Jonathon Klem

Software engineer in the Midwest. Building tools, writing about freelancing and tech.

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@laravel bruh, how long does it take to update php? Why is envoyer still down?

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@DanielleMorrill I'm certainly noticing the more frequent outages

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Most gym owners think they have a marketing problem.
They don't. They have a retention problem.
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Full breakdown — 100 gym membership stats for 2026:
https://t.co/HiJRpSZjio

[Jonathon Klem @JonathonKlem]

Most gym owners think they have a marketing problem.
They don't. They have a retention problem.
🧵

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The first 30 days = hook them or lose them.
Your January acquisition push needs a retention plan that runs through June.
Most gyms treat these as separate problems.
They're not.

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Today I learned "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language" was a BACKRONYM for Perl so writing it in all caps is incorrect.

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@Tumtirel @KaiXCreator Unfortunately ghosting still happens. I had a potential enterprise customer book 4 calls that all went well. They were excited about my software and then suddenly ghosted me. Presumably their priorities changed.

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@KaiXCreator I'm convinced most of the ai contrarians are just engagement baiting. Programming is more than typing.

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@Jicecream Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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Call me a masochist but writing SQL queries is one of that few things I really enjoy doing manually

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Engineers aim for clean, tested, scalable code, but managers often want quick fixes to solve business issues.
That leads to shortcuts, clunky code, skipping tests, all under pressure to ship fast.
Balancing quality versus speed remains a constant challenge.

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Surprises are for birthdays, not project timelines.

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Success in freelancing hinges on friendliness, clear communication, and truly grasping what clients need.
Do you see it the same way?

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@YashHustle_22 About a month. I was already in talks with the people who needed it.

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I didn’t build my SaaS and then look for customers.

I had customers before it really existed.