
Building an Indie Business
By Alex Edmonds, known as @supremerumham


Podcasting Book Promotion Strategies
In this episode, I discuss the strategies I used to promote my podcasting book. How I used YouTube, live-streaming, SEO, Affiliates, Twitter, and Lead Magnets to promote the book.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
The Making of a Product Manager eBook, the book contains 20 long-form stories of real Product Managers who broke into Product Management from a large variety of different fields. The final chapter, Takeaways, contains eight valuable insights based on the patterns observed in the stories.
Published on September 14, 2020

Running A Community
In this episode I discuss running a community for a podcast. In the episode I go over the benefits of running a community, problems you will run into, random tips, and how to grow a community.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
The community building blog post
Published on March 16, 2020

How to Live-Streaming Podcast Recordings
In this episode I discuss live-streaming podcast recordings. In the episode I go over why people should live-stream their podcast recordings, how to live-stream, tips to creating a better live-stream experience, and problems I have discovered while live-streaming
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on March 9, 2020

Newsletter Launch
In this episode I discuss the launch of the newsletter
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on Jan 27, 2020

Goals 2019 and 2020
In this episode I discuss the goals I achieved in 2019, the ones I didn't, the ones I want to achieve for Open Podcast in 2020, and the ones I want to achieve for myself in 2020.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on Dec 30, 2019

Growing A Community
In this episode I discuss the things I've learned about growing a community and problems I've run into.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
The community building blog post
Published on October 28, 2019

Product Update: Forum Edition
In this episode I discuss the forum I am building for Open Podcast and other features I will build in the future.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on October 7, 2019

Twitter Lists
In this episode I discuss Twitter lists. I discuss the reason I use them, the benefits, and the drawbacks.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on September 30, 2019

Open Podcast
In this episode I discuss my new project Open Podcast
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on September 9, 2019

Automating Sending New Blog Posts and Podcast Episodes to Email List
In this episode I walk listeners through how to automate sending new blog posts or podcast episode to their email list through the power of RSS
Streaming the walk through on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/448627048
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on August 5, 2019

Why You Should Build Your First Idea
In this episode I discuss why you should build the first idea you have.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
How to Build a Product in Public article: https://supremerumham.wordpress.com/2019/04/21/build-in-public/
Published on July 29, 2019

How I Have Been Growing My Twitter Following
In this episode I discuss the things I have been doing on Twitter this year to gain more followers.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on July 22, 2019

Product Update: iTunes API Edition
In this episode I discuss working with the iTunes API, my next step with it, and problems working with it.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
YouTube video that helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5f4zMj415A&t=447s
My tweet about the API working: https://twitter.com/supremerumham/status/1133859111248916480?s=20
Published on July 15, 2019

Chrome Extensions I Use in My Design Work
In this episode I discuss Chrome extensions that I use to help me design.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
CSS Scan made by Guilherme Rizzo
Published on July 8, 2019

How I Learn New Skills
In this episode I discuss How I use Twitter, podcasts, and YouTube to learn new skills.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Steve Schoger design tips on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/moments/994601867987619840
Published on June 24, 2019

Book Discussion: Evil by Design: Interaction Design to Lead Us Into Temptation by Chris Nodder
In this episode I discuss the book Evil by Design: Interaction Design to Lead Us Into Temptation by Chris Nodder. Which is about how the 7 deadly sins can be applied to interaction design
Show Notes:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17081913-evil-by-design
Justin Jackson's mention of allowing users to reserve username:
https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/marketing-tactics-for-your-saas-how-to-get-the-word-out
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on June 10, 2019

Choosing a Name and Cover Art for the Podcast
In this episode I discuss why I chose the name "Building an Indie Business" for the podcast and why I made the cover art red.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on June 3, 2019

Comparing Podcasting and Creating Videos on YouTube
In this episode I compare podcasting and creating YouTube videos, what's good and bad about both.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on May 27, 2019

My Failed HackerNews Post
In this episode I discuss my post on HackerNews that got 0 traffic. Why I think it failed, my normal HackerNews posting habits, and what I plan to do next time.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on May 20, 2019

The Results of Dogs and Web Development
In this episode I discuss the results of the Dogs and Web Development experiment from the previous episode. I discuss my podcast promotion workflow, interest data points, and if dog content makes a difference.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Dogs and Web Development episode: https://youtu.be/a7WkSt7_tPs
Lyft as a public company on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-OVcl8-JGt8
Published on May 13, 2019

My experience on Minds.com
In this episode I discuss what Minds.com is, My experience on it, and what I think about the platform as a whole.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on May 6, 2019

Dogs and Web Development
In this episode I discuss web development and dogs.
Twitter Conversation about dog content: https://twitter.com/supremerumham/status/1092983659131326464
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on April 29, 2019

Book Discussion: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz
In this episode I discuss the basic ideas of the book and I give a short review of it.
The book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26156469-never-split-the-difference
Show Notes:
"I didn't go to school for that" is an " It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia " reference:
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/aecd7f28-96cb-4cfb-ba19-f90db45dfd50
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on March 25, 2019

How to Build a Product in Public
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on April 22, 2019

Quora as a marketing channel
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Published on April 15, 2019
How to Add Dark Mode to Your Website in Vanilla JavaScript
This is a very experimental episode where I walk listeners through how to add dark mode to your website. I discuss reasons you should add dark mode to your website too!!
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on April 8, 2019

The 1% rule: How I learn and get things done
In this episode I discuss the 1% rule for how I get things done. I discuss what it is and how I built the habit.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on April 1, 2019

Alertsforcc.com Reflection
In this episode I discuss my previous project alertsforcc.com. I reflect on what I did wrong, what I did right, and what I should have done. Along with a quick product update.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on March 18, 2019

A little about myself and the directory
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Published on March 8, 2019
About the Podcast
In this episode I talk about the future of the podcast.
Show Notes:
use the code "baib" to get the book for free
Get a free list of the tools I use to make the podcast
Published on March 8, 2019