Entreprogrammers Podcast

The EntreProgrammers Episode 47.1 A Dark Room for iOSAmir Rajan is the featured guest in this episode, creator of A Dark Room for iOS.“Notable events are listed below along with any pertinent information about how it affected downloads, reviews, emotions, and anything else that influenced the success (or failure) of A Dark Room for iOS,” writes Amir Rajan.Be sure to check-out “Amir’s dev log for aspiring indie devs” for the blow-by-blow action leading up to the creation of this highly rated app.Looking for “the official web site of ADR iOS?” And/or go to the web site of Amir Rajan.Amir discusses the marketing value of the media (press) which turns-out to be surprisingly low. Interviews and write-ups in many areas did not translate into what might be considered an appropriate number of “downloads” for his extremely popular app.He talks about the power of word-of-mouth; if engagement is involved, the results are incredible – an extremely insightful analysis of marketing and promotional strategies, how it all pl

The EntreProgrammers Episode 46.1 Soft SkillsNew FormatEach Episode is now 2 parts. This is Episode 46 and is labeled: 46.1 and 46.2.Signalleaf.comDerick is briefed on last show, sort of, but decides to actually listen to episode 45 to get caught-up. Josh mentions http://Signalleaf.com and Derick runs with it. He describes all of the recent changes.Tracking SystemsCharles takes the discussion to Mixpanel; Derick tells what it does. Along with his interpretation of Mixpanel comes several options to what you might want to use for your tracking system(s).Podcasting for PodcastersCharles recommends that Derick go to Fort “Worst” for a conference, a stones through from Waco. Pat Flynn is one of the featured speakers.Get all of the details, here: http://podcastmovement.com/#slideshow the conference is in Fort Worth about 205 days from now.Rails ClipsThe EntreProgrammers pound-out solutions to help Charles determine his path as an entrepreneur. Quite likely, you have been in the same position. It looks like Rails Cl

The EntreProgrammers Episode 46.2 Soft SkillsIdeal StrategyJosh recommends that Charles sponsor his own show – interesting, don’t you think? But, Charles isn’t quite satisfied with that and wants the specifics; Josh hesitates, and John steals the show with a great marketing strategy for the many podcasts of Charles.Clue-in to this powerful promotion recommended to Charles. Then, jump into the conversation by leaving your comments. How would you go about doing this promotion?Charles perhaps will give a free bonus and add a ten second promo before and/or after his recommended interview – audio power, nothing like it. John uses .NET Rocks! As example of cash giveaways.Hear John’s interview, here, on .NET Rocks! Managing Your Career with John SonmezJohn received 123 comments from listeners.Advanced Course or NotThe discussion heats-up when The EntreProgrammers tackle a marketing issue that Charles is dealing with; his advanced listeners are saying, “No beginner material.”What’s an EntreProgrammer to do, especiall

The EntreProgrammers Episode 45 Happy New YearIn your Happy New Year, look for The EntreProgrammers Podcast to broadcast each episode in 2 parts – same show, of course – and you can still be the fly on the wall.The EntreProgrammers hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wish you the Happiest of New Years in 2015 with the greatest of successes in all of your entrepreneurial efforts – unsolicited pears at an all-time high in 2015.Little persons are the focus in opening discussion with Josh and Charles; Christmas, the global time of year when parents buy their kids sophisticated computers, lots of software and Drip.com to maximize their email marketing strategies – kids rule.So, what happens when you have an in home studio where you become totally focused in creativity always found while possessed by Artistic Process and your Monster Houdini Child escapes from those new Christmas Shackles? Well, now, isn’t this splendid; Houdini Child has taken total control of your Creative Artistic Moment (the one that feeds t

The EntreProgrammers Episode 44 Size Matters NotThe appropriate use of email is now one of the most powerful marketing strategies on the globe. Normally, these insider marketing tactics are unknown to man-womankind, but you are the unnoticed fly on the wall stealing ideas from The EntreProgrammers Mastermind Session. Flash Moment:John has a book and he’s the author. He shows a copy on-the-air.The EntreProgrammers have out-done themselves, this time; they brought in the drip. And for you marketing freaks who dwell in the email arena of entrepreneurial promotions, well, this is your lucky podcast because the drip is here and The EntreProgrammers force him to show you how – how to send thousands of emails without looking like a scammer spammer, that is. Oh, yes, the drip…You know the drip; why sure, he’s The Drip Captain – Rob Walling, special guest of The EntreProgrammers, in this episode. He is the email of genius. And you’ll never guess how many businesses this guy has/had.Rob’s lifestyle mostly sees him as p

The EntreProgrammers Episode 43 Care Bears CareThere is no mercy in this court as The EntreProgrammers rip Derick a new one – a new landing page that is. Before that, this.(And about John’s book; keep it here for the details. See end of this article.)You are the fly on the wall and can’t help hearing Derick talking about his new screencast package – soon to be launched. What’s that you say? It’s already been launched? https://sub.watchmecode.net/mongoose/Ninety-nine Dollars!!!?? Scammer Spammer!!…but wait, let’s work this out scientifically. Click on your calculator.Enter: Is information that pays for itself ten-times, actually worth it? Oh ya, that’s a tough one, alright; and that ain’t no unsolicited pear, neither.Time now to be swift in your actions. Yes, we know that you outdo everyone; got to have it now! http://watchmecode.net/mongooseWell, then, go to Derick’s MongooseJS Fundamentals Screencast Package. Nice! Nice! Hint: Do it soon. (But, not if passing on insider trading info is illegal in your countr

The EntreProgrammers Episode 42 Unsolicited PearsDerick quickly begins with a rather unbelievable announcement that The EntreProgrammers have a new “official” sponsor: Baremetrics. Details next…but first…How would you like to take a retreat – somewhere – with all 4 of The EntreProgrammers? Yes, this could be another scam to make your business better – face to face, though.Contact them on the “About” page at http://entreprogrammers.com to let them know about your/their retreat, together. And while you are at it, tell them to break this 90 minute Podcast up into 3 sections – or not.The EntreProgrammers Podcast will be recorded the same as always, in a 90 minute master of the minds, unrehearsed, transparent show; and you are the fly on the wall.However, if you would like this 90 minute show to be presented in a 2 or 3 part series throughout the week – or on the same day - to give yourself some time to digest the heavy information presented in the shows, please contact The EntreProgrammers and let them know.They

The EntreProgrammers Episode 41 Lost in CyberspaceThis episode of the Entreprogrammers is brought to you by Baremetrics – SaaS Analytics for Stripe. Ever wonder what your LTV is? What about churn? Are you calculating that junk manually now? Let’s hope not…because you’ve probably gouged your eyes out! Use Baremetrics and get SaaS analytics for your Stripe account is a single click. Seriously. It’s that easy. Check it out now, at baremetrics.io/entreprogrammersThere is no end in sight for the ongoing work of a programmer – especially an EntreProgrammer. It’s time, now, to surf John’s web site where he’s making significant operational an aesthetic changes.So, what think you?Please write your valued comments; The EntreProgrammers love to hear from you, after all, it’s all about you and your struggles in a fast moving informational marketing arena and The EntreProgrammers do share your pain, but for you – remedies to the cause.So, let these 4 EntreProgrammers go before you to endure the breach and help make your e

The EntreProgrammers Episode 40 The Pain of LibsynYou are the fly on the wall planning informational capture from The EntreProgrammers who are now starting their fortieth episode.“Do more by doing less” philosophy is reflected in the comparison between Signalleaf and Libsyn; the power of high quality efficiency and simplicity, plus the personal professional attention in service philosophy which is embedded in the design of Signalleaf, as compared to the high learning curve of processing, complexity of engagement and the inadequate corporate philosophy in service that is found in Libsyn does arguably reflect that Signalleaf is more powerful than Libsyn.Yes, of course, this is a David and Goliath type relationship; but, we all know who won that confrontation. Signalleaf offers an atmosphere where you can actually get more done by having to do less. And so it goes… Signalleaf with its power of simplicity beats Libsyn.Podcast professionalism has grown significantly over the past 7 years making it imperative that

The EntreProgrammers Episode 39 Talk to People?Charles, Chuck, you know, The Guy; he’s from Utah, has officially become one of The EntreProgrammers, and get this; he wants to become Josh – that’s right, more on this as we go.Derick gets into analyzing just exactly how long of a subscription should he be selling, how to discourage cancellations with, perhaps, offering quarterly and/or yearly subscriptions. Let’s say your card expires and ends your subscription.Should you have purchased a yearly instead of a monthly? John says yearly. What’s your take on this? Jump into this conversation with the (now 4) EntreProgrammers.Give Chuck, John, Derick and Josh your comments by writing to them below; your comment might be read on-the-air, but then again...If you are a person who hates people, absolutely dreads being around them more than 17 seconds and wouldn’t offer any of your ideas to them – even if paid – don’t worry because in this episode The EntreProgrammers will fix you.You will actually enjoy coming out of yo

John is editing the podcast again with our editor still out.In this episode the Entreprogrammers welcome Charles Max Wood from http://devchat.tv to the show to talk about his network of podcasts and get some tips on how to get sponsors.John is in Sweden speaking at the Oredev conference, but promises to share more about it next time.John and Derick realize that not hiring help is definitely holding them back and vow to make a change in the future.

Our editor, David, is out sick right now, so John is editing the podcast.In this episode, the Entreprogrammers prepare for some Halloween festivities and engage in a discussion about how you'll eventually succeed if you just keep plowing in one direction.The Entreprogrammers also discuss pricing tiers again and how it relates to product sales.

The EntreProgrammers Episode 36 Anti-Sponsor Apple AmazonJohn’s funny look says it all when Derick says he wants to do a crazy radio broadcaster introduction for The EntreProgrammers Podcast which has received over 20,000 listeners according to the stats on Signalleaf.com podcast hosting service.Apple destroys a tremendous amount of programming by Josh, and he’s not too please about it; therefore, Josh awards Apple as an Anti-Sponsor. Check out, in this episode, everything Josh did that Apple literally broke down.Do you know a corporation that should be given the award of Anti-Sponsor for negligence towards human beings? Write in the comment section below and let The EntreProgrammers blast big business for human negligence.The EntreProgrammers go up against the biggest there is and fear no one. In addition to Apple’s human negligence, John gives Amazon a big award of Anti-Sponsor, which is also backed-up by Derick, for a ridiculous marketing strategy that could be called an outright lie. You’ll hear their rem

The EntreProgrammers Episode 35 AppreciationJohn talks about his experience with a “grumpy” cable guy and billing without TV that doesn’t really make any sense. The EntreProgrammers discuss download and upload power from their ISP.John’s book is over 1,000 in sales plus the publisher is suggesting a video to go with the book. Is this the beginning of a trend? Do you think publishers will begin asking for videos with the author’s book? Leave your comment.The subject of conversion rate comes up as The EntreProgrammers analyze this process. What percentage of visitors should be converted into customers?Derick is focused on Signalleaf. He has come up with informative tracking procedures that every podcast producer should have, even a 6 week period.The discussion goes to the importance of diet; Josh has a little person emergency and takes leave. Derick tells a funny story about silly putty. Remember that stuff? Ever get it in your hair?Josh talks about his early days as a writer and how many of the people around h

The EntreProgrammers Episode 34 Warrior DietHumans replaced with code?What’s good in the computer market? What’s the warrior diet? Programming robots? Why doesn't Josh like iPhones? Derick’s Kindle Paperwhite is a lie?Derick refers to an EntreProgrammer fan, Matt Kremer, who offers a great deal of valuable information. Visit Matt’s web site at: https://kobra.io/A rather confusing arena of marketing, programming and technology tackled by The EntreProgrammers, now makes more sense; these 3 smash the in-denial Apple which seems to think that it’s your fault.You get an in depth analysis of computers from The EntreProgrammers in this episode, and of course, a lot more – Josh reveals computer marketing as unethical; John predicts the way of the future in computer design; Derick implicates Microsoft Surface 3 will discontinue; and in a conference presentation, demonstrates that your robot can be programmed by writing code. Plus: Dip your phone or iPod in plastic? John explains.You are the fly on the wall and you hav

The EntreProgrammers Episode 33 Seneca’s LettersThe EntreProgrammers analyze different aspects that make-up a great entrepreneur; things get started with diet, after John explains an uneventful 10 hours of flight to get home.Diet, of course, is extremely important to the success of an entrepreneurial effort. Yes, you are what you eat which includes making business choices based on diet – your diet. Derick goes into detail what all of this could mean in a day of having to make many choices.If possible, make your decisions when you feel good; avoid making important decision when you don’t feel good. The greatest asset of an entrepreneur is to “know thyself.”Josh talks about how focused he is – “laser focus.” He gets into detail concerning his choice to better himself as a copywriter. He and Derick drop a few copywriters’ names for those of you interested.An analysis of book sales dropping for both Josh and Derick takes place as they hammer-out resolutions and new directions for their entrepreneurial efforts. Jo

The EntreProgrammers Episode 32 Marcus AureliusDerick talks about his production schedule with WatchMeCode, just after spending 2.5 hours behind the mic. The approach that John recommended 2 weeks ago is now working for Derick as he focuses on one project for one week.Derick’s description of his production schedule is a lesson in itself to all entrepreneurs who plan their daily and weekly schedules. Derick’s estimation on how long a project would take was off just a little. So, how long does it take to write a book?Do you ever get a potential client who says, “I want a web site. How long will it take to build it?” Capture all of the details to a project that you possibly can. The accuracy of your estimation is counting on it.Derick has the rest of the year planned out. He is focused, yet consultation is getting a little “scary” as he pushes up against that deadline.Josh has “too much going on right now” and has decided to quit SitePoint. This successful EntreProgrammer seems to be constantly choosing his succ

The EntreProgrammers Episode 31 Nice! Nice!John, who didn’t know how to program his alarm clock, was almost a no-show as a result. That’s because time just does not exist in Hawaii. Josh wants to hear all about John’s book, so John gives the details – about 1,000 sold, so far – along with future marketing plans. John plans to rock the community when he returns to The EntreProgrammer arena.Then a big discussion takes place concerning Josh’s intent to consult. The other 2 EntreProgrammers most definitely have something to say about that – WARNING! But Josh stands his ground. Josh trains to consult. But, what do you have when you consult?Both John and Derick have backgrounds as consultants and go into rather lengthy detail as to the ups and downs of this entrepreneurial effort. Josh describes how he is going about capturing clients in the consultation arena.The EntreProgrammers are hot for debate, sniffing the trail of resolutions. What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? It takes the ability to endure

The EntreProgrammers Episode 30 Discipline Merely HabitDerick is making behavioral changes in his project line-up. This week is screen cast; next week, Signalleaf. Is Derick aware of the psychological phenomenon wherein a change of behavior will also bring temporary anxieties?These anxieties have been known to force an individual to stay in her/his comfort zone which means that the new behavior intended does not become reality. Discipline is merely habit.Tune-in to see how Derick deals with his new schedule. Some entrepreneurs take on this philosophy: “I love what I do; if it ever turns into a job, I’ll quit!”Entrepreneurs often go through this exact procedure that Derick speaks of. Are you? This new approach for Derick was recommended to him last week by John and Josh. For this episode, Josh is away on other business, returning to the show next week.Be sure to check-out some of detailed marketing strategy that Josh and Derick plan to deploy for the development of Signalleaf. For those of you who may have mis

The EntreProgrammers Episode 29 Existential CrisisCan you help Josh find himself? It takes a long time to know who you are and this EntreProgrammer is in the middle of an entrepreneurial career shift which is causing him to feel a little anxious. During a behavioral change anxieties do occur, but they are temporary.Could it be that Josh needs to focus on where he is going, rather than where he is? Time, now, for you to listen to this podcast to hear the situation of Josh. Changes like this do happen in the arena of EntreProgrammers; we should know how to handle them when they do occur.But first this: John wants to know about “the pictures” that were hi-jacked from iCloud. The metadata in this investigation points to a big screw-up by Apple, and just before Apple plans to introduce more of their “goodies” for all of us to buy. Josh accuses John of a hack job cover-up.Dereck is ready to hang-up the phone on this one. He wants nothing to do with it. What’s your take on this? The celebrity photo hack was first po