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Aujourd'hui, Coach Lee & Coach Sim se retrouvent seuls pour adresser d'autres questions en rafale qui reviennent plus souvent. Dans cet épisode, ils discutent de: - Le manque de variation d'exercices à la maison - Muscu vs cardio, lequel prioriser et comment? - C'est normal que tu ne sois pas bon.ne au début - Qu'est-ce qui est considéré comme un "cheat"? - Quels sont nos trucs pour profiter d'un événement social sans abuser? - Bien plus! Bonne écoute! Pour vous procurer de la merch WUACV & Lemon Squeezy: https://untilimdone.com/fr/collections/all-over-simon?_pos=1&_psq=All&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Utilisez le code "WUACV10" pour économiser 10% sur votre commande NIH sur le site https://nihsupp.com/ Utilisez le code "WUACV10" pour économiser 10% sur votre commande MACHINE sur le site https://project-machine.com/
In this episode of The Business of Laravel podcast, Matt Stauffer interviews Gilbert Pellegrom, Engineering Manager at Stripe and former Co-founder/CTO of Lemon Squeezy. Gilbert shares his journey from self-taught developer to entrepreneur, building Lemon Squeezy to simplify selling digital goods online. They discuss technical challenges using Laravel, the role of community and branding in hiring, and the bootstrap mindset that led to their acquisition by Stripe. Gilbert reflects on leadership, soft skills, and balancing personal passions—like his love for cars—with the joy of building meaningful projects.Matt Stauffer TwitterTighten WebsiteGilbert Pellegrom TwitterGilbert Pellegrom LinkedInGilbert Pellegrom's Website-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.
In this episode of the DD214 Network podcast, the hosts engage in a lively discussion covering a range of topics from the 420 Expo experience to health issues, music, and personal reflections on life. They share humorous anecdotes, delve into serious discussions about health and allergies, and express their passion for music and wrestling. The conversation highlights the importance of taking care of oneself and the shared experiences that connect them as a community. In this episode, Clean Sanchez discusses his new morning routine, including hitting the gym and tracking health metrics with smart technology. The conversation shifts to the state of entertainment, particularly the decline of the Star Wars franchise, and then transitions to a recounting of a college football adventure. The discussion also covers NFL predictions and insights, pop culture controversies, and concludes with a heartfelt message about mental health awareness and support. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview 06:05 420 Expo Experience and Highlights 12:49 Health and Allergies Discussion 18:35 Music and Concerts: A Shared Passion 27:36 Wrestling and Entertainment Insights 43:35 Health Awareness and Personal Reflections 59:38 Morning Routines and Health Tracking 01:06:06 Smart Rings and Health Technology 01:12:18 The State of Star Wars and Entertainment 01:20:48 College Football Adventures 01:27:11 NFL Insights and Predictions 01:37:55 Pop Culture and Controversies 01:49:11 Mental Health Awareness and Support Join us Live every Sunday! DD214 Network Podcast Directed & Produced By Jonathan ‘Clean' Sanchez Hosted by Joe Squillini & Jay Campbell Edited by Clean Sanchez Media, LLC Music: "Shadow Surfing" by Shrieks666 "Voices Getting Louder" by Shrieks 666 Check out Shrieks666 on Bandcamp Website: CleanSanchezMedia.com Don't forget to Like and Subscribe for All Updates! Disclaimer: This Podcast contains adult language. Adult Supervision is advised. Fair Use Disclaimer:The content provided on this podcast may include material subject to copyright protection. In accordance with the principles of "fair use" as defined in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, the use of copyrighted material on this podcast is for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. The determination of whether the use of copyrighted material constitutes fair use is made on a case-by-case basis, taking into account various factors outlined in Section 107. The inclusion of such material is not an endorsement by the DD214 Network Podcast or Clean Sanchez Media, LLC, but is meant to enrich and contribute to discussions within the specified purposes of fair use. All copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Today we're going to talk about a company whose mission is to increase the GDP of – not a country or city – but the internet. Founded in 2010, our guest Stripe is a technology company that prides itself on building the economic infrastructure for the internet. With dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin, and offices dotted across major financial hubs such as London, Tokyo and Singapore, the firm assists customers from the world's largest enterprises to budding startups in accepting payments, growing their revenue and tapping new business opportunities. That means its suite of products and services cuts across a number of functions, from pricing, billing, checkouts, payment links, revenue recognition, to invoicing and even marketplace solutions. The firm said over 100 industry leaders process more than US$1 billion on its platform annually, while over US$817 billion in payments were processed by businesses on the platform in 2022. In Singapore specifically, the firm works with some of the fastest growing players including Grab and Carousell. Now, why are we speaking to Stripe you might ask? Well, the internet or the digital economy is an interesting one to look at, with the digital economy in ASEAN alone widely tipped to grow to US$1 trillion by 2030. But where are the opportunities within the broader APAC region? And more importantly, what are the complexities involved in capturing them given how fragmented the payment landscape is here? Not to throw in the cost of compliance as well? Meanwhile, the Stripe is also seeing a number of developments of late. It had in April raised US$694.2 million in a tender offer, giving the fintech player a 30 per cent higher valuation amid the cooler funding climate. The move is said to allow employees to cash out their share compensation without an IPO. But is the firm ready for an IPO anytime soon? Meanwhile, Stripe had also in July this year acquired its competitor Lemon Squeezy. But what was the rationale behind the move? On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Paul Harapin, Chief Revenue Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan, Stripe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Ownit AI and Mirakl. Ownit AI helps brands and retailers win Google search by answering their shopper's questions online. Learn more at ownit.co. Mirakl is the global leader in platform business innovation for eCommerce. Companies like Macy's, Nordstrom, and Kroger use Mirakl to build disruptive growth and profitability through marketplace, dropship, and retail media. For more, visit mirakl.comHere are today's top headlines:Sprouts Farmers Market saw a 3.2% increase in comp store sales and a 6% rise in net sales, reaching $1.7 billion in Q2, driven by private label products and enhanced e-commerce capabilities. Facing a 7.4% drop in same-store sales, The Container Store is shifting focus to its high-margin custom spaces segment, including custom closets and storage solutions. Stripe has acquired digital sales software company Lemon Squeezy to enhance its global expansion efforts. Lemon Squeezy offers services such as tax compliance, payment subscriptions, and fraud prevention.Stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights. Be careful out there!
Today's episode is packed with M&A talk, how one YouTuber succeeded at the creator economy, why Twitch is still losing money and an autonomous vehicle company that is making a comeback.First up, Rebecca took a look at fintech giant Stripe's acquisition of four-year-old competitor Lemon Squeezy. The buy will allow Stripe to beef up its merchant of record selling “in a big way,” according to Stripe CEO Patrick Collison. Deal terms weren't disclosed, but Lemon Squeezy has a reputation for turning down other offers, including a $50 million Series A. The company's founder said he was holding out for the right partner to take the business to the next level, and apparently Stripe was it.This comment led Rebecca to explore the idea of M&A as an exit strategy. Does this practice create perverse incentives in venture capital, where investors are becoming more risk-averse and looking for a surer path to regaining capital, at the long-term expense of competition? Other startups have turned down such opportunities so they can go it alone. Just look at Wiz's decision not to get acquired by Google for $23 billion, something we discussed on last Friday's episode. Next, Rebecca touched on MatPat, the first big YouTuber to successfully exit his company, Theorist Media. Matthew Patrick turned his successful video series, The Game Theorists, into a full-fledged media business called Theorist, with 40 million subscribers across channels. But he was getting tired of the ceaseless content uploading, and found a way to convince investors that the business could go on without him. Now, he's in Capitol Hill educating politicians about what creators need to succeed as small businesses. Speaking of creators and acquisitions, Rebecca pulled up a Wall Street Journal report that found that after 10 years, Twitch is still losing Amazon money. Amazon bought Twitch for $1 billion in 2014, but the company still isn't profitable. And will it ever be? Twitch in 2023 generated about $667 million in ad revenue and $1.3 billion in commerce revenue, but that accounted for less than 0.5% of Amazon's total 2023 revenue. Amazon defended its buy, saying Twitch has a long-term path to profitability. But broader trends that seem to favor short-form videos over watching someone play an entire video game live say otherwise. Finally, while we're on the subject of comebacks, autonomous delivery startup Nuro is gearing up for one of its own. Nuro has been quiet for the past year or so after two big rounds of layoffs. Once the darling of the AV industry with over $2 billion in funding from high-profile investors, Nuro was burning money fast as it tried to scale and commercialize all at once. Now, Nuro is back with better AI and a new vehicle, the R3, which it will be testing later this year in the Bay Area and Houston.Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.
Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a self-proclaimed “merchant of record,” Lemon Squeezy calculates and pays global sales tax for digital products, handling legal processing and fees in every country. It primarily serves SaaS and software businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The guys are descending into madness ahead of their lemonade stand tomorrow...Bonza has had a rough day going into voluntary administration so Elly and Taz get the latest from Channel 9 reporter Laura Turner.Plus, there's literally gold falling from the sky in Antarctica?Enjoy!
Lemonade is the flavour of the week and you'll hear why throughout today's podcast!Plus, Taz has been caught being a bit of a dork and the 5 sexiest male names are revealed!Enjoy!
Siri malfunctions in a big way to send a bizarre text message. Nicholas shares where “Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy” comes from and what it means. When should you stop texting someone a happy birthday message? How should you stop a birthday gift giving and receiving relationship without having a direct conversation?
Making money is hard. But even TAKING money takes some careful decision-making. Let's dive into payment platforms for solopreneurs today. Between Stripe, Paddle, and Lemon Squeezy (and then some), we have plenty of choices. But what matters most to people who already juggle 14 different jobs? I'll share what makes these platforms great, useful, and occasionally problematic for indie founders.This episode is sponsored by Acquire.comThe blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/payment-platforms-for-solopreneurs/The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/297-payment-platforms-for-solopreneursCheck out Podscan to get alerts when you're mentioned on podcasts: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvidYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletterMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.comHere are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw
You want to build a family of teamwork, cleanliness, selflessness and harmony.And all parents and science agree, having your children to chores is an important part of that!Get some great tips, tools and ideas from Sean to reach your kid's hearts on chores!Go deeper with Sean at www.SaveMyFamily.us
Gilbert Pellegrom, is co-founder and CTO of Lemon Squeezy, a platform for selling software and digital products online. Previously Gilbert created the Nivo Slider all in 2010, which grew to millions of users before selling it. He then went on to work with Orman Clark at ThemeZilla and Dunked, who he's teamed up with again to build Lemon Squeezy. What's interesting about Gilbert is that despite being the CTO of a rapidly scaling startup, he's still making and shipping side projects, which we'll talk about more on this episode.If you want to hear more about Lemon Squeezy, I actually co-host their podcast called Make Lemonade, where I speak with their CEO JR Farr about the behind the scenes of building a bootstrapped company making millions.Sign up to the Indie Bites membership for $60 a year to access the full conversation with Gilbert.Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:57 Working with Orman Clark at Themezilla and Dunked 06:11 Delicious Brains 06:40 Starting Lemon Squeezy 07:52 Why Gilbert makes side projects 10:36 Should you charge money for your side projects 12:58 Selling side projects 14:59 Recommendations Recommendations Book - Atomic Habits Podcast - Yo! Indie Hacker - Marcel Pociot My links Twitter Indie Bites Twitter Indie Bites YouTube Join the membership Personal Website 2 Hour Podcast Course PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast) This Indie Life Podcast Sponsor - EmailOctopus
Have you ever experienced burnout and its impact on your health? Well, Dagobert shares his personal experience with burnout and how it led to a significant shift in his work-life balance. We also dive into the importance of therapy for mental health and how it played a crucial role in Dagobert's recovery.LinksFollow Dagobert's TwitterJoin The WBE CommunityTry PodSqueezeBuy The Bootstrapper's GuideDM me on TwitterTimetsampsThe challenges of becoming official (00:04:43)Tiago and Dagobert discuss the process of becoming an official company and the frustrations and complexities they faced with the tax system.The benefits of using Lemon Squeezy (00:06:57)Dagobert explains how using Lemon Squeezy as a merchant of record can simplify the tax burden and accounting process for online businesses.The complexities of the tax system (00:10:16)Tiago and Dagobert discuss the complicated nature of the tax system, including the different tax rates in different countries and the deductions that can be made to reduce taxes.The burnout and realization of goals (00:11:21)Tiago discusses his burnout and how he became obsessed with reaching a monthly income of $10,000, only to realize it didn't solve all his problems.The risks and peace of mind (00:12:09)Tiago talks about the peace of mind he feels with his recurring income, although there is a small chance it could go to zero.The collapse and symptoms of burnout (00:18:10)Dagobert describes the moment his body broke down due to burnout, experiencing symptoms such as racing heart, tingling sensations, and anxiety.The burnout realization (00:22:24)Speaker 2 discusses how he initially dismissed the idea of burnout but eventually realizes that it is the cause of his symptoms.Impact on the business and relationship (00:25:16)Speaker 2 explains how his burnout affected the business and caused stress for his partner, leading to the collapse of the business.Living in constant stress (00:27:43)Speaker 2 reflects on how he got used to living in constant stress and denial as an entrepreneur, leading to his burnout.The challenges of relying on Twitter for income (00:31:59)Speaker 2 discusses the stress and pressure of depending on Twitter for income and the need to go viral.Dealing with burnout and self-care (00:33:02)Speaker 2 shares their experience of burnout and the steps they took to address it, including meditation, journaling, and therapy.Transitioning to a job and financial stability (00:34:04)Speaker 2 talks about the decision to find a job for financial stability and the relief it brought to both themselves and their partner.The trust and autonomy in the new job (00:42:46)Speaker 2 talks about being given complete autonomy in their new job as a product manager and the trust placed in them by the company.The value of experience and skills (00:44:16)Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 discuss how the skills and experience gained over the years have made Speaker 2 valuable in their current role.Success and recognition in the startup (00:49:41)Speaker 2 reflects on how their past failures and experiences in building startups have been recognized and valued by the founders of the current startup they work for.The beginning of the entrepreneurial journey (01:00:17)Tiago discusses the criteria that would make him sell his business and the challenges he may face in the future.Lucy's current situation (01:02:06)Dagobert talks about how Lucy is still trying to make the business work and the financial struggles she is facing.Differences in moving on (01:05:46)Dagobert explains how he has moved on from the business while Lucy is still trying to find a way to make it work, despite the challenges she faces.Recognizing and Preventing Burnout (01:10:35)Discussion about the importance of recognizing burnout and tips for preventing it, including the recommendation of therapy.The Importance of Finding the Right Therapist (01:11:36)Speaker 2 shares his skepticism about therapy and the importance of finding a therapist who understands the body and can provide a different perspective.Unlocking Stuck Energy in the Body (01:17:12)Explanation of how therapy can help unlock stuck energy in the body, leading to more clarity and the ability to make decisions.The decision-making struggle (01:20:00)The speakers discuss the struggle of decision-making and how it can be influenced by fear and hesitation.The importance of therapy for founders (01:21:06)They discuss the benefits of having a therapist by your side as a founder, helping to provide clarity and objectivity in decision-making and potentially saving time and avoiding ego-driven decisions.Couples therapy for co-founders (01:23:14)They explore the idea of co-founder therapy and how it can help address issues and improve communication between co-founders, potentially preventing mistakes and improving the overall success of the startup.Regaining Power and Mental Support (01:29:30)Tiago compares being an entrepreneur to being an athlete and discusses the importance of mental support in achieving success.Learning Soft Skills and Balancing Work (01:30:50)Dagobert talks about learning soft skills, finding balance, and prioritizing health and enjoyment in his work.New Powers and Taking a Different Approach (01:33:03)Dagobert shares his new perspective on work, focusing on having productive and meaningful hours rather than overworking himself.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 990, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Moses 1: Born in 1860, this farmer's wife began painting her famous landscapes in her late 70s. Grandma Moses. 2: Before Moses died on Mount Pisgah, he scaled this mount to chat with Yahweh. Mount Sinai. 3: In 1956's "The Ten Commandments" this man's son Fraser played the baby Moses. Charlton Heston. 4: In 1976 and 1984 he won Olympic gold in the 400-meter hurdles. Edwin Moses. 5: The novel "A Woman Called Moses" recants the heroic struggles of this abolitionist. Harriet Tubman. Round 2. Category: Top Of The Bill 1: "Saving Private Ryan", 1998: this actor, not Private Ryan. Tom Hanks. 2: "The Godfather Part II", 1974: this actor who could have been nicknamed Fredo himself. Alfredo James Pacino. 3: "Some Like It Hot", 1959: her. Marilyn Monroe. 4: "The Princess Bride", 1987: this leading man whose name was not Inigo Montoya. Cary Elwes. 5: "Enter the Dragon", 1973: this martial arts legend. Bruce Lee. Round 3. Category: Knots To You 1: Kind of knot that sounds like its tied by your mother's mother. a granny knot. 2: Term for a knot used to fasten a rope to an object or "your wagon to a star". hitch. 3: This geometric knot is one of the oldest in use. a square knot. 4: Half a pair of pants, or the looseness in a knot. slack. 5: Not tightness per se, but this kinetic force gives knots their holding power. friction. Round 4. Category: Lemon Squeezy 1: For a classic French 75, along with the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup, you have to break out a bottle of this sparkling wine. champagne. 2: Whisk yolks in the top of a double boiler and slowly add clarified butter and lemon juice to make this, 1 of cuisine's "mother sauces". hollandaise. 3: A classic pie is filled with tart lemon and topped with this, stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar. meringue. 4: This outermost layer of a lemon peel--just the skin and not the white pith--has aromatic oils that add flavor to food. zest. 5: Salt-preserved lemons can accompany this Moroccan stew made in an earthenware pot of the same name. a tagine. Round 5. Category: Double-Letter Geography 1: The Arabic name of this Muslim nation in northwest Africa means "The Western Kingdom". Morocco. 2: This capital city was founded in 1840 on Lambton Harbour at the extreme south part of the North Island. Wellington. 3: Fort Peck Dam on this river in Montana provides irrigation and hydroelectric power for much of the region. the Missouri. 4: This Canadian provincial capital lies about halfway between Vancouver and Montreal. Winnipeg(, Manitoba). 5: The longest river originating in this mountain range is the Garonne, which flows northward through France. the Pyrenees. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.This episode is sponsored by Honeybadger - combining error monitoring, uptime monitoring and check-in monitoring into a single, easy to use platform and making you a DevOps hero. (01:56) - Define casts in a query (03:55) - Lemon Squeezy for Laravel 1.0 is here (06:38) - Add strict typing to inline variables in PHP with Strictus (09:24) - Hooks for Alpine.js (10:37) - PunchcardP Object configs for Laravel (14:15) - Sponsor: Honeybadger (15:11) - Resend email package for Laravel and PHP (16:34) - Restore database backups in Laravel (18:01) - Laravel Tailwind Merge (24:15) - Bellows: Supercharge your Laravel Forge account (28:35) - Lifecycle hooks in Laravel - How to build them, and why you'd want them (32:49) - Working with third party services in Laravel
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.This episode is sponsored by Honeybadger - combining error monitoring, uptime monitoring and check-in monitoring into a single, easy to use platform and making you a DevOps hero. (03:30) - Laravel 10.9 released (10:55) - Use ChatGPT to ask a question to the Laravel docs (14:05) - Create repeatable models with Laravel Recurring Models (16:24) - Laravel Artisan Raycast extension (18:38) - PostgreSQL full text search for Laravel Scout (22:20) - Lemon Squeezy for Laravel (26:55) - Sponsor: Honeybadger (27:54) - LDAP framework for PHP (30:24) - Send toas notifications in your Livewire application with Toaster (31:35) - Small but powerful CLI apps with Minicli
Today we're joined by the formidable Jack Ellis, co-founder of Fathom Analytics, the simple, privacy focused alternative to Google Analytics. While Jack isn't running a successful software company, he spends time teaching people with his courses. He has two, which have made over $250k cumulativelyTimestamps:01:31 - Becoming the face of Fathom10:35 - Google vs Fathom13:22 - What are the alternatives to GA?15:56 - Product Growth Challenges18:27 - How does the Fathom team work?22:30 - Handling growth when questioning growth (at all costs)25:09 - Charging for a product that is usually free28:49 - Why focus on privacy34:24 - Who is Lemon Squeezy's customer?36:00 - Afilliates update37:18 - Making $250k with courses43:10 - Would they ever sell Fathom?45:42 - Jack Outside of workAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Today JR and James joined by Arvid Kahl, who previously built and sold his SaaS, Feedback Panda, for a life changing amount of money. From then Arvid has made it his mission to help other indie founders build a successful bootstrapped business, through his books Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entrepreneur and also his weekly blog, newsletter and podcast, The Bootstrapped Founder.In this episode we talk all about how Arvid motivates himself to show up to write content every week, the economics behind a creator business and why he doesn't just build another SaaS.Timestamps:03:49 Arvid's backstory06:25 Writing Zero to Sold11:54 Life after exiting your company13:23 What's it like writing a book16:41 Thinking in decades19:05 Would Arvid start another SaaS?22:42 Hiring external help24:32 Recording interviews vs solo podcasts28:25 The business side of The Bootstrapped Founder34:55 Finding purpose post-acquisition36:51 Funding vs Bootstrapping43:01 Arvid's thoughts on the Great Gumroad Migration48:19 Arvid's reading listAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Today we're bringing you a Lemonhead episode where JR and James take you behind the scenes of what it takes to build a affiliate feature from scratch and how the team are shaping up for launch. Hope you enjoy this little peek under the surface of how the Lemon Squeezy team operates.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:42 Is running Lemon Squeezy stressful?01:32 Feeling the pull of Lemon Squeezy momentum06:00 Investing in the podcast for transparency09:43 Affliate Beta Launch12:14 What is different about Lemon Squeezy affiliates13:23 Why go so deep on the affiliate programme features?19:24 Creator Highlight - Cedric MooreAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Today we're joined by Thomas Frank, a YouTube creator with over 2.8m subscribers on his main channel and 138k subscribers on his Notion-focused channel, Thomas Frank Explains. He started out helping ambitious college students study better and pivoted to the self-help/personal development niche. He's a creator in every sense, going from YouTube videos to writing books, making courses and even launching his own platform with creator friends. Now though, a good chunk of his income is coming from selling Notion templates, making over $100k p/m consistently.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:07) Thomas' background(09:28) Going full time as a creator(11:35) Consistency and growth(15:17) How to grow on YouTube(19:12) Why Thomas stopped posting on his main channel(22:25) How a $100k p/m creator business works(25:16) How to grow your business 10x with Notion templates(30:28) Can you go too niche?(31:54) Why not continue with the main channel(33:41) Notion and productivity tools(41:05) Building a streaming service - Nebula(45:13) Switching from Gumroad to Lemon Squeezy(51:17) OutroLinksPat Flynn's income reportsThe Motivation Hacker bookImpossible listPinned tweet - 2022 income reviewNotion API courseTaran's editing tutorialThomas' payment threadAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
In this episode, JR and James are joined by Brett Williams, the founder of Designjoy, a one-man productized design service that was making $160k p/m at it's peak. People have been asking the question “how does he do it?” and previously you had to rely on meta-analysis to find out. Now Brett is going to tell you EXACTLY how he runs a one-person, $1m a year business with his new course, Productize Yourself. We chat with Brett to find out all about his new course, which in itself has made over $100k in it's pre-sale.Timestamps:01:01 - Brett's background08:34 - Launching Designjoy14:01 - Dealing with Twitter backlash21:35 - Brett's "Productize Yourself" course30:49 - How Brett spends his moneyAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
In this episode JR and James discuss some thriving creator businesses and what they've been doing right. Especially some of those that have used YouTube to build a brand, then start course or template companies. Seems there is a lot of people focusing on productivity (and Notion) making lots and lots of money.From student doctors to self proclaimed "productivity geeks", these content creators have leveraged their audiences to make seriously impressive businesses. They aren't all following the same playbook; some are making long form content, others are building their own platforms, but there is lots to learn from each example.Timestamps:00:26 - Lemon Squeezy update03:02 - Ali Abdaal09:46 - Thomas Frank15:01 - Johnny Harris22:12 - Peter Akkies27:28 - Marie Poulin29:55 - OutroAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
The Make Lemonade podcast is back with a fresh new format. We're going co-hosted, meaning co-founder J.R. is going to be joined each week by James McKinven (you might have heard his voice on the Indie Bites podcast).Some episodes we'll be riffing on some topics, other times we'll interview some of the best creators and entrepreneurs around and, finally, we'll bring you some juicy behind the scenes content of how we're squeezing those Lemons here at Lemon Squeezy.This episode, we discuss how the Lemon Squeezy team have been capitalising on people looking to switch from Gumroad since made a huge pricing change, the trends creators should consider for 2023 and highlight an impressive course pre-sale.Timestamps:01:06 - The great Gumroad migration11:56 - Merchant of record and taxes18:30 - Lemon Squeezy hires22:26 - Trends for creators36:54 - Creator spotlight: Brett WilliamsAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr & @jmckinven— brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Lemon Squeezy, the new platform for building SaaS businesses went through quite a few iterations before J.R. Farr and the Make Lemonade crew figured out what it is and who it's for… And how to make people aware. Lots of gems in this conversation!Watch this episode on YouTubeJ.R. Farr:J.R.'s company, Make LemonadeJ.R.'s product, Lemon SqueezyJ.R. on Twitter: @jrfarrBrian Casel:Brian's company, ZipMessageBrian on Twitter: @casjamThanks to ZipMessage (today's sponsor). ZipMessage is the video messaging tool that replaces live calls with asynchronous conversations. Use it free or tune into the episode for an exclusive coupon for Open Threads listeners.
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott revisit their 2022 predictions and see which ones they got right, and which they got wrong. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what's happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry's Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:09 Welcome Syntax 420: 2022 Predictions 01:44 Svelte popularity Svelte Svelte Kit 04:09 Next.js data layer 05:06 Web components UI Open UI 06:19 Rust popularity Rust 10:07 Serverless and Cloud functions 10:42 Tailwind popularity 16:20 Sponsor: Sentry 17:59 Next gen dev tools 19:46 CSS Container queries 21:45 GraphQL 26:26 Deno 29:44 TypeScript 34:28 Sponsor: Sanity 35:07 Server comeback 36:21 Checkouts and payment processers Lemon Squeezy 43:05 Sponsor: Auth0 44:18 Temporal API 46:44 Remote dev thin client popularity 49:49 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: JADENS Label Maker Machine with Tape Wes: Chipolo One Spot Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Svelte Kit Tutorial Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets
Cette semaine dans le Q&A de l'académie on m'a demandé: Est-ce que c'est vraiment mal de vouloir faire de l'argent? Pourquoi parle-t-on toujours de trip d'égo avec l'argent? J'ai trouvé la question intéressant et j'ai choisi de t'amener la discussion ici. Quand on s'aligne comme entrepreneur on a envie de s'ajouter de la fluidité dans qui on est mais aussi dans nos projets. Dans ce podcast je t'amène les questions à te poser pour savoir si ton projet est aligné à toi ✌️ Cette année j'ai vécu les deux : le projet aligné et le trip d'égo. Je t'en parle un peu plus dans l'épisode Bonne écoute
With LAY-Z-BOY! Watch J&0 in their LAY-Z-BOY chairs recording the Jason & Osi Podcast on NFLUK YouTube We begin with two Osi stories, before we asses the trip to Munich and ponder whether the Bucs are back. We read some reviews including on of the nicest ones ever received...post below if you want to ask anything, or just say hi. We appreciate you. @NFLUK for clips UPRISE A Shooting Shark Production for the NFL
On this weeks episode of the Parliament Podcast, the crew welcomes the owner of Hygge(hoo-gah) Coworking, Garrett Tichy. Garrett shares his experiences in the video game world, how Hygge came to be, and how baking for the internet might just lead you to meet that special someone.
Halifax filmmaker Kevin Hartford is bringing his dark comedy, Lemon Squeezy, to the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival this month. It's about a high school student who gets casually rejected for prom and then becomes convinced he's instigated a biblical apocalypse. Guest host Carolyn Ray spoke with Hartford about his new film.
In today's episode, I sit down with Simon Rohrbach, the Co-Founder & CEO of Plain.com — CS without the BS. Previously, Simon led design at Deliveroo and was the entrepreneur in residence at Index Ventures.There's something to be said about building products within "nonsexy" categories. For example, customer service. When it comes to customer service solutions, not much has changed in the past decade. Plain.com hopes to bring something fresh when it comes to the customer service tools that exist today.In short, Plain is building the Stripe for customer service. The product is a customer service tool but with context. Their focus has been around making it easy for engineering teams easily integrate into their existing workflow.Follow Simon:TwitterPlain.comAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
We're back with another solo Lemonhead session with @jrfarr (JR Farr). Today I wanted to reflect on one year since we launched, 10 years in the making, as we look towards the next phase of growth with our first hires. In this episode, I give you two important pieces of advice on hiring, along with my notes from Simon Sinek's, Leaders Eat Last, on how to continue to evolve as a leader as your team grows.As always, thanks for being a listener of the show. Hosted by @jrfarr (JR Farr) — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Yo! We're back with a brand new episode. I decided to do something a little different today. I just sat down and hit record and started talking about what was on my mind as a founder myself. I talked about the current phase of the business journey we're in. This led me to start talking about the idea of building an audience vs. capturing an audience. We'll be back with more interviews, Lemonhead chats, and more of these "behind the scenes" episodes where I share more about our own journey.As always, thanks for being a listener of the show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
In today's episode, I'm joined by the digital product launch queen herself, Steph Taylor.We dive into:Tips for first-time launchesBenefits of building your email listTools to plan and schedule your launchManaging your energy and self-care for launch weeksAbout StephSteph Taylor is a digital product launch strategist for business owners who are tired of selling services, and want to scale with their first digital offer. Whether it's starting a podcast or selling a digital course, Steph helps her students reach more people, grow their audience and become the go-to in their industry. She's host of the Socialette podcast, with over 1.5 million downloads to date, and has taught more than 100,000 entrepreneurs how to launch their own podcasts and digital products. In her spare time, Steph enjoys adding new plants to her indoor jungle, and making wine, peanut butter and coffee disappear (#magic).Connect with Steph on Instagram @stephtaylor.coSteph's Website: https://stephtaylor.co/Listen to the Socialette podcast - https://stephtaylor.co/socialette/Join her Launch Magic Course Waitlist - stephtaylor.co/magicConnect with Mia on Instagram @miabroxMia's website: https://shedreamsallday.com/If you loved the episode, be sure to leave a review and share this episode with your introverted business besties or someone you think needs it in their life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meet Peter, the co-founder of Reform — the modern form builder. A long-time developer who studied at the Copenhagen Business School. Over the years, Peter has built and sold several digital products. Peter was also part of the first batch of the TinySeed — an accelerator fund for bootstrappers. Peter is hoping to carve his own niche in the form builder space and so far, he and his team are off to a great start. They recently rolled out a freemium version of Reform. We at Lemon Squeezy use Reform for all of our customer surveys and we're big fans of the product. Links mentioned:Reform — The modern form builderTinySeedBook — TractionBook — The Art of Non-ConformityFollow Peter:TwitterPersonal website=============================Show notes:(0:42) why another form builder?(3:40) raising money with TinySeed(10:10) offering a freemium plan(12:46) focusing on marketing(16:45) what's next for Reform?(21:42) wrapping up=============================As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Mark is an indie developer from Manchester. He's the Founder of UiPress, a WordPress plugin that provides a white-label admin experience for WordPress. Over the years of using WordPress and its evolution, the admin experience has been a hot topic. But what if you could customize it to your own needs. That's where UiPress comes in.Mark's story of success with UiPress began when he almost gave up on the product idea altogether. Today, Mark is working on UiPress full-time and his story is a good reminder to scratch your own itch.Follow Mark:TwitterUiPress=============================Show notes:(1:49) solving your own problem(4:30) almost giving up(7:30) rebranding / repositioning(13:10) revenue numbers(16:26) what lies ahead for UiPress?(18:33) wrapping up=============================As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
In today's episode, you'll learn from Mike McAlister. Over the past decade, Mike has carved out his works in the WordPress industry. Mike has the unique ability to be a designer, developer, and marketer. With this formula, he has launched and grown multiple projects from ground zero to over a million dollars in revenue before, ultimately, being acquired by WP Engine.Today, Mike is the Principal Software Engineer at WP Engine. He also recently launched the Liftoff Creator Course. In short, the Liftoff course teaches you step-by-step how to pinpoint your expertise and turn it into digital products like courses, ebooks, memberships, digital goods, podcasts, and templates that earn recurring revenue. Links mentioned:Atomic BlocksWP Engine acquires Array ThemesFollow Mike:TwitterPersonal websiteLiftoff course for digital creators=============================Show notes:(1:30) early beginnings for Mike(4:17) moving from a marketplace to running own business(7:07) leading the charge with Atomic blocks for WordPress(10:28) getting acquired by WP Engine (13:38) a typical day in the life(17:29) the Liftoff course(24:20) Mike's love for astronomy inspires his work(28:05) wrapping up=============================As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
News Want to find the latest with Gutenberg? You can quickly find the updates on the Gutenberg Hub. where can check out the latest resources or tutorials. Maciek Palmowski tweeted this resource where you can create a Gutenberg page quickly by using the builder. Not WooCommerce related by very interesting Bloomberg Technology reported that Shopify Inc. shares plunged below their pre-pandemic level after the company missed revenue and profit estimates, prompting some analysts to dramatically change their outlook on the Canadian e-commerce company. Shopify fell 14.7% to $413.64 on the New York Exchange, bringing this year's decline to 70%. The stock is now 2% below where it closed on the day in March 2020 that the World Health Organization called Covid-19 a global pandemic. Events Wordsesh is scheduled for next week May 16–20, 2022. This is one of the first virtual, free seminars for WordPress professionals and has some great speakers scheduled. Head on over to the site to get signed up. From Our Contributors and Producers Lemon Squeezy just became free. Instead of a monthly cost, there will just be a larger percentage of each transaction kept by Lemon Squeezy. They have announced two major releases on their Lemon Drop. According to their website, if you already have a subscription, you will be grandfathered in. There has been a leadership change announced over at Yoast. After joining Newfold Digital in August 2021, they have seen a lot of growth. Thijs de Valk picked up a new role as CEO after Marieke van de Rakt decided to step back from this position. You can see the updates over on the Yoast blog. WPSiteSync reported that they will no longer be updating the plugin and its Premium Extensions. There are plans to integrate some of its functionality into DesktopServer. Currently, if you use WPSiteSync for your workflow, the current plugin and its Premium Extensions will be free to the public. Vikas Singhal tweeted that the Chrome Extension for @insta_wp is now a little more powerful. After you install the extension, you will be able to launch instances “without” registration for any wp.org plugin or theme. Ellen Bauer announced on Twitter that a new FSE (full site editing) theme, Kori has been released. It is a cool one-page theme for resume websites. You can read the blog and try it out on ainoblocks.com. Ines van Dijk, was interviewed on the Matt Report. Go check out this episode to get some great ideas on how to help WordPress product owners get better at customer support. This interview covers many issues that come up with support and may be familiar to you. But if you need help you can hire her team or get support templates from her site Quality in Support. Joost De Valk wrote on his blog that the WordPress market share appears to be shrinking over the past few months. Could it be that WordPress is being out-innovated or could it be site speed? You can
For the past decade, Matt Medeiros has become an expert when it comes to podcasting and building audiences. Within the WordPress eco-system, Matt is a staple in the community where he runs The Matt Report and The WP Minute.Today, Matt is the Director of Podcast Success at Castos where he helps new and existing podcast shows become successful. I can't think of a better role for Matt. If you're lucky enough to get 30 minutes with him — you'll be in good hands. Links mentioned:Matt's thoughts on the future of WordPressMatt's favorite business podcast — This week in startupsFollow MattTwitterPersonal websiteCastos - Podcast Hosting=============================Show notes:(3:25) typical day for Matt(6:00) what makes a podcast successful?(10:40) how the platforms will influence what's next for podcasting(13:40) what's next for WordPress(18:25) balancing day job and side hustles(21:25) how to get started with podcasting(25:20) wrapping up=============================As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
JR Farr is the co-founder of Make Lemonade, a product studio behind Lemon Squeezy (a platform to sell digital products), Dunked (to showcase your portfolio) and Iconic (a set of cracking looking apps). But this isn't JR's first foray into entrepreneurship. Back in 2008 he sold his first startup, College Connecting, before starting and selling another, MOJO marketplace back in 2012. From here he worked at the acquiring company for 5 years, before starting ANOTHER startup, called Weav, a product to help with customer retention. I could list out JR's CV in more detail, but you can tell that this chap a seasoned entrepreneur.What we covered in this episode: JR's entrepreneurship background Building Mojo (Wordpress marketplace) Mojo getting acquired in 2012 Why JR stayed for 5 years in a big company Getting a mini MBA Spending $75k on a domain for a failed company Meeting the Make Lemonade folks Orman Clark Gilbert Pellegrom Jason Schuller Should more founders band together? Building Lemon Squeezy Taking on the digital products space Going into a crowded market Advice for entreprenuers Recommendations Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things Podcast: My First Million Indie Hacker: Jon Yonfook Follow JR Twitter Personal site Make Lemonade Podcast Follow Me
Kacper Staniul is a growth marketer and the founder of Scrapelabs — a web scraping service. His company specializes in web scraping for businesses looking for data analysis, competitive analysis, pricing monitoring, and more. (3:05) going full-time(6:49) tools and software used(8:00) what's next?(8:57) how long does web scraping take?(15:50) wrapping upAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
By day, Michael Riddering (aka @Ridd), is the founding designer for Maven — a cohort-based education platform. By night, he's the founder of Figma.Academy — a design course that teaches advanced design tactics delivered directly inside of Figma.In this episode, Ridd breaks down how he built Figma Academy. We uncover a decision he made early on that helped influence Figma Academy into the success story it is today.Links:Check out Figma, the best design tool. Interested in Figma Academy? Here's a quick video demo of what the course is all about.Also, be sure to check out Ridd's James Bond house.Show notes: (1:29) getting started with design & education(5:17) the beginnings of Figma Academy(10:10) balance work and life(12:07) delivering a course inside of Figma(14:18) what's next for Figma Academy(19:09) Ridd's day to day(22:45) quick Q&A / wrapping upAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
Here's a list of ways to connect with Laura Eddy:Twitter: @typeheistWebsites: Laura Eddy, Typeheist, Haunts.(1:45) favorite type of design(2:58) where does inspiration come from(3:45) how long does it take to design a font(8:11) favorite design tools(9:29) design & development experience(11:40) balancing work and side-hustles(15:52) reading to learn(17:39) getting started in font design(20:15) advice and wrapping upAs always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
On the podcast today we have JR Farr and Gilbert Pellegrom from a new platform called Lemon Squeezy. Lemon Squeezy is a SaaS based platform with a WordPress integration. Which enables you to sell digital products online? So things like PDFs, eBooks, software licensing... anything you can think of really. If it's possible to package it up and sell it directly on your website, Lemon Squeezy is here to help with that. It makes running a digital products business easier by taking away some of the boring tasks. Check out the podcast...
On the podcast today we have JR Farr and Gilbert Pellegrom from a new platform called Lemon Squeezy. Lemon Squeezy is a SaaS based platform with a WordPress integration. Which enables you to sell digital products online? So things like PDFs, eBooks, software licensing... anything you can think of really. If it's possible to package it up and sell it directly on your website, Lemon Squeezy is here to help with that. It makes running a digital products business easier by taking away some of the boring tasks. Check out the podcast...
On the podcast today we have JR Farr and Gilbert Pellegrom from a new platform called Lemon Squeezy. Lemon Squeezy is a SaaS based platform with a WordPress integration. Which enables you to sell digital products online? So things like PDFs, eBooks, software licensing... anything you can think of really. If it's possible to package it up and sell it directly on your website, Lemon Squeezy is here to help with that. It makes running a digital products business easier by taking away some of the boring tasks. Check out the podcast...
There's an old African proverb that goes something like this: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.This is sometimes easier said than done. Hiring is hard and today I'm going to break down how to make your first 5 hires. Hopefully, this helps you avoid some of the costly mistakes I made.As always, thanks for being a listener of the show. Here's a breakdown of today's Saturday Squeeze.(0:50) my experience hiring(2:19) when to hire(3:40) define values early on(7:50) hire generalists, then specialists(10:45) letting go of control(12:00) keep your org flat as long as you can(14:35) communication is key as you scale(15:20) it's not one-size fits all(1648) recap-----------------Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always, thanks for being a listener of the show. For today's episode, I talk about all things landing pages.(0:20) intro(1:25) all about the headline(4:45) hero elements(5:31) amplify the pain (the problem)(7:06) the big reveal (the solution)(8:07) social proof (if you got it, flaunt it)(8:50) don't just tell, show(9:47) benefits first, features last(10:47) use cases / case studies(11:30) positioning aka "picking a fight"(12:48) pricing(14:02) repeat call to action(15:01) remind me later (unique)(16:28) wrapping up-----------------Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always, thanks for being a listener of the show. For today's episode, I break down when and if you should raise money for your company. The analogy I use is you can either ride the unicorn or chase the unicorn. (1:20) ride the unicorn or chase the unicorn(3:04) types of funding(7:30) convertible notes vs. price rounds(9:45) when to get funding(11:45) what kind of company do you want to build?(14:35) what can you afford to live on?(15:13) how many people do you want to manage?(16:27) how much are you willing to give?(16:56) my experience between bootstrapping and funded(18:55) when should you bootstrap?(20:07) when to raise money?(21:23) be careful, don't get distracted-----------------Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy or follow us on Twitter @lmsqueezy
As always thanks for being a listener of the Make Lemonade show. Hosted by @jrfarr — brought to you by LemonSqueezy.com. If you're looking to sell digital products online, be sure to check out Lemon Squeezy. https://lemonsqueezy.comFollow us on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/lmsqueezy
The world of employment took a break from crowning unicorns this week, and that's just fine with Chad & Cheese, who have gotten a little tired of taking the crazy pills on such a regular basis. In its place, Hiretual has a new brand and new money in the bank, Woven took a Series A, Bullhorn created an investment arm, the NFL has a race problem (still), Home Depot is hiring too fast or not fast enough? ...and finally. OnlyFans has another termination (allegedly) to add to its portfolio. This time, a cop. You have the right to remain sexy unless it steps on our Puritan sensibilities. Take some crazy pills and enjoy!
The world of employment took a break from crowning unicorns this week, and that's just fine with Chad & Cheese, who have gotten a little tired of taking the crazy pills on such a regular basis. In its place, Hiretual has a new brand and new money in the bank, Woven took a Series A, Bullhorn created an investment arm, the NFL has a race problem (still), Home Depot is hiring too fast or not fast enough? ...and finally. OnlyFans has another termination (allegedly) to add to its portfolio. This time, a cop. You have the right to remain sexy unless it steps on our Puritan sensibilities. Take some crazy pills and enjoy!
Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners
“Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in” a famous line from Godfather Part III and a recurring theme I've noticed for those of who have used WordPress for a while. No matter how much we might moan about the shortcomings of WordPress, it's still pretty darn powerful. The core of WordPress is getting better, read: Gutenberg and Full Site Editing. Some sharp edges, yes, but software is software — it will iterate into something great. Maybe you left WordPress a few years ago because of Gutenberg, but I bet you second guessed yourself when that Netlify CMS lacked a user and permissions system, custom post types, and an easy way to install a contact form. Oh, and what about ecommerce? Yeah…well…what about it?! WooCommerce, still the sleeping giant, is about to get some lemon squeezed right in the eye. JR Farr returns to the Matt Report to talk about his latest product, Lemon Squeezy. A NOT Easy Digital Downloads alternative that's looking to take it's share of the e-commerce market. Learn more about the collective and the other products JR is a part of over at https://makelemonade.wtf/ Episode transcription [00:00:00] Matt: Welcome back to the Matt report podcast, special guest today, a man that I met God, I don't know if I had my notes in front of me. If I was a professional podcast or years ago at PressNomics spoiler alert, there was some stuff in the news about pages. And maybe we'll talk a little bit about that today, Jr. [00:00:17] Jr. Welcome to the program. [00:00:20] JR: I know, man. Thanks for having me again. When I [00:00:22] Matt: interviewed you last time, I think it was right on the heels of you selling your company and you're back building another company. You are the co-founder of a man. I was just trying to think of, of a great word. An Avengers team. [00:00:37] You certainly don't want to be like, I dunno, the guardians of the galaxy co-founder and CEO of make lemonade recently launched something called lemon squeezy that we'll talk about today. Yeah. How many, well, actually, let me, before we get in. Was it two years ago. I remember taking a phone call from you. [00:00:57] You were asking me about starting a podcast. You started a podcast. Oftentimes I would broadcast that podcast onto my big screen TV. And watch you drink old fashions talking about startups. What [00:01:10] JR: happened? Yeah, no, that's a good question. So, like, So me and you go way back, right? Especially in the WordPress space. [00:01:17] Mojo was, was a good ride. Built a marketplace up, went and did the executive life at endurance for a long time, and then wanting to go on my own again. And so I got way into SAS customer attention because of what we were doing at Bluehost and things like that. Anyway, I was trying to get into that space and trying to find lightening in a bottle like I did with WordPress so quickly. [00:01:40] Right. It's so fast. It's like, oh yeah, I can do this again. And starting a company again is hard. And so, we tried to get into that space and it just kind of fell flat. And so yeah, I did a podcast for it around it, and we broke down a lot of different SAS companies, onboarding, offboarding, things like that. [00:01:56] But yeah, it was a good, it was fun though. I felt like I learned a lot, especially. Podcasting and being able to articulate things with words right. A lot better. So yeah, it was a great, it was a great production. Yeah. Thanks man. It was actually believe it or not. It was in my basement. Oh, wow. There you go. [00:02:11] Yeah. Yeah. [00:02:12] Matt: Awesome. What's the. In that world, let's say the SAS world that you learned. I mean, you came from WordPress through WordPress, into endurance, arguably the largest corporation that touches, well, I don't know if it's the largest, but a large corporation that touches WordPress. Then you go in and try to do like, what many of us might listen to this week in startups, tech crunch. [00:02:34] And we're like, Hey SAS, world. What's the biggest, what's the biggest difference that you found from that world versus the WordPress world? [00:02:44] JR: I mean, obviously the community is way different, right? Cause because there's so many different sounds. So you got, you got enterprise, mid market, small market SMBs got bootstrap, versus most people in the WordPress space are bootstrap. [00:02:54] So that was like, everyone was on like some of a playing field back in the day. I would say the [00:03:00] end of where I come from, everything has been bootstrapped, so I, I don't get me wrong. I definitely had opportunities. I still do to, to, to go raise like most of us, I guess, but I just it's in my roots, right. To like, just build it and self-fund it and grow it. [00:03:14] And so I would say that's like a big thing, like when you're getting into that space, Man, you gotta, you going up some big boys that have a lot of funding, even if they are in the SMB or mid-market or enterprise, right? Like you kind of get there's just, the playing field is so much bigger, [00:03:28] Matt: so it might be, this might be a softball question. [00:03:31] I mean, I kinda know what it is cause I know that you're going to have a bias question, especially now that you've launched a lemon squeezy and a side note. It's not just an easy digital download rev. Okay. Yeah, we've got a lot more that we're going to cover about lemon squeezy in a moment, but I've been having a lot of folks on my podcast recently in the no-code space, I've been fascinated with the no code space, no comes low-code space. [00:03:53] For me it sort of like brings that same energy back when I first discovered not even WordPress, but Drupal when I could do things with Drupal as like a non-developer with CCK and views. And we're talking almost 20 years ago being like, wow, I can code this. Knowing this PHP thing. It's interesting that, Well, here's the question. [00:04:14] What if you were to start, and I know this is, this is the softball moment. If you were to start a little bit more of a technical company today, maybe not WordPress, would you start with a WordPress framework or would you combine a couple of no-code apps that you really love to do something else? [00:04:29] JR: Well, I think luckily for me, like the teams that I have along the rides with me, they're technical enough that I don't have to, but I definitely think I would. [00:04:39] I honestly would maybe pick something else. I built mojo on WordPress back then, and that was before WooCommerce and before, easy to download. So like it was all custom and just the limitations sometimes in, around the database and queries and stuff. It's, it's not built for that. So. Maybe it's a marketing site it's different, but when it comes to a full blown app, I just think there's way better options out [00:05:02] there. [00:05:03] Matt: Yeah. So there, there are. So it just seems like there's a no-code app coming online every single day to try to like compete against air table and Google sheets and collide in bubble. Right. And I'm looking at it. Like I was looking at Pais builders rising three years ago in the WordPress space. I'm just like, damn man, you all going to survive this? [00:05:21] Or there's this like, The, survival of the fittest and that's just the market plays out. Yup. Yup. How did you get, so the, the parent company make lemonade, how did you form this team? Because I've had four out of five of you on my podcast. [00:05:40] JR: So yeah, the founding team there, they're the co-founders, there's four of us and it was. [00:05:45] There was a, quite a bit of work. It was, it was probably at least a year and a half in the making of just chatting and what, what are you working on? What, what are you building and what do you want to do? And so real quick, just talking about, let me just name the, if people don't know who we are. [00:05:58] So make lemonade was the [00:06:00] idea of it is when we were all talking before we were kind of in the thick of 2020, where it was just. Shit, right. It was just a lot of sour lemons kind of getting thrown out everyone. Right. All of us were getting hit with this. And so that's kind of where it was born. It was like, well, let's take these lemons and let's make some lemonade, and so we kind of, like you said, formed this quartet or a vendor group, or we call it a collective, which is Orman Clark. Yeah. It was known for donkey was also the, kind of the guy that set the tone on theme forest years ago. And then Jason's jeweler theme garden, press 75. And Gilbert who was a nivo slider for the OGs and spin up WP delicious brains and myself. [00:06:42] So yeah, we kind of all came together and we kind of started to really get excited about this, make lemonade idea. Let's bring all of our brands together. Let's bring all of our things we have together, and let's really see if we can build a collective and launch some pretty kick ass products. And the first one is the biggest one that we're really, I guess, leaning most of our resources into is, is limits. [00:07:03] Matt: Talk to me about how you kept these conversations going. I think that's one of the most unique things about WordPress is you have communities, like, let's say post post status and stuff like that. But I think that it goes even beyond that, where you see folks at a word camp, you see what they're doing in our space and you just it's so easy to reach out. [00:07:21] Was it like that for you? Or are you guys all in like a mastermind and connected in some other way? Like who sparked the first conversation? [00:07:27] JR: It was actually so Jason and Orman and Chris Malter were actually having conversations as well. And then Chris Malter and Jason were actually building a product called rivet, which was a therefore, a outside of WordPress as well. [00:07:41] Kind of, it was, you could take your YouTube channel and build a site from it. I don't know if you guys ever saw that, but it's really cool. And I actually ping them and said, Hey guys, what are you doing with this? Like, can I help in any way? It looks like. Maybe I could help with the marketing side, stuff like that. [00:07:54] And so that kind of like kicked off a conversation and an Orman got back involved and then it was actually, the four of us were chatting and then eventually Gilbert kinda got brought up and that's kinda how we kicked things off. But yeah, like it's funny because it goes back to where, I mean, Jason and I, we met similar to you. [00:08:11] I mean, how me and you did, which was years ago at a conference. I think it was the first PressNomics, which was forever ago. And so, yeah, we've just, it's all about relationships, right. And I would say that I really pushed hard to get everybody, like, I think that's one of my strengths is like being a connector and like making, getting, allowing things to connect and, and kind of glued together. [00:08:34] And I would, I like to think that I really helped be influential in getting us all to finally do what we're going to do. Even bringing Gilbert over full-time he was at delicious brains building. They just launched spin up WP. So. We had to convince him to come over. And so that wasn't some easy task, right. [00:08:51] He was happy with where he was at and, but it's, it's, it's worked out and I think we've got a pretty solid team. We've actually brought in a [00:09:00] few more makers into the collective which I can briefly mention, which is Mike McAllister, James Kemp, Patrick Posner. And there's a few guys from the old Moto team that are actually helping with us too. [00:09:12] So got a nice little squad. That's working on stuff together. [00:09:18] Matt: Lemon squeezy. The, the H one is sell digital products. That easy-peasy way e-commerce space, digital download space, massive untapped, I think in the WordPress world. But before we talk about that, I want to talk about all of these products that are listed on the make lemonade.wtf. [00:09:37] That's the URL. If you're listening to this, make lemonade.wtf, it'll be in the show notes. I'm on I'm on the webpage right now, iconic app. I remember watching that launch and thinking that's pretty awesome. Positive notes, dunked, premium pixels, kick link, a whole bunch of stuff. And this new digital S download product. [00:09:56] How do you keep focus? Is that the magic of a collective, like everyone gets their own little, territory to cover, break that down for me. [00:10:04] JR: Yeah. So it ebbs and flows, right? So there's, I mean, to be fair, some of these products were existing. So dunked obviously was Orman's he brought that into the collective. [00:10:12] And so as we grow that, as a team that's, that kind of works its way into the collective iconic was new. But to be totally honest right [00:10:20] Matt: now, [00:10:23] JR: The focus thing has been brought up. It's it's, it's been a subjective. Like what do we do? Let's be realistic. We are bootstrapped. There's only so many of us are we being silly by pulling ourselves to sin across everything. [00:10:36] And so, we continue to maintain the products that we have launched. So dunked and iconic and things, but right now the focus is a hundred percent limits with you for the team [00:10:44] Matt: I interviewed. Well, before I get there, let me ask you this question on the collective. Is there a way, like when you look at that and somebody's like, Hey man, I would love to be part of this team is like the application process. [00:10:58] Is your resume, an existing product you've already built and you bring that to the collective to show it off. And how do I get my podcast in there? No, I'm just kidding. How do I like when you bring it there? Like, is that the process, is that how you look for a new member of the collective? [00:11:13] JR: So it's actually, I take a really good question. [00:11:15] I didn't even think about that before we came on, but that is a lot of it. I mean, we do have some. I've kind of put together how people come into the collective. There, there is a process to it. That's not the only way. So obviously if your skillset is what kind of we're looking for at the moment, we'll bring in there's different ways that we can kind of bring you in the collective where you can to participate in all the products with us, as well as if you have your own product, then that gets the power of the collective, right? [00:11:42] Like, I mean, look at premium pixel, for example, that's a really old brand. I mean, as you can, there's a sh there's tons of people on an email list, right. That just get featured into the rest of our products. But like iconic app was very similar. That's James McDonald. Who's you don't know him. He's an amazing icon [00:12:00] design. [00:12:01] And he wanted to do an icon set. And so the team kind of got together with him and he did all the icons and then we built everything else. And so, and it leverages lemon squeezy to sell it. So that was like a really, really cool way to bring someone in, to work on just an individual product with us. And then the other team members like Mike and James and Patrick, they're helping us limit squeezy, but they're also gonna get the benefit of the rest of the collective too. [00:12:24] So. It's it, it can go either way. It just really depends on the person. Yeah. [00:12:31] Matt: I interviewed Matt Mullenweg earlier this year. And I think that, well, maybe not, it might not be obvious to everyone and maybe some of you out there are thinking, well, we've already got woo commerce. We don't need anything else who could survive an e-commerce play in this space up against the giant that is Rue commerce and alternatives like Shopify. [00:12:54] I know that. And I am by no means trying to give you a veteran and proven CEO slash entrepreneur, any advice, but I know that it's either going to take a boatload of money to compete or just a bad-ass product that is just hitting it on all cylinders. I think this is, this is not really a good question. [00:13:13] This is me just like pontificating this on a soap box. Like I think this is gonna be a bad-ass product. I think this is going to be the home run side of it. S inside my gut says, you probably feel the same way, because if you just execute on an amazing product, you can compete and you can win. Look at all the foreign plugins we have. [00:13:33] Right, right, right. Look at all of the similar stuff we have that's out there. This is, just because the giants out there doesn't mean you shouldn't build it. Your thoughts. [00:13:43] JR: Yeah, no, I it's a really good, and obviously we've got to be realistic, right? Like we are going up against some 800 pound gorillas. [00:13:49] Which is fine. I've done it before. But I think where lemon squeezy was different, is it is, it is a SAS first. Right. So we, we kind of have this unique ability to package in a lot of features that as much as I love WordPress, like, you do have to put together like a decent amount of plugins sometimes for something to work that costs money, that constant that's maintenance, that's conflicts, that's, maybe opening yourself up to some security issues depending on what kind of plugins you're getting. [00:14:19] If it's not from a reliable source. So. I think that's a unique thing that we do have. And then I think the team that's building the lemon squeezy plugin, right. Even though it's V1 and it's not extremely powerful at the moment, but it gives you all the power lemon squeezy from day one, which I think is super cool. [00:14:37] It's a totally different way of thinking about building it. And we can just totally, supercharge your WordPress site with lemon squeezy. So I think we're coming at it from a different angle. Which is exciting for me and it doesn't kind of pin us into one thing. But you're right. I mean, we're going to have to just iterate fast and quickly on this thing. [00:14:57] So, when we first came out, it's interesting, now that we're getting in the [00:15:00] WordPress space, when we first came out, it was looked at us, it will be looked at like a, like a Gumroad alternative. Right. It was just, that was kind of the feature set, but we're releasing some pretty big things around our website. [00:15:11] And so that's kind of positioning us into a different market, the WordPress space. Now we're getting positioned in there against easel downloads. But I will say one last thing about digital products is all of us come from that space. And it's, it's complicated. Yes, there's WooCommerce, but it's primarily, it's meant for physical stuff. [00:15:27] It does do digital stuff, but there's a lot to think about, right? Like security and how those files are delivered and software verges. I mean, even just the, the auto updates and. You know how you deliver the license keys. Like there's a lot of stuff to think about. And then that ties way into support. How do you support the product? [00:15:47] And so I think we've got a good, like view, a very good focus view on like how to tackle. [00:15:53] Matt: How do you manage, who gets to say, who gets the say in which features to add into a product like this? Because the Gumroad alternative, they easy digital downloads, alternative, the lightweight version of WooCommerce. [00:16:08] Again, as somebody who hasn't had the same product successes, you, but have been in companies that have had products assess, I don't mind those comparisons because it's just easy for customers to understand, but then there's like that 20%. Month after month or a year, quarter after quarter, you're like, okay, but we still need to keep edging our way to a differentiator, a different value prop. [00:16:30] So who gets this, who gets to lead that with this product? [00:16:36] JR: Man? That's a good question. So right now I think we've done a decent job with the four of us of allowing us to. Really give our say, I think when it comes down to like, if, so, let's just talk about design first for a second. Like how it looks that's we all know that that's Orman Clark. [00:16:51] I mean, the guy. Seriously brilliant when it comes to sign. So we're only going to push it so far. And then I think it's pretty, like, it's just like unwritten code that like Orman's going to make that decision, but then I think when it comes to like marketing and positioning, I think a lot of people look at me for that, and just, how do we position this business and this product, or. [00:17:10] And so I think it's just, it really falls in more of a skillset, right. Gilbert's CTO when it comes to anything technical related in the product, Gilbert's probably going to have the final say in that. And so, yeah, so that's kinda how we've handled it so far. [00:17:23] Matt: Yeah. When I, when I did talk to Matt as part of what I was getting at before is I told him that I still think woo commerce is even though it is the giant, it's still a sleeping giant. [00:17:35] Like I don't feel, I don't feel like automatic has really started to tap the potential of, I agree how flexible WooCommerce is going to be. And I think that, you, you said before, this is a SAS first product. We're launching this. I, these are my words, not exactly yours, but we're launching SAS because we can just control it a whole heck of a lot easier than if it was just a pure plugin. [00:17:57] There's was a pure plugin. We get to do the security patches, [00:18:00] the updates, the UI updates, people start falling off. They haven't updated. It's a nightmare when you're trying to make a cohesive experience. And I think no code. Heck even Jetpack is and tools like yours. Aren't going to condition the users over time, where once we really wanted our plugin and own it and have it in our WordPress site to be like ass, screw it, just make it work. [00:18:27] Like it's all a plugin. And I just want access, just give it to me because I think we're all just fed up with it, to that up until this point. I don't know if that's good or bad for the longterm success of WordPress, because that's what us. But your [00:18:40] JR: thoughts? Well, this is so when I first sat down with the guys and we started talking about lemon squeezy, and this is what we always go back to. [00:18:46] This is like, if this is the punchline, so, and this is going to sound kind of silly, but this is how I literally described to the team. And this is what we, we say. Say, we say, whenever we start talking about the product, we're like space. Space mountain, which sounds weird. Right? So that ride in Disneyland. [00:19:03] So if you were to go to that ride to picture it in your head, you, you walk up, you see the entrance and everything, and you're walking through it. It's really a whole experience from the moment you see it and you walk through it, right? It's all dark. And then you go through the ride and it's pitch black and there's lights, and there's all kinds of things, but you can feel it as you're going through it. [00:19:18] Right. But you don't really know how this is all happening, but think about it for a second. If everybody flipped the light. That'd be rods and wires and it, probably bolts and dust and everything looking at right. And that's kind of the experience today still after all these years, right? It's like, get your hosting, get your domain name, get your plugins, get your you're like putting together all these things with the lights on. [00:19:41] And so in our mind is like easy peasy, lemon, squeezy. Let's just fast forward this thing a little bit and create a space, mountain experience where you just hop on the ride and you're just enjoying the experience. And you're just, you're just there to have fun and have a good time, or you're just there to make money or you're just there to sell this product or this widget or whatever it is you don't have to think. [00:20:00] And so that's kind of how. Are building the product. So I will say from a feature standpoint, we've got a long way to go, right? Like right now you can get on there, you can sell anything, subscriptions memberships. We're also the merchant of record. So you don't even have to worry about setting up payment processors or anything like that. [00:20:17] It's all taken care of. And so I think as we add more features like email marketing and the builder. Themes and stuff like that. I think people are going to really start to be like, oh, wow. Like this is just all here with a click of a button. So [00:20:31] Matt: you don't have to comment on my crazy conspiracy theory, but I'll ask it and we can cut this guy, a segment out of the show if you want. [00:20:41] I really think. Th this concept the space mountain rides, fantastic metaphor for all of this stuff is also how jet pack is attempting to win in the long run. And I'm of the mindset that I don't know, two years from now, you'll go [00:21:00] to wordpress.org and it'll say, download WordPress with Jeff. [00:21:05] Download free WordPress open source version of WordPress, whatever sounds uglier for you to say, I don't want that. I want this because this is the best way to experience WordPress's with Japan. And I think that that's the, the model that, that Jetpack will ultimately win with as much as we all are like, oh, not on our lawn, this thing here, but I think that that is how WordPress wins. [00:21:32] Are automatic wins in that space. Thoughts on, on that WordPress experience is jet pack in the front row seat for a wind like that. [00:21:42] JR: Oh man, I have so many thoughts. I mean, I'll say, I'll say a couple of things on it. It's really interesting to think about that from Matt's perspective because Matt always said he wants to get to 50% of the internet uses work. [00:21:58] But I don't know what he's thought of after that. I don't know what happens when he hits that goal. Right? Is he. Does does there's IPO's there's, then what happens like that? What starts to take shape for this business? And so I think me, and you've always seen it from afar, right? You, you look at the way, they kind of their copies changing on jet pack and the way they kind of position the way it should feel like the, like you said, it, like, this is the way you should experience WordPress. [00:22:24] I actually think they say it on the jetpacks website. So I think we've always thought that was going to happen. It's just when and if, and, and I don't know if. If it's going to be triggered more around what happens with Matt and automatic, right. With the IPO or when it hits the 50%, or is he waiting for something like that for, in order to have to do it at that time? [00:22:47] Yeah. [00:22:48] Matt: A friend of the show, I don't know if you know him, Jordan gall, he started cart hook, and now he's on onto another e-commerce product called rally.io, which is a. I hope I'm getting this right. It's either, either says it's a decoupled or headless e-commerce experience. Okay. He was building a product. [00:23:08] I think it started off as cart abandonment or cart recovery. Hence the cart hook name, built it in Shopify as playground and eventually. What I'll say is crushed by Shopify. He's not a happy camper. Really? Yeah. He's been a lot more vocal about it. There's a great business insider article, which I'll try to remember to link up to it here in the show notes. [00:23:30] And I'm going to have him on the show actually next week to kind of talk about a little bit of that stuff, your thoughts on playing in somebody else's playground. Is that something that ever comes up or you're like, do you look at this as it's? Okay. This is why we're building it as. We start with WordPress. [00:23:44] We build up there, we springboard to full on just come to our website signup. [00:23:50] JR: Exactly. And even right now, I mean, even before we came into WordPress, right. Lemon squeezy has been live. It's been launched. We have paying customers that are just coming to us from their own ways. [00:24:00] Right. Not WordPress. So we already have that going. [00:24:03] I look at WordPress is like our biggest integration, right. Or biggest extension. And it's been interesting because ever since we've launched the API, we have like, is it stamp, stamp MADEC is that the shoot? I think it's the CMS. There's other people. Are you building plugins around other platforms? So, obviously we've been talking about maybe an integration with or the Shopify has people have wanted to do Shopify plugins for lemon squeezy. [00:24:30] So I think we'll continue down this path. Just as a way for distribution, that's the way I'm looking at it. Not so much a risk to the platform. Cause right now we're like you said, it's SAS and we can kind of control our destiny, which is [00:24:42] Matt: nice. Just too. Recheck myself, dear listener, it's rally on.com, not rally.io, rally.io, creator coin economy. [00:24:50] A rally on.com is Jordan's next venture. You'll hear him probably coming up on the next episode. Cool. The, the, the future for a WordPress in full site editing. I mean, is this anything that. It comes up on your on your calls at all with the team. Like when you talk about the space mountain ride, like, is this, does this matter to you like full site editing, Gutenberg, Ella mentor, and like this massive whirlwind of stuff happening? [00:25:25] Does it matter to you or [00:25:26] JR: not? Not so much. Yes. Yes it does. I think that, cause I think the approach we want to take. And this is what I mentioned about the plugin, right? Lemon squeezies plugin today, you can connect your store and then you, you, you really experienced lemon squeezy over lemon squeezy, but then you use your WordPress website to kind of display it, right? [00:25:44] So it's not. We would like to maybe look at bringing some more stuff. So we're not having to force people to come over to us. Right. If they don't want to. And I think that's how we're thinking about it is how do we, do we look at some lemon squeezy powered themes? Probably not. There's an element or ad-ons we've discussed. [00:26:01] So yeah, we're absolutely thinking about how do we make it, but it's more in the sense of like that customer, right? Like, What are they experiencing and how do we make this nice for them? Right. Rather than forcing them to come to lemon squeezy, if they don't want to, that's really how we think about it. [00:26:15] But I think in terms of the plugin to start, I think we're gonna focus more on features that people really want to leverage, like restrict content has. The really exciting one is migration tools for the other popular providers. Those are the things that we're working on now. And then from there, we'll kind of see what the, what people want. [00:26:35] So [00:26:36] Matt: I don't have any segments on the show, but if I did have one, it might be like, read mean WP Tavern comments, like this read mean tweets like celebrities. Yeah. When this was announced and launched, which was what? Two days ago, right? The 10th. [00:26:50] JR: Yeah, the plugin. Yeah. [00:26:51] Matt: How was the reaction good or bad, otherwise, anything surprised you both positively negatively that you'd like to talk about that you saw from [00:27:00] Twitter comments or anything like that? [00:27:02] JR: So it's, it's, it's interesting, right? Because for the most part, I would say it's 99% excitement. Everyone's super excited. Mostly probably because the team, I think they see the team, they're like, oh wow. I had no idea that this is who's behind this. So that's been really cool. And, but there definitely is like coming back into the WordPress space after being here for so long. [00:27:23] And I did take a break for a while coming back into it. I did forget, like, there's definitely people that are. If they don't know us, so they don't know where we come from. Right. There's definitely been like. Well, what is this? And who are these guys and who did, how, how could they possibly think they could do this? [00:27:40] And so there's been a few of those and I just kind of laugh it off, but I think we'll eventually, hopefully win them over. But if not, there's always a Pepsi and a Coke and you know what I mean? And I don't mind being a Pepsi, like if, if there's already a Coke, I have no problem with that. [00:27:54] And so we're just giving people options. So [00:27:56] Matt: lemon, squeezy.com. I'm looking at the pricing starts at $9 a month. No free. [00:28:02] JR: Yeah. Yeah. And I can talk about that. Yeah. So we, so we did, we did have a free plan. We did the transaction model where you would pay high transaction fees on a free plan. And it, we had, oh man, like tens of thousands of people literally using the platform. [00:28:18] It was a lot. And so we just, and it's great, but like, you need a ton of volume for that model to really play itself out and time. And so being bootstrapped, it's like, let's just focus on building a product that people want to pay for. Let's make everything SAS. And there was, we had to kind of roll back and there was, there's been a lot of angry people about that. [00:28:39] And so we're trying to find the best pricing. And so this is what's working at the moment. I think, as we add new features, maybe maybe prices go up maybe, and there's a new plan that gets introduced. I don't know. But we're the right now, I think we've found a good price that, because what we did actually is we looked at. [00:28:55] We did look at, if I was going to do a digital download store or sell something digital using WooCommerce or easy digital downloads, we wanted to make lemon squeezy. So not for a race to the bottom, but just, we were trying to be realistic with the features that we do offer right at the moment. And so, so that's kind of where we're settling. [00:29:14] It seems to be working on, like I said, outside of WordPress, we've had plenty of sign-ups and so we're doing well, but I'm really excited to see this get into the WordPress ecosystem and just, just offer something fresh and new and that's that wasn't built, Forever ago. So yeah, [00:29:32] Matt: $9 a month is still pretty darn affordable. [00:29:35] It's only 90 bucks for the year, sands a transaction fee for selling, which you're going to get no matter where you go. Unless you only accepted check by mail, which you're still going to be paying a fee on that too. Did you find, and again, like with with the prefix, that $9 is still pretty, pretty affordable, did you find a better. [00:29:54] More qualified type of customer from moving away from free. It's always like the most demanding [00:30:00] customers want things for free. And then as soon as they start to pay them, they're a little bit better. [00:30:04] JR: Yeah. Like, yeah, exactly. And our support totally changed too. Like it was actually just, like a lot of bottom feeding, right. [00:30:11] Kind of things going on. And the support is actually way higher now, but it's really good. Like questions, like people are in a trial or they have questions about this or that, or we're getting way more feedback on the product and like, well, if you guys had this, I would sign up or, you know what I mean? [00:30:26] Like. Yeah, you're right. It's attracted the right people. And then we're, you know what I mean? Like we're, it's like the Henry Ford thing, right? It's like, if I listen to my customer, just build a faster horse, but now I feel like we're listening to the customers that are really willing to pay and they are paying, and it's cool to see. [00:30:42] Yeah, man. [00:30:42] Matt: I mean, you say that there's not a lot of features or, you feel like you might have not have as many features as the rest. It's. I mean, what you look like, you get a nice feature set here. [00:30:50] JR: Well, yeah, so I guess so let me actually rephrase that. That's a good. From a, from an e-commerce perspective, selling things. [00:30:57] We, I think we're, we're really good. We do a ton of stuff. And especially for someone that's just like, doesn't want to have to worry about anything with the merchant of record. I think it's like super slick to sign up for lemon squeezy and just, you can just start selling where we're really gonna double down on next. [00:31:14] The editing publishing and editing experience where you can actually have your own storefront and website with themes, Orman Clark and Jason and Mike, they're all going to have some pretty amazing themes that you can be able to use this lemon squeezy. And then Gilbert's been working on a full blown, like e-commerce email marketing e-commerce solution. [00:31:32] So think about filtering and segmentation around your user base. Right? Whether they're. Coming in our landing page subscribing to a newsletter, or if they've purchased a product or multiple products where you're going to be able to filter a segment, send emails, take actions, depending on who they are, what they are, what they bought, so that's the kind of stuff that I think we're moving into next, but you're right from a e-commerce perspective, I think that, you can do pretty much everything except for selling online course at the moment. [00:32:01] Yeah, that's the only real feature left, [00:32:03] Matt: Semi hot seat question. The usual suspects aside in the software licensing key plugin space software licensing. I don't really see that come up on other e-commerce platforms. So prominently is this the easiest way to kind of break into. What I'll say is the available customer base of WordPress. [00:32:27] JR: Oh, that's funny. [00:32:28] Matt: Really it could be that I don't, I don't, I'm not looking for software licensing on other platforms, but maybe other platforms are doing it and I just don't see it. I just see this as a very WordPress thing. Ah, you know what? I didn't [00:32:40] JR: even think about it that way. I think, you know why it's maybe so important to us? [00:32:43] Cause maybe where we come. Maybe, because we are so heavy from the WordPress space. It's like what we're used to, but I will say like people that sell, tailwind components and things like that, they want to, they want to have licensing stuff done. So it's, it's applicable other places, but it's funny you [00:33:00] say it that way, because I guess it could look like. [00:33:02] I think a lot of it was just influenced where we came from. Yeah. [00:33:05] Matt: So who man, a lemon squeezy.com. Check it out, starting at nine bucks a month. I mean, it looks pretty fantastic to me. Any, I mean, I was about to say any black Friday deals, but how cheaper, cheaper could you get for nine bucks? [00:33:17] JR: Yeah, I think we're going to avoid it. [00:33:19] Actually. I think we're going to try to, I don't know. Not do that. See how it goes. Cool, man. But [00:33:26] Matt: yeah. Jr. Far, anything else that you'd like to leave the audience with anywhere they should go to? Oh, [00:33:33] JR: man. Just, yeah, I really appreciate you bringing them mat. I try to listen to your show and everything that you do. [00:33:40] And I think you're, you're, you're definitely the best at this. So, it's exciting to to, to have to be back in the WordPress space and Be with our community again, and maybe went over a few new hearts that don't know us yet. So, but now thanks again, man. And Yeah, definitely follow along. [00:33:56] Matt: Absolutely everybody else. 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"Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in" a famous line from Godfather Part III and a recurring theme I've noticed for those of who have used WordPress for a while. No matter how much we might moan about the shortcomings of WordPress, it's still pretty darn powerful. The core of WordPress is getting better, read: Gutenberg and Full Site Editing. Some sharp edges, yes, but software is software -- it will iterate into something great. Maybe you left WordPress a few years ago because of Gutenberg, but I bet you second guessed yourself when that Netlify CMS lacked a user and permissions system, custom post types, and an easy way to install a contact form. Oh, and what about ecommerce? Yeah…well…what about it?! WooCommerce, still the sleeping giant, is about to get some lemon squeezed right in the eye. JR Farr returns to the Matt Report to talk about his latest product, Lemon Squeezy. A NOT Easy Digital Downloads alternative that's looking to take it's share of the e-commerce market. Learn more about the collective and the other products JR is a part of over at https://makelemonade.wtf/
In this episode, Gaby Galea talks to Jason Schuller and JR Farr, two of the four co-founders of Lemon Squeezy, a plugin that helps simplify the selling of digital products. Lemon Squeezy fits under the Make Lemonade product portfolio and the digital maker crew hopes to continually launch and build new products together. Episode Highlights and Topics: What is Lemon Squeezy? Easy-peasy way to sell digital products online End-to-End Solution: Easily do everything online as a digital creator with one-stop shop Pain Points: Digital creators/makers can build things, the problem is selling those things Lemon Squeezy is and probably always will be a SaaS-based product WordPress Integration? Working on easy-peasy way to access, embed, and use plugin Other Platforms: Lemon Squeezy can be used with any platform - it’s pretty flexible Merchant Records: Creators upload products and Lemon Squeezy handles payments Marketing: How Lemon Squeezy helps companies add context to their email messaging Lemon Squeezy Price: Subscription depends on plan, customers, and features for now Resources/Links: Lemon Squeezy Iconic app Make Lemonade Mailchimp ConvertKit Castos WP Mayor Email WP Mayor
This week’s WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 8th November 2021 Another week, and we’re bringing you the latest WordPress news from the last seven days, including… Pagely has been bought by GoDaddy – what does this mean? WP Builds has released a silly version of the WordPress Awards for 2021, please donate to…
In life, most of the time, it is not easy peasy lemon squeezy at all. Especially during tough times when we ran out of strength and hope, and feel like giving up, stress and depression overwhelm us. We give up our hopes, dreams, passion, relationships, health, faith in God and even for some, their lives. So how can we find hope in tough times? And say that there's nothing too hard for God? Find out more on our Amplify Devo, where we prayerfully write our devos to refresh, renew and restore your soul in Christ, in our brand new season of Amplify Podcast today! Featuring local worship songs by Awaken Generation, New Creation Worship, Trinity Christian Church, HeartDriven Music, Riverlife Worship & The Encounter Music. Songs: 1) Sound Of Revival (Awaken Generation) 2) Give Me This Mountain (New Creation Worship) 3) Brave (Trinity Christian Centre) 4) Victory (HeartDriven Music) 5) Behold (Riverlife Worship) 6) More (The Encounter Music) All Songs Used With Permission. Follow Us: Website: www.amplifystudiossg.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gpaT8kPYIn9SotEKIrIMF iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/amplify-podcast/id1474444646 If you want to support and bless our work and ministry, simply click on here! Thank you! Patron: https://patron.podbean.com/amplifypodcastsg God bless, Amplify Studios
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First, we start off nice and easy with Gavin Edwards discussing Mr. Rogers. Then we're gonna do the finish rough with the very funny Dana Gould talking Hollywood. Let's just call this tune "Proud Tommy" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jason Schuller knows a thing or two about taking ideas and making them reality. Over the last decade he's launched countless projects, sold them when they no longer serve his needs, and launched more.Currently he's working on Lemon Squeezy at Make Lemonade.Find the full transcript and more at BYLT.co/jason-schullerAs always, this episode of Starting Now is brought to you by BYLT. At BYLT we help you get started online. Whether you want to start a blog or a business head on over to BYLT.co to get started.Subscribe to Starting Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also watch the video interview on YouTube.And, finally, if you're enjoying our podcasts and care to learn more about us, at SPYR we build minimalist businesses and we help you start your own at BYLT.
A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Jane! We chatted about growing up bilingual, accents, and favourite words...Pronunciation tip = practicing the /ð / to / z / sound with plurals like 'clothes'. Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok) Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle @MaraCarlyle www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com Artwork = Penny Rossano @pennyrossanomusicart (IG) www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com
Stryking Fury w/ Filly, The Panda feat. “The Doctor†Jonathan Reimer -The Ontario Fury Podcast
In this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly & Panda recap the weekends exciting matchups. Relive the Wins against our SoCal rivals, the San Diego Sockers. Experience the excitement of the tackling of the Tacoma Stars. Listen to the exciting back and forth match vs the Tropics. We also talk about Pandas surprise birthday, have trouble with alliterations, and realize it's really all just Easy Peazy, Lemon Squeezy. So tune in if you want a great recap of all the Fury matches while being entertained with the lovable chemistry of yours truly.
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