Liam: 3, 2, 1 .. Policy People has launched! 🚀

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Liam's notes on a bunch of RSS feed plugins as he tries to filter out posts based on authors. Snippets of Ben's notes included too.    Simple Link Directory WP RSS Aggregator  - Premium US$150 WordPress Automatic Plugin - US$18 Youtube Vid: How to Make an AutoBlogging Website with WordPress and Automatic Plugin & Make Money in 2020  YD Buddypress Feed Syndication Uncanny Automator Plugin

Getting cabin fever under quarantine..? Nothing like good conversation when in isolation..! Liam (almost) finishes his thesis and looks ahead to create new synergies between Policy People and Global Voices, Ben maps out his game plan for the Product Hunt launch. 

- Ben's upcoming ProductHunt launch - How to collaborate with creators - Success with automated traffic generation - Liam's launch feedback - Liam gets a new disastrous internship Product Hunt Product Hunt Launch checklist

Recording taken of the night of Policy People's first mini-launch. Check out the site now at http://policy-people.org/ (and please give feedback ;-) In this quick ep, I give an overview of the site's stack plus which users I chose to test out the MVP. Updates on first user feedback due in the next episode with Ben, so stay tuned! http://policy-people.org/ https://www.livechatinc.com/ https://www.quantumcloud.com/products/simple-link-directory/

Quick update on cobbling together a basic working free stack for the site. Great to have a set up which can grow steadily from core MVP to additional features and build out as we grow overtime. Check out what I toyed with in the notes below !  https://www.buddyboss.com/  (Free Platform and Paid Theme)  http://rankitwp.com/  (A Promising Link Aggregator but likely abandaned now...) https://www.quantumcloud.com/products/simple-link-directory/ (Heaps of features if you want to do Lists of Links. Freemium.)  https://www.wprssaggregator.com/extensions/ (Autoposts Pulled RSS Feeds. Free version with paid add ons.) https://8degreethemes.com/blog/best-free-buddypress-wordpress-themes/ (Bunch of free themes for buddypress)

Ben and Liam reemerge from the depths to bring you our plans for 2020 and a long overdue update on all that has been going on these past few months. Thanks to all of you for hanging in there! 

Create Your World goes on temporary hiatus while Liam completes his Master's degree. Also: - Biggest lessons learned so far - Plans for Liam's next project: "Global Voices" - Podcasting tips - Reflections on the podcast so far

Liam is out of luck in applications for teaching platforms as he tries to make ends meet with some solid teaching hours while Ben weighs up whether or not learning Python would be more efficient than outsourcing.  

- Is this the era of creators? - Liam's rocky business partnership reaches a conclusion.  But as one door closes, another opens - Referral SaaS companies compared - Ben helps a small business get on the map