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Prosammer

66 karma · joined November 24, 2020

full-stack dev from northern Canada, passionate about building cool stuff quickly.
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Prosammer··on Ask HN: How can I use Twitter without using Twitter
Thanks I will check it out!
Prosammer··on Edge functions: Node and native NPM compatibility
Hey, can you explain what you mean to me? I read the JDSL horror story but I don't see what it has to do with deno runtimes... what am I missing?
Prosammer··on Why Tailwind CSS Won
a lot of this minutiae will be handled by gpt moving forward, and keeping it all in the same file will be helpful for context
Prosammer··on Ask HN: Has Google killed the site: search operator?
yeah, I use site: every day and this is the first day it is not working for me.
Prosammer··on AI Art Tools and Resources in One Place
Can you elaborate on that for me?
Prosammer··on Github Copilot Wants to Play Chess Instead of Code
I was under the impression that Copilot does not use context from other files, only the current file. Is that correct? Is there documentation about what other files Copilot uses for context if not?
Prosammer··on Ask HN: How to land more web development and design contracts?
Not sure if this is helpful, but I've been doing webdev for the last 3 years as a summer job for small businesses in my hometown during uni. I hate to say it, but byoung2 hit the nail on the head when talking about the need for "cookiecutter" websites. Most small businesses are looking for basically a 5 to 10 page website, with some basic information that looks pretty - they don't need/want/care about anything custom.

Therefore, I think the key is adding value to these "cookiecutter" websites to justify your rates. Can you bring in a photographer to get some pictures of the business for social media and website use? I often find small business owners know they should be engaging on fb/ig more, and are stressed about the fact that they have nothing to post. Are you a hosting reseller? That could be an avenue for increased revenue as well.

I know my "adding value" spiel does not help with your "finding clients" question, I think byoung2 covered everything i'd recommend - walk into a ton of small businesses with mock-ups of their new websites and quotes for how much they'd cost.

Your website looks great btw.

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