Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[socaldude]

What do you think?

My opinion and bias is that it would “rob” the work of a lot of…something. My thinking can’t find the word.

To me a book is an author’s masterpiece and delicacy. Like a Monet or Picasso. An author should be something like an angel delivering a message of truth from the heavens. Metaphorically(actually literally) of course. I should be able to stare at the cover at a coffee shop and feel…something.

An artistic image of some sort that can capture the reader’s…emotions? Would be more powerful and effective.

 

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[Bearcorp]

I was debating about redesigning the Unscripted cover as the book gets more popular. I was thinking about a big fat middle-finger since book titles with "f-this" and "f-that" seem acceptable nowadays. What do you think? This is not in response to any negative feedback on the cover, which in fact, no one has ever commented negatively on the cover. When TMF was first released, it was a daily event.

Not into it, if it's getting more popular and you've had no negative feedback a revamp doesn't need to be such a dramatic shift IMO.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Not into it, if it's getting more popular and you've had no negative feedback a revamp doesn't need to be such a dramatic shift IMO.

Ya'll are probably right. I think I was just trying to update the iconography of it, like a NECK TIE that has been crossed out, or something symbolic to "f-you" and the default system.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I was debating about redesigning the Unscripted cover as the book gets more popular. I was thinking about a big fat middle-finger since book titles with "f-this" and "f-that" seem acceptable nowadays. What do you think? This is not in response to any negative feedback on the cover, which in fact, no one has ever commented negatively on the cover. When TMF was first released, it was a daily event.

Since we're going for provocative titles, and everyone has thrown all sense of manners out of the window these days, you should go with a title that says F*CK YOUR BOSS! or similar.

 

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[Skroob]

If you’re worried about the brand of clothes you wear, stop it.

Get fit. Go buy a 5-pack of Hanes t-shirts. You will look better than a fat guy in a fancy suit. And if you are wealthy, you don’t need to show it.

Literally just tonight asked my fiancee how old I have to be before I can pull off a 100% Tommy Bahama based wardrobe.

She said 50. I‘ve got 8 and a half years to work my way up to it.

I’m Florida Man and I’m damn proud of it!

 

[Bearcorp]

like a NECK TIE that has been crossed out

Something along those lines could work and be cool, as @socaldude said you don't want to take away from the body or work, but having something symbolic on the cover could attract attention, the brashness of the middle finger and the f bomb doesn't really fit you IMO, I could be wrong though, unscripted is a F U message to the system.

 

[GPM]

Have an "unscripted " mascot kicking a chair with the status quo standing on it with a noose around its neck

 

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[loop101]

An interesting part of the theory that Earth gets pelted with civilization-ending asteroids every 13,000 years, is that a lot of the ancient monuments that still exist are earlier humanities attempts to warn the next cycle of people, namely us. There message essentially being, "If you are smart enough to figure out this warning, then you know what you have to do." That task would be to prepare for the 800 years of asteroid impacts that occur every 13,000 years. If the last cycle was 11,600 years ago, we have 1,400 years to prepare, maybe less if there are "early arrivers" each time.

 

[Skroob]

The new cover should be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine...

 

[Bearcorp]

The new cover should be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine...

Love a Simpsons quote

 

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[Kak]

@MJ DeMarco or any of the admins: If we want to post an ad for hiring someone from the forum, what sort of post should we buy? In the past we had special "Hiring" or "For Hire" ads, but those seem to be gone. What are the options for doing that now? Cheers!

I thought scaling with employees is too hard to possibly consider.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

An interesting part of the theory that Earth gets pelted with civilization-ending asteroids every 13,000 years, is that a lot of the ancient monuments that still exist are earlier humanities attempts to warn the next cycle of people, namely us. There message essentially being, "If you are smart enough to figure out this warning, then you know what you have to do." That task would be to prepare for the 800 years of asteroid impacts that occur every 13,000 years. If the last cycle was 11,600 years ago, we have 1,400 years to prepare, maybe less if there are "early arrivers" each time.

Sounds like a science fiction novel or goofy series on the History Channel. Make something entertaining based on this, I'll make the popcorn.

 

[parabolic]

Sounds like a science fiction novel or goofy series on the History Channel. Make something entertaining based on this, I'll make the popcorn.

Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix is what you're looking for

 

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[MitchC]

I was debating about redesigning the Unscripted cover as the book gets more popular. I was thinking about a big fat middle-finger since book titles with "f-this" and "f-that" seem acceptable nowadays. What do you think? This is not in response to any negative feedback on the cover, which in fact, no one has ever commented negatively on the cover. When TMF was first released, it was a daily event.

Your books are timeless and speak for themselves.

You don’t need to follow a trend that will be over soon. Especially a gimmicky one like that.

Tbh you’d already be a couple of years late on it anyway, you would just be another F*ck you book.

It would be like swapping TMFs current cover for the old one with the lambo because everyone else is using lambos to sell books.

There could be a new cover with a cool device or hook, but I think it needs to be a new unique one, not the same played out gimmick as every other book.

Glad to hear unscripted is only getting more popular over time

 

[Kak]

I was debating about redesigning the Unscripted cover as the book gets more popular. I was thinking about a big fat middle-finger since book titles with "f-this" and "f-that" seem acceptable nowadays. What do you think? This is not in response to any negative feedback on the cover, which in fact, no one has ever commented negatively on the cover. When TMF was first released, it was a daily event.

Meh. Stay classy. Those “F*ck books” are annoying. I don’t bother reading them as I automatically assume there’s nothing of substance I’d get out of it.

As far as a marketing strategy is concerned, Subtle Art was probably the first to try it and it clearly worked out well for it, but now, the shock value is over.

 

[heavy_industry]

My websites:

&copy; Copyright XXX 2010-<?php echo date('Y'); ?>. All Rights Reserved.

Does this function retrieve the system time of the server or the client in which the page is displayed?

I can imagine 1 in 100k users having their computer clock set to default and seeing © 1970 - all rights reserved

 

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[c4n]

Does this function retrieve the system time of the server or the client in which the page is displayed?

I can imagine 1 in 100k users having their computer clock set to default and seeing © 1970 - all rights reserved

It uses the server-side time; that code snippet will always show 2010-2023, 2010-2024, 2010-2025...

Note: my footer includes the start date, so © 2010-2023 versus just © 2023, because:
1. it makes more sense copyright-wise (see @biophase comments above), and
2. it tells people it's an established website doing business for 10+ years, and
3. it doesn't scare people away thinking "this website hasn't been updated in 5 years".

 

[heavy_industry]

3. it doesn't scare people away thinking "this website hasn't been updated in 5 years".

This is a very solid point.

I know it's a very small detail, but whenever I visit a company's website in January and I see that fresh new year written in the copyright section it gives me a sense that the company really cares about what they're doing.

And speaking of that...



@MJ DeMarco It seems like your best friends over at XenForo have not included an automated script for this.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Your books are timeless and speak for themselves.

You don’t need to follow a trend that will be over soon. Especially a gimmicky one like that.

Tbh you’d already be a couple of years late on it anyway, you would just be another F*ck you book.

It would be like swapping TMFs current cover for the old one with the lambo because everyone else is using lambos to sell books.

There could be a new cover with a cool device or hook, but I think it needs to be a new unique one, not the same played out gimmick as every other book.

Glad to hear unscripted is only getting more popular over time

I agree completely. The gimmicky trends are silly and don't last - I think this is counter to a productocracy.

When I think of a brand or product that lasts, I think of a timeless classic song like "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. It hits all the right spots for the consumer. It's not riding a trend. It's not a scene like emo, or goth, or disco, or hip hop, and it doesn't date itself (too much) to a specific era. You might laugh - but that is the perfect example.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

The gimmicky trends are silly and don't last

I'm looking at the Cover Mocks that were done in 2016 and it was an option, before this was any trend.

So my desire has nothing to do with a "trend" - only that it fit the theme.

For example, here are some of those 2016 cover mocks I dug up.

Again, all of these are from 2016 before Unscripted was released and was rough mocks.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I'm looking at the Cover Mocks that were done in 2016 and it was an option, before this was any trend.

So my desire has nothing to do with a "trend" - only that it fit the theme.

For example, here are some of those 2016 cover mocks I dug up.

Again, all of these are from 2016 before Unscripted was released and was rough mocks.

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Unscripted is my favorite book of yours. I don't have much to add except that I REALLY like the first cover, upper left, and the Matrix theme you've had going for awhile. I'm just one data point though.

Maybe run a Twitter poll?

 

[ZackerySprague]

The middle finger one has my vote haha!

 

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[Xeon]

I'm looking at the Cover Mocks that were done in 2016 and it was an option, before this was any trend.

So my desire has nothing to do with a "trend" - only that it fit the theme.

For example, here are some of those 2016 cover mocks I dug up.

Again, all of these are from 2016 before Unscripted was released and was rough mocks.

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The last one attracts the most eyeballs if it was on the bookshelf.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

The last one attracts the most eyeballs if it was on the bookshelf.

I'm not an expert on design or marketing, but I've just seen way too many books with all white backgrounds recently. They kind of all just blend in with each other and look boring, in my opinion.

Picture the "thinking, fast and slow" type of cover. Plain white background. Alpha transparency PNG image. Big title. Suuuuper cliche cover.

 

[MitchC]

I'm looking at the Cover Mocks that were done in 2016 and it was an option, before this was any trend.

So my desire has nothing to do with a "trend" - only that it fit the theme.

For example, here are some of those 2016 cover mocks I dug up.

Again, all of these are from 2016 before Unscripted was released and was rough mocks.

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I was actually going to suggest a matrix theme until I realised you’d already done that, and then I was going to suggest how much further you could lean into it without being sued.

Love him or hate him, Andrew Tate is one of the most googled men, and he talks about escaping the matrix all the time. It’s gone mainstream as a phrase now.

Your book is literally a guide on escaping the matrix, not his rubbish $50 a month mlm course. People are looking for something like this right now.

I’m with @thechosen1, the top left is cool, but I still prefer the current cover with the employee freeing himself. You could just make the matrix bit stand out more on the current cover.

You were super early on the escape the matrix theme, I think you could lean into it more while it’s trending and do really well.

You have exactly what these people are looking for they just don’t know it.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

FYI if you are yet to figure it out...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1616111925942943749

View: https://twitter.com/MJDeMarco/status/1616111925942943749?s=20&t=MvpnlrZucS668FMRIsZRPA

 

[Xavier X]

It uses the server-side time; that code snippet will always show 2010-2023, 2010-2024, 2010-2025...

Note: my footer includes the start date, so © 2010-2023 versus just © 2023, because:
1. it makes more sense copyright-wise (see @biophase comments above), and
2. it tells people it's an established website doing business for 10+ years, and
3. it doesn't scare people away thinking "this website hasn't been updated in 5 years".

Yes, the range is the best option. Outside of that, if you were to choose between having only launch year versus the current year, I would go with the latter. Seriously, in this day and age, any website worth visiting should be dynamic enough to warrant the current year, except it's a static archive. Most modern businesses don't run such sites for their business.

So for the love of your visitors, do not scare them away with your © 2016 ACME LLC footer, in 2023. Most people simply interpret that as the website not being updated and moving with the times. For this reason alone, you will inevitably lose some business.

People typically do a pulse check on a business they're not familiar with, before engaging. If the site shows no signs of recent life, some of them might move on to the next option.

 

[Kak]

I'm looking at the Cover Mocks that were done in 2016 and it was an option, before this was any trend.

So my desire has nothing to do with a "trend" - only that it fit the theme.

For example, here are some of those 2016 cover mocks I dug up.

Again, all of these are from 2016 before Unscripted was released and was rough mocks.

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I am a fan of the bird cage one and maybe the fish one.

I don’t think the plug, or the lock really embody the unscripted concept.

The lock reminds me of cybersecurity or something. The plug strikes me as an anti technology book.

 

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[monnffffiiiiiii]

If you are a non-native English speaker, you should not build a blog in English.

English-speaking internet is becoming saturated and lots of people are returning to content in their native language.

But...surprise! There's not much high-quality content in non-English languages (judging from the languages that I speak, at least).

Here you see that Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic and Portuguese are GREAT opportunities.

EG: Find below the screenshot of the growth of a German finance blog. There are roughly 50 (serious) German finance blogs on the Internet.

That guy was one of the last ones to arrive (started in July 2018) and he is now one of the biggest in Germany.

He charges a whooping 600 euros per guest post and has courses and affiliate links.




Anyone telling you blogging is dead has definitely no clue what they're talking about.

Content is one of the primary reasons people come to the Internet.

"All" you need to succeed is:

- Better design.
- Faster website.
- Better content.

IMO it's one of the easiest and most passive businesses to start/manage.

You just need to be patient.

 

[YanC]

There's not much high-quality content in non-English languages

Agreed ! I often find myself looking for stuff in English after I couldn't find an interesting answer in French. Actually most of the time I directly look it up in English.