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Re:Show HN: Interview series featuring founders selling/acquiring micr... on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @04:50PM (#41713990)
Haha, I know right. I don't think they actually would have been open to selling at that price... I think they were just testing the waters and probably would have tried to pivot the deal into another structure.

Wanna by a Micro-SaaS?

Posted by jamesofthedrum on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @08:29AM
from the self-post dept.

I've been aggregating the latest micro-SaaS acquisition opportunities and I'm eager for feedback.These opps are from Saturday's issue. Apologies for the crap formatting. It's cleaner with more detail here: https://saaswatch.substack.com/p/saas-watch-weekly-roundup-march-1* Businesses for sale ($0-$1k)*- [Build mini AI Apps in seconds with no...

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Found a Web3 Dapp for sale for only $600?

Posted by jamesofthedrum on Monday February 26, 2024 @11:47AM
from the self-post dept.

It's in the real estate space. No revenue or anything yet, but still seems cheap for a dapp. Could be a cool opportunity.Here it is: https://www.sideprojectors.com/project/40634/real-estate-web3-dappAnd yes, here's the plug — if you want to see other acquisition opportunities from last week, I aggregate them here: https://saaswatch.substack.com/p/saas-watch-weekly-roundup-feb-24

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Re:GitHub CEO offering $250K for decoding ancient Roman scrolls on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:35AM (#35209928)
Thought about covering this in my archaeo/historical newsletter but didn't end up doing it. Maybe it'll be of interest to some of you though — such a cool opportunity!

Self-promo: If you're into this kind of thing, https://ancientbeat.substack.com/

Re:Roman soldiers were side-hustlers on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @02:28PM (#34901259)
Haha, sounds about right
Re:Roman soldiers were side-hustlers on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:16AM (#34896848)
Wrote about this originally in my newsletter but didn't think a link post was appropriate so I posted the text. ancientbeat.substack.com if you're interested.

Roman soldiers were side-hustlers

Posted by jamesofthedrum on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:13AM
from the self-post dept.

Found this one interesting. A rare papyrus was discovered in Masada, Israel. It’s the paycheck of a Roman legionary soldier dated to 72 CE, during the period of the Great Revolt of the Jews against the Romans. This is one of three paychecks ever discovered in the Roman Empire, and it includes some interesting info. It details the soldier’s salary over two pay periods (there would have been...

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Re:Is SEO worth it for early-stage products in 2022/23? on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:37PM (#33612380)
Thanks!
Re:Is SEO worth it for early-stage products in 2022/23? on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:30AM (#33596542)
Interesting, thanks for weighing in!

I think doing technical SEO on a site from the beginning makes a lot of sense. But what about writing articles to capture keywords? I'm not talking about keyword stuffing, as that's obviously dumb, but just creating good (targeted) content. Seems to me that it's less important for early-stage products, no?

Is SEO worth it for early-stage products in 2022/23?

Posted by jamesofthedrum on Monday November 14, 2022 @10:44AM
from the self-post dept.

With big companies pumping a ton of money into snatching up keywords, can a small player really hope to make any gains?And is playing the long-game of SEO really worthwhile for an early-stage company or is it best to just focus on building, and worry about SEO once you've got some revenue to throw at it?Curious to hear everyone's thoughts/experience. Thanks!

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Re:Monetized My Newsletter (Kinda) on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:54AM (#33164058)
Here's the link: https://ancientbeat.substack.com/

Monetized My Newsletter (Kinda)

Posted by jamesofthedrum on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:53AM
from the self-post dept.

I have an archaeological/anthropological newsletter that has nearly 1200 subs with a ~50% open rate, and I just monetized it over the weekend. I got a couple of upgrades to the paid tier right away (including some yearly plans), so I had high hopes. Now, a few days later, I have a total of 12 paid subs. That's a pretty terrible conversion rate.Current setup is: Free tier gets top 5...

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Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @01:11PM (#32914739)
Whoa, just saw this. Thanks so much! I can't believe how much time and thought you put into this — it's really really kind of you. You're awesome. I'll check these sites out :)
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Monday September 19, 2022 @09:08AM (#32897794)
Thanks, Doug, really appreciate that feedback! Yeah, I'd prefer to add value for the paid tier, I just don't know where I would find the time. This is really helpful, though, thanks again. I'll keep noodling on it :)
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @08:22PM (#32892828)
Fair question. There are some other newsletters that have links... I don't know of any who summarize the content into bite-sized but reasonably comprehensive snippets. Those summaries, as well as the curation itself, are where the value is IMO. I'm a professional writer and it takes quite a while to put it together each week. Might also be worth nothing that much of what I find never makes it to r/Archaeology (until I post it there in my weekly roundup).
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @06:44PM (#32892195)
Yeah, I agree, that makes the most sense — paid tier has paid subscriptions, free tier has sponsorships. Thanks for the feedback!
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @06:37PM (#32892141)
Nice - that's really helpful, thanks! I'll definitely check it out.
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @06:35PM (#32892131)
Really appreciate the idea, but I agree with Zircom - they're too geo-restricted. Maybe if a museum had a course or online experience that I could advertise... Something to think about. Thanks!
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @06:34PM (#32892115)
Thanks! Yeah, I think that's my best bet sponsorship-wise. I don't think it's big enough yet, though. I've reached out to a few youtubers and podcasters, but haven't heard back from any of them. Oddly, I also reached out to some about advertising on their channels, and I didn't hear back about that either. I'll keep trying!
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:32PM (#32891690)
I mentioned it a few issues ago but didn't get any responses about it. Maybe I wasn't explicit enough in my ask. Something to think on - thanks for the feedback!
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:30PM (#32891671)
Btw, since you're subscribed already, do you mind me asking what you think about the $8/mo? I'd really value your opinion.
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:24PM (#32891628)
Thanks for the feedback! I've thought a lot about sponsors and ads, but I don't know where I would find people who want want to sponsor a newsletter on archaeology/ancient news. If you have any ideas, I'm all ears!
Re:Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, ... on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:18PM (#32891599)
Whoa, so awesome that this newsletter is being read around the dinner table to kiddos! Really glad you're liking it :)

Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, monetization

Posted by jamesofthedrum on Sunday September 18, 2022 @03:23PM
from the self-post dept.

So excited! I'm having a ton of fun with it and growing organically (mostly reddit). Woohoo!Next stop, monetization. I think I'll make the current format paid, and offer a truncated version to free subs. Pricing this type of thing is really hard, but I'm thinking $8/mo. Would really love feedback/thoughts if any of you have done this type of thing before!ancientbeat.substack.com

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