I share a story of how I did not get paid for doing a 3 months long project for a client.
 
📺 Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZL9YD6PCAZQ">https://youtu.be/ZL9YD6PCAZQ</a>
 
My website: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZL9YD6PCAZQ">https://sunnysingh.io&nbsp;</a>
Connect on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sunnysingh">https://twitter.com/sunnysingh</a>

75: Got paid $0 for a 3 months client project

I met up with Erik to discuss his open source projects (Redux Form and Final Form), his personal experience with the open source community, and some key React concepts.
 
Note that this was recorded outside on my phone, so apologies for the background noise and overall audio quality.
 
Mentioned in the episode:
 
Shawn Wang's Hooks Talk: <a href="https://youtu.be/KJP1E-Y-xyo">https://youtu.be/KJP1E-Y-xyo</a>
Michael Jackson's Hooks Talk: <a href="https://youtu.be/nUzLlHFVXx0">https://youtu.be/nUzLlHFVXx0</a>
Prognosticast: <a href="https://prognosticast.com">https://prognosticast.com</a>
Happy Hour Podcast: <a href="https://happyhour.fm">https://happyhour.fm</a>
Seek Justice Podcast: <a href="https://seekjustice.fm">https://seekjustice.fm</a>
 
📺 Watch video: <a href="https://youtu.be/5OhmKCu2i50">https://youtu.be/5OhmKCu2i50</a>
 
📰 Weekly content and resources in my Sunday newsletter: <a href="https://sunny.link/news ">https://sunny.link/news&nbsp;</a>
 
🎵 Music by Niko Naman: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman ">https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman&nbsp;</a>
 
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74: Building open source with Erik Rasmussen

This is a repost from <a href="https://shipcast.live/">The Shipcast</a>, a live streamed podcast by Sergio Mattei. We talked about and shared some useful knowledge/advice around these topics:
 
🤑 Strategies to get SaaS customers
🚨 Reducing friction for user onboarding
🥰 Advice for new makers
🔥 Growing your personal brand
✅ Maintaining a creation discipline
 
You can also watch a recording of the live stream, but keep in mind the video lag and early sound issues: <a href="https://youtu.be/Gi9QJK-r_jw">https://youtu.be/Gi9QJK-r_jw</a>
 
Sergio's links:
<ul>
 <li>Makerlog: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgetmakerlog.com&amp;v=M1GAAuixj4w&amp;redir_token=zKRvRJgHSE1mcvpf8f6zOnia8aZ8MTU1OTgyMzQzM0AxNTU5NzM3MDMz&amp;event=video_description">https://getmakerlog.com</a></li>
 <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/matteing">https://twitter.com/matteing</a></li>
 <li>Twitch: <a href="http://mattei.live/">http://mattei.live</a></li>
</ul>
 
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📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunnysingh.io/">https://www.instagram.com/sunnysingh.io/</a>
 
🎵 Music by Niko Naman: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman">https://soundcloud.com/nikonaman&nbsp;</a>

73: Branding & indie making with Sergio Mattei (from Shipcast)

Don't stagnate with your learning! I explain why continuous learning is important, and how to continue enhancing and adding upon your current skills.
 
📺 Watch video: <a href="https://youtu.be/2s80blzu0o0">https://youtu.be/2s80blzu0o0</a>
 
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72: Continuous learning

Marketing should not be annoying, and yet many companies still employ annoyance as their primary marketing strategy.&nbsp;
 
📺 Watch video: <a href="https://youtu.be/M1GAAuixj4w">https://youtu.be/M1GAAuixj4w</a>
 
Mentioned in the episode:
- Makerlog: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgetmakerlog.com&amp;v=M1GAAuixj4w&amp;redir_token=zKRvRJgHSE1mcvpf8f6zOnia8aZ8MTU1OTgyMzQzM0AxNTU5NzM3MDMz&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://getmakerlog.com</a>
- Sergio's Twitch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Fsergiomattei&amp;v=M1GAAuixj4w&amp;redir_token=zKRvRJgHSE1mcvpf8f6zOnia8aZ8MTU1OTgyMzQzM0AxNTU5NzM3MDMz&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/sergiomattei</a>
- Clip of Sergio's annoyance: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/sergiomattei/clip/HappyPlausibleButterflyMcaT">https://www.twitch.tv/sergiomattei/clip/HappyPlausibleButterflyMcaT</a>
 
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71: Annoyance as a marketing strategy

Pradip and I share what we learned from both of our podcasting journeys.
 
📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/ijO6cJRNt0A
 
Mentioned in the episode:
- https://podcaststuffnotebook.com/
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tagr/id903733783?mt=12
- https://anchor.fm/
 
If you enjoyed Pradip on the podcast, go follow him:
📝 Twitter: https://twitter.com/pradipcloud
🌐 Website: https://pradipcloud.com/
🎙 Podcast: https://theproductangle.com/
 
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70: Lessons in podcasting with Pradip Khakhar

It's always amazing to see an idea come to fruition, but these launches were my biggest and most exciting ones.

📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/Mydh0aszqj0

Mentioned in the episode:
- IronMic: https://ironmic.fm
- CodeBee: https://codebee.io

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69: My biggest product launches 🚀

Copying and pasting code is something that every developer does, but there is a misconception around not being a "real developer" by doing so. Also, if you do copy code, what's the best way to do it to keep proper maintainability of your codebase? I provide my thoughts on everything in this episode!

📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/p2WtPyytJ1k

Mentioned in the episode:
- StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/
- MIT License: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

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68: My thoughts on copying code

I'm joined with my second guest, Leon Hitchens. Join us as we discuss Search Engine Optimization (SEO) beyond the basics of what most developers are familiar with.

📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/g03jWI6IG0k

Mentioned in the episode:
- Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console/about
- Google My Business: https://www.google.com/business/
- Moz: https://moz.com/
- Lighthouse: https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/

If you enjoyed Leon on the podcast, go follow him:
📝 Twitter: https://twitter.com/leonhitchens
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonhitchens/
🌐 Website: https://leonhitchens.com/
🎙 Podcast: https://leonspodcast.com/

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👨‍🏫 New to web development? I made a course for you: https://skl.sh/2okjvGm

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67: Beyond the basics of SEO - With guest Leon Hitchens

UX typically refers to regular everyday users, but what happens when you build an app for developers? I tackle this topic in terms of misconceptions, benefits, and ways to provide good developer UX.
 
📺 Watch video: https://youtu.be/k6G5rr0XYBU
 
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66: Providing a good developer UX

The worlds of web development and business, combined.

Hi, I'm a web developer and creator. On this podcast I share my experiences in building things on the web.

Sunny Commutes

75: Got paid $0 for a 3 months client project

74: Building open source with Erik Rasmussen

73: Branding & indie making with Sergio Mattei (from Shipcast)

72: Continuous learning

71: Annoyance as a marketing strategy

The Host

Sunny Singh