. Customer Lifetime Value
  4. Customer Acquisition Cost
  5. Months to Recover CAC
  6. CAC: LTV Ratio
  7. Customer Engagement Score
  8. Qualified Marketing Traffic
  9. Leads by Lifecycle Stage
  10. Lead-to-Customer Rate
  11. Customer Health Score
Every SaaS startup is different, and what they use to track overall growth and retention varies from company to company. Generally, most experts can agree that at a minimum, if you're team is focusing on optimization, these items should be reviewed every day, if not weekly within your organization.

What tools you should be using to optimize your SaaS sales funnel

Best analytics dashboard for my SaaS product - Mixpanel
My favorite tools for tracking data throughout your sales funnel are as follows:
  1. Unbounce / LeadPages - Landing page tracking and optimization
  2. Hotjar.com / Inspectlet
  3. Mixpanel.com / Google Analytics
  4. Squarespace.com / Wix / Webflow
  5. Stripe.com / Square / Braintree
  6. Mailchimp.com / Hubspot / Constant Contact
I also included some variants in this list. Notice that I did not include any ad platforms here. I know many marketing agencies would kill me, but it's not a necessary tool. Most of us have been taught to spend money on ads, to start tracking users to your platform, but if you're not generating at least 10,000 monthly visitors to your website organically (today), then you should take the organic route. Here's a resource on how to start getting clients for your SaaS startup. Only when you've exhausted all other ways of generating organic traffic, you should invest in advertising.
For me, it may be worth it to bring in another resource, who can guarantee me organic traffic with proven strategies, than pay for a PPC campaign, full of bot clicks from bot farms!

Create comparison content with competitors

Just recently I found a thread in SaaS talking about their journey with SEO. After 6 months of implementation, their strategy now brings in passive sales, due to their commitment to content creation. Many SaaS founders are admitting that creating "comparison content" with competitors is a great way to leverage a larger brand's presence in the SERP space. I highly recommend you invest in creating feature matrices detailing where, why, and how you stand out from other competitors on the market.

What you should do after you've gained thousands of new customers

Let's do a short recap to identify how we've gotten here.
  1. We officially launched our SaaS
  2. We invited our inner circle of friends, family, and colleagues as initial testers of our B2C SaaS, and leveraged our professional network for B2B SaaS.
  3. We offered discounts, trials, or lifetime deals in exchange for feedback and testimonials.
  4. We've highlighted initial success stories as case studies on our SaaS brand website, to help us convince new clients
  5. We've set up a sales funnel (feedback loop) to track conversion success at every core inflection point using top tools like Mixpanel, Unbounce, and Stripe.
  6. We're implementing organic social media strategies that drive 10,000+ visitors to our SaaS landing page every month, which helps us optimize our sales funnel (5).
  7. We've invested in a customer retention strategy, equal to our outreach strategy. Tools such as Mailchimp (newsletters), and SMS marketing (Twilio.com) work well here.
  8. We've exhausted growth, and need to further 10x our user base. Now's a great time to consider influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, or paid ads.
The decision to invest in a team or organic social media assets to continue growth, or take the path of investing in ad campaigns for growth really depends on where you see yourself in 2 - 3 years. Some people want to build a SaaS product that helps them live a simpler life, assisting in an exit from the traditional corporate 9 - 5 pm. Others desire to take the VC route, raise funds, and scale to extraordinary heights, eventually going public through an IPO.
No matter what your decision is, none of this can happen without achieving success in steps 1 - 8. For some SaaS founders, they will achieve every point mentioned within 6 months, while others might take 6 years. A good example of this slow and steady approach is Mailchimp of course!

Getting customers for your SaaS is easier than you think

This article will single-handedly provide you with the links and resources needed to build a customer base within your first 6-months of launch. Within 2 - 3 months you could even exceed the 1,000 user mark. For some 100 customers is also great, it just depends on who you're targeting (B2B vs. B2C). Make sure to focus on customer success, get those testimonials, and establish dominance by giving your loyal clients a bespoke experience!
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2024.06.09 23:49 gruss_gott Tesla in **BIG** Trouble in China

Industry expert & engineering firm breaks down 4 new impressive Chinese EVs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Oqv_NRdZic
I would buy any of these, especially Avatr 12, which looks something like an Aston Martin SUV.
What people forget is, there are 3 primary World car Markets: China, Europe, US **in that order** with China being ~2x larger than the US and the EU in the middle.
Tesla's growth key **was** hitting all 3 markets in 2020+ with a unique product...
The problem now is:
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2024.06.09 23:47 Open-Price-8535 Best pc build for OW2

Not too knowledgable on computers. Ive been doing a good bit of research on what components to use in my pc for the most optimized gaming on a 240hz 4k oled monitor that my room mate just gave me. My pc currently doesn't have a GPU, just integrated graphics as I never intended to game on it just music production. Of lately I've been considering the jump from my ps4 to an upgraded pc setup because I feel the $450 I would spend on a ps5 would be a better investment towards a GPU card for my pc. I would invest another 150 making my budget for a card 450-600 plus maybe another 400 on top for extra parts. I want to reap the 4k benefits of my monitor with high frames for the games i play. Whats the best card for what I need it to do and what would you upgrade on my parts list? I was thinking 4070 super and a bigger case most likely (may get into light animated video work). Listed are my parts below.
I have a: Micro case (really small, size of a lunch box) Micro atx board 32 gigs of ddr5 ram Intel i5 12400 12th gen 1 tb ssd 600 watt power supply
Titles I play and are interested in : OW2, LOL, Helldivers, starcraft 2, halo. COD.
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