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  1. strikeman

    a billion dollar company ideas [saas panel]

    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...
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    decodo outage for several days

    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...
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    Help me decide

    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...
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    What AI tools are actually saving you the most time in your daily workflow?

    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.
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    Botting a vote system

    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...
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    Do you also hate when YouTubers ask you to subscribe in the beginning of a video?

    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.
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    Is better to build your own cloaker or use existing tools?(google ads)

    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.
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    Offline Marketing Tactics That Still Deliver

    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.
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    Can you still make money with content locking in 2026?

    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.
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    Reddit ban solutions

    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...
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    Trustpilot Reviews Keep Getting Removed After 1–2 Days, Any Fix?

    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...
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    I have been cooked

    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...
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    [Discussion] Custom Python Automation vs. Ready-Made Tools: What’s Your Take?

    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...
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    What's one small web design change that made a big difference for you?

    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...
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    How to search and pick a niche ?

    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...
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    how to track users without the user knowing?

    Use server-side access logs and count approximate unique visits from requests, while filtering bots/crawlers. You can track pageviews, referrers, landing pages, UTM parameters, and approximate daily uniques without dropping marketing cookies or building persistent user profiles.
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    How are people running large-scale Telegram ad blasting with so many accounts?

    It’s usually a mix of automation, bulk accounts and account replacement. The real bottleneck isn’t sending messages, it’s keeping accounts alive long enough for the economics to work. That’s why aged accounts, good account isolation and conservative activity patterns matter more than just having...
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    Getting clicks from Google Ads but visitors leave fast?

    Split paid traffic by search term, device and geo. If organic/direct users behave normally but Google Ads users die in 5 seconds, your traffic is trash. If everyone dies in 5 seconds, your landing page is trash. Don’t redesign anything until you know which one it is.
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    Clicks from Google competitors

    Most click-fraud tools are overrated. Blocking an IP after it already clicked your ad doesn’t magically recover the spend.
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    Google Ads CPA is burning my budget. Landing page or targeting issue?

    Don’t touch bidding yet. Break CPA down by search term, device, geo and actual LP conversion rate first. Good CTR only means the ad got the click, not that the traffic was good. If intent is clean and CPC is reasonable, then it’s probably the page/offer. Fix that before you let Smart Bidding...
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