Recent content by strikeman

I’d think about this less as “which niche sounds cool?” and more in terms of leverage. Software is attractive because the economics can get very good once it works. The first customer is insanely expensive. You have to research the problem, build the product, fix bugs, create onboarding, set...

Doesn't look like an isolated issue. Their recent status history shows several ISP/DC incidents, including a UK ISP disruption that has been ongoing since Aug 26. he outage itself probably isn't what would hurt the accounts. I wouldn't keep retrying aggressively or switch the same accounts...

With only 1-2 hours/day, I would avoid anything that needs constant content production. KDP can still make money, but it is very competitive now and usually takes volume, testing and time before you get predictable monthly income. Automated YouTube is similar. It sounds passive, but in reality...

The biggest productivity gain is probably coding + troubleshooting via Claude and Codex. Something that could take me an hour of searching through docs and Stack Overflow can often be narrowed down in a few minutes now.

I think the main thing people overlook is that the weak point is usually not the IP rotation itself, but how the voting system tracks a valid session. Changing IPs only solves one small part of the problem. If the backend is designed properly, it can look at sessions, timing, browser signals...

Most viewers never reach the end of a video, so asking at the end means you only ask the most engaged 10-20% of people. A quick reminder near the beginning catches everyone who is interested but might forget later.

For most people it probably makes more sense to first validate the business with existing solutions. Building custom infrastructure only starts making sense when the volume is high enough that the cost of a third-party tool becomes a real bottleneck.

Offline marketing is interesting because it’s one of the few areas where creativity can beat budget. A big company can spend thousands on ads, but a smaller business can build a network of local relationships and get consistent referrals.

It still works when you have a strong traffic source and something people genuinely want. The lock itself is not the business anymore - the hard part is getting targeted traffic and having an offer that gives users a reason to complete the action.

I think people are focusing too much on one signal like IP, browser or device. Reddit probably looks at the whole combination and gives different weight to each signal depending on the account. Your second setup is obviously cleaner than reusing the old phone/hotspot, but I still wouldn’t...

Honestly, it feels completely random at this point. I’ve seen real users leave genuine reviews and still get them removed. At the same time, a friend of mine managed to leave a review for another service while connected through a very popular VPN, and it stayed up. Their subscription model...

You definitely don’t need to wait 1.5 years before trying to get paid. Build 2-3 clean projects, deploy them, put the code on GitHub and start contacting people. Your first clients will teach you things tutorials never will: unclear requirements, bugs in production, deadlines, communication...

Custom scripts take longer initially, but you control retries, concurrency, logging, proxies, sessions, and failure handling properly. The sweet spot for me is not “build everything from scratch”, though. Use mature libraries for the boring parts, then keep your own orchestration/business logic...

For me, the biggest small change is usually reducing choice. One clear primary CTA, fewer menu items, less competing text above the fold. A lot of sites don’t have a “design” problem, they have an attention problem. You can have great typography and colors, but if the user has to think about...

The best signal is when channels with average production quality are still pulling views. That usually means demand is doing more of the work than the creator’s brand. Then make 10–20 videos and test it. You’ll learn more from real CTR, retention and impressions than from another 50...