Grabbing yourself by the collar to get work done when you're a freelancer or working remotely can be an often daunting prospect for many. The Covid-19 pandemic has largely proven that self-motivation cannot be overestimated when it comes to personal productivity. Look this way as I share a few rituals that I've found to be most profitable whether you're remote or just trying to bang in some goals on the weekend. The good old wash: Just like the medieval lot of the masses out there I've often fallen to the temptation of hopping straight to my desk to turn the levers of labour as soon as I've separated eye lid from eye ball. While this gets urgent tasks out of the way, you're better off having a bath or shower if you intend to be at your desk for several hours. The regenerative and restorative powers of water down your back has a way of sobering you up. I sometimes get dressed up in smart casuals (at the least) rather than mere casuals to trick my brain into believing that I am up to some earth-shattering work. A healthful drink in hand: For me, a hot mug of cocoa powder is just the thing to keep me focused, friendly and free from the distraction to peck at every morsel. The "brown beauty" may not be your thing but find a beverage that works for you. Please share your thoughts on this as I'd like to know what you think.
I will be launching my new product Palette Panda in the coming weeks, and i'm finding it very difficult to promote and and grow a following on ProductHunt. Do you have any suggestions to gain trtaction before launch? Palette Panda: is a design and development subscription service for startups and NGO's
https://palettepanda.com/
My friend and I were running into the same brick wall over and over again: we'd attempt a tool, be excited for about 10 minutes and then it'd be like it was built for another team, another workflow, or honestly, another era. Some were clunky. Some were too complicated. None of them worked how we needed. So we set out to build Loopify, something we'd actually want to use ourselves: Quick. Efficient. Simple. Doesn't get you thinking you require a training program just to book a TikTok. We are looking for as much user feedback as possible. Talking with teams, individual creators, small brands, anyone who's had to fight through tools just to keep up online. If that sounds like you, I'd love to hear: What's your biggest friction point with current tools? What's one teeny feature you'd love to have but never see? Or just something you dislike doing that could be simpler? Seriously appreciate any ideas you pitch our way.
I'm building a tool that uses AI to help craft cold emails that actually get responses. But before I go too far, I want to dig deeper into the real frustrations behind cold outreach.
Most founders and marketers I talk to say something like:
We send cold emails, but we re not sure if they re hitting the right tone, targeting the right pain point, or just going straight to spam.
Right now, I m researching the before you send side of cold outreach that moment where you're staring at your draft, wondering if it s persuasive, personal, or just meh.
Since my team and I launched today at #4 on Product Hunt as Honestly, we are thinking a lot about what went well, and what we could have improved on. Specifically, we are really thinking about what the #1 most important aspect of a successful launch is? In my mind it comes down to the problem you're solving - that's the core of it. However, my teammates believe that the distribution of loyal customers we have was key in climbing the ranks. They argue that without distribution, products are useless on PH. What do you all think? Or is there another key aspect of a PH launch we are missing?
