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  1. Roli

    Spotting AI Written Material Is Easier Than You Think

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    I, like everyone else, have used AI extensively to write. In my case, I use it mainly for email replies and proposals. When I'm writing fiction, I tend to use it for names of people and places because that's the kind of heavy lifting that GPT is really good at. I also feed my ADHD by asking it...
  2. Roli

    Not All Manufacturing Has To Be Done In China

    SOURCING 
    Really cool video from Destin at Smarter Every Day. He shows his journey to make a completely American-made product. Some very interesting food for thought in this video, and as he says, it's not just for the American market. Regardless of your country of residence, what he learns is invaluable...
  3. Roli

    Hunting Whales: Is there An Ethical Way To Do This?

    NOTABLE! HOT! MARKETING 
    The video below describes how mobile game companies have found a very unethical way to make A LOT of money. They basically advertise a game that doesn't truly exist, at least not in the sense they advertise it. The game acts as a hook to get you to download, once you have the game you realise...
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  4. Roli

    Be Nice To People - It Makes Social And Business Sense!

    MARKETING 
    I am in the process of ringing up businesses to ask for a particular product and service I need. I just rang a company who came up when I put "washing machine short term rental, London, UK". A lady answered the phone and I politely enquired about their delivery range, she replied in an annoyed...
  5. Roli

    One Day As An Erotic Writer And I'm Already Popular - Why Can't It always Be This Way?

    MARKETING 
    Lol, this is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek rant. The other day I posted my first erotic story on a website, and I'm already one of the most popular writers on there. I mean, it's great, and it's nice to be noticed, but I wish I could bag this kind of success with my "normal" writing. Shit, if it...
  6. Roli

    Sleep, The Fastest Way To Self-Sabotage.

    MINDSET 
    Excerpt from Shut Up Colin! - Out this summer. "Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The New York rapper Nasty Nas, famously declared, “I never sleep, coz sleep is the cousin of death.” While sleep’s familial relationship to death may well be a...
  7. Roli

    AI Video Marketing Strategy: What's Your Favourite Tool?

    - AI - 
    I am experimenting with using AI video tools to make marketing videos surrounding my books. I am using InVideo at the moment, both the semi and fully auto AI versions. To be clear, the semi AI version will create a voiceover from your script, but it's up to you to add the video clips. This...
  8. Roli

    I Wrote A Book About Self-Sabotage and I Think I'm On To Something....

    BOOKS 
    I'm writing a book on how to arrest self-defeating behaviours (Shut up Colin, working title) and my reviews back from my editor and beta readers are pretty good so far. I did think I was onto something when I started but as usual I started to doubt myself. It's nice getting some validation, but...
  9. Roli

    The Rise & Fall Of The Fake Guru

    ASSERTION 
    I thought this video summed it up nicely, it touches on how Tai Lopez started off his business career by scamming people before pretending to be hugely succesful. Times change but the guru stays the same, some loudmouth who shouts a lot and uses the term "brokie" or "alpha". Lopez, Lock, Tate...
  10. Roli

    Who Is Smashing It On TikTok Right Now?

    MARKETING 
    I am surprised to see people from diverse sectors claiming to be successful on TikTok. My earlier perception of the platform was that it was mainly used by socially awkward kids with short attention spans, but I was wrong. So now I intend to use the platform to promote my books, as I have heard...
  11. Roli

    Where Have All The Tech Customer Service Reps Gone? I'm In A World Of Pain.

    CHAT 
    I have spent 6 hours plus today trying to set up a simple mailing list and connect it to my website. For some reason (probably my own incompetence) I just can't get anything to work and unlike the old days, I can't just jump on a quick chat, which I'm sure would sort my problem out in minutes...
  12. Roli

    To KDP Select Or Not - That Is The Question (for authorpreneurs)

    MARKETING 
    I am just about to do the soft launch of my book and I'll be mainly e-publishing it. I have looked at the pros and cons of joining the KDP Select program but I still can't work out if I should do it or not. I understand about getting access to the extra features, countdowns, discounts and...
  13. Roli

    Anger Issues

    MINDSET 
    I have a quick temper, it's something I've been working on for a long time now, but at the moment I'm struggling. I'm trying to quit or at least cut down on smoking (marijuana), but it's the only thing that calms me when I feel myself flying into a rage. Maybe it's got something to do with my...
  14. Roli

    GPT-3 Is A Coding Moron, is GPT-4 Any Better?

    IDEA 
    After spending some time with GPT I have come to understand its limitations. I've mainly been using it for character and place names for my books (also fairly reasonable at coming up with pen names), however recently I reignited my interest in coding (still have ideas burning a place in my...
  15. Roli

    Turn Your Revenge List Into A Reward List

    MINDSET 
    First of all let me say this post is inspired by this old thread MINDSET - A message to a friend who's overwhelmed and worried It's by @Andy Black and it just reminded me why this forum is so fricking awesome, there are people on here like Andy who take their time to really try and help people...
  16. Roli

    How To Get The Best Feedback

    MARKETING 
    I have seen a few feedback posts on TFF recently and it set me thinking about how people usually do it wrong. Huh? Feedback is feedback isn't it? No, it isn't. Let's break it down, it's not rocket science, or (the much more complex) brain surgery, however it should be somewhat analysed and...
  17. Roli

    Have You Used Betareader.io, Or Any Other Beta Reader Services?

    MARKETING 
    As any "authorpreneur" knows, getting people to read your book is tough, in fact, I actively try and put people off when they hear I'm writing a book and they offer to read it. Recently a friend literally begged me to let her read my novel claiming she was just about to go on holiday and needed...
  18. Roli

    Make Reward The Effort: How To Motivate Yourself

    MINDSET 
    I have been following Professor Huberman for a short while, I've found his advice has been good for my attention problems. Anyway just wanted to share this snippet from his podcast, whereby he gives some pretty counterintuitive advice about motivation. Andrew Huberman is an American...
  19. Roli

    Voluntary Slavery, Is This The Best Business Concept Ever?

    IDEA 
    I have just been made aware (by my 11 year old no less), of a business that utilises a labour force which pays it to work! We all (hopefully) agree that slavery is wrong, forcing someone to work for you for no money so that you may profit is immoral right? Well how about getting someone to work...
  20. Roli

    UK Residents How Are You Dealing With Brexit?

    Recently I've been speaking with 3 friends who have been particularly screwed by Brexit: The first is in fashion and his supply and a portion of his customers are in mainland Europe and the extra taxes and tariffs are eating into his profits. The second is a musician who plays a lot in...

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