Elsewhere

Most people are far more capable than they’ve been led to believe. Elsewhere exists for ordinary people exploring quieter ways to build more freedom, income, flexibility and options in life. No fake gurus. No hustle culture. No “10x” nonsense. Just practical observations, honest experiences and real-world ideas. Over the last year, I accidentally discovered AI-assisted software building (“vibe coding”) through a random YouTube advert. Since then, I’ve: • built tools used daily inside a traditional industry • created recurring income from software without being a developer • realised most industries are still full of overlooked problems waiting to be solved And I’ve learned something important: The future won’t only belong to programmers and tech founders. It will increasingly belong to: • mechanics • plumbers • teachers • drivers • tradespeople • operators • observant people with real-world experience People who deeply understand problems. Elsewhere is a growing archive of observations, case studies and practical ideas from that perspective. Free to read. No technical background needed. → elsewhere.codes

@Starmist_ @MartinSLewis Who doesn't have a passport? Travelling the world is one of the greatest gifts of modern life. I pity those who live inside such a bubble they can't see what they're missing.

@MartinSLewis No passport, no NHS app , no gov.uk. Suits me fine.

Today's Poll: Do you have a current valid passport? If so is it just a UK one, or do you have current valid passports for other countries too (eg dual nationality)

@kyanbuilds Yeh, this particular app creates personalised viral content, so i can use some of the content I've been generating from the testing, to create the marketing content. I'm just crap at tiktok and insta, so that'll be the hurdle for me personally 🤣

@ElsewhereNotes thats good man, you literally need to design ur app/product around a feature you can literally record and show off in tiktoks and reels lol. thanks bro!

guys it's so easy 1. built my first website ever in a week 2. posted tiktoks 3. talked to all my users went from $0 --> $10K/mo in 50 days.

@sweepsfinalboss Case study

The reason I was able to hit $10k a month with organic tiktok slideshows starting from 0 with a $5 domain and no audience was because I stopped treating it like a lottery and built it like a system There's a reason the people quietly printing with affiliate aren't the ones with the biggest following it's the ones who learned to actually stop the scroll and turn attention into clicks that one skill is the whole game Learning to go viral organically and convert it, before you ever spend a dollar on ads is honestly the most underrated path in this entire space I put together a full case study for the people who want to start organic from scratch and go from 0 > 10k a month Including >The offers that actually convert >How to target USA traffic >The warmup that keeps your accounts alive >The bridge page that doubles your earnings Comment "CASE STUDY" and I'll send it to you (must be following so I can DM)

@sflorimm Being able to use it productively. I don't think even 0.01% of the world are doing that yet. I doubt more than 1% ever will.

Everyone has AI now. That advantage expired fast. What's the new advantage?

If you believe the mainstream media, AI is here to take all our jobs and make the little people unemployed and broke. Fact is, if you harness AI like I did, you can build income generating assets that will improve your life, increase your net worth & develop your skills in the process. I have no tech background. I built an app for myself that evolved into something bigger for a client whi serves my industry. I could probably sell it right now for $250,000 but I'm in this one for the long haul. I've built a great business relationship and the company I work with are keen to expand my product across their network. In the meantime I keep building, keep learning, keep living! That's the endgame for me; a life without limits. Anyone can do it, you just need perseverance, willingness to learn, be unafraid to fail many times. Eventually something will click and it'll be all worth while. Finally, happy Fathers Day to all the dads in the UK, and if it's the same around the world, likewise to all the dads globally!

You don't need to rush with kids mate. Make sure you're comfortable financially, with some level of autonomy on the income side. That way you can see your kids grow up. My son was born when I was 37 and I wouldn't change the decision to start late. He sees the world with us, he has a fantastic life, and I get to spend as much time as I like with him!

GM everyone ☕️ Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there 👊 25 years old and no kids, which feels rare these days 😅 Spent my Sunday being productive, tidying up the portfolio and sorting out my finances. I’ve worked out that for the next 2 months I’ll be investing £2,000 per month: 📈 ETFs - £800 💻 Semiconductors - £400 🤖 AI - £400 ₿ Crypto - £400 After that, I’ll drop back a bit but still keep investing a minimum of £1,000 per month.

@_frederickjames Passive is the dream. Selling time for money, whether at Maccy D's or Apple Mac, it just seems criminal to me now. Even though I still do sell my time for money now and again, knowing that I don't have to is one of the greatest feelings I've ever felt.

@ElsewhereNotes thank u dude, yeh it's a very difficult thing to make internet money. sure i could have worked maccys and made way more in the same time - but it doesn't compound the same, im looking for passive AND exponential

My app hit $769/m in 21 days. This is what I did: 1. Made a habit tracker. 2. Exploited a deep human need. 3. Had one viral, shareable, feature. 4. Obsessed over design, feel & ui. 5. iOS only, native swift. 6. 13 step onboarding. 7. Pricing: 7.99/w & 49.99/y. 8. Adding 14.99/m boosted conversion. 9. Hard paywall in RevenueCat. 10. No notifications: this 2x’d my retention. 11. Measured onboarding with PostHog. 12. Iterated till 85%+ onboarding. 13. Tweaked paywall till 3-4% conversion. 14. Ratings during onboarding (patched). 15. Invested in tools: Mobbin, Claude etc. 16. Burnt $200 on ads to find winners. 17. $20-£50/day in Apple Store Ads. 18. Did not localise pricing or screenshots. 19. For ads: niche locations & popular keywords. 20. Figma for store screenshots: contrast & depth. More importantly: 1. Got 8+ hours of good sleep / night. 2. Ate super clean diet & gym 3x a week. 3. Had special time with wife 2x a week. 4. Blocked noise & negativity. 5. Had a positive abundance mindset. 6. Followed The Law of Attraction. 7. Failed for 3 years, and 13 different ideas. This was just my playbook: there are infinite ways to win.

@pcshipp Hav over 20 domains on namecheap, never had any issues.

Hey devs I have $15. Which is the best place to buy a domain? - Cloudflare - Hostinger - GoDaddy - Namecheap

Question for #seedance users, trying to preserve audio in a 2.0 reference to video generation. The references are 1 image and 1 piece of audio that needs to be preserved as is. Sometimes it works, other times it's an "inspired" take on the audio file. Are there any tricks to getting seedance to totally preserve the input audio?

@aryanlabde Still building on Base44 - quite frankly, it gets better and better every single day.

vibe coders, you don’t need fable 5 to build a $5k MRR SaaS. you need 100 users paying $50/mo.

@stevehill1mil It's times like these I appreciate an East facing garden 😂

I was seriously thinking about getting air conditioning installed in my home. It’ll cost about £2000. I’ve decided to suck it up, whack on a fan and put that £2k into my ISA instead. I will thank myself in the future.

@sergeynazarovx Also, just checked out your landing page, the app looks amazing! When I need some quality screen recordings I'll make sure to use it. I will be needing some very soon actually! Great work!

@sergeynazarovx Just have T&Cs that says no refunds can be given one X has happened.

some users of my app ask for a refund without even telling me the reason. currently, i refund everyone who asks within 14 days of payment people can abuse it, make the screen recordings they need and ask for refund afterwards i'm thinking of becoming more strict and make refunds available only in cases of technical issues wdyt?

I've just built an app that is quite technical for me, but it's working well, the only downside is the margins will only be about 50%. It's ok for now, my main app is over 90% margin and pretty much runs itself, so I'm just experimenting at the moment, but I have high hopes for this particular one, it definitely has the right vibe to go viral, I jist need to dive into the marketing side I guess 🤞

@ElsewhereNotes Too good I need to spend more $$

Weekly retention has been MUCH higher than I expected

@InvestsDad @FynnInvests Yeh I totally get that, I do have to rewind here and there. But for me it's a good use of what would otherwise be 'dead time'

@ElsewhereNotes @FynnInvests I struggle with audiobooks I find my mind drifts off😅

I've just read The Psychology of Money. One line that stood out more than the rest. "Getting money and keeping money are two completely different skills, and most financial pain comes from being good at one and bad at the other." I know people who made a fortune and lost it just as fast. Knowing how to make it never taught them how to hold onto it.

@InvestsDad @FynnInvests I never have time to read, so I listen to these books on audible when I'm on the go, either driving or on the train. Kills the dead time with some knowledge acquisition!

@FynnInvests I'm reading it at the min. Really enjoyong it just struggling to find the time. Might try and finish it over the weekend

@FynnInvests Probably the best money book ever written. I recommend his latest book, The Art of Spending Money. It's a brilliant follow up. Then move onto MJ DeMarco's Millionaire Fastlane & Unscripted. Game changers for me when it came to income acceleration.