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**Thursday Edition: Daily Stand Up!**

Thursday Edition: Daily Stand Up!

#daily-stand-up

Why?

That extra nudge of accountability to achieve even a small step on your IH journey each day.

To join in:

01 Share your epic (a big chunk of work with a meaty objective) you'd like to complete by the end of February.

02 Share what you accomplished yesterday.

03 Share what you commit to accomplishing today.

04 Comment on at least one fellow hacker's progress and give them an IH Point for their check in.

Optional:

05 Share your Work In Progress to underscore your accomplishments.

Then tune in the tomorrow to share how you did on your own tasks!

on February 28, 2019
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    01: EPIC

    Design, build and deploy a small web app which helps small business owners and start-ups to respond to support queries.

    02: YESTERDAY

    Applied finishing touches to design. Set up Webpack config, started on HTML and SCSS, came across a few issues with the file loader module (file paths not configured properly, need to investigate before moving forward).

    03: TODAY

    Figure out issue with file loader so I can manage assets as cleanly as possible. Then continue building out the HTML page and styling it. All being well I want to be done by end of day and move onto the JS tomorrow.

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      Good first steps! What language are you using? node.js? php?

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        Thanks! Mostly JavaScript ES6 and a Node.js server for local development.

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      (Grinning) So I've gathered from your earlier response that you're not building the next Front. Is this something that would work in browser and pre-fill a suggested response?

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        Yes, it will be in the browser and free to use. How it works: the user selects a handful of options about their customer interaction (first email? brand tone? etc) and suggested email structure/wording renders on the page. Users should naturally adjust and omit elements according to their specific context, but it's intended as a best-practice customer support guide for business owners.

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          Fun project! And useful!

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    2019 Goals for Magnus Rush

    • 50 Augmented Podcasts: (3/50) 6%
    • 12k MAU for the App: (0/12k)

    February Epics

    • SaaS Beta signups: (10 of 5) (200%)
    • Mobile App Beta signups: (35 of 25) (136%)
    • Prepare for beta launch: 100% complete
    • Launch beta: 100% complete

    Yesterday

    • Launched SaaS Early Access beta! Woot, I say. Woot.
    • Emailed the SaaS Beta list to announce the beta
    • Restricted auto-transcribe for new episodes to those podcasts which have been claimed in the platform to save me some $$
    • Implemented auto-approve for podcast claim function when user email matched podcast contact email to speed up the approval process
    • Put link to my Slack in the SaaS dashboard so I can communicate with them quickly and cultivate champions
    • Welcomed my first SaaS user into my Slack channel!
    • Set up March Epics and Milestone

    Today

    • Take a breather and work the day job

    Kudos
    Pending

    WIP
    https://magnusrush.com/app

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      Breather well deserved! Congrats on a spectacular February!

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      Nice job, congrats on the SaaS launch!

      Hope you get awesome feedback, and maybe some testimonials out of it!

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        Thanks man. So far, so good!

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    EPIC
    [Project] AutomatedApi alpha start (unachieved)
    [Agency] Replace/Augment 50% of income (~80% already booked)

    YESTERDAY

    • School is officially my enemy right now, coursework again stole what little time I had for after work code.
    • [AGENCY] BONUS - in lieu of new proposal I was reviewing a project offer. Officially received and accepted first freelance gig.

    TODAY
    Looks like I'll probably have to push this too (on account of school), but I'm leaving it here as an aspiration. FML

    • [Project] Break out service creation to generate archivable folders that aren't reused for service deployments.
    • [Agency] Submit proposal on 1 new project

    KUDOS
    Noticed a few new products on this list that hadn't registered with me previously, sry if I've just been an oblivious nut job, but glad to see @apolloslater, @tom_mcgee, @mdwolinski in the mix.

    WIP
    AutomatedApi.com
    Contracting Agency the leverages other WIP.

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      Grats on the gig!

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      Thanks for the warm welcome!

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    EPIC

    By end of 2019:

    100 paying customers. 5 earned to date.

    5K MR

    By end of February:

    * 50 qualitative first chapters published by women. 22/50
    * 25 submissions and/or third chapters written. 9/25

    • Determine whether I've identified a problem worth solving. (Anything above 2.69%)
    • Determine whether I can rally the resources necessary to gain SEO prominence, thereby negating the need for paid advertising. (7 of 15)
    • Determine the requirements necessary to achieve 5K MR. (24K)

    YESTERDAY

    • Researched copy for landing page #2.
    • Reached out to influencers.

    TODAY

    Birthday weekend started last night! Consequently, I'll be significantly less productive over the next few days, but let's see what I can squeeze in between shenanigans!

    • Make decision re Happy Endings.
    • Make decision re new project.
    • Put game plan together for next month.
    • Reach out to influencers.
    • Complete influencer template for posts.
    • Add new influencers to the queue.

    KUDOS: Saving it for the monthly retro!

    WIP: Happy Endings

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      Happy birthday (weekend)! Is the new project related to your past post (something area specific), or something you haven't divulged yet?

      Good luck with all of it :)

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        Thank you! I am milking it!

        And not yet divulged!

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      Happy birthday! Hope you have some fun plans :)
      Out of interest, what's your process to find influencers?

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        Fun, indeed!

        I'm hitting up several sites related to fashion, including the usual suspect - IG. For the moment, my pitch is highly ineffective as I've nothing tangible to show. But it's basically an ask to re-post their a selected piece of content and answer some questions about said content in exchange for a nod to their social media currency of choice + contributing to the greater good.

        Once the first batch is posted and I can show rather than describe the vision, hopefully it'll be an easier sell. (And one I can automate!)

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          Thanks for the insights! So am I right in understanding that there's no actual remuneration, just an exchange of social media promotion/support?

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            Well, not an exchange really. (Laughing) My currency isn't currently worth much. Likely the reason my conversion rate is so low. But until I have data, I'm betting that'll improve as my social standing improves.

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              That makes sense. Looking forward to following your progress!

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      What’s 2.69%?

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        That's the average CTR for my (possibly) new niche.

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    Epic
    Finish up launch plan, research!

    Today
    Work on launch plan and edit copy on folyoz.net

    Yesterday
    Worked out some things for my day job to allow for better scheduling for working on folyoz.

    Kudos
    @Davey Launch! Woot!

    WIP
    folyoz.net - Changing the way creatives work (and get work)!

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    EPIC

    1. 2019
      • $100K annual revenue
    2. February
      • Get 1 customer to commit to 2 mo plan
      • Get a remote job. or get paid for consulting.

    YESTERDAY

    • Apply for jobs
    • Apply for MicroConf Starter Edition Scholarship

    TODAY

    • Apply for jobs

    WIP Mindful

    side note - Hey y'all! Glad everyone still plugging away. Starting over after life and job hunting got the best of me. Happy that my mom return home from the hospital yesterday. So I'm focus on giving her 1 less thing to worry about.

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      Awww yeah! Welcome back! And sending vibes of support and strength! Thrilled to hear that your Mama is out of the hospital!

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        Thanks @Harlem! Glad to be back.

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