Create Your World
By Ben McCarthy and Liam Gibson
Create Your WorldSep 06, 2019
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Feed me.. ! Tinkering with RSS plugins
Liam's notes on a bunch of RSS feed plugins as he tries to filter out posts based on authors. Snippets of Ben's notes included too.
WP RSS Aggregator - Premium US$150
WordPress Automatic Plugin - US$18
Youtube Vid: How to Make an AutoBlogging Website with WordPress and Automatic Plugin & Make Money in 2020
YD Buddypress Feed Syndication
Creating under Quarantine
Getting cabin fever under quarantine..? Nothing like good conversation when in isolation..! Liam (almost) finishes his thesis and looks ahead to create new synergies between Policy People and Global Voices, Ben maps out his game plan for the Product Hunt launch.
Ben's preparing for launch / A disastrous internship
- Ben's upcoming ProductHunt launch
- How to collaborate with creators
- Success with automated traffic generation
- Liam's launch feedback
- Liam gets a new disastrous internship
Liam: 3, 2, 1 .. Policy People has launched! 🚀
Recording taken of the night of Policy People's first mini-launch. Check out the site now at http://policy-people.org/ (and please give feedback ;-) In this quick ep, I give an overview of the site's stack plus which users I chose to test out the MVP. Updates on first user feedback due in the next episode with Ben, so stay tuned!
https://www.quantumcloud.com/products/simple-link-directory/
Liam: My Minimum Viable (Free!) WordPress Stack
Quick update on cobbling together a basic working free stack for the site. Great to have a set up which can grow steadily from core MVP to additional features and build out as we grow overtime. Check out what I toyed with in the notes below !
https://www.buddyboss.com/ (Free Platform and Paid Theme)
http://rankitwp.com/ (A Promising Link Aggregator but likely abandaned now...)
https://www.quantumcloud.com/products/simple-link-directory/ (Heaps of features if you want to do Lists of Links. Freemium.)
https://www.wprssaggregator.com/extensions/ (Autoposts Pulled RSS Feeds. Free version with paid add ons.)
https://8degreethemes.com/blog/best-free-buddypress-wordpress-themes/ (Bunch of free themes for buddypress)
2020 Vision
Ben and Liam reemerge from the depths to bring you our plans for 2020 and a long overdue update on all that has been going on these past few months. Thanks to all of you for hanging in there!
On hiatus!
Create Your World goes on temporary hiatus while Liam completes his Master's degree. Also:
- Biggest lessons learned so far
- Plans for Liam's next project: "Global Voices"
- Podcasting tips
- Reflections on the podcast so far
Finding solid ground / Coding school?
Liam is out of luck in applications for teaching platforms as he tries to make ends meet with some solid teaching hours while Ben weighs up whether or not learning Python would be more efficient than outsourcing.
Claire-ity at last! / Showing your Strengths
- Is this the era of creators?
- Liam's rocky business partnership reaches a conclusion. But as one door closes, another opens
- Referral SaaS companies compared
- Ben helps a small business get on the map
An Instagram Breakthrough | 'Go Pro' on Teachable?
Ben successfully navigates Facebook's support maze. Liam sizes up the leap to Teachable's Pro plan as he grapples with an age-old startup dilemma... he needs money to grow, but needs to grow to make money!
~ The One-Ear-Only Episode ~
Ben discovers the potential of referrals for email marketing, while Liam's wanders through a misty maze of deal-making with his ever-elusive sales partner.
Oh.. SEO! / Slicing up a new sales pie
Ben is boning up on SEO with a side-hustle, while reworking his Reddit strategy. Liam gets a run of high-ticket sales and ponders how to negotiate commission rates with his new sales rep, Claire.
https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/
https://kopywritingkourse.com/join
A Fresh Perspective
Liam's time away from his morning broadcast leaves him with a new perspective, and a new plan. Ben has a new dropshipping idea.
Check out Design Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.
Flakey Freelancers / An Unexpected Turn
Ben's freelancers drop the ball, leaving his marketing strategy in the lurch. Liam launches his conversation classes, to unexpected results.
Automate posting Shopify products to Social Media > Outfy.com
Booking classes/appointments > Simplybook.me
This Grass Ain't Greener! / Getting the Facts Straight
Liam's Utopian vision is shattered while Ben deals with feedback from a traffic spike
Outsourcing on a limb / Buying time with a new platform
Ben makes some rookie errors hiring a freelance editor while making gains with an SEO analytics suite. Liam's course sales dry up as he mulls over whether to extend the runway by teaching on AmazingTalker or start building out a MVP for his own product.
Enticing new platforms / How to nail product-market fit
Liam finds a new platform for teachers, and a potential protege. Ben maps out a flywheel and finds a formula to quantify the elusive product-market fit.
America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization.
Tim Wu, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires.
Concocting Stories and Strategies with Mark Wilbur, the Online Alchemist
Our first ever guest is Mark Wilbur, the quintessential non-traditional technical founder. He's currently running alchemist.camp, a hands-on subscription website to help programmers learn the powerful Elixir programming language.
Cracking the Coding Interview -> https://www.amazon.com.au/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/0984782850
Actionable Gamification -> https://www.amazon.com.au/Actionable-Gamification-Beyond-Points-Leaderboards-ebook/dp/B00WAOGY4U
How I Tricked Myself into Being Awesome -> https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/how-i-tricked-myself-into-being-awesome/
Alchemist Camp Podcast -> https://alchemist.camp/podcast
Mark's blog -> https://toshou.com
Mark's Twitter -> https://twitter.com/logicmason
All-seeing Instagram Integrations / Game Over for Gamification ?
Ben unlocks new hashtags by mixing Google’s Vision AI with Instagram while Liam mulls over how on earth his first gamified live show halves the view count but doubled engagement.
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Upvote us on Product Hunt ! --> https://www.producthunt.com/posts/create-your-world-podcast
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Fixing leaky Reddit funnels / Why YouTube channels grow like trees
Ben does some plumbing work on his subreddit funnel and ponders the creative process. Upsells are the silver lining to Liam’s first disappointing course sale, while his YouTube channels bears fruit.
For a different integration solution try Integromat --> https://www.integromat.com/en
Interested in learning Elixir or Phoenix? Check out Alchemist Camp --> https://alchemist.camp/
Looking at the Big Picture / Sobering up with Psychonauts
Ben gets to grips with the psychonauts and looks into other niche communities, Liam steps back to redefine his long-term goals and the business he is building.
Trouble with the job / Making native content
Liam finds his business is causing some issues with his regular job, and Ben decides his content needs to change
Revising the Course / Fighting for Clicks
Liam tries a new tack with his new course, and Ben tries new strategies to get traffic
A Big Turnaround / Finding Niches
Liam's fortunes turn at the last minute, Ben looks to refine his target audience
Crash and Burn / Starting Marketing
Liam's course launch doesn't go as well as he hoped, and Ben starts marketing Discover Earth.
Welcome to Our World
Ben and Liam introduce their businesses, how they chose them, and their plans for the future.