Cameron @ SoundsDebatable.com

Launched something new and slightly terrifying today. It’s called Recognized and it’s about awards, credibility, and the systems behind recognition. Would love to have you along: recognized.substack.com #newsletters #awards #buildinpublic

My toxic trait is buying domains like i'm collecting pokemon cards. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #producthunt #domains

@elgermerlo @PaddleHQ @lemonsqueezy @dodopayments Lemon squeezy is owned by stripe.

Forget Stripe! What's your choice? @paddlehq vs @lemonsqueezy vs @dodopayments

So I'm curious what people here think. Is the niche aggregator a viable thing to build right now, or has the distribution landscape shifted too much to make it worth the effort? And if you have built something like this, what does monetization actually look like? #buildinpublic

But I also think there's something valuable about a curated, opinionated aggregator with editorial judgment baked in, especially in a space where most people don't know which sources to trust or follow.

Is there still room to build a niche Techmeme in 2026? Techmeme has been around for 20 years and it still works. One topic, one aggregation layer, clean signal on what matters. I'm thinking about doing something similar for a specific vertical I'm already deep in.

@searchbound That's great, what do you think about the resource (links and job) or news aggregator business in 2026? Like a more niche version of @techmeme

@SoundsDebatable oftentimes, I'll receive enough type-in traffic & that helps these projects get off the ground. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type-in_t…

the waiting period from (domain auction win) to (domain awarded) on GoDaddy is painfully inhuman and I give it a firm thumbs down; but I'll leave you with this image that represents the domain I bought and I'm excited to play with to see what happens.

@searchbound What software are you using to track the website traffic?

6th months in, developing ZooJobs․com as a job board (bought domain for $6k) - some observations/thoughts: 🦒 this is an entirely different build, compared to RanchWork․com (you'd assume it'd be similar, but no) 🦒 I had (almost) instant traction with RW... ZJ initial growth slower (see img), but positive overall (traffic wise, similar to Vidalia dev early days) 🦒 currently seeding one job per day. manually. no bots, no ai. me. this helps me soak-in industry. 🦒 zoos appear to have HR departments, so need to adjust on how to reach them effectively (w/ ranches, either the husband, or wife, or kids often post the job) 🦒 leaning towards yearly price for unlimited listings as my primary package (RW is a-la-carte, one-off postings) 🦒 no sales yet; don't really care; starting to think sales may occur after a hand shake (versus self-serve like RW) 🦒 might attend some zoo & aquarium conferences later this year to meet folks (like I did w/ duderanch․com & got my first sale) in these early days, another focus is (selfishly) studying myself, to determine if there's some sort of intrinsic motivation here. Some pull towards this industry - some magic sauce that makes it fun for me to return every day. I ain't interested in grinding some project out that might cost me my sanity. I prefer building something where it doesn't feel like I'm building; or doesn't feel like I'm serving. It feels natural. Effortless action sortof. Hell, you can call it wu wei if you want. I want to start working, and then kindof forget that I'm working. Finding projects like that is hard. But it's doable. You just have to build a lot of projects. I've built so many over the years, I can never quite tell if something might fit - I only know after I build it, and start serving. Happy to say this one has been quite fun. Maybe daily pics of koalas, lions, cheetahs, and sea otters (holding hands) makes it more interesting 🦦🐆🦁🐨🤷‍♂️ /fin

@natmiletic especially with the new wordpress vibe coding tools.

Two price increases in a year! I still don’t understand why anyone would pick Webflow over WordPress.

@beehiiv Charging a flat fee to newsletter creators who haven't made a dollar yet isn't a business model. It's a tax on hope. A 10% revenue share means we only win when you win. That's the deal creators actually deserve.

they are starting a newsletter? let’s take 10% of their earnings

Podcast awards aren’t one game. They’re dozens of completely different games. Most creators waste time + money entering the wrong ones. So I built a full taxonomy breaking down what every major podcast award type. → Full breakdown: recognized.fm/podcast-awards/ #buildinpublic

Thanks for feature, @hackernoon #buildinpublic #indiehackers #awards

Thanks for featuring my article, @hackernoon #buildinpublic #indiehackers #awards

A firsthand account of the 2026 Podcast Hall of Fame ceremony from the unranked inductee order to the emotional tributes, the Podfest funding model, and what - hackernoon.com/what-attending… #techawards #podcast

#awards #awardshows #podcasts #podcastawards #indiehackers #buildinpublic

Before you submit to another podcast award, read this. A clear taxonomy of every major type of recognition in podcasting, what each one actually measures and what winning really means. Essential reading for creators and producers: recognized.substack.com/p/podcast-awar…

Not all podcast awards are created equal. Some measure quality. Some measure scale. Some are just popularity contests. This taxonomy breaks down every major type, so you finally know what you’re actually submitting to. Worth a read → open.substack.com/pub/recognized… #awards #podcasts

@searchbound What's the best site for expired domains?

You could just buy this expiring domain name at auction and start building terminators. You could raise $ 1B, build a massive warehouse, meet your wife walking down the hall, marry her and buy a house in Oxford, Miss, raise some wonderful children. You could but you won't.