I made $50 on X (More data syncing)

Build in Public · Dec 12 · Episode 3
welcome to Day episode three day welcome to Day episode three day welcome to Day episode three day three of my buildin public daily log three of my buildin public daily log three of my buildin public daily log okay okay okay um so first of um so first of um so first of all random random story all random random story all random random story so yesterday I so yesterday I so yesterday I uh I’m doing some freelance work for uh I’m doing some freelance work for uh I’m doing some freelance work for somebody it it’s probably a short small somebody it it’s probably a short small somebody it it’s probably a short small project uh it’s probably not going to be project uh it’s probably not going to be project uh it’s probably not going to be a lot of time a lot of time a lot of time and he he kind of went MIA I I just he and he he kind of went MIA I I just he and he he kind of went MIA I I just he hasn’t responded in a couple days uh so hasn’t responded in a couple days uh so hasn’t responded in a couple days uh so I I thought I was going to be doing work I I thought I was going to be doing work I I thought I was going to be doing work for him for him for him but you know he hasn’t responded so I but you know he hasn’t responded so I but you know he hasn’t responded so I didn’t do anything and I was on didn’t do anything and I was on didn’t do anything and I was on Twitter looking at the buildin public Twitter looking at the buildin public Twitter looking at the buildin public Community by the way which I recommend Community by the way which I recommend Community by the way which I recommend that one’s pretty good and uh somebody that one’s pretty good and uh somebody that one’s pretty good and uh somebody posted I need help with this thing I’ll posted I need help with this thing I’ll posted I need help with this thing I’ll pay somebody $50 if they figure it out pay somebody $50 if they figure it out pay somebody $50 if they figure it out and I was a little skeptical and I said and I was a little skeptical and I said and I was a little skeptical and I said hey hey hey I I could help with that and I knew I I I could help with that and I knew I I I could help with that and I knew I could help because literally I solved could help because literally I solved could help because literally I solved that problem on another project uh that problem on another project uh that problem on another project uh months ago um actually I’ll just show months ago um actually I’ll just show months ago um actually I’ll just show that really quick uh so I I had already that really quick uh so I I had already that really quick uh so I I had already solved this not even no not even months solved this not even no not even months solved this not even no not even months it was like a month ago I already did it was like a month ago I already did it was like a month ago I already did this so I already knew what the problem this so I already knew what the problem this so I already knew what the problem was was was and uh I was like oh I’ll do it cuz I and uh I was like oh I’ll do it cuz I and uh I was like oh I’ll do it cuz I know exactly what I have to do so it I I know exactly what I have to do so it I I know exactly what I have to do so it I I had it working in about I don’t know 30 had it working in about I don’t know 30 had it working in about I don’t know 30 minutes and it took took a little while minutes and it took took a little while minutes and it took took a little while to get it deployed like he wanted and to get it deployed like he wanted and to get it deployed like he wanted and and everything so I ended up giving and everything so I ended up giving and everything so I ended up giving giving him the code the the giving him the code the the giving him the code the the repo and he’s like oh okay I’ll send you repo and he’s like oh okay I’ll send you repo and he’s like oh okay I’ll send you $50 later and I thought okay yeah he’s $50 later and I thought okay yeah he’s $50 later and I thought okay yeah he’s not gonna this this guy’s not going to not gonna this this guy’s not going to not gonna this this guy’s not going to send me any money I was I was pretty send me any money I was I was pretty send me any money I was I was pretty skeptical from the beginning and skeptical from the beginning and skeptical from the beginning and uh you know he’s he’s in India so I was uh you know he’s he’s in India so I was uh you know he’s he’s in India so I was like okay I’ll wake up I’ll wake up the like okay I’ll wake up I’ll wake up the like okay I’ll wake up I’ll wake up the next day and that’ll be like his night next day and that’ll be like his night next day and that’ll be like his night or whatever ever and I’ll I’ll ping him or whatever ever and I’ll I’ll ping him or whatever ever and I’ll I’ll ping him if he doesn’t send any money so I woke if he doesn’t send any money so I woke if he doesn’t send any money so I woke up I pinged him this morning I was like up I pinged him this morning I was like up I pinged him this morning I was like hey you didn’t pay me he’s like oh yeah hey you didn’t pay me he’s like oh yeah hey you didn’t pay me he’s like oh yeah I I I forgot uh let me let me try to send that forgot uh let me let me try to send that forgot uh let me let me try to send that to you okay and then he says I I can’t to you okay and then he says I I can’t to you okay and then he says I I can’t transfer you money I gave him a European transfer you money I gave him a European transfer you money I gave him a European Bank to transfer money into I thought Bank to transfer money into I thought Bank to transfer money into I thought that’d be easier than a US Bank I don’t that’d be easier than a US Bank I don’t that’d be easier than a US Bank I don’t know I don’t know um he said I have to know I don’t know um he said I have to know I don’t know um he said I have to pay out the credit card it doesn’t work pay out the credit card it doesn’t work pay out the credit card it doesn’t work so so I sent him a link to like via so so I sent him a link to like via so so I sent him a link to like via Stripe from for my for my company I used Stripe from for my for my company I used Stripe from for my for my company I used and I said well okay here you go and I said well okay here you go and I said well okay here you go and he paid he used his SC getting paid and he paid he used his SC getting paid and he paid he used his SC getting paid and I was surprised I was like wow he and I was surprised I was like wow he and I was surprised I was like wow he actually gave me $50 um I’m a little actually gave me $50 um I’m a little actually gave me $50 um I’m a little worried like I hope he doesn’t charge worried like I hope he doesn’t charge worried like I hope he doesn’t charge back I didn’t want to set the credit you back I didn’t want to set the credit you back I didn’t want to set the credit you know a bank transfer is like giving know a bank transfer is like giving know a bank transfer is like giving someone straight up cash like the money someone straight up cash like the money someone straight up cash like the money gets deposited like it’s like going gets deposited like it’s like going gets deposited like it’s like going physically to your bank and depositing physically to your bank and depositing physically to your bank and depositing money there’s no credit card you there’s money there’s no credit card you there’s money there’s no credit card you there’s no charge back you can’t get the money no charge back you can’t get the money no charge back you can’t get the money back um so I wanted that because it’s back um so I wanted that because it’s back um so I wanted that because it’s real cash that can’t be reversed uh so real cash that can’t be reversed uh so real cash that can’t be reversed uh so he paid with the credit card he actually he paid with the credit card he actually he paid with the credit card he actually paid I was surprised but I’m a little paid I was surprised but I’m a little paid I was surprised but I’m a little worried that there’s going to be a worried that there’s going to be a worried that there’s going to be a charge back or maybe it’s a stolen charge back or maybe it’s a stolen charge back or maybe it’s a stolen credit card or something I don’t know credit card or something I don’t know credit card or something I don’t know you know I’m I’m just not trustworthy of you know I’m I’m just not trustworthy of you know I’m I’m just not trustworthy of random people uh on the internet so random people uh on the internet so random people uh on the internet so anyways let’s see what happens with that anyways let’s see what happens with that anyways let’s see what happens with that but made $50 working like you know 45 but made $50 working like you know 45 but made $50 working like you know 45 minutes on something I already kind of minutes on something I already kind of minutes on something I already kind of knew how to solve knew how to solve knew how to solve so experience so what what what I so experience so what what what I so experience so what what what I actually um what I actually did actually um what I actually did actually um what I actually did that for was this project that for was this project that for was this project so UF I I originally called it unfuck so UF I I originally called it unfuck so UF I I originally called it unfuck email because I think email is email because I think email is email because I think email is and needs work um just realized my microphone was um just realized my microphone was um just realized my microphone was sitting away I moved my microphone sitting away I moved my microphone sitting away I moved my microphone uh okay so I won’t I’ll spare you the uh okay so I won’t I’ll spare you the uh okay so I won’t I’ll spare you the details of like what this does but details of like what this does but details of like what this does but basically it’s a tool it’s a browser basically it’s a tool it’s a browser basically it’s a tool it’s a browser extension to to fix your email uh I extension to to fix your email uh I extension to to fix your email uh I spent six months coding this non-stop spent six months coding this non-stop spent six months coding this non-stop it’s a full product it works like uh it’s a full product it works like uh it’s a full product it works like uh it’s actually really cool um it tightly it’s actually really cool um it tightly it’s actually really cool um it tightly controls exactly what you want in your controls exactly what you want in your controls exactly what you want in your inbox uh you can bulk delete you can inbox uh you can bulk delete you can inbox uh you can bulk delete you can bulk unsubscribed there’s a lot of cool bulk unsubscribed there’s a lot of cool bulk unsubscribed there’s a lot of cool AI stuff I had a huge road map plan for AI stuff I had a huge road map plan for AI stuff I had a huge road map plan for like the next goddamn year and uh I like the next goddamn year and uh I like the next goddamn year and uh I spent six months on it and then I spent six months on it and then I spent six months on it and then I submitted it submitted the Chrome submitted it submitted the Chrome submitted it submitted the Chrome extension to Google extension to Google extension to Google Google had you know gave me the Google had you know gave me the Google had you know gave me the runaround and then they approved the runaround and then they approved the runaround and then they approved the extension but this tool relies heavily extension but this tool relies heavily extension but this tool relies heavily on Gmail’s backend so they gave me the on Gmail’s backend so they gave me the on Gmail’s backend so they gave me the runaround on another team to to get this runaround on another team to to get this runaround on another team to to get this working working working and and and then they ghosted me it’s been months then they ghosted me it’s been months then they ghosted me it’s been months and they just they they ghosted and they just they they ghosted and they just they they ghosted me I I haven’t heard anything so I spent me I I haven’t heard anything so I spent me I I haven’t heard anything so I spent eight months working on this and this is eight months working on this and this is eight months working on this and this is this is part of why I had to go bankrupt this is part of why I had to go bankrupt this is part of why I had to go bankrupt by my business isn’t success successful by my business isn’t success successful by my business isn’t success successful I mean I don’t I don’t mean to I mean I I mean I don’t I don’t mean to I mean I I mean I don’t I don’t mean to I mean I take responsibility I think it’s on me take responsibility I think it’s on me take responsibility I think it’s on me at the end of the day I should have done at the end of the day I should have done at the end of the day I should have done the backend piece first I should have the backend piece first I should have the backend piece first I should have researched how painful it was to get researched how painful it was to get researched how painful it was to get things approved you know I I mean I things approved you know I I mean I things approved you know I I mean I blame myself but that’s big part of why blame myself but that’s big part of why blame myself but that’s big part of why the business is not doing well because I the business is not doing well because I the business is not doing well because I spent eight months building this product spent eight months building this product spent eight months building this product that is dead Dead on Arrival big mistake that is dead Dead on Arrival big mistake that is dead Dead on Arrival big mistake big mistake so I’m trying not to do that big mistake so I’m trying not to do that big mistake so I’m trying not to do that again um I’m pretty upset with Google again um I’m pretty upset with Google again um I’m pretty upset with Google it’s very fustrating uh you know I hate it’s very fustrating uh you know I hate it’s very fustrating uh you know I hate to be using Google again on with YouTube to be using Google again on with YouTube to be using Google again on with YouTube but you don’t really have a choice but you don’t really have a choice but you don’t really have a choice anyways maybe one day this will be anyways maybe one day this will be anyways maybe one day this will be approved and I’ll be able to use it but approved and I’ll be able to use it but approved and I’ll be able to use it but it’s pretty cool um yeah this is even it’s pretty cool um yeah this is even it’s pretty cool um yeah this is even dead now dead now dead now yeah very very frustrating so anyways yeah very very frustrating so anyways yeah very very frustrating so anyways moving on um so yesterday I worked on moving on um so yesterday I worked on moving on um so yesterday I worked on that freelance thing for I don’t know 45 that freelance thing for I don’t know 45 that freelance thing for I don’t know 45 minutes uh did some other freelance minutes uh did some other freelance minutes uh did some other freelance stuff for uh hopefully a future pro stuff for uh hopefully a future pro stuff for uh hopefully a future pro project um and then I worked a lot project um and then I worked a lot project um and then I worked a lot on well worked a fair amount on on well worked a fair amount on on well worked a fair amount on getting my newsletters of websites and getting my newsletters of websites and getting my newsletters of websites and web app transferred over to the new web app transferred over to the new web app transferred over to the new owner of random daily art uh there’s owner of random daily art uh there’s owner of random daily art uh there’s been a lot of issues getting everything been a lot of issues getting everything been a lot of issues getting everything moved over was dealing with that today moved over was dealing with that today moved over was dealing with that today as well so I didn’t work on I didn’t as well so I didn’t work on I didn’t as well so I didn’t work on I didn’t work on this very much work on this very much work on this very much yesterday um I’m still trying yesterday um I’m still trying yesterday um I’m still trying to get to get to get off off off uh added so clerk so here here’s the uh added so clerk so here here’s the uh added so clerk so here here’s the problem I’m having um I have two sources of Truth now no I have have two sources of Truth now no I have have two sources of Truth now no I have one source of truth I’m sorry I have two well let me let me finish what I’m two well let me let me finish what I’m two well let me let me finish what I’m doing doing doing here okay my my my app now has to communicate okay my my my app now has to communicate okay my my my app now has to communicate with two two with two two with two two different third party Services stripe different third party Services stripe different third party Services stripe and clerk okay uh here here this is my database okay database okay database okay um this is obviously the source of truth um this is obviously the source of truth um this is obviously the source of truth right here so users go here right here so users go here right here so users go here obviously there’s the email address um obviously there’s the email address um obviously there’s the email address um obviously I’m using a third party off obviously I’m using a third party off obviously I’m using a third party off Clerk Clerk Clerk that uh has an ID they they try to give that uh has an ID they they try to give that uh has an ID they they try to give you an ID and you um frustratingly you an ID and you um frustratingly you an ID and you um frustratingly enough can add more than one email enough can add more than one email enough can add more than one email address in clerk what the why I I address in clerk what the why I I address in clerk what the why I I Googled for like an hour to try to Googled for like an hour to try to Googled for like an hour to try to figure out how to force it to only have figure out how to force it to only have figure out how to force it to only have just one email address like I I don’t I just one email address like I I don’t I just one email address like I I don’t I don’t want them I don’t want them to don’t want them I don’t want them to don’t want them I don’t want them to have more than one because in AI chat have more than one because in AI chat have more than one because in AI chat there is one email address I don’t want there is one email address I don’t want there is one email address I don’t want to support multiple ones I could but I to support multiple ones I could but I to support multiple ones I could but I don’t want to I want one unique email don’t want to I want one unique email don’t want to I want one unique email address per uh per user now I obviously address per uh per user now I obviously address per uh per user now I obviously I’ll let them change it that’s fine so I’ll let them change it that’s fine so I’ll let them change it that’s fine so what I’m working on is getting the uh what I’m working on is getting the uh what I’m working on is getting the uh the syncing here but then I also have to the syncing here but then I also have to the syncing here but then I also have to get the syncing ah where’s my line I get the syncing ah where’s my line I get the syncing ah where’s my line I also have to get the syncing also have to get the syncing also have to get the syncing here and everything has to obviously obviously sync up so source of obviously obviously sync up so source of obviously obviously sync up so source of the truth is this the truth is this the truth is this um when they onboard and remember the um when they onboard and remember the um when they onboard and remember the onboarding is they send an email to to onboarding is they send an email to to onboarding is they send an email to to to the temporary email address here to the temporary email address here to the temporary email address here which expires so you that that actually which expires so you that that actually which expires so you that that actually doesn’t work if you try uh so yeah doesn’t work if you try uh so yeah doesn’t work if you try uh so yeah that’s what I’m working on um I already have this syncing but I um I already have this syncing but I um I already have this syncing but I need this and then it all needs to to need this and then it all needs to to need this and then it all needs to to seamlessly work so when they on board seamlessly work so when they on board seamlessly work so when they on board when they U by sending an email to the when they U by sending an email to the when they U by sending an email to the AI when they uh what if they just pay AI when they uh what if they just pay AI when they uh what if they just pay directly you know it has to do directly you know it has to do directly you know it has to do this this this um made some progress but I just I was um made some progress but I just I was um made some progress but I just I was so busy yesterday with everything with so busy yesterday with everything with so busy yesterday with everything with the bankruptcy stuff the bankruptcy stuff the bankruptcy stuff still uh transferring over uh random still uh transferring over uh random still uh transferring over uh random daily art my previous newsletters all daily art my previous newsletters all daily art my previous newsletters all the services fixing stuff the services fixing stuff the services fixing stuff um yeah quite busy so um yeah quite busy so um yeah quite busy so freelance uh today hopefully I could get freelance uh today hopefully I could get freelance uh today hopefully I could get this finished and I could start moving this finished and I could start moving this finished and I could start moving on to building agents and and doing fun on to building agents and and doing fun on to building agents and and doing fun stuff stuff stuff um the dashboard when I do actually make um the dashboard when I do actually make um the dashboard when I do actually make it is going to be this is the live one it is going to be this is the live one it is going to be this is the live one there’s not going to be much there so there’s not going to be much there so there’s not going to be much there so anyways that’s what I’m working on um anyways that’s what I’m working on um anyways that’s what I’m working on um and I’m trying to plan plan my trip next and I’m trying to plan plan my trip next and I’m trying to plan plan my trip next week uh with with my girlfriend so week uh with with my girlfriend so week uh with with my girlfriend so that’s what I got going on no no users that’s what I got going on no no users that’s what I got going on no no users no Revenue unfortunately no Revenue unfortunately no Revenue unfortunately um yeah it’s not going well uh but I but um yeah it’s not going well uh but I but um yeah it’s not going well uh but I but I have made money freelancing I have made money freelancing I have made money freelancing so uh other than that yeah I have a lot so uh other than that yeah I have a lot so uh other than that yeah I have a lot to do this weekend um the update’s going to do this weekend um the update’s going to do this weekend um the update’s going to be kind of boring there’s not going to be kind of boring there’s not going to be kind of boring there’s not going to be much to talk about uh because to be much to talk about uh because to be much to talk about uh because there going to be a lot of freelance there going to be a lot of freelance there going to be a lot of freelance work I this weekend I won’t be able to work I this weekend I won’t be able to work I this weekend I won’t be able to work on anything related to the business work on anything related to the business work on anything related to the business actually so I don’t know what I’m going actually so I don’t know what I’m going actually so I don’t know what I’m going to do for the next almost week there’s to do for the next almost week there’s to do for the next almost week there’s not going to be much um work done I not going to be much um work done I not going to be much um work done I don’t know what I’ll have to think think don’t know what I’ll have to think think don’t know what I’ll have to think think through what I’m going to do for updates through what I’m going to do for updates through what I’m going to do for updates but it’s going to be probably pretty but it’s going to be probably pretty but it’s going to be probably pretty boring anyways that’s all I got for boring anyways that’s all I got for boring anyways that’s all I got for today see you

Description

Today’s progress:

  • Made $50 on X in 45 minutes
  • Working on data syncing
  • Updates on AI Email service development

Summary

Summary of the Video: Day episode three In this daily build log, the creator recounts his freelance project experience, including a quick fix that earned him $50 despite payment concerns. He discusses challenges with a Gmail-based tool he developed, technical integration issues with third-party services, and plans for upcoming work and personal time.

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