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@Pauline_Cx Would probably be useful, a lot of SaaS have other widgets e.g chatbots, that are at the same place.

@Pauline_Cx Love the idea! Is it planned to be able to place the "widget" the widget in other places? Optimally I would like to use it as a normal button or link (for example in the header).

Super happy to officially launch 🎉 Feedbask — a tiny widget to collect feedback directly on your site. 💬 Bug reports 💡 Feature requests ❤️ Testimonials / reviews 🔍 Custom survey Users just click, answer, and you get smarter about what to build. I’ve been wanting this for months More on the story behind this SaaS soon ! Big thanks to @tarunyadav9761 for building it with me 🙌

@mischeiwiller Also, think about publishing on Medium! I don't know if it is still the case today but I got a lot of views and publications through Medium.

@mischeiwiller I did, yes, it's been a while, though! Currently, I'm not planning to start again, too busy building stuff 😅 But if you are planning to do more freelancing, it's a must. Builds a connection and shows expertise. Especially if you start writing technical stuff.

Write and Publish I used to write because I had to. Now, I am choosing to write because I want to. Although it feels really strange I am going to write on this blog from today on. I commit to writing at least one 'post' per week as long as I am not on holiday. Why? Previously I always had a part in my life in which I actually was forced to write. Either at work or university. Since June 2023 this is actually not the case anymore. Also I am freelancing and trying to build my own products since ~1 year parttime and since 4 months without another job. I did not realize this before, but having to write always forced me more to concentrate on a given topic. Not having this anymore I feel like I am loosing my ability to properly concentrate. I tried already for some time writing notes in obsidian and thought about publishing them at some point. Up to now this never happened. Some time ago I then published the first blogpost here about how I set up new linux servers (michaelscheiwiller.com/blog/setting-u…). I somehow enjoyed the process of writing this and then actually publishing it. Not that I really think that it will have an impact on anybodies life, but I know it is out there and potentially can help someone motivated me. Also I realized how much more it stuck with me. This process made me realize what others propagate already for a long time: Writing helps to think and form new ideas [1][2][3]. Furthermore if you then publish your writings in any form and put it out for others to read and interact with, you get feedback on which greatly can help you further improve your writing and therefore your thinking and ideas [4][5]. Currently I am still on the edge about writing here versus directly just writing on @X . But the platform risk and not owning the data are strong reasons for me to write here. For now, I am sticking to this blog to own my work, but will share it on X for feedback. Funnily enough @levelsio just wrote today that a lot of the early bloggers stopped writing new posts (x.com/levelsio/statu…). It will pretty sure get messy about topics since it will be mix about stuff which interests me. And since I like a broad range of topics but nowhere really am an expert in, the topics will be widespread. I try not to hold me back if I want to write on something. Also the posts itself will get messy since I am not yet very good at writing and will not refine and iterate on the post for ages. I will publish them asap and then (possibly...) iterate on them. The goal is to building fast feedback loops. Writing and publishing weekly will hopefully help me get back into flow states and making getting faster feedback loops. [1] paulgraham.com/read.html [2] paulgraham.com/words.html [3] How to Take Smart Notes (goodreads.com/book/show/3450…) [4] Building a Second Brain (goodreads.com/book/show/5961…) [5] Make (goodreads.com/book/show/5780…) Originally posted on michaelscheiwiller.com/blog/write-and…

@mischeiwiller I actually got some of my first freelancing clients through a blog post 6 years ago!

@_lhermann Isn't it more the opposite? By being there, you directly support the local economy.

It's great! I loved Chiang Mai! I loved Saigon (HCMC)! BUT ... as a westerner I can never quite shake the feeling of being a stranger. Someone who doesn't belong, doesn't speak the language, and uses the weaker economy for my own advantage. Maybe it's just me...

@philipyoungg What's the brand?

This bad boy is on 25% discount for Christmas. Tempted to get one. Wife said that we can remodel the kitchen and probably it still cost less.

Ok, I give it a try. Who wants to be my first follower? 🤝 bsky.app/profile/hyferi…

@imgyf lol this is crazy cheap

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@imgyf I don’t have a president

Trump is not my President.

@pixelsnob Sounds fun! Is it hardware?

@pixelsnob Is it then still a side project? 😁

@mischeiwiller @philkellr @pixelsnob @dqmonn I did it for my freelancing biz recently

@philkellr @pixelsnob @dqmonn You showed all the stuff related to backl.io i assume? Do you have an idea on how to get accepted as einzelfirma if you still have 0 revenue? Is this even possible?

TIL: To file in my taxes in 🇨🇭 I can file in a single page PDF No receipts I was dreading weeks of finding all the receipts. This one pager can be done with 1-2h hours of work 🎉 Kudos to @dqmonn for this info Context: this works only with <$100K profit

@mischeiwiller @philkellr @pixelsnob @dqmonn You should wait until you have a few customers. Otherwise they will not accept you.

@DmytroKrasun haha nice! Can we get the time calculated into the overall score? 😎

I created a tiny game that will annoy you 👉 blastbanners.com Rumor has it that no one was able to finish it. Good luck 😉

@Dima_heyqq New trading cards smell like heaven

Is there a better smell than „new car smell“?

This could be the emergence of a new indie hacker niche. I bet in a few weeks, there will be tons of people advertising pen-testing as a service for indie hackers.

@mischeiwiller Digital Ocean App Platform is serverless 😄 You don't pay for the traffic like on Vercel. So I guess in the end it's a little bit cheaper. But of course Vercel has a free plan.

@Hyferion Meant serverless on DO than on vercel. But then serverless is not really possible on DO. Maybe Heroku? But this pretty sure would be more expensive.

Is anybody hosting Next.js on Digital Ocean App Platform?