Robert Richardson at PeakZebra

Did I mention overwhelm? Sorry for the slow reply! ;-)

Man, you make me so frigging happy in a world where so many others in politics are making me despair. Those of us outside NYC need more of you.

No nazis on peakzebra. Actually, _nobody_ on peakzebra at the moment, but we're moving fast.

OK, but to be fair, I think maybe you worry about a lot of stuff. (Me too, if that's any comfort).

That really does hit close to home.

oooh. tingly nerd joy inbound.

And I'd say: do what they suggest unless you have an actionable alternative plan. Because, face it, you don't.

They swam and swam, failing to notice as the water warmed…

pz-walkthrough This is "pz-walkthrough" by Robert Richardson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Thought I'd share a sub-three-minute video walkthrough of the PeakZebra toolset: vimeo.com/1100407577?s... ... #buildinpublic

Good point re: Mastodon, though I'm also vague on this. I think you can move around in the ATproto universe, but don't know what gets lost in translation. I don't think, though, that it's so easy to take network lock-in out of social nets -- the network effect is the point, after all.

Moving comments around seems like a rabbit hole.

If my newsletter creator platform includes your own website (a full WordPress site), and if I want an option for people sending free newsletters, what low monthly price seems reasonable given that you get a hosted WordPress site? #buildinpublic

I look a week into the future and I see... whatever's in my @buffer queue.

End of the month... Again with the frigging KPI's.

If a platform can ban you, demonetize you, or change the rules overnight…

WordPress is powerful. But setting it up for a paid newsletter?
Plugins, payments, design… I've got it all wrapped up for you.

I daresay there will be some interest in Matt's keynote this afternoon at #WCUS.

Not in Portland for #WCUS25. Grateful for live feed.

A list of newsletter creator pain points... Go!

I'm intrigued by Substack's addition of "Notes," which are basically a twitter-style (with long tweets) social media feed. On the one hand, it's more or less the opposite of encouraging long form, thoughtful writing. On the other hand, it adds vitality. Thoughts?

Nobody needs to reinvent #WordPress. They just need to make it vastly easier for people who don't care about web tech to use, right out of the box. Which I'm working on.

I wrote a 28-page PDF on leaving Substack and moving your creator operation to WordPress. Freedom costs less. Download from peakzebra.com

My vision is that PeakZebra grows as your creative business grows.

Imagine logging in to WordPress and everything is already done:
✅ Newsletter plugin installed
✅ Paid subscriptions configured
✅ Starter design ready

Platforms come and go. Your website is forever. (whatever "forever" means on the internet--to be determined)

PeakZebra is built for creators who think bigger than one platform.

Substack takes 10%. WordPress takes your time.
PeakZebra takes… the setup off your plate.

Tired of renting space on platforms like Substack? 🏠
I’m building PeakZebra — your own WordPress-based option for paid newsletters.

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