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I worked for a $4 hourly rate as a Web Developer.
Now, my freelancing brings me 5-figures per month.
Here are some of the lessons I learned along the way
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Igor Benić
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Igor Benić
@igorbenic
5-figure/mo freelancing ~$1k product MRR. SaaS: https://t.co/QoMmbFsqLI 📧 https://t.co/MZJ3zZaoXA 🎁 https://t.co/A4i2nyad0O ✏️ https://t.co/eQupu5pP14
Products + Newsletter ➡️ Katılım Mart 2013
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I might say that Claude is doing some nice designs.
Great when you're a dev that needs something to work with.
This is much better than what I currently have on fridgechef.org
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@enunomaduro "Hey Claude, let's make a new XP theme. I want to change the default one"
You wouldn't! :P
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i wonder how productive i would be just using claude code with windows XP 🤤
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@levelsio City or highway driving is mostly boring for me.
Highway is a bit better, depending where you are, as it might have nice scenery but you need to be aware of other cars as some are driven by idiots.
Coast or mountains can be a nice, relaxing drive.
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When you scope correctly, some development gigs can take 1-2 hours.
The process of scoping it, will probably take you longer on such jobs than actual dev time.
And from personal experience: AI can waste your time when scoping.
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@mikemcalister Looks like an ad for Apple's Nano-Texture display 😅
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Tried Stitch, and although it's amazing, we have this already here.
I tried prompts on there and in Claude web version, and Claude creates really good landing pages as a starting point.
Much better than Stitch, for now.
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@levelsio Not just Philips, I am afraid.
A lot of such in hardware products.
Also true in the car industry.
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None of Philips electronics products are owned or made by Philips
Only their medical devices still are
They sold literally everything (even their lights division)
Now they license the Philips logo to whoever wants it
Yes you too can make anything and pay them some money to stick the Philips logo on top of it
It all means nothing!
Tristan Watson ♻️@triwats_
@levelsio Got so much respect for Phillips as a brand for some reason Since their CRT monitors that slapped. What a beauty. Myb PSV too. But now I buy their toothbrushes. Kinda like Braun and Dieter Rams. They fumbled it somehow.
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@no_fear_inc That's pretty normal, and I think we all do that when reviewing where we spend money and ROI of it.
The differentiator will be having a human to reply :D
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Even the second Intercom plan starts at $99/mo + a dollar per resolution, so it's already in the low 4 fig a year.
I also went through 6 stages of cleanup in the past 3 years and got rid of over 50 recurring licenses that no longer made sense - tutorial sites, plugin licenses not actively used, Kadence or Genesis or whatever annual renewals, Optin Monster, Buffer, Postwise, and others that were not as actively used, or were too easy to replace.
So the 2-figures get to 5 figures a year eventually.
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Adding a chatbot to a product in 25 seconds for $0.20.
SaaS needs a moat that strongly differentiates right now.
Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk
Time and cost here:
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Built something my wife asked me few months ago.
Snap a pic of your ingredients and get recipes.
She wanted something to give her what to cook when she's out of ideas :D
It's maybe 20-30% done of what I plan with it, but it's working (kinda) :D
fridgechef.org
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@igorbenic And it generated a recipe! not for the faint of heart (loved the safety bit.. it's true hehe)
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@levelsio Pieter, after a nice meal and a great workout (and probably a new feature/product idea)
GIF
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@tunguz Look outside the window:
1. boats are still there = "nevera" is nowhere near
2. boats are hitting each other = "nevera" is closer
3. some boats are under water = "nevera" is here, fuck.
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Few days ago, on a server where I have hobby stuff, wanted to see if I could use AI to update the server OS, mysql and such.
Just following commands given by AI.
Hour later: mysql completely wiped out. No more dbs anywhere :P
Will have to take a day to restore all :D
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@ijerkov And yes, probably some vapor blocker between as well just to be sure.
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@ijerkov It was just wool between, but wool was touching the roof, and thus the warm-cold "join" was created where the condensation happened.
Will probably use a "termo" paint on the roof and then put an isolation rubber around that part where the condensation is.
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Finally took the time to start investigating "leaking" on the upper floor.
Current verdict: condensation.
Will probably need to install some better insulation between roof and ceiling.
Fixing in public 😅
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Vibe coded slop has entered educational material for kids.
Human civilization is over.
The Alex Nowrasteh@AlexNowrasteh
My son wanted a book about the Punic Wars for kids. He alerted me to some issues with it.
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@csaba_kissi Experienced similar. That actually gives me optimism in our work since we have the knowledge for such.
For some non-devs, might be much harder to spot stuff like that. And in the long run, it might become a big issue on some projects.
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@igorbenic I now do all my side projects fully with AI.
In many cases, vibe coded. But it has to be refactored in many cases, as I mentioned.
But even that is vibe refactored
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Years ago, coding was the hard part, and ideation was the easier part.
Now it's the opposite.
Everybody is coding with AI now, and it's harder to come up with new ideas than ever.
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@csaba_kissi I'll check it out.
Have a few options to look at and see what could be the best way to solve it.
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@igorbenic Thankfully, I installed recuperation. There are small recuperation units available.
Maybe it's an option for you.
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