I make the tech side of growing business easier for service-based business owners | Landing pages | Automation | Communities | Digital setup | #HelpWithDigital
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Joined February 2010
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You want to go live. But which platform do you choose? 👀
StreamYard. Restream. Riverside. OneStream.
You’ve heard the names. Maybe you’ve even looked at a few. But you’re still wondering which one will do what YOU need.
Later today, I’ll share my first go at setting up and running a YouTube live stream with it. You’ll be able to follow the process from setting up the stream to finding the recording afterwards.
They joined your community, lovely, but why would they come back?
That’s what I asked my email subscribers this morning.
People don’t return just because you’ve given them a login.
They return because something useful happens when they’re there.
ALT Ady wearing his flat cap and glasses at his desk.
A weekly discussion. A chance to ask for help. People they enjoy talking to.
I’d rather have 50 people coming back than 5,000 who joined once and disappeared.
The member count tells you who signed up.
This is me at work. On a local bench. No laptop in sight.
I’m collaborating with Celynn Morin over in France, and it still amazes me that I can do that while sitting here.
ALT Ady smiling outdoors in a grey flat cap, glasses and black padded jacket, with poppy wreaths behind him.
Technology gets plenty of criticism for the damage it can do. But sitting here, getting work done with someone in another country? This side of it is f*cking brilliant.
There’s a little bit of tech with me, obviously. It’s what lets me leave the desk behind.
And honestly, I’m probably getting more done here than I would at home.
Where do you go when you need to clear your head and get the ideas flowing?
#HelpWithDigital #WorkplaceWellbeing #MentalWellbeing #SelfEmployed
Nobody wants to be the first person talking in an empty room.
An online community can feel like that too.
You join. Have a look around. Wonder whether your question is too obvious.
Then leave without saying anything.
ALT Ady smiling and holding a handful of spoons.
“What are you working on this week?” is easier than “Tell us everything about your business.”
And a personal reply gives someone a reason to keep talking.
You don’t need everyone posting on day one.
Start by helping one person feel comfortable enough to join in.
This morning, I emailed my subscribers about something that puts people off running a community.
Thinking they’ll have to create all the content.
Another post. Another video. Another resource.
ALT Ady holding a white Best Dad Ever mug.
But some of the most useful things happen when members start talking to each other.
Someone asks a question. Someone else shares what worked for them. Another person adds a different perspective.