Matt Morris

Building a service that turns your blog posts into Tweets: Dad, husband
• Serial entrepreneur + tech leader
• Posts: bootstrapping, indie biz

[Matt Morris @ThatMattMorris]

For every amazing success story you hear, there are 100+ builders still plugging away, putting in everything they've got to try and change their future.

Keep going.

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@SikiraAmer @imMartinBoss To me (as a consumer) it's only clickbait if the hook/headline makes a promise and then the content doesn't deliver.

Then again, as a writer my hooks and content are both meh so maybe I'm not the right person to have an opinion on this 🤣

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@consultantrhys It's a good sign to have projects that are throwaways and not-quite-there-yets, as long as you've got launches too.

The problem is being stuck in the first two and never launching anything.

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@wbespace @bengthedev @matthiasendler Not something I'm really "proud" of, but thanks! 😉

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@michaelnevernot @tarasowski Wait, is this actually a React problem? It seems like it's a CSS problem when embedding HTML, just that in this case the HTML happens to be generated with React.

The actual solution is to avoid global CSS, but you mentioned that can't be done here.

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@thelifeofrishi I include "might not help with growth" in the *what* calculation. That's the goal of knowing what stuff to do.

I think you figure out what's valuable before you figure out how to do it well. I try to run as small a test as possible that gives signal.

But easier said than done.

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@trymicro I married a subtitler 😭

Love her anyway ☺️

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@robertodigital_ Your blog can do so much more than just SEO — Blotter Sharing makes it easy to grow your tribe by repurposing your content for Twitter, LinkedIn, Medium, and more

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@housecor I'm experimenting with having the `components` directory be just for shared components, and keep components that AREN'T intended to share elsewhere.

Seems to me like aiming for re-use as the default is good, but your point about the `shared` dir as a reminder is a great one.

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@JensLennartsson 💯 The *Jobs to be done* Theory gets at this I think.

• What do customers "hire" your service/tool for? I.e., what is the progress the customer is trying to make?
• What other solutions might they hire?
• Including, as you mentioned, not hiring anything!

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@robertodigital_ Cat Cafe for sure 🐈 + ☕️ =💰

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@storyangled I see what you did there 😂

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Question: Why do you blog?

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@noahzender Almost there! [Depending on your time zone]

[Matt Morris @ThatMattMorris]

It's a good day.

• Hit 500 followers on Twitter after stagnating for quite a while (haven't been putting in the work recently)
• Got a new customer for Blotter Sharing – the best feeling in the world

Let’s go!

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@NicolasHoferer Personally, I'd listen to @arvidkahl's latest podcast 😉

https://t.co/hks10hrI70

[Arvid Kahl @arvidkahl]

Do you want to find a suitable problem to build a business around? Do you want to validate it before you invest time and money into building the product?

This week on The Bootstrapped Founder, I talk about Problem Discovery. Let's dive in!

https://t.co/ioACboPRc5

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@noahzender Thanks, Noah!

How is your week going?

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@wbepodcast Thanks, Tiago. Growing slowly but (hopefully?) surely!

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@storyangled is amazing. No, not just amazing. SO amazing!

He's:
• A beta tester
• A customer(!)
• A supporter

His feedback has been invaluable too.

Even better, he's an all-around good person! 😊

[Blotter @UseBlotter]

Your blog is full of SOLID GOLD content.

Are you doing everything to share that value with people who want it?

Share it on:
• forums/sites for your vertical
• Medium
• Twitter (teasers + URL)

Won't make you famous overnight, but consistent posting will build your audience.