Ready for my big launch next week! | Build in public E158

All right, this is my daily update for All right, this is my daily update for All right, this is my daily update for my build and public log. Let’s get into my build and public log. Let’s get into my build and public log. Let’s get into it. So, what the hell am I working on? it. So, what the hell am I working on? it. So, what the hell am I working on? Am about to Am about to Am about to start launching one project a week for start launching one project a week for start launching one project a week for the next 25 weeks, so essentially 6 the next 25 weeks, so essentially 6 the next 25 weeks, so essentially 6 months. And I want a central place where months. And I want a central place where months. And I want a central place where you could go see all of my projects. Um, you could go see all of my projects. Um, you could go see all of my projects. Um, and to be completely blunt, get a little and to be completely blunt, get a little and to be completely blunt, get a little bit more SEO juice. So, I updated my bit more SEO juice. So, I updated my bit more SEO juice. So, I updated my homepage, my my personal website. Uh, homepage, my my personal website. Uh, homepage, my my personal website. Uh, for now, it just shows the three things for now, it just shows the three things for now, it just shows the three things that I’ve been working on recently that that I’ve been working on recently that that I’ve been working on recently that I talk about quite a bit here on the I talk about quite a bit here on the I talk about quite a bit here on the channel. Uh, I did add a buy me a coffee channel. Uh, I did add a buy me a coffee channel. Uh, I did add a buy me a coffee link. Hopefully, I could get some money link. Hopefully, I could get some money link. Hopefully, I could get some money coming in soon. Uh, that is one of the coming in soon. Uh, that is one of the coming in soon. Uh, that is one of the things I’m going to try to do is have a things I’m going to try to do is have a things I’m going to try to do is have a Patreon or buy me a coffee link to try Patreon or buy me a coffee link to try Patreon or buy me a coffee link to try to get some money coming in because it’s to get some money coming in because it’s to get some money coming in because it’s not going well. I recently launched just not going well. I recently launched just not going well. I recently launched just schedule me a micro SAS that schedules schedule me a micro SAS that schedules schedule me a micro SAS that schedules an event from an image, a text works an event from an image, a text works an event from an image, a text works pretty well. Almost done with that pretty well. Almost done with that pretty well. Almost done with that browser extension, but I’ve made no browser extension, but I’ve made no browser extension, but I’ve made no money. No one’s clicked the buy button. money. No one’s clicked the buy button. money. No one’s clicked the buy button. It’s pretty pretty frustrating. It’s pretty pretty frustrating. It’s pretty pretty frustrating. uh makes me want to give up to be uh makes me want to give up to be uh makes me want to give up to be completely honest because I have made completely honest because I have made completely honest because I have made over 150 videos of me like launching over 150 videos of me like launching over 150 videos of me like launching things, putting out experiments, trying things, putting out experiments, trying things, putting out experiments, trying to get someone to click the buy button, to get someone to click the buy button, to get someone to click the buy button, trying to get feedback on something, trying to get feedback on something, trying to get feedback on something, trying to get momentum. Frankly, I’ve trying to get momentum. Frankly, I’ve trying to get momentum. Frankly, I’ve been uh throwing [  ] at the wall to see been uh throwing [  ] at the wall to see been uh throwing [  ] at the wall to see what sticks. Nothing has stuck. It’s what sticks. Nothing has stuck. It’s what sticks. Nothing has stuck. It’s very frustrating. so many days, so many very frustrating. so many days, so many very frustrating. so many days, so many months, so much time, you know, putting months, so much time, you know, putting months, so much time, you know, putting in my heart and soul into building in my heart and soul into building in my heart and soul into building something and and like not seeing something and and like not seeing something and and like not seeing anything in return. It’s very very anything in return. It’s very very anything in return. It’s very very discouraging. discouraging. discouraging. So, I am pivoting once again because you So, I am pivoting once again because you So, I am pivoting once again because you know what? Um, if I’m not going to make know what? Um, if I’m not going to make know what? Um, if I’m not going to make money and I’m going to be discouraged, money and I’m going to be discouraged, money and I’m going to be discouraged, well, [  ] hell, let me be happy at well, [  ] hell, let me be happy at well, [  ] hell, let me be happy at least. So, uh, I am pivoting. Why the least. So, uh, I am pivoting. Why the least. So, uh, I am pivoting. Why the hell is this here? because on Monday hell is this here? because on Monday hell is this here? because on Monday in my newsletter, the first project in my newsletter, the first project in my newsletter, the first project drops. It’s I’m working on that right drops. It’s I’m working on that right drops. It’s I’m working on that right now. It’s it’s it’s about done. It just now. It’s it’s it’s about done. It just now. It’s it’s it’s about done. It just needs more finessing. Um I’ll give you a needs more finessing. Um I’ll give you a needs more finessing. Um I’ll give you a little tease. It’s a retro thing. It’s little tease. It’s a retro thing. It’s little tease. It’s a retro thing. It’s Halloween related. It’s a retro Halloween related. It’s a retro Halloween related. It’s a retro Halloween thing. Uh it’s a silly thing. Halloween thing. Uh it’s a silly thing. Halloween thing. Uh it’s a silly thing. Just building it puts a smile on my Just building it puts a smile on my Just building it puts a smile on my face. I I’m just cracking up just while face. I I’m just cracking up just while face. I I’m just cracking up just while I’m building the thing. I’m literally I’m building the thing. I’m literally I’m building the thing. I’m literally just laughing out loud going like, “This just laughing out loud going like, “This just laughing out loud going like, “This is so ridiculous.” Uh, I’m super is so ridiculous.” Uh, I’m super is so ridiculous.” Uh, I’m super excited. So, you know what? If I’m not excited. So, you know what? If I’m not excited. So, you know what? If I’m not going to make money, if I’m not going to going to make money, if I’m not going to going to make money, if I’m not going to be successful financially, then god be successful financially, then god be successful financially, then god damn, let me have some some joy because damn, let me have some some joy because damn, let me have some some joy because building some AI [  ] thing that no building some AI [  ] thing that no building some AI [  ] thing that no one’s going to click the buy button for. one’s going to click the buy button for. one’s going to click the buy button for. Like, why? Like, at least let me build Like, why? Like, at least let me build Like, why? Like, at least let me build something fun. something fun. something fun. But, you know, if I’m going to fail, let But, you know, if I’m going to fail, let But, you know, if I’m going to fail, let me enjoy failing because it hasn’t been me enjoy failing because it hasn’t been me enjoy failing because it hasn’t been very enjoyable to be completely blunt. very enjoyable to be completely blunt. very enjoyable to be completely blunt. Uh, and I have a feeling that I’ll Uh, and I have a feeling that I’ll Uh, and I have a feeling that I’ll actually make money. I’m I want to be a actually make money. I’m I want to be a actually make money. I’m I want to be a online digital creator, but one that online digital creator, but one that online digital creator, but one that actually makes a lot of money. I want to actually makes a lot of money. I want to actually makes a lot of money. I want to point something out. Um, I finally hit point something out. Um, I finally hit point something out. Um, I finally hit my goal of 90 subscribers. So, I’m I’m my goal of 90 subscribers. So, I’m I’m my goal of 90 subscribers. So, I’m I’m almost at 100. Yeah, I just launched a almost at 100. Yeah, I just launched a almost at 100. Yeah, I just launched a couple months ago. What? I finally hit couple months ago. What? I finally hit couple months ago. What? I finally hit my goal of 90. So, why why am I pointing my goal of 90. So, why why am I pointing my goal of 90. So, why why am I pointing this out? I My goal was to hit 90 at the this out? I My goal was to hit 90 at the this out? I My goal was to hit 90 at the beginning of the month. I’m three weeks beginning of the month. I’m three weeks beginning of the month. I’m three weeks behind. behind. behind. But I hit that goal. Like I’m trailing But I hit that goal. Like I’m trailing But I hit that goal. Like I’m trailing that goal. Um I’m going to launch my my that goal. Um I’m going to launch my my that goal. Um I’m going to launch my my first big project first big project first big project on on Monday to try to get subscribers on on Monday to try to get subscribers on on Monday to try to get subscribers to this newsletter. So what what is this to this newsletter. So what what is this to this newsletter. So what what is this 25 projects? Um the idea is to launch 25 projects? Um the idea is to launch 25 projects? Um the idea is to launch one a week crazy weird website. It’ll be one a week crazy weird website. It’ll be one a week crazy weird website. It’ll be an artistic thing of not autistic an artistic thing of not autistic an artistic thing of not autistic artistic. Some might be autistic too. Uh artistic. Some might be autistic too. Uh artistic. Some might be autistic too. Uh it’ll be like a thoughtprovoking thing, it’ll be like a thoughtprovoking thing, it’ll be like a thoughtprovoking thing, a funny thing, a wacky thing, a humorous a funny thing, a wacky thing, a humorous a funny thing, a wacky thing, a humorous thing. Um stay tuned. I will talk about thing. Um stay tuned. I will talk about thing. Um stay tuned. I will talk about how I’m building these things that a lot how I’m building these things that a lot how I’m building these things that a lot of the things will have AI, will have of the things will have AI, will have of the things will have AI, will have like fancy kind of features like that. like fancy kind of features like that. like fancy kind of features like that. This first two will not. The third one, This first two will not. The third one, This first two will not. The third one, yes, it has some cool tech behind it. I yes, it has some cool tech behind it. I yes, it has some cool tech behind it. I swear it’ll be interesting. Uh there swear it’ll be interesting. Uh there swear it’ll be interesting. Uh there still will be a lot of AI stuff. One still will be a lot of AI stuff. One still will be a lot of AI stuff. One especially that I’m I’m building it’s especially that I’m I’m building it’s especially that I’m I’m building it’s going to it’s pretty pretty big. much going to it’s pretty pretty big. much going to it’s pretty pretty big. much bigger one than the than the first three bigger one than the than the first three bigger one than the than the first three that especially has AI. It’s actually that especially has AI. It’s actually that especially has AI. It’s actually going to be really fun. I actually think going to be really fun. I actually think going to be really fun. I actually think I could pull it off. Um that that will I could pull it off. Um that that will I could pull it off. Um that that will be holiday themed, too, but that will be holiday themed, too, but that will be holiday themed, too, but that will come out in a couple weeks. Um it will come out in a couple weeks. Um it will come out in a couple weeks. Um it will come out in the newsletter first. So, come out in the newsletter first. So, come out in the newsletter first. So, you’ll see it there first and then you’ll see it there first and then you’ll see it there first and then you’ll see it later on. And why I want you’ll see it later on. And why I want you’ll see it later on. And why I want new fresh things that no one has ever new fresh things that no one has ever new fresh things that no one has ever seen before the newsletter. It’s brand seen before the newsletter. It’s brand seen before the newsletter. It’s brand new. It just launched. So obviously it’s new. It just launched. So obviously it’s new. It just launched. So obviously it’s new and fresh cuz I think a lot of these new and fresh cuz I think a lot of these new and fresh cuz I think a lot of these things I’ve shared in the newsletter things I’ve shared in the newsletter things I’ve shared in the newsletter people who subscribe um they’ve already people who subscribe um they’ve already people who subscribe um they’ve already seen before or maybe they saw before. seen before or maybe they saw before. seen before or maybe they saw before. You’re not going to be seeing these You’re not going to be seeing these You’re not going to be seeing these things I’m going to put. So one one day things I’m going to put. So one one day things I’m going to put. So one one day a week, one one newsletter one day will a week, one one newsletter one day will a week, one one newsletter one day will be my thing. The idea is to get a link be my thing. The idea is to get a link be my thing. The idea is to get a link and subscribers. So it’s kind of like a and subscribers. So it’s kind of like a and subscribers. So it’s kind of like a funnel to get people to the newsletter. funnel to get people to the newsletter. funnel to get people to the newsletter. And I do want to make money from the And I do want to make money from the And I do want to make money from the newsletter eventually. I’ I will be newsletter eventually. I’ I will be newsletter eventually. I’ I will be transparent. I need to eat. they need to transparent. I need to eat. they need to transparent. I need to eat. they need to uh make money. If I could get like a uh make money. If I could get like a uh make money. If I could get like a Patreon page going or something and Patreon page going or something and Patreon page going or something and enough money then then maybe not. That’s enough money then then maybe not. That’s enough money then then maybe not. That’s the whole reason to number one put out the whole reason to number one put out the whole reason to number one put out good things into the world, number two good things into the world, number two good things into the world, number two get subscribers to the newsletter and get subscribers to the newsletter and get subscribers to the newsletter and number three like enjoy actually coding number three like enjoy actually coding number three like enjoy actually coding again. Like I don’t the world doesn’t again. Like I don’t the world doesn’t again. Like I don’t the world doesn’t need another B2B AI slop SAS product. We need another B2B AI slop SAS product. We need another B2B AI slop SAS product. We need more fun joyous things. Like let me need more fun joyous things. Like let me need more fun joyous things. Like let me just show you an example of the just show you an example of the just show you an example of the newsletter. like this was what was newsletter. like this was what was newsletter. like this was what was featured today. I usually don’t show off featured today. I usually don’t show off featured today. I usually don’t show off things in the newsletter and I usually things in the newsletter and I usually things in the newsletter and I usually won’t, but let me just give you a won’t, but let me just give you a won’t, but let me just give you a perfect example of something totally perfect example of something totally perfect example of something totally bizarre and random. This is a weird bizarre and random. This is a weird bizarre and random. This is a weird 1990s website about spoons. [  ] 1990s website about spoons. [  ] 1990s website about spoons. [  ] spoons. I mean, just random information spoons. I mean, just random information spoons. I mean, just random information and picture pictures about historical and picture pictures about historical and picture pictures about historical spoons. I [  ] love it. It’s so spoons. I [  ] love it. It’s so spoons. I [  ] love it. It’s so bizarre and random. And I love the At bizarre and random. And I love the At bizarre and random. And I love the At least it’s a fast website. No, no fluff, least it’s a fast website. No, no fluff, least it’s a fast website. No, no fluff, just spoons. I It’s so [  ] random. I just spoons. I It’s so [  ] random. I just spoons. I It’s so [  ] random. I I absolutely love it. I love I absolutely love it. I love I absolutely love it. I love I love weird stuff like this. So, that’s I love weird stuff like this. So, that’s I love weird stuff like this. So, that’s what the newsletter is about. That’s how what the newsletter is about. That’s how what the newsletter is about. That’s how the things I’m building are going to be the things I’m building are going to be the things I’m building are going to be about. Like the thing on Monday, it’s about. Like the thing on Monday, it’s about. Like the thing on Monday, it’s going to be in the newsletter Monday, by going to be in the newsletter Monday, by going to be in the newsletter Monday, by the way. It’s already scheduled. Uh that the way. It’s already scheduled. Uh that the way. It’s already scheduled. Uh that is a Halloween thing from my childhood. is a Halloween thing from my childhood. is a Halloween thing from my childhood. So, you you you get where I’m going. Uh, So, you you you get where I’m going. Uh, So, you you you get where I’m going. Uh, but that’s what the channel is going to but that’s what the channel is going to but that’s what the channel is going to be about in the in the coming 6 months. be about in the in the coming 6 months. be about in the in the coming 6 months. So, if you don’t if you’re not So, if you don’t if you’re not So, if you don’t if you’re not interested, seriously, hit that interested, seriously, hit that interested, seriously, hit that unsubscribe button because that’s what unsubscribe button because that’s what unsubscribe button because that’s what the newsletter is going to be about. Me the newsletter is going to be about. Me the newsletter is going to be about. Me building and pumping out all these building and pumping out all these building and pumping out all these projects. And uh I will be talking about projects. And uh I will be talking about projects. And uh I will be talking about how I built them much much more in how I built them much much more in how I built them much much more in detail than I have in the past because I detail than I have in the past because I detail than I have in the past because I don’t care about the code. You can even don’t care about the code. You can even don’t care about the code. You can even see code. It’s not uh SAS. All these see code. It’s not uh SAS. All these see code. It’s not uh SAS. All these things are like free things. I don’t things are like free things. I don’t things are like free things. I don’t care. But I’m telling you, uh, some of care. But I’m telling you, uh, some of care. But I’m telling you, uh, some of the stuff I did a spike on one of the the stuff I did a spike on one of the the stuff I did a spike on one of the big things. A spike is like a little big things. A spike is like a little big things. A spike is like a little experiment to see if I could actually experiment to see if I could actually experiment to see if I could actually get it get the basic functionality get it get the basic functionality get it get the basic functionality working. working. working. Got it to work. It is so so cool that I Got it to work. It is so so cool that I Got it to work. It is so so cool that I got this to work. Uh, I used some AI got this to work. Uh, I used some AI got this to work. Uh, I used some AI products that I never even knew about, products that I never even knew about, products that I never even knew about, uh, which I’ll be talking about in the uh, which I’ll be talking about in the uh, which I’ll be talking about in the future. Pretty cool that I It’s It blows future. Pretty cool that I It’s It blows future. Pretty cool that I It’s It blows my mind that it works. I I’m just my mind that it works. I I’m just my mind that it works. I I’m just cracking up getting this thing to work. cracking up getting this thing to work. cracking up getting this thing to work. So, I’m super pumped. There is still AI So, I’m super pumped. There is still AI So, I’m super pumped. There is still AI stuff. There’s still a lot of tech stuff. There’s still a lot of tech stuff. There’s still a lot of tech stuff. But anyways, that’s all I got for stuff. But anyways, that’s all I got for stuff. But anyways, that’s all I got for today. Time for my random story of the today. Time for my random story of the today. Time for my random story of the day. All right, so I talked about this day. All right, so I talked about this day. All right, so I talked about this uh the other day. I have not been uh the other day. I have not been uh the other day. I have not been sleeping. A lot of it has to do with my sleeping. A lot of it has to do with my sleeping. A lot of it has to do with my health and I think like staying up and health and I think like staying up and health and I think like staying up and not being healthy kind of threw my my not being healthy kind of threw my my not being healthy kind of threw my my stomach into a um kind of a fit. But stomach into a um kind of a fit. But stomach into a um kind of a fit. But I’ve been staying up to watch the I’ve been staying up to watch the I’ve been staying up to watch the doctors. Um, I’m very torn what to do doctors. Um, I’m very torn what to do doctors. Um, I’m very torn what to do this this this upcoming week, not this this this this upcoming week, not this this this this upcoming week, not this week. So, the Dodgers made it to the week. So, the Dodgers made it to the week. So, the Dodgers made it to the World Series. I’m originally from World Series. I’m originally from World Series. I’m originally from California. I live in central London. California. I live in central London. California. I live in central London. Every game is at 100 a.m. my time. So, Every game is at 100 a.m. my time. So, Every game is at 100 a.m. my time. So, I’m very torn what to do. Um, it’d be I’m very torn what to do. Um, it’d be I’m very torn what to do. Um, it’d be like 1 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. to watch every like 1 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. to watch every like 1 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. to watch every game. Every single game is the same time game. Every single game is the same time game. Every single game is the same time all week. So, I’m super torn what to do. all week. So, I’m super torn what to do. all week. So, I’m super torn what to do. Do I just stay up and live with the Do I just stay up and live with the Do I just stay up and live with the weird sleep cycle and be tired? Or do I weird sleep cycle and be tired? Or do I weird sleep cycle and be tired? Or do I just catch the game the next day? I just catch the game the next day? I just catch the game the next day? I don’t know what to do. They went last don’t know what to do. They went last don’t know what to do. They went last year won. So, they’re like the defending year won. So, they’re like the defending year won. So, they’re like the defending champions trying to go for two in a row champions trying to go for two in a row champions trying to go for two in a row if you don’t follow baseball. So, I’m if you don’t follow baseball. So, I’m if you don’t follow baseball. So, I’m telling you, but I do have a quick telling you, but I do have a quick telling you, but I do have a quick story. So, again, I’m going to end this story. So, again, I’m going to end this story. So, again, I’m going to end this on a happy positive note. my relatives on a happy positive note. my relatives on a happy positive note. my relatives who are very elderly. My my grandpa, who are very elderly. My my grandpa, who are very elderly. My my grandpa, this is my great aunt. So, my my this is my great aunt. So, my my this is my great aunt. So, my my grandma’s sister, grandma’s sister, grandma’s sister, uh, they they they grew up in in LA and uh, they they they grew up in in LA and uh, they they they grew up in in LA and they’re Hispanic by like heritage, you they’re Hispanic by like heritage, you they’re Hispanic by like heritage, you know, Hispanics really love the Dodgers know, Hispanics really love the Dodgers know, Hispanics really love the Dodgers in LA. They became fans of the Dodgers in LA. They became fans of the Dodgers in LA. They became fans of the Dodgers when the Dodgers moved to California when the Dodgers moved to California when the Dodgers moved to California from New York, so from Brooklyn. So from New York, so from Brooklyn. So from New York, so from Brooklyn. So baseball was like a old traditional baseball was like a old traditional baseball was like a old traditional American sport, you know, from the east American sport, you know, from the east American sport, you know, from the east coast from New England and it slowly coast from New England and it slowly coast from New England and it slowly migrated west to California in the 50s. migrated west to California in the 50s. migrated west to California in the 50s. The the Dodgers are one of those first The the Dodgers are one of those first The the Dodgers are one of those first teams, the Dodgers and the San Francisco teams, the Dodgers and the San Francisco teams, the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. My aunt has been a fan of the Giants. My aunt has been a fan of the Giants. My aunt has been a fan of the Dodgers since they moved in the 1950s. Dodgers since they moved in the 1950s. Dodgers since they moved in the 1950s. my great dad. She is 100 years old and my great dad. She is 100 years old and my great dad. She is 100 years old and they took her to go see an amazing they took her to go see an amazing they took her to go see an amazing playoff game, a historical game playoff game, a historical game playoff game, a historical game actually. Uh she was so excited. There’s actually. Uh she was so excited. There’s actually. Uh she was so excited. There’s a great video here of her. I won’t show a great video here of her. I won’t show a great video here of her. I won’t show the video, but just wanted to show this. the video, but just wanted to show this. the video, but just wanted to show this. I’m really happy to see number one that I’m really happy to see number one that I’m really happy to see number one that my great aunt is alive. She had looked my great aunt is alive. She had looked my great aunt is alive. She had looked like she had a really good time. They like she had a really good time. They like she had a really good time. They they did a little special thing for her. they did a little special thing for her. they did a little special thing for her. Her birthday is actually in December, so Her birthday is actually in December, so Her birthday is actually in December, so like it’s in like two months from now, like it’s in like two months from now, like it’s in like two months from now, but they did a thing early because, but they did a thing early because, but they did a thing early because, well, the season’s about to wrap up. well, the season’s about to wrap up. well, the season’s about to wrap up. They weren’t sure if they were really They weren’t sure if they were really They weren’t sure if they were really going to go to the to the World Series, going to go to the to the World Series, going to go to the to the World Series, but it’s really cool. Uh, she got to go but it’s really cool. Uh, she got to go but it’s really cool. Uh, she got to go see see the Dodgers. Um, and yeah, I’m see see the Dodgers. Um, and yeah, I’m see see the Dodgers. Um, and yeah, I’m uh a little jealous. I wish I wish I uh a little jealous. I wish I wish I uh a little jealous. I wish I wish I could have been at that game. I watched could have been at that game. I watched could have been at that game. I watched like the first half of the game. I had like the first half of the game. I had like the first half of the game. I had to go to bed. I just had to go to sleep. to go to bed. I just had to go to sleep. to go to bed. I just had to go to sleep. It was so late. But anyways, that’s all It was so late. But anyways, that’s all It was so late. But anyways, that’s all I got for today.