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In this episode, Amy and James discuss all the benefits that come from blogging, including the positive effect it can have on your career.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with real-time updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:02 Marco Polo
• 5:29 Learn Build Teach
• 7:17 Emulating Chefs
• 8:09 Why Write
• 9:33 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 11:08 Writing Helps You Be a Better Communicator
• 11:52 Networking
• 13:47 Why blog, over another medium?
• 15:23 Picking a Blogging Platform
  • Framer is still alive and well… and it’s a game-changer
  • UX Collective
  • Medium
  • Hashnode
  • Dev.to
  • Chrome Extension Daily.dev
  • Chrome Extension Panda
• 21:17 Creating Your Own Blog
  • Wordpress.com
  • Wordpress.org
• 22:47 Sponsor: Vercel
• 23:55 Different Frameworks
  • Gatsby
  • Next.js
  • Gridsome
  • Nuxt
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • SvelteKit
• 25:43 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 26:25 Learning that Comes from Building Your Own Blog
• 27:30 Workflow for Writing Content
  • Notion.so
  • Grammarly
  • Grammarly extension for Chrome
  • Grammarly extension for VS Code
  • StackEdit.io
• 30:37 What would you do differently?
• 32:26 Grab Bag Questions
• 32:47 Grab Bag Question #1: Are there some things you can do right or wrong when it comes to creating content?
  • James Q Quick on YouTube: JavaScript Array Method Practice
• 35:49 Grab Bag Question #2: How do you choose what topics to cover? How do you decide who is your target audience?
• 39:00 Picks and Plugs
• 39:11 Amy's Pick: Headphone Splitter
  • Rode Micro Pro
• 39:51 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on Twitch
• 40:13 James's Pick: Cable Clips
• 40:56 James's Pick: JS Challenges

Amy and James continue their creator series for designers and developers, explaining some of the things that they learned while starting their own podcast.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with real-time updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
  • JS Challenges
  • Advent of CSS
  • Advent of JS
  • Advent of SVGs
• 2:47 Gear for Starting Your Own Podcast
  • Rode Micro
  • Episode 14 - Building the Perfect Desk Setup
• 6:45 Why podcast (vs another medium)?
• 8:29 Types of Podcasts
  • Interview
  • Monologue
    • Amy Porterfield
  • Co-Host
    • Syntax
    • Shop Talk Show
• 10:27 Our Why
• 14:26 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 15:20 Creating Show Segments
• 17:57 Hosting
  • Buzzsprout
    • Creating ZEAL Podcast
  • Anchor
  • Transistor.fm
  • Simplecast
• 20:36 Cover Art
• 21:06 Creating a Trailer
  • Submitting to different podcatchers
• 22:36 Finding Sponsors
  • Creating a Prospectus
  • Field of Dreams
• 25:26 Sponsor: Vercel
• 26:38 Workflow
  • SquadCast
  • Screenflow
  • Descript
    • Chris Sev
  • Auphonic
  • Forecast
  • MailChimp
• 33:14 Things We Want To Do
  • Write Accompanying Blog Posts
  • Make clips for social
• 35:17 Things I Wish We'd Done Differently
  • Line up Reviews on iTunes
• 36:33 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 38:02 Grab Bag Questions
• 38:21 What have we learned? Future goals, ambitions?
• 42:11 How important is consistency on publishing dates?
  • Seasons vs Episodes
• 45:05 Amy's Pick - Book: The Ride of a LifeTime
• 45:42 Amy's Plug - SelfTeach.me on Twitch
• 46:04 James's Pick - Portable Light
• 47:03 James's Plug - @jamesqquick on TikTok
  • James Q Quick's Newsletter
  • Captain Marvel Website

Amy and James talk about starting their own YouTube Channels: the gear and workflows they use, how it has helped their careers, and how growth looks different for everyone.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with real-time updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:41 What is your why
  • Episode 20: Learning and Building in Public
  • Simon Sinek: Start with Why
• 6:38 Why YouTube over another medium?
• 8:14 Just get started
  • Clarity comes in doing
  • Example: First Pancake
• 10:36 Gear
  • Episode 14: Building the Perfect Desk Setup
  • Screenflow
  • QuickTime
  • SnagIt
  • iMovie
• 13:00 Sponsor - Vercel
• 14:13 Amy's Recording Workflow
• 15:58 James's Recording Workflow
• 17:45 Amy's Editing / Post Production Workflow
  • Descript
  • Premiere
  • Epidemic Sound
  • After Effects
  • Envato Elements
• 19:10 James's Editing Workflow
• 21:28 Growth on YouTube
• 25:47 Sponsor - DatoCMS
• 26:41 YouTube Policies and Growth Metrics
• 30:41 Sponsor - ZEAL
• 32:10 Grab Bag Questions - Creating in a series vs. One-Off Videos
• 35:54 Picks and Plugs
• 36:18 James's Pick - Portable Screen Cleaner
• 38:20 James's Plug - jamesqquick on Twitter and #100daysofcode
• 39:28 Amy's Pick - Astropad
• 40:31 Amy's Plug - selfteachme on Twitch

In this episode, Amy submits a freelance proposal to James for review. They discuss the terms, value-added, and review a mood board for James's rebrand.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:55 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 2:23 What we've been up to
• 4:06 Recording live from Twitch
• 4:39 Context / Writing Proposals
  • This Proposal
• 7:08 Pricing Structures
  • Episode 6: Freelance - Part 1
  • Episode 7: Freelance - Part 2
  • Episode 18: Amy Gives James a Design Consult
• 9:01 Business progression
  • identifying problems
  • objectives
  • how you'll measure success
  • Google Analytics
  • Fathom
• 11:43 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 12:37 Value to the Organization
  • Scope Creep vs Scope Seep
• 16:40 Benefits of Branding
  • Nathan Barry Show - Episode 41: Jack Butcher – Build Once, Sell Twice: Earn $1M a Year Selling Digital Products
• 18:58 Methodology and Phases
  • What to expect on the project
  • Scheduling
  • Factors that affect completion
• 22:01 Joint Accountabilities
  • Communication
• 24:10 Terms and Conditions
  • Fees
  • Payment Terms
  • Project Scheduling
  • Expiration Date
• 25:53 Sending Estimates
  • Harvest
  • Stripe
  • Freshbooks
• 27:38 Sponsor: Vercel
• 28:51 Reviewing the Mood Board
  • Link to James's Actual Mood Board
  • FigJam
  • Whimsical
  • Pinterest
• 29:41 Reference Images
  • Wes Bos
  • Supabase
  • Amplication
  • Simon Hoiberg on Instagram
  • Ania Kubow
  • Coder Coder
  • Thomas Weibenfalk
  • Jack McDade
  • Jason Lengstorf
  • Josh Comeau
• 31:55 Inspirational Pieces
  • Dribbble
  • Behance
• 35:20 How do you create a custom font?
  • Fontself
  • Font Squirrel
  • Creative Market
• 38:26 Looking at Color and Styles
  • Statamic
• 45:23 Picks and Plugs
• 45:32 James's Pick: Chicago Med
• 47:39 James's Plug: James Q Quick on TikTok
• 47:53 Amy's Pick: Notion.so
  • Marie Poulin
  • August Bradley
  • William Nutt
• 48:50 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on Twitch

In this episode, Amy and James talk about all the components that make up a good designer. If you're hiring, how to interview a designer and what to look for. Or, if you're trying to land your first design job, what to expect in the interview process

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 5:10 Interviewing as a Designer / Hiring a Designer
• 5:43 Job Titles
  • Graphic Designer
  • UI
  • UX
  • Product Designer
  • Marketing Designer
• 9:23 Career Paths
  • Junior
  • Senior
  • Art Director
  • Creative Director
  • The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhou
• 12:46 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 13:39 Components that make up a great designer
• 14:20 Design Process
• 15:32 Visual Design
• 16:49 Consulting and Communication
• 17:49 User Experience Design
• 18:05 Implementation
  • Free Code Camp
• 20:18 Leadership and Mentoring
• 21:07 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 22:20 Business and Sales
• 22:54 User Research
• 23:35 Group Facilitation
  • Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
• 24:16 Product Thinking
• 25:22 The importance of a Portfolio
  • looking for a specific kind of work
  • what to do if you don't have work you can include
  • bartering
  • Dribbble
  • Behance
• 30:06 Sponsor: Vercel
• 31:21 Specific interview example
• 33:59 Is it worth having a design degree?
  • Episode 2: Amy's Origin Story
• 36:15 Soft Skills: Are they a good culture fit?
• 36:32 Resources for leveling up UI / UX
  • Refactoring UI
  • Shift Nudge
  • Learn, Build, Teach Discord Server
  • BeginnerTailwind.com
• 38:59 Picks and Plugs
• 39:30 James's Pick: Headphone Stand, USB Charger Combo
• 40:12 James's Plug: James Q Quick on Twitch
• 40:24 Amy's Pick: Wireless Charger from Anker
• 40:52 Amy's Plug: SelfTeachme Twitch Channel
  • Weekdays, 9am - 10am CST

In this episode, Amy and James talk about the interview process and how to land your first job in development, covering topics like what to expect, whiteboard interviews, questions to ask, are portfolios important, and tips and tricks.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with real-time updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:47 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 4:30 Learning Resources
  • Wes Bos
  • Scott Tolinski at Level Up Tutorials
  • Udemy
  • Colt Steele Bootcamp
• 9:56 Pay attention to what you enjoy most
  • Thoughts on niching down
• 12:52 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 13:45 Be active in the community
  • Code Connector Group
  • Kyla Gregory on Twitter
  • Learn Build Teach Discord Community
• 17:50 Learning and Building in Public
  • Episode 20 - Learning and Building in Public
• 19:39 What to Expect in an Interview
  • Behavioral Questions
  • Come up with 3 Projects or Experiences to Answer
  • Ask what to expect in the interview process
  • Oliver Jumpertz on Twitter
    • Answering "What's your greatest weakness?"
  • Confidence within the Interview
• 23:00 Whiteboarding
• 26:59 Talking through how you think
  • Blogging
  • YouTube Channel
• 29:31 Do research on the company you're interviewing with
  • Know the basics of what the product is or what the company does
• 30:06 Come with questions prepared!
  • Team Structure?
  • Built-in support system and mentors
  • Career paths and opportunities for growth within the company
• 32:26 Grab Bag Questions
• 32:42 "What would you like to see from a candidate?"
• 36:50 "Are portfolios important?"
  • James Cox
• 40:38 Sponsor: Vercel
• 41:52 "Am I ready for a real developer role?"
  • Ask for feedback
• 47:11 Picks and Plugs
• 47:29 Amy's Pick: Collapsible Wagon
• 49:02 Amy's Plug - SelfTeach.me on Twitch
  • Monday through Friday, 9-10 am CST
• 50:23 James's Pick: Fear Street on Netflix
• 51:00 James's Plug: James Q Quick on Twitch
  • jqqmemes.com
     

In this episode, Amy and James talk about learning and building in public: the best ways to get started, some of the benefits, fears, and considerations.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

Zeal is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

Zeal believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, Coding Zeal looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:15 Documenting vs Creating
  • Creative Elements Podcast with Ali Abdaal
  • Blog Post by Swyx
  • eBook buy Swyx
• 6:41 How do you get started? What do you share?
• 8:04 The Curse of Knowledge
  • Hashnode
• 9:55 Sponsor: Vercel
• 11:12 Preventing documentation from being a second job
• 14:56 Accountability
  • Episode 9 - The Tech Behind SelfTeach.me
  • Twitter Thread documenting my progress on SelfTeach.me
  • James's Crash Course on Svelte and SvelteKit (YouTube)
  • Amy's Video Series on Building out the Compressed.fm Audio Player (YouTube)
• 19:57 Fears around sharing in public
  • Quote from Swyx's article: "People think you suck? Good. You agree. Ask them to explain, in detail, why you suck. You want to just feel good or you want to be good?"
  • James's video on Promise.all in JavaScript
• 24:08 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 25:32 Examples of People Have Done a Great Job Learning and Building in Public
  • Software Social Podcast
  • Catherine Peterson
  • Zach Wilson
  • Laurie ono Tech
  • Chris Sev
• 29:36 Grab Bag Questions
• 30:04 Learning and Building in Public when you're a career changer
  • #100DaysofCode Hashtag on Twitter
  • Sam Sycamore
  • Article about making a rap video
  • Auth0 Rap Video
  • Cafe con Tech - Mattias's Podcast
• 35:47 How do you learn in public without being cocky?
• 35:59 How do you learn and build in public without turning it into even more work?
  • Maggie Appleton and a Digital Garden
  • Episode 18 - Amy Gives James a Design Consult
• 38:37 What do you share in public?
• 39:24 How do you deal with haters?
• 42:07 Picks and Plugs
• 42:20 James's Pick: Water bottle from Walmart
• 43:51 James's Plug: Learn Build Teach Discord Server
• 44:14 Amy's Pick: Anker 60W Charger
  • Anker Charger with Portable Power
• 45:02 Amy's Pick: The Compressed.fm Newsletter

In this episode, Amy talks about Figma and how it's perfect for project collaboration -- whether you're a designer, developer, project manager, or stakeholder; everyone can benefit.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

Zeal is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

Zeal believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, Coding Zeal looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:07 What is Figma?
• 3:26 History of Design Tools
  • Photoshop
    • Difference between vaster and rector
  • Sketch
    • Abstract
    • Zeplin
    • Invision
    • Sketch Cloud
  • Figma
    • Collaboration
    • Components
• 10:42 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 12:16 Figma - Platform Agnostic
• 13:40 Adobe XD
• 15:28 Variants
• 16:22 Shared Libraries
• 17:48 Commenting System and Collaboration
• 18:46 Developer Handoff Tools, including exporting CSS
• 19:43 Plugins
  • Anima
  • Ania Kubo on YouTube
• 20:21 Sponsor: Vercel
• 21:36 More Figma Plugins
  • Super Tidy
  • Google Sheets Sync
• 23:07 Prototyping and Interactions
• 23:23 FigJam
  • How Figma Uses FigJam
• 24:20 Structuring a Project within Figma
  • Cover with a thumbnail
  • The project's design
  • Iconography
  • Design System and Components
  • Archive Page
• 27:02 Learn More about Figma
  • Scott Tolinsky, Playlist on Figma
  • Level Up Tutorials
  • Figma's Education Videos
  • Jesse Showalter, Figma Playlist
• 28:26 Grab Bag Questions: Message us on Twitter at @compressedfm
• 28:44 Picks and Plugs
• 28:57 Amy's Pick: Parse Hub
• 30:33 Amy's Plug: Compressed.fm Newsletter
• 30:56 James's Pick: iPhone Mount
• 31:50 James's Plug: James on TikTok at jamesqquick
   

In this episode, Amy and James have a discovery call to discuss James's current website and branding. They talk about his current branding, the long-term direction James wants to take his website.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

Zeal is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

Zeal believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, Coding Zeal looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:46 Purpose of a Rebrand
• 2:51 Assessing the Current Brand Assets
• 8:52 Brainstorming Infrastructure
• 11:20 Sponsor - ZEAL
• 12:49 Visual Inspiration
  • Jason Lengstorf
  • Wes Bos
  • Josh w Comeau
• 20:26 Physical Collateral and Digital Asset Consideration
• 23:48 Sponsor - Vercel
• 25:00 More Visual Inspiration
  • Superbase
  • Amplication
  • Episode 5 - Design Episode
  • Coder Coder on YouTube
  • Ania Kubow on YouTube
  • Code Stacker on YouTube
  • Simon from Feed Hive on Instagram
• 28:49 Creating brand consistency
• 29:12 Different sections of the website
  • Joel Hooks and the Concept of a Digital Garden
• 32:27 Question - Handling Nitpicking and Too Many Chefs in the Kitchen
• 33:48 Leading the Client
  • Episode 6 - Freelancing (Part 1)
  • Episode 7 - Freelancing (Part 2)
• 34:44 Pricing
• 37:14 Picks and Plugs
• 37:31 James's Pick: Camera / Phone Mic - Rode Vide Micro
• 38:15 James's Plug - James Q Quick on YouTube
• 39:24 Amy's Pick - Fuse Reel Side Winder
• 40:10 Amy's Plug - Compressed.fm Podcast Newsletter
• 40:38 Official auth0 Rap Music Video
  • auth0 Official Channel on YouTube

In this episode, James and Amy talk about all the things they've automated. James in particular has several workflows within AirTable for generating stream graphics, sending out tweets, and generating his email newsletter.

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

Zeal is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

Zeal believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, Coding Zeal looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers

0:00 Introduction

4:01 Automating Overview

6:48 CI/CD Pipelines

• Deploybot
• Publishing as soon as a commit is made to the master branch on GitHub

10:49 Sponsor: Vercel

12:08 Automations with IFTTT and Zapier

15:12 Checklists

16:37 Using AirTable forms to Create Stream Graphics using Cloudinary

• Learning Quick Streams
• Stream with James Q Quick and Amy Dutton

24:25 Serverless Functions Overview

25:42 Integration with Sanity.io

28:46 Determining what to Automate

30:25 Sharing content from the Learn Build Teach Discord Community

• Listen to commands within the Discord community and saves the content to AirTable
• Flag for sharing to Twitter
• Flag for sharing within the Email Newsletter
• Node Chron for automatically tweeting

34:38 Sponsor: ZEAL

36:17 Button within AirTable for collecting and formatting email newsletters

38:29 Automating Tweets to promote the stream

39:18 Grab Bag Questions

39:51 Grab Bag Question #1: What tools do you use to automate tasks? Do you program as many automations as possible? And do you use IFTTT?

• Hazel from Noodlesoft
  • Emptying my computer's trash
  • Renaming files
• Geofencing

42:29 Picks and Plugs

43:01 James's Pick: Tripod from Amazon

43:49 James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube

44:30 Amy's Pick: Creative Elements Podcast

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