July 23, 2018

Explain what your startup/side-project does, in under 10 words: Series #6

Hey, Indie Hackers!

Tell us about your startup/side-project, in under 10 words and add a link too ✌


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    Affordable logos for makers - Bootstrap Logos

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      Looks nice. One suggestion. If a logo is available to be purchased exclusively, show that option right next to it. Perhaps another button/link that says "buy Exclusive for $300". This way, you can quickly make money if someone wants the exclusive rights without needing to ask you which one is available or not.

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        Totally, I definitely want to implement that. It just isn't a quick fix, I will need to build out a custom solution for that with the platform I am using.

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      This is an awesome idea. Man, that narwhal, love it.

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        Thanks!

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      That's really cool, do you plan to offer exclusive licences?

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        Thanks, you can purchase exclusive rights to a logo ($300) if that logo has not already been downloaded for the $10 version. If you are interested in exclusive rights to a logo you can reach out to me.

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      I love "Cave Man."

      I don't have a need now, but I'll definitely keep it in mind for next time. (Slash if friends are in need of some creativity). Just bookmarked. This is awesome.

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      Damn that's a good idea! Did you create all these yourself?

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        Thanks Jake. Yes, these were all done by me.

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          That's really impressive. I'll probably get one for future projects.

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    Completely new SEO tools for content and technical SEO analysis - https://seodity.com

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      What a great toolset! Would love to try it out! Great promo too! 👏

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        Thank you! :)

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    Unlimited Graphic Design Services - http://draftss.com

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    Violet.io: A unified API for any product on the internet.

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      This is really amazing. But I gotta tell you, I had to study your site for a while to get the sense of it, and I'm a professional software engineer. Showed this to a couple of my ecommerce friends and they still have no clue what you're selling.

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        Hey thanks for the feedback, Denis. Totally fair assessment. We're trying to communicate our concept across a couple different target audiences, which is proving challenging. Since it looks like you were able to grasp what we're building, if there's any feedback/suggestions you could offer we'd love to hear it.

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    Self-serve ad platform for Podcasters - https://adcaster.co

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    We are matching every tech student with a mentor - mentorcruise.com

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      Cool! How long has this platform been around? Do I need an invite to join as a mentor? What is the vetting process like and how long does it take? Thanks!

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        Hey Nick! Has been around since early this year, you can write up an application at https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/apply/ which takes a few days to process and approve. After that, you'll get a very simple on boarding over the first week through email.

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          Thanks! It appears that the rates are pretty low. My initial assumption was that this was a direct competitor to CodeMentor.

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    A curated list of resources for founders 👉 https://founderstuff.xyz

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      This is sweet, I'll be using some of the resources soon. 👌

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        Thanks, Jake :)

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    Updates from early-stage startups and side-projects 👉 earlystagenews.com

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    We help Tech professionals land remote jobs. www.remotive.io :-)

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      One of my favorite resources. Keep up the good work @Rodolphe :)

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    I tell you where your customers hang out.

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      How do we get started? :)

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    Job board for tech jobs at mission driven companies - Tech Jobs for Good

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      Following

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        Thanks!

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    Make more money with your e-commerce website or money back. liftlift.io

    I wrote that value proposition before this thread came up. This cannot be a coincidence that it's exactly 10 😮

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      Are you using the @amyhoy ’s 30x500 framework?

      Asking because your website reminded me of it, just being curious.

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        Hey Andreas, I'm not. I have heard about it though. Now I'm curious, In which way does the website remind you of it? :)

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          It’s a long, story telling kind of web site, unlike the typical "hero features - social proof - CTA" style. 30x500 recommends doing that.

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            Gotcha! I got that style from the book "80/20 Sales and Marketing" which advocates "Problem, agitation, solution" copywriting. I think it works pretty well with products that do solve a painful problem. Much like 30x500 solves with their online course.

            BTW, I was contemplating joining 30x500 a while back, but in the end I didn't. I'm assuming you're in the program? How's it working out for you?

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              I haven't used 30x500 myself, a friend bought the course several years ago and I only browsed through the slides.

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                Gotcha 👍

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    generate your og:images automatically! - https://placid.app

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      Nice idea, I am a bit surprised there is even a product like this. How is it going?

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        Why are you surprised? 😃

        Quite nice so far - 1 Week after launch we had around 400 Free Subscribers (0 Paid) and not a single bad word about the idea :)

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          Idea is good I agree. I am surprised to see a product for such a niche need.

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    Free advanced SEO tools for marketing professionals. https://SEOsupertools.com

    That's actually too easy. We should try 3 words or less 🤔

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      This is awesome! So handy, and a cool way to get your name out there :)

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      I'll be needing some of these in the future, thanks! Just put my email in too.

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        Glad to hear! Some really hot ones are getting ready for release!

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          Sweeet

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      Yup. A very nice platform indeed :)

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      This series on IH was the inspiration for 10words.io! @Adith was a big help getting it started

      (I'm the maker)

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        🙏

        You've executed the idea really well. Especially with the chrome extension that your introduced recently :) Keep going 👍

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      Cool! I'll be submitting mine soon. :)

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      Has anyone here had their project published on 10Words? I submitted my project a couple of weeks ago but it's still 'pending'.

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        Hey Matthew! Maker here. 10words launched on Product Hunt a few weeks ago and I got hundreds of startups to review, so the queue is a bit long. I'm working through it, and should have an approval for you soon :)

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          Haha, hey Chris - didn't mean to be impatient! I hadn't realized you just launched, I'm sure you're swamped :)

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    Beautifully crafted bootstrap components/snippets. http://onbootstrap.com/

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      This is really nice! If this was filled with a bunch of components I'm sure I'd use them to quickly cobble together new projects with them. Well done.

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    Make it easy to find customers with cold email: actionable.me

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      This looks interesting! How's it going for you? Have customers?

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    Create realistic mockups for your apps - https://mockupsjar.com/

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      Your product listing on IH has a typographic error.

      https://www.indiehackers.com/product/mockuspjar

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    We produce content marketing to bring you more traffic.

    www.fullservice.co

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    Listen to news and articles with just a URL - https://www.eariously.com/

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    employee recognition integrated into the tools you already use - https://www.mahalohr.com/

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      This is super cool. How is it going??

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    Find the best software alternatives - www.saashub.com

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    Your online sms inbox : https://textr.app

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    A digital agency with a twist - FullService.co

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    Follow specific users on Hacker News www.followalong.co

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    Guess the movie from the emojis: https://guessmoji.io

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      "You're goddamn right!" That's fun :)

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        Thank you! :)

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    Market validation service. https://afteridea.com

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      That’s cool. How do you do the research?

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        Using advanced lead generation tools to target people (like precise targeting by interests, workplace or "tags") to get their phone numbers and send them texts asking to fill out the surveys.

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          Do you share respondent’s contact information after the survey? Or can respondents opt-in to be contacted?

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            Unfortunately no, the respondents can be contacted for anonymous marketing research. I am not allowed to share their details, nor even ask them if they want to be contacted.

            If anything they submit can expose their identity (even in comments) - it needs to be removed.

            Privacy laws are really tricky!

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              I'm interested in testing out this service -- but I have one question that I consider pretty important.

              Given that you're not allowed to share details of responders (i.e. a direct path to potential/likely customers) -- will I learn how to target similar responders as customers? Like if I submit an idea, and it gets some traction with afteridea responders, how will I find a similar pool of folks who would love to be customers?

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                There is no secret to that. You can use lead generation companies. Some of them have really good targeting. Then search for leads using tags, use Twilio or other text messages provider and contact them in "human-friendly" way. If you have some experience in marketing/lead generation, then it will be not that difficult.

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                +1 from me.

                I’m not quite convinced by the "privacy laws" argument either. If people opt in, they give you permission, which is fine even by GDPR standards.

                One concern I have about the anonymity of the users is that it will be difficult to know the level of quality of the respondents.

                Either way, I’m giving it a shot and will see how it turns out.

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                  Hi Andreas. This is not something enforced by me, but the company that source the leads. Thanks to that I can be categorized as a research project and get a hefty discount - otherwise, the service would cost at least ten times what it is now (the other companies doing this kind of market validation start their packages at $2-3K per survey).

                  The terms sheet and NDA signed is very specified and I have no way around it.

                  The level of quality/targeting can be seen in the comments. As of now all our customers were really happy (all of our customers contacted us, not the other way around, to tell us how happy they are - so I think I am doing things right).

                  btw - welcome in :)

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                    Fair enough, @BartBoch - thanks for the explanation.

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      Neat! Was thinking of something similar. In addition to contacting responders, do you create surveys for your clients are you also creating the surveys?

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        I create a survey based on responses from customers.

        Customer just needs to fill out a short form describing his idea and his audience.

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    Efficient and high-tech clinic model for Latin America.

    (No link since it's still a work in progress).

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    Helping engineering teams to build and use growth frameworks. https://www.skillsmap.io/

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      Wow, that looks really intriguing. Nice!

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        Thanks Andreas!

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    Feel confident about your next business steps - for $20 - 20dollarcoach.com

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    Locate and manage disc golf tournaments - https://dgtournaments.com

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    A business intelligence and analytics tool. https://posangel.com

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    Find Better Questions on Quora (to answer, for marketers) https://findbetterquestions.com/

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    Easy video bookmarking! Watch later any time, any device - https://vookmark.co

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    Cron monitor for developers - https://www.watchowl.io/

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    Website technology profiler, lead generation, and competitive intelligence tool: http://webdef.com

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    Unlimited graphic design service https://advertflair.com/

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    Helping Developers/Entrepreneurs validate ideas faster with Landing pages: https://www.pedrocortes.me

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    Screen recording for bug reports - https://checkoutclip.com

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    A quick and dirty WP Theme Search Engine: divThemes.com

    I made in under 30 hours over the last weekend. Do read the story over at LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/anatomy-revenue-generating-self-sustaining-website-built-thomas/

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    Keeps freelancers in business - https://withjack.co.uk

  42. 1

    Google Maps for underground features/utility POIs - Unmap (no site live yet).

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    Culture-focused recruiting software for college coaches.

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    Simple, fun guide to accessibility for web developers: https://benrobertson.io/accessibility-for-web-developers/

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    Remote jobs for front end developers: https://frontendremotejobs.com/

  46. 1

    Platform for tracking rituals, memories for professional https://workrituals.com/

  47. 1

    Check the weather in 1 click Weather Extension

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    Free Online Photo Watermarking tool https://www.Watermark.ink

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    Source suppliers without any messaging.

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      Interesting, what's the site ?

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    Fast, lightweight and reliable bookmarks manager.

    http://fastbmk.com/

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    Side project: www.howsecureismypassword.io

    tells you how secure is your password [made for awareness]

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    Payroll software for Thai people

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    Collect emails and validate your idea. https://tuemilio.com

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      Nice one. Can't find your pricing anywhere?

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        It's free.

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          Sweet. What's the catch/how do you make money if I may ask? :)

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    B2B Graphic Designing and Web Developing - https://magnolabs.in

  55. 1

    Ambissues: AI-powered platform for user feedback insights

  56. 1

    Make one-click video conferences with up to 500 participants

    https://proficonf.com/

  57. 1

    Build your product roadmap faster, make an impact. Lutendo

    Play VR at work, for fun and wellness. Fitmersive

    Get blog posts edited for 0.02 euros per word plenty.works

  58. 1

    Forget Sunburn. Enjoy the Sun - uvimate.com

    Ace Full Stack Dev Interview in 30 seconds - www.fullstack.cafe

  59. 1

    Product management interview prep course - https://www.pmlesson.com

  60. 1

    ML Bazar - the collection of ML models accessible via REST API - www.mlbazar.com

  61. 1

    Complete Suite of Telegram Tools for Blockchain Communities 💯

    https://chatmod.io/

  62. 1

    SEO-friendly Infinite Scroll - https://infiniteajaxscroll.com

  63. 1

    Mist makes multi-cloud less messy https://mist.io

  64. 1

    #1: get peer feedback for your music www.synthshare.com

    #2: learn to build your startup without code www.stakk.co

  65. 1

    Find your co-founder on a job-board — https://cohounder.com

  66. 1

    Make more money by turning your customers into brand ambassadors - PostPerk

  67. 1

    https://pagertree.com

    On-Call. Simplified.

    Intelligent alert routing for the modern team.

  68. 1

    Improve the SEO/speed/security of your website. For Chrome. 🚀

    https://www.checkbot.io/

  69. 1

    Internal AMAs for companies - https://qalm.io

  70. 1

    Big data infrastructure services for startups and small businesses - http://cloudboxlabs.com

  71. 1

    A drive-thru app for supermarket/groceries - www.pegueleve.com

  72. 1

    Learn Amazon Web Services by actually using it 👉 https://www.kylegalbraith.com/learn-aws/

  73. 1

    Your bookmarked Pocket stories, read to you as a podcast.

  74. 1

    Online video editor -- Kapwing

  75. 1

    get all your brand assets in one place, share them

    ❤️ https://www.pilcro.com

  76. 1

    I'm thinking what startup to do tbh.

  77. 1

    Easily Prepare Your Crypto Taxes - CryptoTrader.Tax

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      Is this US only?

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        At the moment it is US only. We are currently rebuilding the tool to support other fiat currencies in the near future!

  78. 1

    Helping organizations hire qualified temporary personnel in under 60 seconds -http://www.zinterim.com - just the landing page for now but we're looking to start private beta in a few weeks.

  79. 1

    Application for browsing discount catalogs of Hungarian supermarkets with push notifications.

  80. 1

    Community news for expats living in Quito, Ecuador

  81. 1

    Create the monetization strategy, manage purchases/subscriptions between stores/platforms launch.cleverpay.io

  82. 1

    A service for DPMs(*) to know company data use.

    (*) DPM = Data Protection Manager --> Can I use Acronyms, right?

  83. 1

    I think for the one project I will actually follow through with, it is:

    "Making texts playable"

    CAUTION: Ancient prototype ... don't click play again after a text finishes playing: http://www.playtexts.com/index_dark.html :-/

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    Make more money, more efficiently trading stocks with automated alerts.

    The app will be up soon! No link yet. 😘

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    Increase your Google rankings without the huge marketing agency bill Travel SEO

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