rjyoungling

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Show HN: A tool that generates nice photos for guys who dislike posing for pics(vibeflirting.com)
2 points by rjyoungling 2mo ago|5 comments
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by rjyoungling 1y ago
accidentally entered vwww instead of www without noticing! Thanks for letting me know. https://vibeflirting.com/ Oh that's funny, I stumbled upon this a few weeks ago. Maybe via X? I like it. I think maybe a hot or not
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Show HN: Vibeflirting turns bad selfies into good dating pics for Tinder(vwww.vibeflirting.com)
3 points by rjyoungling 1y ago|3 comments
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by rjyoungling 1y ago
I appreciate you for taking the time to not only have a look but also leave a comment. I'll continue to work on it and try to improve them. (Although, technology is moving so fast, I wouldn't be surprised if this issue resolves it
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Show HN: Built my first web app – AI image generator to fix bad Tinder pics(vibeflirting.com)
1 points by rjyoungling 1y ago|2 comments
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Show HN: A marketing partner for startups so you can stay focussed on building(periodt.co)
1 points by rjyoungling 2y ago|0 comments
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Types of Games(younglingresearch.com)
1 points by rjyoungling 5y ago|0 comments
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Sales vs. Marketing(hbr.org)
1 points by rjyoungling 5y ago|0 comments
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
If this was obvious advice, the mistake wouldn't be so prevalent in among non-fiction authors.
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
>I suspect people who read a memoir, an auto-biography, an eulogy or about true crime may well be interested in reading about a topic rather than looking for actionable advice? Those don't classify as the type of non-fiction problem
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
You severely overestimate how well known Rob was before releasing The MOM Test. You've got the order wrong. He got "famous" because The MOM Test did well. It wasn't "He was famous and then The MOM Test did well.&quo
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
I agree but you can't fake this. You still have to follow our process because a book that doesn't have strong word of mouth and doesn't resonate doesn't give you credibility. I.e. you can't just slap a book together
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
That sentence refers to the traditional method, not our method.
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
I respect your opinion, and if you're the type of person who considers that a blanket conflict of interest than our book isn't for you. I don't consider that good or bad, it just is. Similar to how some people prefer fish ove
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
This^
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
Thanks! I agree that our marketing is good as the CMO. Just kidding. Strongly agree with this: >not a universal truth that you can only be successful with "huge budget". That quickly becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The true
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
Did you use beta readers? This is just one of our posts. We talk more about the mechanics of useful books here.¹ Unfortunately, if it's not organically growing, it's not getting word of mouth, and if it's not getting word of
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
That's the kind of stuff I like to write myself as well. But after hundreds of essays, years in, my audience is still tiny. Churn is also higher because when you have such a style, it's harder to make a crystal clear promise so th
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it!
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
>But odds are you won't make all that much. You might write far better than JK Rowling and still not sell very much because you write something that just doesn't catch the imagination of book buyers. Really like that sentence.
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
I had an interesting reply on Reddit a while back from someone who went the publishing route and regretted it.¹ "This is incredible advice. Great write up. I want to reiterate and add to the first point: signing with the publisher befo
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
Excellent point. What you're pointing out is the fundamental tenet our startup is build around. When writing non-fiction, you start with a very clear promise, and you specify who it's for and who it's not for. We talk about t
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by rjyoungling 5y ago
Perhaps it wasn't the most useful way to spend your time through a solely economic lens. But if you felt it was something you had to do and you shipped your work, you can take pride in that. > Writers should just write for the pleas
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Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money(writeusefulbooks.com)
191 points by rjyoungling 5y ago|140 comments
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Ethics Map(mesacc.edu)
2 points by rjyoungling 5y ago|0 comments
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Is Advance Selling Desirable with Competition?(repository.upenn.edu)
1 points by rjyoungling 6y ago|0 comments
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How does luck work in scientific research(sciencedirect.com)
1 points by rjyoungling 6y ago|0 comments
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On Social Deviance(younglingfeynman.com)
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Dichotomy of Product(younglingfeynman.com)
2 points by rjyoungling 6y ago|0 comments
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The Science and Practice of Persuasion [pdf](influenceatwork.com)
1 points by rjyoungling 6y ago|0 comments

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