Dave Bloom

Independent product designer and growth engineer.

[Dave Bloom @davebloomdev]

Thanks @claudeai for the reviews cleanup today.

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@photomatt @WordPress The music kinda knocks too ngl

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@onedogsolutions Can't they just ask the AI to make the changes?

Or ask AI to train them?

Wondering why they stop asking it...

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@IanLandsman That’s why I start all my cold emails with 'sup bitch' so you know it’s me

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Glad I caught this before sending the campaign

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@fabrohl Dunno. I’ve felt like I’ve been promoted to general instead of being on the front lines. Different thinking, different learning.

If a tool can quickly solve a problem, move on to the ones it can’t do by itself?

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@jonathontoon Obligatory

https://t.co/yoJN0rgFeH

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I’ve been a @WordPress supporter for 13-14 years straight, but after having built a couple Shopify stores and a Laravel application with little more than my voice, I doubt I’d start a project with WP at this point.

So weird to finally have that sink in.

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Do developers say 200 when someone else might say 💯 ?

Dev slang

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@BlakeWhittle7 Buddy of mine is chasing this dragon:

https://t.co/8zX2K60uKT

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Beautiful UX from @jamesm for Onlook.

The site SHOWS the product ON THE SITE, instead of pigeonholing it in a thumbnail.

https://t.co/r4DZ1RhOkc

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New mixes up at https://t.co/8L45jruKaQ that I can’t wait to bump later.

@DJjulianbevan

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I buy software for support and bug-fixes, not just the code/ui. If these alternatives slow me down even 30m because the 'hacker' missed my edge case, it’s already costing me more than just subscribing.

Do you, but I’m not firing my housekeeper just cuz dude vibe-coded a better mop

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@andriixzvf Maybe it was a breakup and she was like 'I can do better'

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I don’t think I’d want to get on this @illyism’s bad side

[ILIAS ISM @illyism]

A famous link building agency ("one that everyone in YC uses") is charging founders $1,500/mo for "25 backlinks"

I pulled their @Ahrefs report today:
- only 3 real links after months
- 22 unindexed spam directories

😬😬😬

[Dave Bloom @davebloomdev]

Very common in WP. Few things you can do:

1. accept it as 'leakage' and understand that’s the price of being able to sell code for money on the internet. Plenty of people will pay, some dipshits will exploit the system. Walmart accepts a certain amount of shoplifting (billions) every year. They're doing ok, last I checked.

2. per @SM4B_eu, key that shit (but a savvy dev could work around that, but a savvy dev probably isn't buying your theme anyways). @gravityforms does this well.

3. Sell a platform with a theme activated on the site, not the theme. Include hosting and use multisite or multi-tenancy. If they don't pay or cancel, website gets shut down. You can do this on top of your current offering.

No refunds is harsh and the purchaser can just chargeback anyways. Banks will side with the purchaser more often than not. It also threatens your relationship with your paying customers. Some people will want refunds for perfectly valid reasons, and you don't want to ding those relationships (and your rep).

My suggestion? Code in a backdoor to the theme where you can brick the db if a public user visits a specific url query (or redirect the home page to your favorite NSFW website).

Half kidding on that last one ;)

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@wpmodder It’s 106 miles to Chicago

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I’m a 14-year WordPresser but I’m not a dot-commer.

Interested in what the .com onboarding looks like, what search looks like, if there's dark mode, what the AI options are right now.

I don’t think that’s what you’re asking for, but I’d be interested in meeting you and seeing what problems you’ve been tasked with solving.

Might be some insights in the exchange. If you have a slot for a kindred spirit, holla at me.

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@discogs I can't close your cookie consent banner.

Check yo console bruh

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@IanLandsman @aarondfrancis Lick here to subscribe