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Looking for Trans-Femm player to fulfill the party's [HOMEBASE/RESOURCES Management Role]

2024.05.14 01:42 Massive_Ask_3400 Looking for Trans-Femm player to fulfill the party's [HOMEBASE/RESOURCES Management Role]

Hello, my name is Lillian and I am looking for 1 trans fem player to join a ttrpg I am running on Roll20.Net. The communication for the game is handled via Discord [my discord name is lexshira]. Our game allows a lot of freedom for players for example one player we had recently who unfortunately had to leave the game due to schedule issues was Kryptonian Keyblade Master LOL.
What the Party Needs From This Posting: Someone who is math, organization and resource-minded who can aid the party in managing their HOMEBASE/RESOURCES. This would include helping manage the various departments of the base [Security, Logistics, R&D, Tourism/Economics/Treasury, Medical, etc.]
Game Info: The game is an adventure/horror game with heavy LGBT+ and Sex-Positive vibes and themes.
Since I live in Pacific Time then the playtimes will revolve around that. Game will be on Sundays starting at 1:30PM Pacific time.
Game System = The game system is my own creation but use the 5e Character Sheet as a base. In the spirit of honesty, my game system does have a learning curve as it goes beyond an RPG and contains elements/mechanics related to Community/Base Building/Management, Resource Management, Living World NPCs and Survivalism.
The Story = The story is based on my own mythologies but also draws influence and content from other sources such as a variation of Curse of Strahd, Murder House, Dark Sun, Cyberpunk, Elder Scrolls and Descent Into Avernus. Other Multimedia events and things likely to affect the world in some ways are things like Marvel Comic's 'Battle-World', House of M, and 'Secret Wars' events.
Game Setting = The game will take place on the newly forming world of Nouva-Terra. Nouva-Terra is a world born out of the ashes of Multiversal destruction. It is a world formed of the merged remnants of other realities and populated by the countless multiverse survivors of that apocalyptic merging.
Content Rating = Rated M due to violence, dark themes, heavy sexuality, and sexual themes of both a vanilla [Loving caring relationships, etc.] and of a disturbing nature based on context.
Gameplay Focus = Combat will be minimal but still present with most gameplay focusing on Player-Character Driven events and story with a focus on Interpersonal Intrigue, Political Intrigue, Mystery/Puzzle solving, Romance / Sexuality and Found-Family issues. There will also be focus on Survivalism and Community/Base Building/Management.
Game Frequency = Weekly or every other week.
NO ONE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD.
Currently Confirmed Realities That Have Already Begun Merging With Nova-Terra [Note the players do not need to be in any way familiar with any of this content but things from these realities exist in the game]:

The Prime Elder-Scrolls Timeline
The Prime Fallout Timeline
The MCU and Various Marvel Realities
Various DC Realities
The Prime Star-Wars Timeline
Various D&D and Pathfinder Timelines
The Prime Terminator Timeline
Various Zelda Timelines
Prime DBZ Timeline
Prime Star-Trek Timeline
Prime Code-Lyoko Timeline
Prime Kingdom Heats Timeline

Player Code of Conduct:

There is to be NO and I repeat NO PLAYER TO PLAYER Non-Con sexuality or Romance-Attempts.
There is to be NO UNPROVOKED PVP.
NO PROMOTION OF SEXISM OR HATRED OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OR BULLYING BETWEEN PLAYERS.
There is to be no PLAYER TO PLAYER Kink-Shaming or Sexual-Judgment. We all have our kinks and it is important not judge. If you do not like a kink being shown in the game by another player then simply do not involve yourself or your character which those particular In-Game things happening.

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2024.05.11 13:56 DukenottheDuke (AU) It's finally here - AW3225QF

So, I finanlly received the unit yesterday, after a 20-day delay of shippment. Thought to share some experience if anyone's on the same boat. For context, I living in Sydney, Australia.
Order placement: tl;dr delivery delayed right after placing the order, though arrived early after contacting Dell.
Placed the order throught official website when there was a surprising sale coming up on April 20th, 20% off. When placing order, I saw it would be shipping in 2 days. But later that night, an email popped up notifying there was a delay, and the expected delivery would be on May 20th. Very frustrated. On May 6th I by accident noticed on Alienware website displayed the expected delivery would be May 10th. So I contacted Dell support and they agreed to give me an 'expedited delivery', and someone would get in touch with specifics. Then the contact never came, but delivery came on May10th (10 days earlier than the delayed date).
Packaging: tl;dr perfect delivery (see pic). No packaging issue to worry about.
Package arrived perfectly. Lighter than expected. Be sure to be at home when it arrives though because I heard that the size of this package is too big and it doen't fit every Australia Post's storage, so may end up being somewhere farther than the closest depot. There's two layers of protection - foam as the out layer, sticky protection as the inner layer. You remove the out layer first, then unstick all taps from the back of the screen to remove the inner layer. Anyway, perfectly protected.
Setup: tl;dr stand is too big, need bigger table. Curvature is unsensable.
My table is 110cm wide and 70cm deep. Way too small for the screen. You either get a bigger table (150cm*80cm at least), or get a monitor arm. Speaking of which, Dell gave around $48 AUD via their reward system. Might consider getting an official Dell arm using this voucher. The big thing is, on a 70cm deep table, the monitor is too close to the eye and I kind of feel 'overwhelmed'. My previous monitor is ASUS PG348 ultrawide. With the ultra wide, even thought the screen size is 2 inches bigger, it didn't make me feel overwhelmed because it's not very tall compared to AW3225QF, and the height of the monitor is exactly what made me feel overwhelmed. However it does make me feel immersive though.
One of the biggest controversies of this screen is its curvature. I honestly don't feel it mainly because of its subtleness and the monitor's size. As mentioned later, the screen is way taller than ultrawide monitors, and this height exagerates the immersion and even the sense of overwhelm, but it greatly eliminates your sense of curvature. When playing games, I cannot feel the curve anyways when concentrate on the game. But when I'm not playing games, I use black themes everywhere, and this may prevent me from feeling curvature. So curvature is really the last thing you worry about, if you worry at all. If you're hesitatent about the curvature, just buy a unit and try it out and you should feel ok. The worst is just return it.
Performance: tl;dr works perfectly with M3 Max Mac, but RTX 3070ti is struggling
Tons of previous posts have touched on this and they helped me a lot before purchasing. But I'm under the impression that many posted have RTX4090, which I don't have. So I tried myself with the RTX 3070ti. Not surprisingly, you want to get better graphic cards. I'm certain I'll build a new desktop when the 50 series graphic card comes out to unlock this monitor's potential.
With Mac however, it performs surprisingly well. My Mac is MacBook Pro M3 Max. Before I bought, many Mac users reported their Mac worked at 4k@120 hz and they needed to buy an extra cable. I thought I would be the same. But when I tested with my own Mac, I realised my newer unit actally works better. For one, I don't need an extra cable - both my Mac and Alienware x17 can use the same HDMI cable because the M3 Max chip supports HDMI 2.1, and previous gens don't, which is why many M1 and M2 users couldn't use HDMI to unlock 4k@240 hz. For two, I can unlock 4k@240 with HDMI instead of others reported 4k@120 with DP. I don't personally need 4k@240 on Mac since I do PhD and only read papers and code on it, but I appreciate I'm able to have this performance. There's tons of different resolution ratios one can choose from on the Mac after connecting the monitor, and I tried a few and they all worked perfectly.
Overall the build quality of the monitor is solid, no wobble and scractes or anything. I'm glad at this stage AW3225QF is up to my standard. Since I live in Sydney, electronic products are priced really rediculously. Even though I know there are many outstanding competitors out there in the market, the price and availability of AW3225QF help make it an easier decision. I'm glad AW3225QF lives up my expectation.
Feel free to drop any comments and questions.
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2024.05.10 10:16 metamemphamineman A Extremely Long Map Ranking Rant For Squidcels

F Tier (Abominable worthless garbage)
Scorch Gorge- Boy, did they really gut the trailer version of this map. The main reason why this map is all the way down here in F tier is for having hands down the worst route to get out of mid in the entire series. The second you drop into that death pit you are required to go across a ten mile long grate bridge in extremely open sightlines to escape mid in some modes. And everything else about the map is also awful. Most of the defensive spawn area doesn't work whatsoever, the sides of the map are so pathetically useless, and the zone is just like the feared kelp dome zone times two. None of the modes on this map are even remotely fun, splat zones being my least favorite map mode combination in all of splatoon, which is why this map deserves F tier.
Hammerhead Bridge- Remember when hammerhead bridge was good? Well I don't, because I never played the first game, but it doesn't take a genius to see just how badly they gutted this map. This is quite literally choke point: the map, because at every part of this stage the amount of options you have boils down to one. This is literally just a straight line that we call map design, because splatoon 3 has lowered our standards. If you genuinely enjoy this map then I am honestly happy for you because this map is like the bubonic plague for the rest of us. I can't even fathom why the devs managed to change on of the best maps in the entire series into one of the worst maps in the entire series in one fell swoop. -1 goptillion social credit points./
D Tier (Garbage)
Brinewater Springs- They should rename this one to dogwater springs, because that's what it is. For starters, the map is tiny, taking two seconds to get to mid and back. There are no paintable walls whatsoever and most matches here devolve into special spam. The only saving grace of this map are the tiny extra routes on this map, like the drop to mid flank and the useless retake route, but outside of clams, where there is an extremely useful inkrail, this map is trash, which is why it gets D tier.
Eeltail Alley- The spawn area is useless, the map is a hallway, long range weapons are way too oppressive here, the zone is so insanely massive and hard to cap for no reason, there is one route into the enemy base and that is through an uninkable, there are too many one-way drops, the map is one of the most lockout heavy maps in the series and the theming of the map is just mid, which is terrible compared to all the other maps having amazing themes. All the marks of bad map design in one is what best defines eeltail alley. So why is this map not in F tier? One simple reason: the bridge is a semi-cool gimmick that adds a bit of complexity to fights and uniqueness to the map. Basically, at least it tries to be cool, which is more than I can say for some of the maps in this game. D tier, because this is my tier list and I can do whatever I want.
C Tier (Bad)
Wahoo World- Wahoo is the exact opposite of what you'll be saying when you play this map, because you're gonna have a bad time here. The fact that the main route is gone for half the match is such a obvious flaw and drags the map down by so much. But to be fair, this map really isn't as bad as people say it is. The spinning carousel gimmick is very useful and enjoyable, and you have many routes out of spawn. But at the end of the day, it's still wahoo world, you already know that this one isn't placing very high. C tier.
Mincemeat Metalworks- This is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of all splatoon players, and for good reason- it used to be arguably the worst splatoon map of all time, next to walleye warehouse. Luckily, they did renovate the stage, and while the changes were lacking in most of the serious issues, I think people don't give it enough credit for the changes it did make. Specifically, the improvement of the main route into the enemy spawn and the center block has made rainmaker a mode I actually somewhat enjoy. Tower control and splat zones are just meh, but clam blitz really drags this map down, as it is the easiest clam blitz map to stall on in all of splatoon. Sometimes, both teams will even go into overtime because nobody has scored the entire 5 minutes. For that reason, I have to place mincemeat in C tier.
Undertow Spillway- The fact that this map takes place in a sewer is fitting because a sewer is indicative of the quality of this map. The main problem we all know and love here is the hourglass design of the map that funnels you into mid. This ruins the entire flow of the map in most modes. Another big problem is how the other side of the enemy spawn is totally inaccessible to the enemies, making that whole side of the map useless. The so called "Rework" did absolutely nothing to change this map, other than the strange underpass in mid. The only thing that boosts this map into C tier is how rainmaker here is one of the best map modes in all of splatoon 3, and is definetly the best rainmaker map. The flow between the two sides works very well, and the terrible mid is usually irrelevant in this mode. For those reasons, undertow gets C tier.
B Tier (Ok)
Barnacle and damn- Probably one of the most disappointing maps ever. It must have taken the devs two years just to make the background of this map, and two hours for the layout, because this map is just another generic tetris block. This is probably the map I want to get a rework the most, because it could be seriously cool and unique, but right now it's just bland. With that sasid the map still doe shave some decent albeit boring terrain, and the plat area is actually pretty fun, so I have to give this map a B tier.
Umami Ruins- I don't really have a lot to say about this map. It's good in two modes, and bad in the other two, and it's got a good mid but a bad spawn. I wish that there was another route on this map(and not just some grates), or if they made the spawn less prone to camping. This stage could be way better if it got a rework, especially if it made the map wider, or gave us back the trailer version of the map. The map also looks cool ig. B tier map.
Hagglefish Market- Another map that I have very little to say about. This map is literally the definition of mid. It's just average in all modes, has a bland layout and zero gimmicks or interesting pieces of terrain. The only notable set piece is the tents scattered across the map. The only thing about this map that I particularly like is the amount of sponges for defenders to backtrack, and the only thing I particularly dislike is how the long flank that goes behind the enemy plat is only accessible in some modes. With all that said, this is the perfect B tier map.
Crableg Capital- Mr. Krabs's favorite map. The amount of grates in this stage is immense, making it feel similar to the old S1 hammerhead. Unfortunately, crableg is not, in fact, S1 hammerhead, mainly due to the fact that there is(most of the time) only one route into the enemy base, and no sponges, making pushing and retreating a massive pain. Still, the wide-open mid is a huge boon to the map's overall feel, and in rainmaker and clams the added route(s) make the map exponentially better. Of course, you can't talk about crableg without talking about the background. The view from the skyscraper down to the city is genuinely beautiful, and easily contends as one of splatoons best looking areas. Sadly, this map having amazing looks and being Mr. Krabs's favorite does not save it from the curse of the one route, making this map a high B tier.
A Tier (Good)
Sturgeon Shipyard- Cool stage I like. Going under mid is very nice and the spinny block makes my two braincells go brrr. Rainmaker very good cause side route has spinny thing the second which make for twice the brrr. Clam blitz a no-no cus basket too close and such,make brain go rruuuu(unpleasant). Also I played on this map like 1000000 times already so why is it always on rotation seriously nintendoofus I don't want to play sturgeon shipyard for the rest of my life. Shadow realm tier.
Inkblot art academy- I forget this map is even in the game at all. Sides good, Mid good, multiple routes good and theming good. Will anyone even bother to read this? I mean, even if someone has the attention span to read this far into the post, they'll probably just skip this one because everybody knows inkblot is just a average good map, but nobody's favorite. What are you wasting you time doing here? Your time is of zero value. The braincells you kill here will never be remembered. You gain nothing by staring at this paragraph, and no matter what you do in life, you never will. You mean nothing to anyone. You serve zero purpose. You should kill yourself NOW. A tier ig.
Shipshape Cargo Co.- This map has easily one of the best look of any splatoon map, especially in splatfest mode. The map in general is pretty decent all around, having a decent amount of paintable walls, defensive ground and width. Tower control especially on this map is great because of the genius tower path with many routes and jumps. This map only falls flat is on retake, as you have two routes to push on, but one will get you shot down by the backline while the other is where the other three enemies will be camping. Other than that, this is a all-round pretty good map.
Flounder shorts- The Splatoon Flounder Shorts are a vibrant burst of color and creativity, mirroring the exuberant energy of the game they're inspired by. With their striking design featuring the iconic flounder fish motif, these shorts encapsulate the quirky charm of the Splatoon universe. Crafted for both style and comfort, they boast a relaxed fit and high-quality materials, making them perfect for a day of gaming or outdoor adventures. Whether you're battling it out in the Turf War or simply strolling around town, the Flounder Shorts are a playful statement piece that celebrates the spirit of Splatoon in every stitch. They easily deserve 4 gold stars in my 100 percent competitively viable tier list.
Humpback Gumptrack- The only splatoon 2 stage ported to this game that actually feels significantly better in this game. While the changes to the map are minor, this map mainly benefits from the absence of stingray, tenta missiles, ink armor and other spammable S2 specials. The sides on this map are actually amazing, and the stage is one of the biggest in the game, which, combined with the curved slopes, makes this one of the most unique maps we have right now. Humpback is good in all modes, but it's never really that great, which is why I can't give it S tier. Maybe someone else would have placed this map higher, but I'm giving it a high A tier.
Bluefin Depot- This map is one of the few splatoon 1 maps that wasn't actually made worse in splatoon 3. Compared to the splatoon 1 version, I'd say that this map is slightly better. The cool gimmicks that this map has makes it always fun to play on, and it also marks the return of the super tall tower from splatoon 1. The zones moving zones gimmick is also fun and notable. While this map has many small issues, it's mostly made up for in positives. The only exception to this though, is clam blitz. There is no way to approach the basket without being seen from far away, making this one of the most painful and stally clam blitz maps in the game, which drags the rating down by a little bit. For that, I give this map A tier.
S Tier (Great)
Manta Maria- The paintable walls in this map are second to only flounder shorts in terms of quantity, which gives the map a great flow in most areas. In addition, the spawn area is extensive and the grates are pretty good too. Clam blitz in this mode is a blast with the amount of routes you have. If only the clams block was available in all modes, this map would be an easy X tier, but nintendo does not know what a map design is because reggie skipped thinking class, which is why this map will never be more than S tier.
Marlin Airport- The newest map in splatoon 3 as of the time of posting, and probably one of the best. This map is very cool casually cuz it is one of only two stages ever to include the propeller lifts, alongside anchovy. This map gives you very good routes to drop into mid, as well as good routes around it via the propellers. The mid are is decently wide, and has a nice balance of snipe spots and cover. The propeller platforms are super cool, and the way they are implemented leads to unique fights. While it has alot of upsides, there is one major issue that this map faces, that being the one route in the enemy side of the map, but to be fair, this is the single most lenient choke point in all of splatoon, being very wide and with lots of cover, and in rain and clams there is a extra route via a side propellor, making this a small issue. aSs tier map.
Mahi-Mahi Resort- After the rework, this map is honestly one of the best in the game. The islands now actually function as alternate routes around mid, the water lowering gimmick gives you more terrain to play around, and while the map still is small, there are tons of routes and paintable walls that make this a blast to play on. This is probably the only map in the game where I genuinely think that the turf war variation is the best, because unlike the other maps, they don't remove half of the routes here. While this map is slightly worse than the S1 version, I still think that this map deserves an S tier.
Robo ROM-en- This is a stage everybody was expecting to be up here, and for good reason- It has probably the best mid in the entire game. The amount of paintable walls and the trench flank add so much depth and complexity to how you move around mid, and the spawn area has some pretty nice defensive terrain that actually works, unlike other maps. However, there is one big issue that I have that keeps this map from X tier, and that is that in half the modes, there is only one single way to get into the enemy spawn. The map suffers from having this totally unnecessary chokepoint that makes sub and special spam way more effective and gives defenders little opportunities to back up. Without this issue, the map would flow much better between the bases and mid rather than stagnating at one point, but as it is now, I can only give this map an S.
XXX Tier (Makomart)
Makomart-That's right, in my opinion makomart is the best map in all of Splatoon 3. Makomart is a map that isn't special in any way, but every aspect of the map is executed so perfectly that it is always peak on every modes. It checks all the boxes of good map design- multiple routes around mid, multiple routes into the enemy base, paintable walls, not too small but not too big, open mid area, lots of spawn terrain and even has a cool theme. In rainmaker especially the amount of cool jumps you can do is insane, and the map flows easily through all the different areas. If you don't like makomart then I suggest you seek serious medical attention because this stage is seriously without a single flaw. Triple X tier.
Z- Tier
Museum D'Alphonsino- Fuck this map 0/69
Yeah, I wrote this whole post instead of doing an english essay becuz funni squd game is better than English.

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2024.05.10 09:53 mr_boizoff MoonDrop Golden Ages 1979 TWS Earphones Review

Another chance. I decided to give MoonDrop’s TWS earphones another chance, and it was a tough decision because MoonDrop Alice were shamefully poor in terms of connection stability and proprietary software.
When it comes to MoonDrop Golden Ages 1979, which I’m gonna talk about today, my attention was drawn to their design, low cost, and a planar driver. And I also had a glimmer of hope that at least MoonDrop managed to bring the software to the users-don’t-get-sick-and-tired state, after all.
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I got Golden Ages (hereinafter — GA) for $80 a month ago, and now they already go for $75.
This review in my blog: https://boizoff.com/language/en/moondrop-golden-ages-1979-tws-earphones-review/

What’s included

The earphones come in a brightly decorated large box.
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What do you get:

The earphones;
A charging case;
A protective cover for the charging case;
A USB-A to USB Type-C cable;
4 pairs of eartips of the same type in different sizes.

There are some papers underneath, including a quality assurance service report.

Design, assembly, technology

TWS earphones start with a charging case, which is quite large and stylish when it comes to GA.
The design and color choice is no accident: in 1979, the first Sony Walkman TPS-L2 cassette player was released, which looked like this:
Source: theverge.com
Therefore, there is an image of sort of a TPS-L2 window and a specific left-pointing arrow at the front of the case (the film was rewound from the right reel to the left one if you are not in the know) and an orange pairing button at the back of it.
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There is a single green indicator diode at the front, too. The USB Type-C charging port has been moved to the bottom face.
The case interior is painted orange. The earphones fit in tightly, hold on to the case with magnets, and are not loose.
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You can pull (with noticeable effort) a transparent protective cover on the case, equipped with an eye for attaching a lanyard.
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The case is well-made; it feels pleasantly smooth, opens and closes without creaking, with a mid-elite click.
Let’s move on to the earphones and start with their technological features. The GA use a 13 mm planar driver. The manufacturer focuses on the dual suspension system implemented in this driver, as well as 4 times higher efficiency as compared to dynamic drivers of the same size.
The earphones are made of gray plastic, with some themed pictures coated on the ‘sticks’ on the outside. And what’s the main, they have L and R on them. There are microphones at the ends of the stems that capture the user’s speech, one for each earphone.
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The compensation hole is neatly covered with a mesh and oriented upwards.
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The oval-shaped sound duct is extremely short, covered with a mesh, too. There are additional holes on the inside; I suspect these are additional microphones for ANC.
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There are charge contacts at the ends of the ‘sticks’.
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The earphones are made quite neatly, but they feel cheap: the pictures are of poor quality, and joints and burrs are visible on the plastic. The enclosures are painted, which immediately raises the question of their durability. But, as always, it is necessary to keep in mind the product price. In terms of visibility and recognition, everything is just fine: once you see them in someone’s ears, you will never mistake them for other TWS.

Hardware and software

Before describing the functionality of the native Android application itself, I should tell about some ins and outs, that is to say, how you can update the application and firmware so that you can see everything that is shown below.
The algorithm is as follows:

Follow the link https://www.pgyer.com/SrNXCM—there is the application MoonDrop Link 2.0, version 1.0.50c-240429. (On the manufacturer’s website, there is version 1.0.0-bla-bla-bla.)
We need to install it, launch it, go to the GA settings on the OTA tab, and select firmware version 1.1.0.
Time for an update. It’s working like a charm.

So, the application starts from the device selection screen. Let’s choose GA.
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On the first EQ tab, you can select one out of 5 preset equalizers.
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On the ANC tab, you can control the following values:

Noise reduction mode—acoustic transparency, all off, or active noise reduction is on.
Enable or exclude any of these three modes from the settings rotation.
Set the mode switching sequence.

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The Setting tab provides access to selecting the hardware gain mode, as well as enabling support for LDAC and LC3 codecs.
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On the OTA tab, you can select one of the firmware options available online or choose a file from the local storage.
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The last Touch tab hosts control gesture settings.
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Ergonomics, usage experience

Hardware

Good points:

The earphones are stably connected to the source (when using LDAC, I tested them with Samsung S23 Ultra and Hiby R6III) and do not lose connection, and this is already half the battle.
The earphones are easy to pull out of the case, they’re made for comfort of your fingers.
Gestures are recognized and processed without any problems.
Active noise reduction works, and it works quite well, at around the level of Soundcore Libery 3 Pro.

Ins and outs:

The earphones ‘sit’ very tightly in the case, which heavily limits options for alternative eartips: 2-flange SpinFit, large Tangzu Tang Sancai, standard ‘foams’ and many more eartips just do not let you close the case. I’ll tell about the eartips in detail below.
The microphones are disgusting, much worse than anything in the same ballpark.
IPX rating is not stated. However, I had functional training wearing them, sweated a lot, and the earphones survived. But I’ve only tried it once.

Lastly, there is my personal problem, which is my beard. When the acoustic transparency was on, it turned out to be impossible for me to use GA because the ‘sticks’ of the earphones touched my beard hair all the time and rustled nastily.
As for the fit and enclosure geometry, I tend to regard them as normal (as to my own ears). It is impossible to forget that GA are in your ears, that is, to stop feeling them, as it works with Sony Linkbuds S. It is even difficult to wear them for 4-5 hours as the enclosures begin putting unpleasant pressure on your auricles. However, as for 3-4 hours of listening, they suit me personally quite well.
It would be wrong to make any generalizations out of this very personal case.
To sum up: the earphones have no problems with connection, and there is no reason to hope for the appearance of any good microphones in TWS (at the current stage of technological development) for any money in the world.

Software

The application has started working much better – it is more or less stable, it is logically organized, and it just works, after all. I’d like to specially mention very funny notification sounds voiced in a kawaii girlish manner, which was done by Mitsuki Yuki, the MoonDrop mascot (see the photo of the kit, the picture on the box). Compared to the nightmare that was in the days of MoonDrop Alice, the current version of Link 2.0 is the apex of grace and convenience.
However, this is only if you compare Link 2.0 versions with each other.
And if we take into account any competitors, then some limited capabilities come to light:

no N-band equalizer, let alone a parametric one. There are predetermined presets only;
no notification volume setting;
no wizard to make your own equalizer;
no implemented function to automatically enable acoustic transparency;
no connection to two devices;
no sleep timer setting in idle mode;
no way to control the volume using gestures;
no way to switch equalizer presets using gestures.

Besides, in order to upgrade to firmware 1.1.0, you need to google really badly and make it through to the method that I described above. There is also lousy English, but that already seems to be hopeless.
On the other hand, GA and those TWS that can do all of the above are apples and oranges in terms of their pricing.

Quick specifications overview

Design: closed-back ‘earbuds’.
Drivers: 1 planar driver.
Weight of a single earpiece: 5 grams.
Weight of the case with the earphones inside: 46 grams.
Bluetooth version: 5.3.
Dust and moisture protection: none.
Audio transmission protocols: SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3.
Earphone battery life: approx. 5 hours when using LDAC and medium gain level.
Earphone charging time: approx. 1 hour.
Case charging time: approx. 1.5 hours.

Subjective sound impression

Since the earphones have 5 equalizer presets, we need to talk about them point-by-point. Surprisingly, 4 out of 5 presets are not bad. They are frankly listenable and are a little more ‘like or dislike’ and a little less ‘failed tuning or OK tuning’. Only the Secret preset sounds as if someone fell asleep on the keyboard when tuning: this is a totally, mysteriously distorted sound.
So, I stayed with the Basshead preset for the outside and the Reference one for home. By ear, these two presets differ only in the amount of subbass, which you would want more in a noisy urban environment, especially as GA has certain problems with sound insulation.
GA sound… great. They sound just phenomenally good and ‘right’ for TWS earphones in general and even more so for such inexpensive TWS earphones.
In terms of subbass and bass tuning, MoonDrop bucked the trend and did not ‘pile up’ 120 Hz on them so that they would beat and shake on your head, leaving all frequencies to the left behind. In GA, the subbass dominates the bass. They are well separated and do not ‘overlap’ each other. I can assume that the frequency response in this part is linear, but rotated clockwise. The choice of eartips is very important: if you do not hear subbass or it is subtle and not deep, try different eartips (see the next section).
The lower middle and middle sections are just great, I don’t know how else to describe them. They are full-fledged, smooth, informative, and everything is just fine with them.
The upper middle section reveals a little fly in the ointment: GA sound a bit unnaturally in this frequency range, a little shriller than necessary. And that’s because the volume at 4 kHz should be lower than one at 2.7 kHz. GA have them equal, or even 4 kHz may outvoice 2.7. This gives rise to sharpness, sort of ‘detail’, but also artificiality of the sound. I need to underline: this is about a fine nuance and not about a fatal tuning error.
And further up, to the right of the frequency response graph, everything is fine up to nearly 11-12 kHz, where the listener will find the nastiest surprise in GA tuning – a gargantuan mountain. The ‘mountain’ can be heard, and rustling and ‘crackling’ appear on some tracks that actively use this range. Some people do like it, but I don’t. The disaster is not immense, it is still a category of ‘I don’t give a shit pretty much’/’you can get used to it’, as you like. And it’s still infinitely better than, say, Fiio FW5, true story.
The feeling of the virtual sound stage is realistic, but it is more deep rather than wide. There is no incredible sound source positioning.
Thus, I am inclined to rate the GA tuning as outstanding, despite that annoying Qomolangma at 11 kHz. I don’t remember any manufacturer setting up TWS earphones so well, so deliberately.

Eartip choice

Eartips for GA are a pain in the ass because of two facts:

the GA sound depends on the eartips A LOT and, at the same time,
the choice of eartips for GA is strictly limited to ‘short’ models because the charging case will not close otherwise.

And I would like to change the eartips because the ones provided do not ensure really good sound insulation, which is why there is not enough subbass, and ANC works not really effectively.
The good news is that usual ’round’ eartips can be pulled on oval sound ducts of the earphones quite well.
My list of what you can put on GA, with the earphones fitting in the case:

JBL Project Rock;
Whizzer ET100AB;
Tangzu Tang Sancai – Wide bore;
SpinFit OMNI;
Zhulinniao Zhu Rythme;
Sony EP-NI1000 (eartips WF-1000xm4).

All kinds of SpinFit CP100, CP240, ‘foams’ by KZ and many other models will go with the earphones, but not with the case, so to speak.
How does the GA sound change in dependence to the eartips? Radically:
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The fit depth also has an additive effect, although with such an earphone form factor it can be varied within very small limits:
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Personally, I chose Tangzu Tang Sancai – Wide bore. They turned out to be the most comfortable for me and the closest to the eartips provided in terms of sounding. But they insulate much better.

Measurements

The headphones were used with the Hiby R6III player (LDAC). A measuring rig conforms to the IEC60318-4 standard. The smoothing is indicated on the graphs. I’ve described the limitations of the rig and the headphones measurements in general in this article.
This is the basic frequency response graph for GA with ANC turned on, medium gain, and the Reference preset:
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And it’s an absolutely brilliant setup because:

the subbass is between the Harman curve and the neutral curve;
the middle corresponds to the Harman curve;
the upper frequency range falls below the neutral curve;
it all starts looking ill at 12 kHz.

The upshot is tuning, which sound is more fun compared to completely neutral one, but it’s still not as V-shaped as Harman. It is very smooth, with 5-6 kHz correctly ‘suppressed’, but with 4 kHz raised, which negatively affects the sound.
And there are immediate answers to basic questions: is sound delivery different with ANC on an off? No.
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2024.05.09 12:58 CoffeeThinking Webflow vs. Shopify: Best Website Building Platforms in 2024? (My Personal Experience)

My Personal Experience - Webflow vs. Shopify: Which Platform Wins for Website Building in 2024?

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When choosing the right platform to build your online presence, the decision often comes down to Webflow and Shopify. Both platforms offer powerful tools for creating websites but cater to different needs and user skills. This comparison aims to dissect the features, ease of use, and unique offerings of each platform, helping you make an informed choice.

Overview of the Two Platforms

Webflow:The Designer's Dream

Webflow is all about giving you the power to design and create websites visually, without needing to write code. It combines a strong focus on design freedom with the ability to generate clean, semantic code that developers can use or modify. The platform is especially popular among designers who want precise control over their site's layout and style, thanks to its advanced CSS styling capabilities and robust CMS for dynamic content management.
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Unlock the potential of visual web design with Webflow.

Shopify: E-commerce Made Simple

Shopify positions itself as the go-to platform for e-commerce, offering a user-friendly setup that supports businesses from startup to scale. It's designed to handle everything from marketing and payments to secure transactions and shipping—all under one roof. Shopify is best known for its extensive app ecosystem and strong back-end support that helps store owners manage their online sales effortlessly.
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Start your online store with Shopify today.

Ease of Use - User-Friendly Platforms

Webflow offers a deep level of customization which, while powerful, can be daunting for beginners. It's ideal for those with a background in web design or for teams that include web developers. The interface allows for dragging and dropping elements, but the real strength lies in the platform's advanced design capabilities that require a steeper learning curve.
Shopify, on the other hand, excels in simplicity and ease of use. Setting up a store is straightforward, with plenty of templates and a clear, guided process that helps new users get started quickly. The platform is designed with the non-technical user in mind, making it easy for anyone to launch and manage an e-commerce store without prior web development experience.

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How Does Webflow Work?

Webflow is like a visual development platform where you can design, build, and launch websites. It lets you manipulate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript through a visual interface but also gives you the full power of these languages if needed. You start by designing your site using its drag-and-drop editor, and Webflow turns your design into clean code ready for the web. It's particularly known for allowing designers to implement complex animations and interactions, enhancing the functionality and aesthetics of websites without coding.
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Create stunning websites easily with Webflow's visual builder.

How Does Shopify Work?

Shopify works by simplifying the process of building and running an online store. It provides users with a suite of services including website templates, a payment processor, a marketing suite, and more—all accessible via its dashboard. Users can choose a theme, customize their design, add products, and start selling with a few clicks. Shopify also offers detailed analytics and business tools to help users understand their sales, manage inventory, and foster customer relationships.
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Launch your business online for just $1 with Shopify.

Webflow Key Features and Benefits

Webflow stands out with its high level of design flexibility and advanced features tailored for web professionals:

Design and Code Integration: Offers a seamless blend of visual design controls with the output of clean, ready-to-publish HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Responsive Controls: Designers can adjust layouts and interactions for any screen size directly within the visual editor.
CMS and Dynamic Content: Allows users to define custom content structures and use these to generate dynamic content on web pages without any server-side code.
Interaction and Animation Tools: Users can create complex, visually appealing animations and interactions without writing JavaScript.
SEO Optimization: Provides built-in tools to optimize sites for search engines, including automatic sitemap generation and fine-tuned control over meta tags.

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These features make Webflow a powerful platform for web designers and agencies looking to create bespoke websites.

Explore creative freedom with Webflow's website builder today.

Shopify Key Features and Benefits

Shopify excels in providing a comprehensive e-commerce solution with an emphasis on ease of use and scalability:

E-commerce Storefront: Specializes in tools to build and manage an online store, including product listings, collections, and an integrated shopping cart.
Extensive App Marketplace: Offers a wide range of plugins and apps that extend functionality, from advanced analytics to shipping and payment solutions.
24/7 Support and Resources: Provides robust customer support and a wealth of educational resources to help store owners maximize their platform use.
Global Sales Capabilities: Supports selling in multiple currencies and languages, making it easier for stores to reach customers worldwide.
Integrated Payment Processing: Includes built-in payment processing that supports a variety of payment methods and gateways.

Shopify is favored by businesses focused on e-commerce, from small startups to large enterprises that need a reliable, scalable online sales platform.

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Explore Shopify’s customizable templates for your online store.

Webflow Use Cases

Webflow is best suited for:

Design-focused websites that require unique, custom designs.
Portfolio sites for artists and designers who need to showcase their work.
Websites requiring extensive visual storytelling or animations.
Companies looking for a tightly controlled brand and design consistency across their web presence.

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Discover Webflow and bring your web design ideas to life.

Shopify Use Cases

Shopify is ideal for:

Retail businesses looking to sell goods or services online.
Businesses that need a quick and easy setup to start trading online.
Companies expanding into e-commerce from physical retail.
Entrepreneurs who require a comprehensive e-commerce platform with extensive support and scalability.

What Problem Does Each Platform Solve?

Webflow addresses the need for designers to create custom, responsive websites without deep coding knowledge. It empowers creative professionals to own the end-to-end design process, reducing the dependency on web development resources.
Shopify solves the problem of setting up and managing an online store by providing a simple, comprehensive platform that covers all aspects of e-commerce, allowing business owners to focus on growing their business rather than on technical challenges.

Webflow Pricing and Availability

Webflow offers a tiered pricing structure to accommodate different needs and scales, including:

Starter Plan: Free forever but limited in terms of pages and CMS items. Suitable for trying out the platform and small personal projects.
Site Plans: Range from $12 to $36 per month when billed annually. These plans are tailored for blogs, portfolios, and other types of personal sites.
Ecommerce Plans: Start at $29 per month, going up to $212 per month for advanced stores. These plans are designed for businesses of various sizes looking to integrate full e-commerce capabilities.
Enterprise Solutions: Custom pricing for large businesses needing a comprehensive digital platform with enhanced security and support.

Webflow's flexible pricing allows both individuals and large teams to scale their website as their needs evolve.

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Shopify Pricing and Availability

Shopify also uses a tiered pricing model, aimed at supporting businesses from startups to global enterprises:

Basic Shopify: $29 per month, includes all the essentials for starting a new business.
Shopify: $79 per month, best for growing businesses with 1 retail store.
Advanced Shopify: $299 per month, best for scaling businesses that require advanced reporting.
Shopify Plus: Pricing starts at about $2,000 per month, aimed at large enterprises or businesses with high volumes of sales.

Shopify offers a 3-day free trial for new users to explore the platform, with no credit card required for signup.

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Explore Shopify’s customizable templates for your online store.

Pros and Cons

Webflow

Pros:

High Customizability: Offers unparalleled control over website design and animations.
Code Quality: Generates clean, well-structured code that can be used by developers.
Integrated CMS: A powerful CMS that can be customized to fit any content strategy.

Cons:

Steep Learning Curve: Can be difficult for beginners to master.
Pricing: Can become expensive as site requirements grow, especially for high-traffic sites.

Shopify

Pros:

Ease of Use: Very user-friendly, with quick setup and management.
All-in-One Platform: Includes features like hosting, security, and payment processing.
Strong E-commerce Tools: Extensive tools and apps specifically designed for online retail.

Cons:

Less Customizable: While customizable, it offers less flexibility compared to Webflow, especially in terms of raw design.
Transaction Fees: Charges additional fees if you use payment gateways other than Shopify Payments.

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Who Should Use Each Platform?

Webflow is ideal for web designers and developers who want detailed control over website design and functionality. It’s well-suited for freelance designers, digital agencies, and mid-to-large sized businesses that require unique, brand-specific websites.
Shopify is best for entrepreneurs, small to medium-sized businesses, and anyone looking to start an online store with minimal fuss. It’s particularly beneficial for users without much technical experience who still desire a robust online store.

Conclusion and Recommendations

Webflow and Shopify cater to different needs but both provide powerful platforms for building online presences. Webflow is recommended for those who need custom designs and have some technical knowledge or resources. Shopify is ideal for users looking for an easy-to-use, comprehensive e-commerce solution.
Both platforms have their strengths, so the choice should depend on your specific needs—whether it’s sophisticated design capabilities or streamlined e-commerce operations.

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ’s

What is the main difference between Webflow and Shopify?

Webflow is primarily a website design tool that offers extensive customization capabilities, ideal for creating unique and visually appealing websites. It caters more to designers and developers who want to have detailed control over the site's appearance and functionality. Shopify, on the other hand, is an e-commerce platform designed for users to quickly set up and manage online stores with ease. It focuses on providing a comprehensive suite of tools necessary for running an online business, including payment processing, inventory management, and marketing.

Can I use Webflow for an e-commerce site?

Yes, you can use Webflow for building e-commerce sites. Webflow offers e-commerce plans that integrate with its design tools, allowing you to build custom online stores. However, its e-commerce capabilities are generally more suited for smaller scale stores or those that require high levels of customization.

How does Shopify support international sales?

Shopify supports international sales by allowing you to sell in multiple currencies and adjust your store's language settings. It also has integrations with global payment gateways and shipping providers, making it easier to manage and expand your business internationally.

Is Webflow suitable for beginners?

Webflow can be challenging for beginners due to its complex interface and design-centric approach. It is more suitable for those who have at least some basic knowledge of web design or for those who are willing to invest time in learning its system. For absolute beginners, Shopify might be a more user-friendly option due to its straightforward setup process.

What type of customer support does Shopify offer?

Shopify offers 24/7 customer support through various channels including live chat, email, and phone. Additionally, it provides a wealth of resources like forums, guides, and tutorials to help users manage their stores effectively.

Can I migrate my existing website from another platform to Webflow or Shopify?

Both Webflow and Shopify support migrations from other platforms. Webflow allows you to manually set up your site structure and design to match your existing website, while Shopify offers tools and services that can help automate the process of transferring product data and other essential store information.

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2024.05.07 05:18 Tradveles r/ComicBookCollabs Contest? [Upvote for Revival]

I recently stumbled on some of the old collab contest posts on here and thought I’d entered an alternate dimension or something.
It was great to see such an awesome level of cooperation and community spirit. I can’t be the only one that wishes these were back.
I think the key to any revival of a contest event is simplicity. It looked like a lot of work went in to run those, as well as the Anthology. Much respect!
I’m proposing one or two yearly minimalist contests. And entries are voted on by reddit users via third party poll system. Contests will be as lean as possible in terms of operating and requirements.
So here we are:

Summer Collab Fest Contest- Any genre comic shorts 2 page* entries for a mid-summer contest and voted on by community.
Halloween Page Fright Contest- Horror themed comic shorts 2 page* entries voted on by community. (I love the idea of a “Covers Only” category here for Cover Artists…?)

One category for entry:

2 Page Comic (Solo or Team)

Public community vote for the winner and runner-up. Four awards available.

Best Comic Winner
Best Comic Runner-Up

A second public vote/poll for
“The Spirit Award” (BeginneNewcomer Comic)

Winner
Runner-Up

I like to include beginners despite the steep learning curve required, so would like to see an award vote/poll for Best Newcomer Comic aka The Spirit Award. This is based on effort, style and spirit not on the polished or professional composition of the work.
No financial prize — Just a badge of honour and credential in the comics community — for years to come!
All entries will be user posted to a private subreddit for later viewing. Advanced notice on the polls opening will be given. So everyone has a chance to vote. Ceremonial post for winners and runners up to give them the floor for a speech… and so we can upvote them to boost their karma scores as legends.
(No paid/hired/commissioned/commercial work, no fan/AI art or explicit / NSFW content allowed for entry)
Future options:

A Guest Judge each year to hand-pick winners and runners-up for the “Prestige” Awards for Best Comic and Spirit. They will have comic experience producing/publishing whether traditional or self publishing. (Esteemed members of this community perhaps?)
Alternatively, if we could secure a Guest Judge Panel of 3 (at least) then we could remove the need for public voting and create a lean admin role for the contest.
There could be the option of collecting entries into a PDF and releasing it for free as a yearly Anthology, with creator consent. Also listing winners and runner-ups in an introduction page. Perhaps an intro by the Guest Judge? This would become a published credit for all those involved and well deserved. (Dependent on volunteer expertise and time commitment.)

What does everyone think?
Would you take part?
Any other ideas, possibilities, issues or limitations?
EDIT1: *Past contests have been 2 pages. At 2 pages everyone has the same challenge and page space to operate. It also keeps things on the lower end in terms of production, time investment and everyone reading submissions in good time before voting.
EDIT2: This is a Collab sub in name and at times in practice and spirit; however, I feel the goal of the contest is to create first and join in the contest, whether solo or team. But collabs are encouraged where possible.
EDIT3: A simple entry submission system. A private subreddit where the entry is entered as a post by user and comic added as image. Synopsis in body of post. Credits added later. Then submissions will be checked and verified.
This private subreddit of entries will then be open, for viewing, upvotes will be symbolic, as voting will take place elsewhere… for a limited time only…
EDIT4: Public voting can be manipulated so there needs to be a fair process. Therefore votes will take place via link to an external vote/poll website StrawPoll. VPNs will be blocked. Your IP address is your unique ID for one vote. Reddit username is required for voting. This will be checked, and needs to be valid, and with acceptable reddit age or vote may be void.
Having an instantly viewable subreddit archive of each contest submissions for future viewing is a nice thought. 👍

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2024.05.06 12:48 MOMSHIEANN HUGEWIN Review: Fairness, Security, and Exciting Gameplay

HUGEWIN has emerged as a notable player, offering a blend of fairness, security, and enticing gameplay. Let's delve deeper into what sets this crypto betting site apart and whether it lives up to its promises.
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Explore more at HugeWin and immerse yourself in the excitement of crypto betting. The thrill of the game awaits!

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2024.05.06 02:20 FOREXcom AUD/USD weekly outlook: Aussie rises for a second week, RBA on tap. May 6, 2024

The RBA will announce their cash rate decision on Tuesday alongside their quarterly SOMP with updated staff forecasts. And that can quickly reshape expectations for the rest of the year and move AUD/USD accordingly.
By : Matt Simpson, Market Analyst

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The RBA are unlikely to change policy any time soon, however...
Regular readers should remember my stance on the RBA’s cash rate; it is unlikely to change for the remainder of the year. But that doesn’t mean things cannot change. Q1 inflation data was broadly above expectations which is the last thing the RBA (or anyone, for the matter) want so see. Especially when prices were already deemed “too high” by the RBA at prior meetings.
The basic theme for Q1 inflation was that it had slowed from Q4 on an annual basis yet was above economic forecasts, yet the q/q figures were above previous and economic forecasts. And if that trend persists, another hike cannot be ruled out.
But the RBA have warning of ‘upside risks’ for some time. And as inflation had previously cooled over multiple quarters, we must also expect some bumps in the road. Besides, consumers remain pessimistic according to Westpac which is backed up by weaker retail sales. And that suggests the cash rate of 4.35% is clearly dampening the economy to a degree. Furthermore, with the Fed closing the door on further hikes it also removes an element of pressure for the RBA to revert to the hawkish side for now (even though a hawkish bias may return in the statement). I therefore doubt a knee-jerk reaction from the RBA at Tuesday’s meeting. Even if market pricing is toying with the idea of one more hike by October.
However, what caught my eye in the AFR (Australian Financial Review) is that the RBA have hiked rates on 7 out of the 9 occasions that quarterly GDP was 1% or higher heading into a meeting. And as that box has been ticked, perhaps we should be on guard for a hike just in case.

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Market pricing shows that expectations for a potential hike have risen, but only gradually.

The 30-day RBA cash rate futures contract implied a 5% chance of a 25bp increase by May 1st
The yield tops at 4.45% in October 2024 and falls to 4.16% by October 2025
The OIS curve has increased to show a slight increase of perceived probability of an RBA hike.
But alarm bells are hardly ringing, with the 1-year OIS implying sitting just 11bp above the cash rate (to suggest less than the usual 25bp hike)

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Eyes on the RBA’s updated forecasts
However, the RBA will also release their quarterly SOMP (Statement on Monetary Policy) which will include updated staff forecasts. And that can quickly reshape expectations for the rest of the year. We know the RBA lack the appetite to cut rates any time soon, but given the higher levels of inflation a key thing to look out for is upward revisions to the RBA’s cash rate forecast and CPI forecasts.

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To summarise the February SOMP:

Overall demand is still greater than supply, but the economy is moving towards a better balance
Economic growth is expected to slow here and overseas
Labour market conditions are expected to ease further
Inflation is expected to decline to the 2–3 per cent target range in 2025 and to reach the midpoint in 2026
While there are encouraging signs, the economic outlook is uncertain and the Board expects it will be some time before inflation is sustainably low and stable

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AUD/USD futures – market positioning from the COT report:
Bears continued to cover which allowed AUD/USD to rise for a second consecutive week. A hotter CPI report for Australia, and a weaker US dollar via weaker US economic data and the Fed closing the door on further hikes sealed the deal for risk appetite.
NZD/USD and AUD/USD were the strongest majors last, Wall Street rallied on Friday which saw SPI 200 futures track higher during out-of-hours trade. And this paints a positive start for the ASX 200 this week.

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Net-short exposure for large speculators and asset managers fell for a second consecutive week
The weekly fall in net-short exposure fell at its fastest pace since September 2022 among large specs
Asset manages trimmed shorts and increased longs, whereas large specs trimmed longs and shorts
AUD/USD rose for a second week and closed above 66c

AUD/USD technical analysis
I was clearly wrong-footed last week seeking another dip lower for AUD/USD, as it rallied for three consecutive days into Friday’s close, thanks to weaker US economic data and the Fed closing the door on another hike.
Bulls made good progress with a firm close above the 200-day EMA and 66c handle. But can it make such easy work of the highs around the Q3 open?
The high tail on Friday is due to the US dollar recouping some of its losses in the second half of Friday’s NY session. And that suggest a hesitancy to test the Q3 open for now. So we may be in for some choppy trade between the 200-day EMA ~0.6560 and the Q3 open at 0.6660 as markets await the outcome of the RBA meeting. Should the RBA not be as hawkish as suspected, the perhaps the rally could peter out.
But a combination of a hawkish RBA and risk-on rally for global equities could send AUD/USD towards and potentially through the 0.6700 handle. I doubt we’ll see such a move ahead of Tuesday’s RBA meeting. And if the US dollar regains its footing then the upside potential for AUD/USD is likely to be capped.

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-- Written by Matt Simpson
Follow Matt on Twitter @cLeverEdge
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2024.05.05 21:47 Usual_Brief_6787 I spent 30 hours studying how Canva reached $40B. Here's what I learnt:

In just over a decade Canva went from creating yearbooks for Australian high schools to over 135M users and a $40B valuation.
Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht (now husband and wife) founded Fusion Books in 2007 allowing Australian students to design their school yearbooks.
A few years later, they were the biggest supplier of yearbooks in Australia. And the foundations of Canva were put in place.
Then in 2013, the couple along with technical co-founder, Cameron Adams, launched Canva to a 50k-person waiting list.
Along with their mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere - the team had two ambitious goals in building Canva:

Build one of the world’s most valuable companies. 💵
To do the most good they can do. 🌱

Safe to say they achieved both. And in doing so, Canva has become one of the biggest success stories of the last decade - especially from a non-USA startup.
This is the story of how Canva went from Zero to One. 🚀 Click here to read the full deep dive.

Business model: How Canva makes money

Canva’s business model is simple - but slightly different from a typical SaaS.
Usually, SaaS businesses choose between Freemium and Free Trial (among others) to convert users to monetization.
But Canva uses both.
They have an awesome Free Plan that is sufficient for (probably) most people.
Then they have three paid plans: Canva Pro, Canva Teams, and Enterprise.
All of these offer more business features such as brand kits and more specialized features such as their background remover. With Enterprise offering a more tailored experience for companies that will have over 100 users.
And then lastly, although not making money, Canva also offers free premium features for educators and NPOs - in line with them doing good!

Canva’s Growth

Canva launched in 2013. But the idea for it started years before.
Melanie and her then-boyfriend Cliff were studying together at the University of Western Australia.
Melissa was studying Psychology and Commerce but was so passionate about design that she taught design programs to other students.
This is where she realized there was a problem.
It would take her students hours to learn the basics of the design tools on the market and the whole semester to become proficient.
A problem she felt was so obvious and needing to be filled that she dropped out of university to pursue it.
To build up some business acumen and money, as well as to test her hypothesis, she and Cliff started Fusion Books - a customizable yearbook tool for high school students in Australia.
Essentially an extremely niche testing ground for Canva.
The idea was a hit. It became the largest yearbook supplier in Australia and still runs profitably today.
This prompted them to go all-in on Canva.
They found a technical co-founder, Cameron Adams, to build the platform and raised $3M in Seed funding.
And so the journey began.
Canva built hype for their launch by creating a public waitlist - which reached 50k people by the time of launch in 2013.
By the end of 2014, Canva already had over 100k users, launched their iPad app, and had ~2M designs created on the platform.
In 2015, Canva launched Canva for Work (now Canva Pro), reached 50 Canvanauts (employees), surpassed 50M designs created, and reached a valuation of $165M.
In 2017 Canva became profitable and launched a bunch of new features and products, including animations, Canva Print, their Android app, and launched in 100 languages.
Canva became a Unicorn in 2018 with their $40M investment round. And made their first acquisition, buying Zeetings to double down on presentations. They also hit 1B designs.
Their acquisitions and new products continued and by the end of 2021, Canva had over 75M MAUs and was valued at $40B after raising an additional $200M.
As of now, Canva has over 135M MAUs, over 4,000 Canvanauts, and more than 15B designs in the last decade - over 200 new designs created per second.

Key Success Factors (KSFs)

There have been so many reasons for Canva’s rocketship success. Here are four that stood out to me, particularly for Canva’s earlier stages of growth:
🌍 1. Solved a BIG, Painful Problem
It seems a bit ridiculous that it took so long for a tool like Canva to exist.
And that’s exactly how Melanie felt, saying that the problem felt so obvious she feared someone else would beat her to it if she didn’t move fast enough.
But hindsight is always 20/20.
Back in the 2000s it probably seemed even more ridiculous that non-designers would need a tool for design.
But luckily for us, Melanie realized this counterintuitive nature of design tools from teaching design programs at university.
Her students struggled to learn the basics.
It took them entire semesters to proficiently learn a new tool.
Plus, for just about everything you wanted to create you needed another tool - which also took a semester to learn.
Think about Canva today - graphics, animations, videos, presentations, documents, graphs and visualizations, and more.
Before Canva you needed: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, plus a whole bunch more.
Now I’m not suggesting that Canva does any one of these as well as the specialized tool - but it doesn’t need to - nor is it trying to.
Canva wants to be a suite of design tools hosted on one web-based platform. Giving you easier-to-use tools, simple templates, and more ways to collaborate.
Before Canva, this didn’t exist. Before Canva non-designers generally felt hopeless.
Before Canva even launched they had 50k people on their waitlist - this idea was going to be huge!
Now Canva has over 135M MAUs, in over 190 countries, and over 100 languages.
It’s often better to solve a deeply painful problem for a small group of people, than a meh problem for a large group of people.
Well… Canva does both.
Canva solves a deeply painful problem for a MASSIVE group of people.
👶 2. Simplified Everything
Most often, the best solutions are the simplest.
And Canva is a great example.
Canva is the simplest solution.
Canva creates what I like to call a Simplicity Flywheel. Canva is simple to:

Find 🕵️
Get started 🌟
Use 🧰
Share 📢

Simple to find 🕵️
Google something like “how to design a logo” and guess what pops up on the first page?
Canva.
Try something like “how to choose brand colors”.
Canva.
Okay one more, Google “how to make a YouTube thumbnail”.
Two videos of some guy telling me I can make free thumbnails that convert? Huh?
Oh wait - guess what platform he uses?
Canva.
With the Canva thumbnail tutorial right underneath it by the way!
Canva has done an excellent job with content marketing - popping up on the first page for just about every use case imaginable, but more on this later.
Simple to get started 🌟
Canva has spent countless hours perfecting its onboarding process.
They identified that it wasn’t only the complexity of tools they needed to solve for, but also people’s confidence to design.
This is why they have structured their onboarding to get you to complete a design in a few minutes. If you don’t do it straight away, they make sure to remind you via email.
You get to see how quick and easy the platform is to use. And you make a cool design.
An instant confidence boost.
Canva also provides a ton of content on how to use their platform, how to achieve certain jobs (designs), and how to design better - making their users even more confident in getting started.
You may have noticed a common theme of content here - I promise its section is coming.
Simple to use 🧰
The core feature of Canva.
Create beautiful designs, without all the fuss of a highly technical tool like Photoshop.
It's simple to use - for everybody.
Canva has become their vision of an all-in-one design platform, where anyone can bring their creative visions to life.
No steep learning curves.
No need for more tools.
Simple to share 📢
One of the most critical parts of the flywheel is how simple Canva is to share.
Canva achieves this in a few ways.
The Canva Simplicity Flywheel then starts again.
🪴 3. Created Valuable Content
“The best marketing is education” - Regis McKenna, the key person behind marketing the first Apple Computer.
Canva is a prime example of this quote.
All of their content is made to help users create better designs - specifically on Canva.
Canva now dominates SEO by providing valuable content to their (potential) users.
In fact, Canva didn’t do any paid advertising until after 10M MAUs.
I’ve teased this part of the deep dive for a while now. So I guess I better deliver. Although Canva’s content strategy has been so incredible, I would have to actually try to not let it deliver value to you.
Strategy 🎯
Canva takes a wide-scope, but targeted, actionable approach to their content marketing.
Their key driver for content is creating value-adding pieces that help their users build up their design skills and get the most value out of Canva.
In fact, Canva launched with over one million templates, elements, and fonts.
This removes the friction to design - back to the simplicity.
How 📜
Canva does this by using a jobs-to-be-done intent strategy, i.e., solutions to tasks such as “how to create a LinkedIn carousel”.
They create for super-specific use cases.
But they create for all the use cases. And I mean ALL (the wide-scope part of their strategy).
Canva has six different blogs on just Wedding Photography - and how Canva can fit into it.
I mentioned above how Canva dominates Google searches. This is because they have just put out thousands of high-quality blog posts on just about every design topic imaginable.
They are experts in understanding their potential customers and their search intents - understanding what they could be trying to achieve and connecting them with a specific solution on Canva.
As in the earlier example: “how to choose brand colors” leads you to Canva’s article on their color palette generator, the psychology of color, how to choose colors for your business, and about eight of their YouTube videos on the same topic.
Safe to say I would be able to confidently choose my brand’s colors after this.
Canva gives each potential search intent its own landing page. Which in return builds backlinks for them (other websites linking to Canva). This is intentional.
Canva created tools and pages that can easily be referenced in journalists’ or bloggers’ content - giving Canva more domain authority and higher ranks.
To put this practically, imagine I’m a journalist writing about the rise of SMBs on social media.
I talk about how they’re creating unique content to build an audience. I want to help my readers as much as possible, so I find a tool that can create unique content for social media.
Guess what pops up as my first choice? (not this again… 🤣)
By now I hope you guessed it.
Canva.
And so I link Canva in my article. This not only boosts Canva’s domain authority, but also sends users directly to Canva.
Why 🧩
It’s simple.
Focusing on education and not selling brings your users closer to repeat value - and that’s the best sales tool out there.

Actions you can take to replicate Canva’s success

There is so much to learn from Canva - here are four key actions you can take and replicate into your business:
Introduce scarcity 🔢
One cool way Canva grew before even launching was to use a waitlist.
It’s nothing new nowadays - but still, a lot of people don’t use it.
A waitlist helps test for interest in an idea, but also by using it to limit access to your product, you get the benefit of scarcity.
Canva grew its waitlist super creatively.
They showed people the cool designs and templates from Canva - but you couldn’t get in.
However, you knew that some people were allowed in.
How you may ask?
Canva started to generate buzz within the design community and similar groups who needed design tools.
They reached out to the press, blogs, podcasts, and conferences to offer them early access for their audiences.
That’s how you got in early. That’s how you became a cool kid (at least I’m guessing it made you cool).
Also, anyone who Tweeted about Canva usually “coincidentally” reached the top of the waitlist.
Canva was awesome at generating hype through scarcity.
It shows. 50k people were on the waitlist at launch.
It’s a powerful tool to grow.
People want what they can’t have.
The key to scarcity is you want to be publicly oversubscribed.
You want people to see that others are interested. This makes them think that your product is something worth checking out.
So find a way that you can publicly limit access to your product or a new feature for it.
Find a desperate crowd 🫙
One of the key puzzle pieces to Canva’s success was finding an audience that was desperate for a product to solve their problem - simple and quick designs.
There are tens of millions of freelancers, SMBs, and solopreneurs who lack design skills but need to market themselves and their businesses. And Canva makes this easy.
Canva also entered when Facebook marketing was taking off like a rocketship and the above mentioned people not only needed content - but they needed loads of it.
Canva could do that.
So what does this mean for you?
It’s much harder to make a profitable business by solving a “cherry-on-the-top” problem.
You want to find a problem that people care deeply about. A “whole meal” problem.
Even if this means targeting a smaller group of people. It’s worth sacrificing at the beginning.
Because it will be much easier to market and sell to people who have a desperate need for a solution than people who would just sort of like one.
It becomes much easier to expand after you have your core users. Talking about your core users…
Find your entry wedge customer 🧀
Melanie, Cliff, and Cameron were super smart in recognizing they needed to find and leverage an entry point for Canva (from Fusion Books’ super niche audience).
They perfectly identified SMBs as this wedge to break in.
In 2013, SMBs were flocking to Facebook to market. But the problem once again came back to the complexity of design tools at the time.
These SMBs needed professional-looking designs - cover photos, social media posts, flyers, event banners, etc. - and they needed them quickly and easily.
In stepped Canva.
They positioned themselves to appeal to this huge pain point of SMBs. Specifically their marketing teams (sometimes this was the founders themselves or freelancers serving many SMBs).
Once Canva started to wedge itself in these SMBs, it became easier to convert these individual users into teams using Canva. As well as having the authority to expand to bigger enterprises.
Going to market is hard.
Don’t make it any harder for yourself by trying to target everyone at the beginning.
Find a subset or niche that will help open the door for you.
It also helps your messaging be more targeted, making customer acquisition a bit easier.
Leverage reciprocity 🎁
Refer one person you think would enjoy this newsletter to see this Action to Replicate (for all future deep dives).
I feel like in every one of these deep dives there’s been a consistent golden thread:
Give. Give. Give.
In business, those who give the most get the most.
Want to build trust with potential customers?
Provide real value.
Want to convert more free users to paid users?
Provide more value.
Want to keep users happy and not churning?
Just keep providing value.
Make it seem silly for them to stop using your product.
Build a relationship with your users to the point where they don’t want to stop using your product. And not just because it serves their needs.
But because they also like you and your brand.
And why does giving value through content achieve this so well?
Because not only does it build trust, loyalty, and authority.
But it also leverages reciprocity.
Your users will want to give something of value to you (a referral, a share, or a subscription) because you first gave something of value to them (articles, newsletter, tools, videos, free features)
Reciprocity is powerful. Use it.

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2024.05.05 20:44 UberEpicZach Dragon Development Diary #2: The Anatomy of the Dragon Portrait

Hello Everyone, Uber Here! Welcome to our second, of many many Dragon Development Diaries, Today Buckzor will talk and give you all the details regarding everything Dragons within the game's Portrait System, bringing them to life in our games!

Hi All!

I’m Buck. You might know me from my work on EK2 and various contributions to other mods. I have been pretty quiet about the fact that I have been working on AGOT for a while now so as not to spoil the surprise. As Uber mentioned in the last DD, I have specifically joined the team to work on dragons, as many of us can agree that Game of Thrones without dragons just isn't complete. This was particularly satisfying to work on since the first thing I did when CK3 came out was investigate the feasibility of adding dragons to CK3. At first, I thought they would be easy, but as I learned more about portrait modding, I thought they were impossible. Finally, I have learned enough to complete the Dunning-Kruger curve and realize that while difficult, it could be done. I have come full circle, so to say.

Why now?

At some point during my investigations, I found that animated portrait attachments did not work in CK3; however, that had been fixed with the Tours & Tournaments DLC Update, which finally made it possible. Vanilla CK3 uses it for animals in portraits, such as the falcon and a horse, but someone familiar with the ways of the jank can do a lot more with that. Behind the scenes on the mod, dragons had been started several times, but functional portraits had been a roadblock, and without them, working on mechanics seemed pointless. So, it’s probably not a surprise that when I first made functional dragon portraits, the development quickly accelerated and snowballed, which was awesome to see.

Animations.

When I first joined the team, I was glad to find some assets for dragons that already existed, but the most important thing was to import them into the game and make some functional idle animations. So, task #1 was creating a functional animation rig for a dragon and, eventually, a rider too. I will not go too far into details, but there are actually 2 armatures in the blender file, one for controlling and animating and another for exporting the animation to CK3, which was a lot harder to do than it sounds, but it’s so satisfying to play with!
https://reddit.com/link/1cky7vi/video/0q1nq5cb9nyc1/player
We have some limitations regarding dragon rider animations. Specifically, it’s very difficult to sync the rider's location and the dragon's location, so they don’t clip, so some animations may feel stiff. Currently, we have a limited number of animations, but we will work on polishing existing animations and implementing more context-sensitive animations as well as personality-based animations.
https://reddit.com/link/1cky7vi/video/4xtqc7zxfnyc1/player

Variation.

The next thing I started working on was adding some dragon ageing-related blend shapes and additive animations—in other words, baby dragons. I have made a blend shape where they are born around the size of a small cat and grow a bit larger than a horse when they can be first mounted. This will be tied directly to the dragon size mechanic, which we will go over in another Dev Diary.
https://reddit.com/link/1cky7vi/video/sqrgmzsp9nyc1/player
Being a father of 2 young children, free time is a luxury, meaning I had to pick my battles wisely. The next logical step with the greatest impact was to add color variation. This meant writing a custom shader to control separate dragon-related color palettes.
To summarize, dragons have 4 different color palettes assigned to them. Skin color covers the majority of the body and is more likely to be a duller color. The Highlight color is applied on the wings and fins of the dragon and is typically a bright and saturated color. Finally, the colors of horns and eyes can also be independently set. This relatively small change went a long way towards making each dragon feel distinct via color alone.
https://preview.redd.it/4p66r8kaanyc1.png?width=1259&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5bf2c80ef38755d6fef28224008ce6f8ea5e963
https://preview.redd.it/44oq0pcbanyc1.png?width=1249&format=png&auto=webp&s=e49c1579048c4a46b6393311b8c95936d303a3b4
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https://preview.redd.it/60jujarcanyc1.png?width=1270&format=png&auto=webp&s=dbda4e3454d0bec86ec76f2f198575153322fbc4
With color out of the way, the next step was blendshapes. I will not list them all, but I have made over 20 blendshapes to control the shape of the dragon’s face and approximately 20 blendshapes for the shape of horns and fins. This makes for a wide variety of unique-looking dragons.
https://reddit.com/link/1cky7vi/video/c41f7fvlanyc1/player
They did, however require a fair bit of tweaking, as some results were... unsettling, and have become memes in the dev channels:
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Other challenges.

I don’t want to bore you with the details, but there have been other significant challenges to overcome, such as the size of the dragons. CK3 event windows were never meant to display something the size of a bus, therefore with assistance from Terrapass I had to create a camera zoom gene/shader which allows us to dynamically zoom the camera out as the dragon grows in size to ensure it can still fit within GUI elements. This system is still WIP, but it is what allows us to see the dragons in their full glory. I hope to expand on this to ensure the true scale of your dragon comes across during gameplay.
Another massive hurdle to overcome was adding dragon riders. You see as Uber stated in the previous dev diary, there was no question that dragons must be their own characters. Technically speaking, when you are viewing the dragons in portrait windows, the human model is still there, just moved way up and out of sight; this means that the dragons have their own “human” genes also, which poses a challenge when you want to display a dragon rider, as CK3 has no way to transfer specific genes or visual information from one character to another. This resulted in a complicated system that essentially bypasses all vanilla genetics systems. The following part may be a word salad, but those who understand will know how difficult this was. Dragon visuals are set as variables on the dragon; these script variables then control the visuals of the dragon via portrait modifiers, and when a dragon is tamed, the rider can inherit these same variables from the dragon character, meaning we can now render the dragon and the rider with synchronized appearances. Except, when the dragon dies, these variables are deleted, and now the error log is flooded with hundreds of thousands of errors. Dylan came up with a solution I still barely understand, but variables are stored in story cycles on a ruins character, which all comes together to make it so dragons can be correctly displayed when ridden by their owner. Easy right? Anyway, here is a video of the very first dragon rider animation test, which was a huge milestone for us.
https://reddit.com/link/1cky7vi/video/0jqpypjkbnyc1/player

The unfortunate side effect of stepping around the vanilla gene system to make the dragons work is that, with the exception of historic dragons, the appearance of dragons is entirely random. This means the appearance of parents does not influence the appearance of the offspring. This is not exactly optimal, but we hope the medieval menageries update will let us alleviate some of these issues.
With all this said I hope you can now better understand why it took so long to not only implement dragons. It took people with specific skills to come together and work out these solutions which is why I wanted to thank Uber, Sililex, Dylan, Terrapass and others who helped bring dragon portraits to life! Work on dragons is still ongoing, and I have many more plans regarding visuals, including a decal system and more texture variety that I hope I can include before we release, but that's more for another day, back to you Uber!
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If you missed it, check out Dragon Development Diary #1: Or check out the Dragon Reveal Trailer, or relatedly, listen to our Fire and Blood theme to keep you in the dragon mood!!

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2024.05.05 20:25 Sinspiration Executive Function Coaching made me feel like a failure because I can't learn how to plan. So I tested 4 AI auto-scheduling tools to see if they could do the planning for me. It worked.

When someone is near-sighted, we give them glasses. When someone can’t walk, we give them a wheelchair. But when someone has trouble planning, we make ‘em try harder. At least, that’s what it felt like when I got diagnosed and started at the ADHD Treatment Center. After weeks of no progress with planning and organising tasks, my kind therapist kept encouraging me to try again, but I just kept walking into a wall. I couldn’t do it. At first I cried a lot, because after a lifetime of failing at things that seem simple for everyone else, it stung that I couldn’t even follow the therapy program specifically made for people with ADHD. But then it occurred to me: what if tech could replace some of the executive processes I struggle with, essentially outsourcing the task, giving me a piece of the brain ‘normal’ people have?
The relief when I got an auto-scheduling tool working for me… I can’t even describe it. I use a calendar now. Me! With an actual planning that’s automatically up-to-date the whole time. I know this wouldn’t be a big deal for anyone with normal executive functions, but I’ve never had this. I still felt like the stupidest kid in ADHD-class that I couldn’t do it the ‘normal’ way though, so I just said something offhand to my treatment coordinator at the Center, like: “Oh, by the way, the executive functioning coaching, I just couldn't do it, so I’m having AI do it for me now.” Waving a hand in the air, rolling my eyes at my own silly shortcomings, adopting this apologetic tone I often find myself using, basically saying; I’m sorry that I’m such an idiot I couldn’t even do X, Y or Z, and sorry to be cheating on your program, it’s me, not you, I’m just incapable of doing anything correctly. (Yeah, ADHD did a number on my self-esteem, which was one of my main reasons for seeking help.) To my horror, she told me she had a crying girl in her office recently who quit therapy because she, like me, ‘just couldn’t do it’. In fact, patients with ADHD regularly get so desperate that they give up.
Then I spoke to the psychologist giving the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to ADHD-patients and she estimated roughly half of her patients genuinely can’t learn to plan by themselves. HALF! So I’m not some strange outlier at all. When I told her about auto-scheduling, her eyebrows shot up. “We’ve been teaching people to plan manually, but if what you’re saying exists… maybe we shouldn’t anymore.”
So here’s the thing. I want this information to be out there on the internet for people like me, because we need it the most. And because most of the information on relevant planning tools that I found was written by and for neurotypicals. Neurotypicals seemingly like holistic approaches and pretty apps, sitting down with matcha tea or coffee in the morning for 15 minutes to plan their day. Good for them, but that option is a non-starter for my ADHD-brain. After 4 months with dexamphetamine, I’ve also become a prescriber to the thought that ‘pills don't build skills’. I love my meds, they help so much with focus and they calm down my overactive chipmunk-like brain, but they’re not made of actual magic. Pills can’t give you an extra frontal lobe or a personality transplant. My executive skills are still weak or non-existent. Some of my issues are remarkably similar to people who experience brain damage after an accident, and when you think about it like a disability (like needing glasses, crutches or a hearing-aid) there’s only so much that ‘trying harder’ or ‘talking about how that makes you feel’ can realistically accomplish.
IN SHORT (TL;DR) Yes, auto-scheduling tools can take over the brain-process of planning and I believe this can be helpful for the ADHD-brains struggling with planning, task management and knowing where to start. Of all the tools out there for tasks and planning, I found only 5 that promised to take over for my brain and think for me, namely: Motion, Trevor, Atlas, Reclaim and Skedpal. I looked at all these apps, tested 4 of them, and found that my brain is currently only compatible with Reclaim. YMMV though; there are very good reviews from people with ADHD for Skedpal and Motion as well. I highly recommend auto-scheduling for people with ADHD who are spinning their wheels trying to learn how to plan.
MY HISTORY WITH PLANNING AND MY EXPERIENCE TESTING THE TOOLS To explain how AI bridges the gap between what my brain can and can’t do, I will describe the 4 steps of standardised executive functioning training that I received as part of my ADHD-treatment and what worked for me. There are huge differences in how ADHD manifests. Not everyone struggles to the same degree with the same things. Below, I’ll describe my history with planning, the trouble I ran into in my life and therapy and the upper limits of what my brain can manage. Getting a feel for my type of ADHD should help to determine in what sort of situations auto-scheduling can be helpful. If my story doesn’t spark recognition, some other tool might be a better fit.
Below the 4 therapy-steps, I describe my experience testing the 5 different tools and some of their specs/features. (Sorry, the first section is so long, skipping and scrolling down to the test-section is an option.)
Step 1: Pick a calendar and start using it. I felt a little uneasy when therapy started with this, because it reminded me of the first time I had to use a calendar in high school. I was almost 12 years old. The class-tutor handed out a bunch of papers with assignments from our teachers and told us to plan our homework in accordance with our schedule. Everybody grabbed their cute pocket diaries with pictures of ponies and cars, and started writing. Except for me. In the silent classroom, I tried to grasp what my classmates were doing, what they were looking at and how they all seemed to know what to write down, but I couldn’t figure it out. Eventually, I shoved the papers away and leaned back in my chair. The tutor looked up, surprised. “What are you doing? You need to plan your homework,” he told me. I shrugged and said: “I’ll just remember it.” He got angry, but I felt too embarrassed to admit that I was the only one who didn’t *understand* the assignment, especially with the whole class listening.
In the end, I never learned how to plan, forgot assignments, didn’t do the homework and was late a lot, which led to near-endless punishment for tardiness during my 6 years of high school. I cleaned the whole school more often than I can count and always thought that I would somehow get everything under control as I got older, but my last year was the worst by far. That year, a new ex-military headmaster digitised the system for recording lateness and ordered a crackdown. Teachers had to refuse entrance into the classroom if you were even a second late and if your school ID got scanned more than 5 minutes after the start of class, you were not allowed to enter anymore. The only scanner was attached to a computer all the way on the ground floor of the main building, so I always had to run there, find someone to operate and they had to start the system, which often led to time maxing out and me missing class. The first day of the crackdown, I got written up (well, scanned) SIX times. Dumbstruck, the headmaster asked how I’d managed to do it. Truthfully, I had no idea. I just spaced out a lot and was surprised every time the bell rang and everyone stormed out of the classroom. Everyone, except for me. I still had to figure out how to declutter my little desk, how to fit everything in my backpack again, where I needed to go after that, not walk off in the wrong direction, that sort of thing.
The new rules led to a sharp drop in my attendance, which turned out to be illegal. Without ever meaning to, I was suddenly violating compulsory education laws and the government threatened community service for me and financial sanctions for my parents. The headmaster often had me called away from classes later in the day as well so I could receive new punishments that steadily grew in severity and duration from hours, to days, to weeks, to months and eventually to more daytime hours than were still left in the school year.
This all made sense, because if you punish a kid enough, they’ll eventually learn how to plan, use a calendar, get more organised and be on time... right?
Wrong. I was missing so much class I was barely being taught anything anymore. Suddenly I found myself taking tests I never saw coming about subjects I never even heard about. I had to invent so many answers on the spot that one teacher started reading my 'hilarious' tests to his wife to make her laugh. My grades plummeted. I basically had to be on the school premises from dusk till dawn for all my detention-hours, even though I had to cycle to school for over 15 miles (and back) and had to work in the evenings. I stopped having breakfast, had no time for dinner before work, was always home late again and couldn’t sleep enough because I had to get up in the middle of the night to report for duty in the headmaster’s office long before sunrise. Somewhere in the meantime, I had to try and intercept the threatening letters from the government so I could hide them from my parents. Exhausted, I started daydreaming and messing up even more, which led to more threats, punishment, missed classes, forgotten assignments, bad grades, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t seem to improve. Even though I desperately wanted to. It was a Catch-22 situation.
The pressure was absurd and it’s become a point of reference for me. If my brain had been capable of planning and getting organised, surely I would have learned then.
Instead, I was in serious danger of not graduating at all, after a while. By that point, I was running around half-dressed, cycling in a skirt with bare legs and wet hair in the middle of winter, always in a panic, pale, underfed, with dark circles under my eyes, until a couple of teachers seemed to decide that enough was enough. One by one, they defied the headmaster by pretending they couldn’t see me opening doors after the second bell and insisting my homework was suddenly always done (it wasn’t). I had an excellent memory, so the simple act of letting me stay in their classrooms during the lessons catapulted me to the top of those respective classes. I graduated, but only thanks to their mercy.
I had to keep showing up for punishment daily until I was excused a couple of weeks before the national final exams. Nobody ever seemed to question whether I was unorganised on purpose or if I *deserved* to be the kid who was punished more than anyone else in the school. It only seemed to confuse the obvious punks who were sometimes in detention with me for things like using graffiti on an outbuilding, sabotaging a teacher’s car or building a bomb in an empty can of Pringles to blow up a toilet. The boys asked skeptically what boring little me could possibly have done that was so bad and their questions made sense; I was this polite girl in a skirt who would never even attempt to stick chewing gum under a desk. But I didn’t know why or how everything went wrong all the time. Teachers had been punishing me ever since I was 5 when I regularly had to stand in the hallway outside the classroom for being late or loud, staying after school because my handwriting was supposedly bad on purpose, not trying hard enough to learn how to tie my shoes and failing, drifting off without finishing something, etc, etc.
When I went to college for my bachelor’s degree, I met the first person who realised I simply needed help. He also was a student and commented on my near-empty pocket diary; I’d only scribbled in the games and training sessions with the sports team I’d joined. He suddenly understood my repeated questions to the tune of ‘Wait, what assignment? A deadline? TOMORROW?!’ As the son of two psychologists, he connected my chronic lateness, the daydreaming, the clumsiness, the chaotic demeanour and the way I never seemed to stop moving with my bare dayplanner and he sat me down behind a computer to sign me up for Gmail and Google Calendar. He also introduced me to Wunderlist. He thought it would help with me losing and forgetting things all the time. It helped somewhat, especially when emails pertaining to events automatically started showing up in the Calendar. It was better than nothing, but it didn’t change my style of dumpster-fire-management to ‘plan’ my day. (Or, more accurately: have the day happen to me in a blur.) Students with ADHD in college also started diagnosing me (almost from across the room sometimes) and spontaneously offered their Ritalin. They were an awesome bunch. Unfortunately, methylphenidate made me fall asleep in the middle of the day, so I thought it was a dead end.
After college, I believe I was supposed to install and configure iCal for 2 separate professional jobs? I never got around to it. (The quality of my work was always good, so people thought it was odd, but nobody complained.)
Through the years, I started using Google Calendar more for birthdays, other recurring items, Facebook events, weddings, funerals and vacations. I tried to practise with appointments and reminders. This was a little hit and miss, especially because I still forgot to actually open Google Calendar and I also tended to not prepare for these happenings until the last minute. My husband, who met me when I was 25, attached his calendar to mine pretty soon in the relationship to help out, put things on my calendar and remind me of stuff. It didn't hurt that he has a top psychologist in his family, who noticed my ADHD without me even mentioning anything. Around the same time my husband heard an item on the radio about ADHD in women and called from the car yelling: “You have ADHD! You have all the symptoms! Everything! If you don’t have it, I’ll eat a hat. I’ll eat a store filled with hats.” I still didn't see the point of treatment then, but he’s been operating as if I were already diagnosed ever since. In the years that followed, two of my siblings got diagnosed before me.
So that's my natural level of executive functioning. Technically, I have a calendar, and a husband who helps me use it. Mission accomplished. (Not really though).
Step 2: Gather all your tasks in one place. So my therapist thought it was suboptimal for me to keep writing down tasks on my hand, in a few notebooks, in two separate bullet journals, on random pieces of papers lying around like envelopes and receipts, in Todoist, in Google Tasks and on post-its in many shades stuck everywhere. Go figure. She wanted me to pick 1 place. I glared at her. But the concept made sense.
It really happens too often that I lose a task because I throw away a piece of paper, a gust of wind blows an old post-it behind my desk or I accidentally use hand sanitizer dissolving the ink on my hand. That’s just too silly. And that's in addition to the issue that I forget tasks simply because it's in a notebook I haven't opened in two weeks.
So I picked Todoist, because I already use it to make sense of small shared projects and I like it. I put most of my tasks in there (it’s a lot). I also installed a large widget on my phone to quickly enter tasks in the inbox as soon as I think of them. It's been working pretty well.
Step 3: Add a simple 1-2-3 priority and deadlines to your tasks This is where I started to feel nauseous. I’ve never distinguished between tasks by different levels in priority. I only added an exclamation mark to a list every now and again, for tasks that needed to happen ASAP (so, last week).
To my surprise, and maybe thanks to the dexamphetamines I’ve been prescribed, it wasn’t as undoable as I thought. Turns out, Todoist has different colors for priorities (I vaguely noticed the feature before, but never used it). Grey for no priority, blue for Priority 3, orange for P2 and red for P1. The colors make sense to me. Gauging the priority of a task seems hard, but I can tell you what color a task is. I also know when a task has a real deadline and when one doesn’t. It took some effort and I struggled a bit with focus and decision fatigue, but I got it done and was quite proud of myself. Until step 4.
Step 4: Each morning, review the priorities you’ve assigned to your tasks, change priority levels, and plan your day and week accordingly. I had the biggest Error404. She wanted me to whatnow? I gave it a try. Stared at the list. Stared at the calendar. Went to get tea. Tried again. Got distracted for the rest of the day. Had to start over the next day because time had passed in which I’d officially planned to do something else. Spent half the day trying to ‘review the priority of tasks’ to plan, but got distracted by a related tasks that I thought I could knock off quickly, but it took much longer than I anticipated and I ended up not doing what I should have done that day. Gave up. Showed up empty handed at the ADHD Treatment Centre after one week.
The second week yielded essentially the same result. After the third week, I hadn’t even gotten around to giving it another go. My therapist was all encouraging words, reassuring me that setbacks were normal and that I just had to keep trying. But I already knew that this bar was too high. I felt resigned. I had such high hopes for ADHD-therapy and medication. I thought it would magically solve my problems and that somebody would finally tell me the secret to an organized life that had eluded me for all these years. Instead, the instructions were... very basic. And dexamphetamine did not enable me to sit down each day and just ‘review’ tasks and ‘plan’ my day and add ‘time blocks’. Like it’s easy, instead of a mind bendingly complicated puzzle that would consume a considerable amount of mental energy at the start of each day. (Which is how I know it’s never going to happen. I’ve learned that I need something simple enough that I can do it on my worst day.)
After 5 weeks without progress at the ADHD Treatment Centre, I mentioned that I sometimes use Goblin Tools to break down tasks. It helps me to figure out what has to be done, and it helps me get started. Goblin Tools was new for my therapist, so I heard myself explain it was just this website with AI that helps to break down tasks or figure out what to eat or how long something takes. I have it listed in my bookmarks bar in Google Chrome. When I left her office, I thought to myself that I needed a goblin ánd a pixy on my shoulder to tell me what to do. I stopped walking. What if pixies existed already as different AI tools?
Testing AI scheduling tools There are many organisational apps, some of which are very sleek and advanced, like Monday, Sunsama and Akiflow. However; they still require you to plan your day manually and that’s precisely the thing I struggle with. Which left me with Atlas AI, Trevor AI, Skedpal, Motion and Reclaim AI. (Purists will tell you that some of the software has as much to do with AI as the original Roller Coaster Tycoon, but for all intents and purposes, I’m going to refer to it as AI because that’s what we call it now even though it’s technically not artificial intelligence. Before ‘AI’ became a hype people would just refer to this as auto-scheduling or smart scheduling.)
Atlas AI This really is the most AI-rich of the selection. It looks promising for a lot more than schedule automation because its aim is to replace a real assistent, but it’s still in beta and I found that my ‘assistant’ didn’t always follow through. For instance, it can set timers, but it forgot to remind me when time was up, even though it said it would. It also planned only half of the appointments in Google Calendar that it said in black and white it would schedule. When I asked why this was the case, it replied that maybe it was my internet connection? Nice try, robot assistant who clearly learned everything from humans, including lying. Maybe next year or when it’s not in beta anymore I'll give it another go, but right now, I can’t afford for tasks and appointments to just disappear. (It’s also going to be quite expensive and geared towards business use, not personal organisation, so it was a long shot anyway.)
This left the 4 candidates more clearly dedicated to auto-scheduling my tasks on Google Calendar; Trevor AI, Skedpal, Motion App and Reclaim AI.
Trevor AI Trevor is the official ‘AI’ partner of Todoist, so it made sense to try this one, but I thought integration wasn’t that smooth. The ‘smart scheduling’ only happened after I accepted suggestions and that worked only for things I’d attached a date to. I often don’t add a solid deadline to tasks, so Trevor suggested that I buy a present for Fathers Day come June ASAP even though the task had no (=grey) priority attached and I did have much more pressing tasks at the time (this was back in april). I tried to get auto-scheduling to work, but found that I just had to drag tasks in myself to get what I wanted. I also couldn’t really figure out how it would automatically adjust my schedule after, you know, life happened, even though that’s listed as a feature. I got frustrated. Part of my tasks seemed to be missing. I actually tried twice and also removed Trevor twice.
If you prefer dragging tasks into a schedule yourself and only smart-schedule some items, or smart schedule by hand, this might be a decent option. But in that case, there are many other apps who assist with that, like Sunsama. A big part is also my brain. I couldn’t intuitively use Trevor and kept clicking on the wrong things, had to undo scheduling, that sort of thing. My biggest issue was that I couldn't get fully automated scheduling to work, but that could be my fault. It’s my impression Trever wasn’t originally meant to do that though, it’s more of a smart tool to help you see your tasks and your calendar side-by-side and decide what goes where, with some suggestions from Trevor.
Trevor is relatively affordable. You can use a basic version for free, or upgrade for smart features all the Pro-features for $3.99/mo or $36/year.
Skedpal Skedpal is reasonably (medium) priced software for smart scheduling with a wide array of options and great reviews. Project management is one of the extra attractive features. But I also noticed the interface looks a little bare bones and dated. The instruction videos are 5 years old and the blog was deserted 2 years ago. I found some old information on an app that made it seem like it wasn’t being updated? Skedpal is asking for 15 dollars a month or 10 dollars per month with a yearly subscription, which is decent, but not cheap. Ideally, you’d pick the yearly option in this case, but the idea of paying 120 dollars up front for a tool that might have been quietly abandoned or won’t receive updates anymore made me pause. If I’m going to invest money and the time to learn how to use a tool, I’d like to be able to trust that it’s going be around in the coming years. So I put Skedpal on my Plan B-pile.
However, I checked this today, to make sure, and noticed there were actually some recent tweets on X by Skedpal and also a message about beta-testing for Skedpal 3 last Januari. Skedpal is probably alive and well.I found various reviews for Skepal on social media, including from someone with ADHD, who said Skedpal worked better for them than Motion. This is saying something because there seems to be a consensus amongst reviewers that Motion is the best auto-scheduling tool on the market. It wasn’t for me though.
Motion AI After reading all the positive reviews about the high price tag that was deemed to be worth it (34 dollars a month, or $19 p/m when billed annually), my expectations were high as well. I really spent time trying to get Motion to work for me in the trial week, installing Zapier, importing tasks, getting several different apps integrated, but I found Motion to be annoyingly glitchy. I'm not the only one complaining about it either, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't my computer this time.
I ran into a particularly frustrating bug and I tried everything to solve it. I even changed the times in which tasks could be scheduled to free space to put something in, but it still wouldn’t schedule it and kept showing a ‘scheduling-conflict’ for no reason. I could solve all the other ‘scheduling conflicts’ easily enough, but this block of 2 hours just wouldn’t click into the free space for 2 hours and I couldn’t find out why. I spent hours and hours, watched videos in an effort to troubleshoot, some twice, kept asking the AI on the Motion website what could be the problem and I really, really couldn’t get it to work for me. (My frustration boiled over at one point; it wasn't pretty.)
The options on paper are amazing and endless. The task management feature is like Monday, with projects moving through stages, and it's automatized. Or you can star an important e-mail in Gmail, which can trigger Zapier to send it as a task to Motion, then Motion automatically puts it on your Calendar. (However, you could also add the e-mail to Google Tasks or Todiost via the buttons or plug-ins, and if those task managers are connected to any of the auto-scheduling tools listed here, the email would also show up on you Calendar.) It's enough to make anyone salivate.
Motion is not a match for my brain though, in part because of the bug, but it also felt a bit rigid. The system prefers that you put tasks straight into Motion directly, which makes sense and is possible, but auto-schedulers obviously require information on a task, like priority, how much time you estimate a task would take and a deadline. In Motion, a task without that information won’t be scheduled at all. But I know that I’m the kind of person who shoots a half-finished thought in the Todoist inbox without adding details until later (though I could forget) and I also don’t believe that every task needs those details (for instance, because it’s low priority and would roughly take me an hour, which should be default). I also couldn’t download/import tasks from Todoist and Google Tasks directly; only new ones or solo tasks came through with Zapier, and I spent a lot of time on that as well to get the prompts working. In the end, the tool was too hard for my brain to use and I also thought it wasn’t worth the high price point for me. However: the price is considerably lower for teams and that’s supposedly where Motion shines, also because of the project management with stages feature. I think it’s not originally geared towards personal use.
Reclaim AI I was flabbergasted that Reclaim immediately worked for me, I didn't think it was going to happen anymore. It hadn’t made the top of the list for me for several reasons. The look didn’t appeal to me much, the only app is a web-app and reviewers online consistently declared Motion the better app. I also read on the internet in older posts that people were missing certain functions that Motion had, like automatically re-scheduling tasks you haven’t marked as completed, or theming days for certain tasks, or how the program would prioritise longer tasks over urgent ones. So I'd written Reclaim off. But as soon as I tried Reclaim anyway, I stumbled across all the supposedly missing functions in the settings and instruction videos. Maybe the tool has been improved recently? Reclaim does still have an issue with recurring tasks from Todoist though. I didn't have those, so it wasn't an issue for me, but it probably is for a lot of people. Reclaim also leaves the big task management to other, existing apps and just plans everything. Motion and Skedpal do also incorporate project management within the tool. Reclaim seems to be geared a little more towards personal planning and also incorporating habits during the day, like taking a walk outside.
How visually attractive it is, is also easily adjusted (I’d assumed you were stuck with hip shades of purple), but it's actually irrelevant. I’m starting to feel like that’s almost the best thing about it. Reclaim is much more a tool doing the thinking for you in the background, unseen. I don’t really need to change my behaviour much. I’m still using my own task manager to braindump in and Reclaim schedules everything in Google Calendar. Because the connection goes both ways, I technically don't have to open Reclaim at all. I’ve taken to adding the estimated time a task will take in Todoist itself, but you can also do it in Reclaim or in Google Tasks if that's your task manager (Reclaim automatically sends you the shorthand when you connect Google Tasks). You can also change the default duration of tasks.
For the first time in my life, I have a fully planned schedule, exactly as I need it, in the time slots where I need it. Every day. Like a proper adult. I'm almost giddy. (Sure, I’m still severely underestimating how long tasks will take, but I can just add time or the machine will automatically reschedule it for me. I’ve set automatic rescheduling to after 1 day in the settings. Default is 3 days or only when time is added.)
I know what to do and when. I can stop worrying about that thing that I’m probably forgetting that I should really do first, because it’s all there in Google Calendar. And whenever I disagree with the planning, I can change the priority in Todoist/Google Tasks, go to Reclaim directly and drag the task to where I need it, or bump the task down the list showing the order decided by Reclaim. So that's pretty flexible. If tasks need more time to complete, I can just add time or click on the + button. When I add an appointment in Google Calendar, Reclaim automatically reschedules my whole calendar. When I add a task in ToDoist or Google Tasks, it’s automatically added to Google Calendar based on the priority and/or deadline I’ve added to the task.
When life happens and I only manage half the planned tasks that day (or much less), I used to have a brain-error and think ‘oh no, I did all that hard work making a planning for the week for nothing, EVERYTHING IS RUINED’. Seriously. But Reclaim just re-plans those tasks for the next day and shuffles everything else down the line. It’s just so nice to not have to think about it myself. To actually see tasks planned in time-frames, making visual what I could achieve that week (and what is definitely outside of the realm of possibilities because time is a limited resource, no matter what my brain says). Having a schedule that's always up to date makes using a calendar a lot easier.
I guess it was time, too. A long list of tasks never indicated anything to me anyway. Everything could be 5 minutes long or 10 hours long. Who knew? It felt abstract, even when I tried the Alastair Method in Bullet Journal. (Still my favourite way to do it manually on paper though, I just can't keep it up for more than 2 weeks.) Seeing all the tasks scheduled gives me more of a feeling of urgency that a static list doesn't. So not only do I know where to get started, on what and when, I actually get more done because I don’t wake up thinking ‘ooooh, another saturday… nothing planned… let’s learn to make homemade blocks of soap even though I still have 10 bottles of shower gel left!’
You can use Reclaim for free, surprisingly. I think it’s currently the only one on this list that auto-schedules for free. Free use is possible with a few basic apps like Google Calendar and Google Tasks, which makes auto-scheduling accessible for students with ADHD as well. Use with more specialised apps, including Zapier and Todoist, or extra scheduling links (for booking online meetings with clients, for instance) require a subscription starting at $10 a month or $8 when billed yearly.
I went back to my therapist and could tell her I made progress in a way I didn’t think possible. So if this is you, don’t give up hope yet and hold off on quitting therapy. See if there is a tool for you out there and how far it takes you.
Any auto-scheduling tool will definitely have a learning curve for most people, and you do need to look at the settings to determine what you want the program to do. It will cost time to set up, so it's smart to get a feel whether or not a tool would work for you, if you'd be able to add a level of priority or deadline to tasks at some point and what you'd need the tool to do. But there are plenty of tutorials on the internet, both long and short to help you get started. Goblin Tools is also free and nice to use for breaking down tasks to help get started some more (I’ll just put the links in a comment below). I hope that tools like these will continue to develop, so people who struggle with executive functioning can really lean on them. Just like glasses, a hearing aid or crutches.
I hope this helps someone out there. Thanks for reading this insane amount of text.
P.S. For simple recurring daily routines, I like the app Tiimo and a smart watch. But that’s a different story. :)

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2024.05.03 04:24 Every-Dot611 Anyone Unlocked R1S Dual Motor to Performance?

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2024.05.02 21:52 KevlarUnicorn Compulsive Distro Hopping I Want It To End

I'm wondering if the source of my incessant distrohopping is some level of dissatisfaction with everything in computing in general? Maybe I'm just tired, I don't know.
I have hopped through 10 different distros this week, and the thing is that I hate doing it each time. I don't like KDE Plasma 6 (I have had lots of issues, mainly bug related), but I also find GNOME missing some key elements I get from KDE Plasma.
I love Debian based distros, but I don't like what you have to do to get more up to date packages. Then again, I don't want brand new bleeding edge packages because I desire stability and thorough testing. Add to that, I really like Arch for how up to date it is, and how the community has just about everything you could possibly want a few clicks or terminal commands away, but that also means using the latest thing that hasbeen a bug ridden mess for me (KDE Plasma 6, for example).
I will never go back to Windows, I despise it. I used it for 30 years and watched it go from a powerful, flexible operating system to a kludgey ad infested, privacy abusing nightmare. It is absolutely out of the question, and yet Linux, something I love to use, just feels... inadequate, despite it being a hundred times what Windows used to be (IMO, of course).
I'm already aware no one distro can be everything, and so I keep hopping and hopping and hopping. Some people say DE matters more than base distro, and I agree, but so many DEs are in a state of flux right now, and even distro bases are in a state of flux.
I switched to Kubuntu 24.04 this week, only to find out that Ubuntu 24.04 and Mullvad VPN's app are not working well together. My VPN is an essential component of everything I do, so the OS needed to support it without issue. I used Fedora 40 with KDE Plasma 6, and had many issues because for me KDE Plasma 6 is still a mess, and I know they'll get it worked out, the devs are very capable people, but for the moment things are kind of shifting, and I don't know where to go.
I've been using MX Linux the past few days (KDE version), and it works fine, but I'm still deeply unsatisfied to be here, because I already know it's just a placeholder for something else. I don't WANT to distro hop. I've installed the same apps a dozen times over this week, and you get sick of it after a while, or at least I do.
So what do I do? I doubt highly there's a distro out there that can assuage most of these issues, something that has recent packages but doesn't have Snap, works with my VPN app, has a DE that is customizable but not overtly buggy and, and I cannot stress this enough, has an option to change the lock screen wallpaper (that's for those of you sweet folks about to recommend Cinnamon to me). Hell, I even used Tuxedo OS, and it had a lot going for it, but is using Plasma 6, and I had a lot of graphical issues, even with AMD hardware.
I'm so tired of hopping, I dread it, but I know I'm going to do it.
The thing is, this wasn't an issue a few years ago. I happily stayed on Kubuntu for years, and then over the next year hopped until I landed on Fedora KDE, and I enjoyed it and stayed a long time.
People say "you can use Kubuntu without Snap" and yeah, but Canonical has reached the point where they're integrating it so much into the operating system that removing it and putting it back becomes a chore, because each new update might install it again. I got away from Microsoft for that kind of thing, and Canonical's push of Snap goes against what I believe in.
As for Fedora, I just don't like DNF, I don't like having to install RPM Fusion just to get codecs and the option to install Steam from the repos. I don't like the smaller application options (one of my favorite renamer programs is Bionic Batch Renamer, which doesn't work for me in Fedora, but Krename is awful, just awful for me).
If you've read this far, then I give you forehead kisses.
SO, any suggestions, or am I doomed to keep hopping out of unrest and exhaustion?

UPDATE:

Wow! Thank you for so many thoughtful responses! I've been thinking on them and I've taken a few suggestions:

I made a list of all the things I absolutely need, and focused on that.
I curbed some of my itches to hop by installing a VM and playing with distros there.
I pretend the distro I've chosen as the only one there is, to keep me more likely to focus on it.
I went with a distro I feel comfortable with, and work with it rather than moving on.

So the end result? I went with Kubuntu 23.10
Here is my reasoning:

I don't like Snap, but I can ignore it as long as most of what I need is available via Flatpak and repo.
I really love KDE 5.27.x, and Kubuntu is going to be on that until October, giving the KDE devs time for polish.
Ubuntu at its base is Debian with all the easy options toggled, so no need to hunt around for codecs and such.
Ubuntu uses Debian's massive libraries (Bionic Batch Renamer, et al) that just install and work.
Kubuntu integrates KDE and Ubuntu so very well, and it has my favorite application theme: Oxygen.
I used Kubuntu for years in the past, and I feel very comfortable with it. No learning curve.
Packages are reasonably up to date while not being bleeding edge.
I can switch between Wayland/X11 if I encounter any issues, but Wayland on Kubuntu is well developed.
My VPN app works without issue on Kubuntu 23.10

So thank you to everyone who offered me advice, tips, and helped me focus. I'm sincerely hoping this helps me curb the distrohopping. Kubuntu scratches a LOT of the itches I had, and I believe I can live with Snap.
Thank you again, you're a great community!

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2024.04.27 05:02 AlohaDude808 Icarus Week 125 Update Free Laika Update

Patch Overview: (April 25, 2024)

Those paying attention will know that in addition to our regular weekly updates, we bundle up some large features to deliver as 'named' updates. The latest update, Laika, brings all prospectors a ton of new animal-themed content, improvements, two new optional DLC packages, a bonus DLC operation and even more.

Laika was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. As the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of overheating hours into the flight, on the craft's fourth orbit.
Animals have been a part of our existence, sometimes in our lives they can at times even feel like the reason we exist. So we wanted to name this update after a loyal and brave dog, who perished because of us.

Laika is headlined by the new Mount Leveling system where Mounts can earn XP, Talent Points and base stat improvements while specializing with their own Talent Trees.
It's not just mounts, though. Through Snare Traps you can now capture and slowly win over some of Icarus' unique wildlife, including Wolves (both the forest and arctic variants), Hyenas and Wild Boar.
In addition, the new Sheep and Chickens can be ordered from the Orbital Workshop and the ability to take pets to and from other prospects has been introduced, so they’re no longer locked to one session and can be leveled up over multiple drops.
Our new DLC expand on this content, with a ton of troughs, beds, saddles and more in the Creature Comforts DLC and Dogs, Cats and Horses in Pet Companion pack. As a bonus for those who purchase both you can get the Zebra Rescue Mission DLC, which gives you the exclusive ability to train and raise Zebra’s as a new mount.
There’s a ton to catch up on, so hop in and have a read.

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This Week: LAIKA Features

Animal Leveling and Talents: Mounts and Tames now gain XP and level up as they adventure with you and amble around at home base. These levels gained will improve their base stats such as health and stamina, but that’s not all...
Mount Talent Trees: Leveling up your pets will now also give them talent points to spend on their own talent trees. Every existing mount type in Icarus now has its own brand-new talent tree, along with all new tames and future mounts to be added. These will include a mix of base talents and bespoke ones for each different creature.
Mount Persistence: Your pets have now also got their customs clearance. You’ll now be able to transfer your pals between prospects, open worlds and outposts, done via the Orbital Exchange Interface (OEI) that you currently use to send exotics to space, and purchase workshop items from the planet. From here, you’ll be able to order a pickup for your Tame/Mount and send them up to orbit, where they can be accessed the same as a workshop item.
Mount Food Buff Rework: Just like players, Mounts and Tames can now have 2 active food buffs at any time and different foods will provide different improvements. This can be increased by unlocking the appropriate talent.
New Tameable Creatures: Certain creatures can now be tamed in Icarus. Wolves, Arctic Wolves, Hyenas and Wild Boars can all now be tamed and become a loyal companion, each with their own talent tree.
Taming Creatures: To tame one of the above animals, you’ll need to use the new snare trap system. These work when baited, and creatures you capture will slowly warm up to you over time, as long as you keep them warm and fed. Don’t expect a warm reception right away though, it’ll take a while for your new tame to stop being aggressive towards you and become docile.
We’ve also got two new creatures which are available for purchase in the Orbital Workshop!
Chickens: Chickens can be sent down from orbit and raised at your base, where they’ll make a hell of a racket along with produce eggs. Chickens will need to be kept fed, watered and warm - and if you meet all the requirements - will produce eggs roughly 2 eggs per day on Icarus. If you build a chicken coop (another new item) the Chickens will lay their eggs inside for easy collection, otherwise, they’ll drop them on the ground randomly.
Sheep: Sheep can also be sent down from orbit, where they’ll produce wool at roughly one full coat a day. You’ll need the new Shears to be able to gather the wool, and will need to keep your sheep fed and watered for it to produce wool for you.

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This Week: Tameable Creatures List Has Expanded:
The list of tameable creatures has expanded considerably this week, so here’s a breakdown of each group and how to tame them:

"Rescued" as Juveniles: Moa, Buffalo, Terrenus, Tusker

The four original mounts are still captured and tamed the way you remember - by saving them as helpless orphans, and not thinking too hard about how they became one.

Captured with a Snare Trap: Wolf, Arctic Wolf, Hyena, Wild Boar

These four wild animals can be captured with the new Snare Trap, and require some careful nurturing and love to slowly win them over and turn them into a loyal companion.

Purchased and sent down from the Orbital Workshop: Chickens, Sheep, Cats, Dogs, Horses

Chicken and Sheep will be available right away in the Orbital Workshop to unlock and order for delivery to the surface so you can start raising a flock or herd of farm friends. *: Dogs, Cats and Horses are also available but require the Pet Companions DLC to access. You can train wolves for free, but you need to snare them. You can get the Terrenus horses for free via normal orphan training, the Horses in the DLC are cosmetic variants.

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This Week: General Mount Improvements:
We’ve made extensive improvements and adjustments to Mounts and Tames in general, especially in their AI and behaviors:

Mount AI

Passive Mounts and Tames set to Follow will now try to evade combat when hurt
Fixed a bug where mounts weren't attacking when set to Defensive
Changed default Mount combat behavior to 'Defensive'
Fixed a bug where Moa weren't fleeing correctly when damaged
Added a tooltip above mounts and tamed creatures indicating their current behavior action
If Mounts and Tames get stuck when set to 'Follow', they will teleport to their leader after a period of time (if far enough away)
Added additional idle behaviors and animations for tamed creatures

Mounts / Tames General

Added level and name to tame/mounts death message
Rebalanced base stats of mounts, increasing the base health of Moa and speed of Buffalo. Still some variance but larger variance comes through talent selection
Added fall damage reduction as a baseline for all mounts and tames, preventing many accidental deaths
Added the Ranching Station, consolidating all mount and tame related recipes to a single bench
Mounts that have saddles or cargo now have items put into overflow bag when sent up to space
When mounts die carrying items, all the items are placed in their corpse, when skinning the items are added to not removed
If Mounts and Tames get stuck when set to 'Follow', they will teleport to their leader after a period of time (if far enough away)
Adding Ability to put any food in animal troughs, animals will eat it
Added water troughs that can be connected to water networks
Animal Feed can now be put in fridges / freezers

Non-Mount notable fixes:

Fixed electric wall light visual setup, now lights a much larger area
Adding in Latest Patch Notes Section on the Title Screen (so you can easily see a link to the latest patch notes)
Fixed Glass Roof Corner Pieces to shelter properly so they no longer leak Rain or Snow during storms
Bread and associated products now last 3 times longer before they spoil
Added additional Interior Wood Angled Wall pieces
Removed hail storms. Hail is now Torrential Downpour
Add new Biofuel Recipe that includes spoiled plants
Quick pass on all bench inventories, benches which are upgrades will have more slots than their lower tier counterpart

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This Week: New Items
On top of all our new creatures, talent trees and systems, we have a ton of new items to pair with them.
Resources

Eggs - Gathered from Chickens
Wool - Gathered from Sheep

Eggs & Chicken Recipes

6 Egg based recipes - Fried, Omelets, Tomato & Egg, Scrambled, Big Breakfast, Pickled Eggs
3 Chicken recipes - Grilled, Roasted and Fried

Wool

5 wool based recipes - Platinum Weave, Fur, Arctic Pelt, Rope, Bandage
1 new wool item - Fuel Brick (a longer lasting fuel source for fire)

Deployables

Ranching Station - A new one-stop shop for your saddles, troughs, animal feed, carts and animal beds
Large Water Trough - Can be connected to the water network and can be used by 4 creatures simultaneously
Electric Water Trough - This provides filtered water to animals which has extra benefits for them
Electric Food Trough - This converts food placed in it into an omni feed for animals
Food and Water Bowls (Cat/Dog variations) - Colors can be customized
Snare Trap - Used to catch Wolves, Arctic Wolves, Hyenas and Boars when baited
Hitching Post - A place to tie your animals and mounts to if you want to keep them in place
Hitching Rope - Can be used to secure an animal to the hitching post but also as a lead when equipped
Chicken Coop - Chickens will walk in and lay eggs - this is not required but preserves eggs for longer rather than them being dropped randomly on the ground

Trophies

Chicken and Sheep Trophies, for those wanting to show their mastery over creatures great AND small.

Tools

Shears - Used to cut the wool off a sheep when fully grown

Animal Feeds

7 new Animal Feeds with unique buffs - Omni, Desert, Arctic, Volcanic, Endurance, Sprinters, Mountaineering, Survival

Animal Carts

Planting Cart - Plants seeds & creates crop plots when pulled by an animal
Watering Cart - Waters nearby crop plots when pulled by an animal
Harvesting Cart - Harvests nearby crop plots when pulled by an animal

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This Week: Known Issues and Frustrations:
We have been heavily playing the Free Laika update this week with no cheats to experience the game as players will. Myself (CEO) I have put over 80 hours this week into this update. This fits with our motto of games being "played not made". As a result a number of issues, frustrations and the need for quality of life improvements have shown up. We need to heavily test the resultant changes and fixes but these will be implemented in either next weeks update or in the weeks after that. They will be available on the experimental branch in a few days and be part of the Week 126 update a week from now. As always, we will be waiting for your feedback as to where to go with this as well.

Commanding your animals. We are looking at ways to "whistle" or access commands better, and make the UX for making them follow or stay better.
Mount modifiers displaying while riding them. Currently you see the mount health bar, but not its modifiers. The work has been done for this, but it needs to be carefully tested and will be in the next build we do.
Controlling your chickens. This can be a real pain, sometimes a source of hilarity. We looked as some simple fixes, but really we need new fencing options and egg collection deployable items to give more options than just the chicken coop. This will be something we investigate much more.
Pets sometimes get 'fixated' on a task, such as trying to eat from a particular trough even if there is one closer. You can often manually break them out of this by helping them complete the action - like manually giving them food/water or changing their set behavior and back again.
More agency for pet and mount control. Similar to the "follow" or "stay", we might add more buttons to enable/disable specific actions, and make it faster and easier to do so. We don't want to rush these changes in.
More animals that are tamable. This does involve significant expense for us, they need animations and sometimes other meshes. Let us know what you would like to see, and consider supporting us with DLC purchases so we can spend more money adding more mounts and companions to the game.
Camera issues with some mounts. Sometimes the external camera is in a weird position, or the position just is not good. This will be fixed and adapted in our next updates.
Lights on mounts not working properly when in player slots. This can be utterly infuriating, it is something we are working on a fix for as soon as we can.
Ways to breed animals especially things like chickens. This requires careful balance is something we need to think about a bit more. It might require special T4 (who knows, maybe T5) buildings. We will seek feedback from players, feel free to pitch ideas on Feature Upvote or in the forums

We identified much, much, more but hopefully this gives you some confidence that even where we have not got things right yet - that we are aware of it and will do what we can to address these issues going forward.

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Coming Soon:
We often have content that has been partially or even fully made but hasn't made it into the live game yet. This allows us to keep up our weekly update cadence as well as still push out large updates of free content like this one. Also get the first peek at the content planned for our next major expansion - Dangerous Horizons.
Future Confirmed (FREE) We have a huge amount of future content planned, below is just some outlines of things we are preparing or even have ready for testing in some cases. This list is not exhaustive. Please consider buying supporter DLCs if you want to see even more.

Cave / Arctic Bats
New Mounts: Wooly Zebra, Redback, Blueback,
Workshop Guns: Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol
Turrets
Tree Respawning
New Creatures: Ghost Croc, Swamp Bird, Skulmut, Dibbo, Kiwi
Prometheus Part II Map Expansion
Icarus - In-Game Wiki
Biome specific crop growth, storms damaging crops
A "directors cut" hardcode mode, like actually a real one approved by Rocket not all this chill vibes stuff but a mode for real prospectors. That works on dedicated server. Yes Rocket wrote this! Nobody edit it.

Dangerous Horizons Expansion
Our next big expansion we promised at launch has been in development. Our last one, New Frontiers, we adapted with what worked and what did not from our initial game, and we plan to do the same with what is coming. This will be new content, as well as the concept of "Great Hunts". Expect a key focus on exciting and downright terrifying monsters to face as a seasoned veteran prospector.

Building Tier & Resource: Limestone
Curved & Diagonal Building Pieces
New Bosses: Hammer Head, Rock Golem, Swamp Ape, Ice Mammoth
New Biolab: New fully Customizable weapons

Disclaimer: I'm not a developer, just a fellow Icarus enjoyer. If you like receiving these weekly patch note updates, please like or comment below. Mahalo!

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2024.04.24 17:27 gigi_cab Sim Racing Only PC Build - $1.5-2K Budget

**What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.**

Planning to use this PC for Sim Racing only - iRacing and F1.

**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?**

$1500-$2000 for PC only, if I need to go higher to be able to run iRacing and F1 above the recommended system requirements, that is fine. Pretty flexible. I just want to make sure that I do not have to think about upgrading for quite some time.

**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**

As soon as possible. But if there is a part that is launching in the upcoming weeks / months that is worth the wait, then I will wait.

**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc\)**

Tower only (and maybe OS, but I usually see deals on Windows via my job's perks' website). Still doing research on monitors, so do not include in budget unless there is a deal I shouldn't pass on at the moment. I want to get a curved monitor, but would also like the build to be able to run 3 monitors just in case I decide to go that route in the far future. Feel free to recommend a curved monitor if you are aware of some good ones for sim racing.

**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?**

Brooklyn, NY. I just learned that there is a Microcenter location in Brooklyn, but I've never been.

**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.**

Logitech MX Keyboard and Mouse

**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?**

I do not know much about overclocking, but sounds like it can cause heavy wear and tear on the CPU and GPU? I guess I hope to be able to build a PC that can run iRacing smoothly without having to overclock it.

**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**

Whatever is best to run iRacing and F1 games smoothly. I think iRacing requires a large amount of storage space for cars and tracks.

**Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**

No case preference, as long as all the parts fit without modifications. I do not really care about LED lighting nor colors. I value performance / function over form / aesthetics.

**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?**

Windows 10 64-Bit is the recommended one for iRacing.
EDIT: I already have an entry-level wheel + pedals, so do not need to include that in this build.

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2024.04.24 08:24 iAmSilviu Maximizing SEO Efficiency: A Comprehensive Review of SE Ranking's Features, Pricing, and User Experience

SE Ranking is a comprehensive SEO platform that has been gradually carving out a substantial niche in the competitive landscape of digital marketing tools since its inception. Designed initially to track and improve keyword rankings, SE Ranking has evolved into an all-encompassing suite of SEO tools that supports digital marketers, SEO professionals, and agencies in enhancing their online visibility across various search engines. This progression from a singular focus on keyword tracking to a full-fledged SEO toolkit underscores SE Ranking's commitment to adapting to the ever-changing demands of the SEO industry.
At its core, SE Ranking's primary objective is to provide an intuitive and powerful toolset that enables users to perform detailed search engine optimization tasks effectively. This includes everything from standard keyword research and monitoring to more complex functions such as competitor analysis and backlink evaluation. The platform’s robust nature is further validated by its widespread adoption and favorable reviews from users worldwide, reflecting its effectiveness and reliability in boosting search engine results. Its reputation as a versatile and user-friendly solution makes it particularly appealing to both novice marketers and seasoned SEO professionals looking to streamline their SEO workflows and achieve measurable results.

Exploring the Key Features of SE Ranking

Building on its robust foundation as an essential tool for SEO professionals, SE Ranking offers a multitude of key features designed to enhance search engine optimization efforts comprehensively. These features are tailored to address various aspects of SEO, from keyword tracking to site audits, competitive analysis, and backlink checking.
Keyword Rank Tracking
Keyword rank tracking is one of the core functionalities of SE Ranking. This feature allows users to monitor the positions of keywords in search engine results pages (SERPs) on a daily basis. Users can track keywords globally or locally down to the city level, across different search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo. This granular tracking helps users understand how well their keywords are performing in different markets, which is crucial for optimizing SEO strategies. For example, an SEO manager can observe how the rankings of specific keywords fluctuate over time and adjust content or on-page SEO factors in response to these changes to optimize ranking positions.
Website Audit
SE Ranking’s website audit tool provides a comprehensive analysis of a website's health. This feature scans an entire website and flags issues that could be hindering its search engine performance, such as slow page load times, broken links, duplicate content, or poor mobile usability. The audit tool categorizes issues into errors, warnings, and notices depending on their potential impact on SEO, making it easier for webmasters to prioritize fixes. The site audit results include actionable recommendations for each identified issue, thereby guiding users on how to correct problems and improve overall site health and performance. For instance, after conducting an audit, a site may find that it has numerous 404 error pages; the tool would suggest creating redirects or fixing the links to enhance the user experience and SEO.
Competitor Analysis
Understanding the competitive landscape is vital for any SEO strategy, and SE Ranking excels with its competitor analysis feature. This tool allows users to identify who their direct SEO competitors are, track their keyword rankings, and analyze their backlink profiles. Additionally, it provides insights into competitors' advertising strategies and budget. By analyzing these elements, SEO professionals can discover gaps in their own strategies and uncover new opportunities. For example, if a competitor is ranking highly for a keyword that a user’s site is not yet targeting effectively, the user can decide to focus more resources on this keyword.
Backlink Checker
Backlinks remain one of the most critical factors in SEO. SE Ranking’s backlink checker tool helps users monitor and analyze the backlinks pointing to their website. It provides detailed information about each backlink, such as the anchor text, the trust score of the linking site, and whether the link is dofollow or nofollow. Users can use this data to assess the quality of their backlinks and identify potentially harmful links that could lead to penalties from search engines. Moreover, by examining the backlink strategies of competitors, users can also find opportunities to acquire new, high-quality backlinks themselves.
These key features of SE Ranking integrate seamlessly to provide a thorough toolkit for SEO professionals aiming to optimize their sites comprehensively and outperform competitors in SERPs. Each tool is designed not just to function independently but also to complement and enhance the insights provided by the others, thereby offering a cohesive and strategic approach to modern SEO.

User Interface and Usability

Continuing from the exploration of key features, it is equally crucial to understand the user interface and usability of SE Ranking, as this significantly impacts the efficiency with which users can leverage these tools.
User Interface and Usability
The user interface of SE Ranking is designed to be both intuitive and functional, catering to both beginners and seasoned SEO professionals. The dashboard presents a clean, organized layout, where information is segmented into manageable sections. This structured layout ensures that users can navigate through various features without feeling overwhelmed by data. The main dashboard provides a quick overview of essential metrics such as keyword rankings, website health score from audits, and backlink analysis results, which allows users to gain immediate insights at a glance.
Navigation through SE Ranking is streamlined through a sidebar menu that categorizes all SEO tools into logical groups such as Rankings, Analytics & Traffic, and Projects. Each category is further divided, making it easy for users to find the specific tool they need. For example, under the 'Rankings' category, users can easily switch between tracking rankings, analyzing search engines, and viewing detailed reports.
One of the notable aspects of SE Ranking’s interface is its customization capabilities. Users can personalize their dashboard by choosing which widgets to display. This feature is particularly useful for SEO professionals who need quick access to specific data points relevant to their ongoing projects. Moreover, the ability to create custom reports is a significant advantage. Users can drag and drop different data modules according to their reporting needs, which facilitates more targeted analysis and client reporting.
Comparatively, when looking at other SEO tools like SEMrush or Ahrefs, SE Ranking offers a more beginner-friendly interface. While SEMrush and Ahrefs provide comprehensive data and tools, their interfaces can be quite dense for newcomers to navigate. In contrast, SE Ranking maintains a balance between depth of functionality and simplicity of design. This does not only help new users acclimate quickly but also allows seasoned marketers to perform their tasks more efficiently without unnecessary complexity.
The platform also excels in responsive design, meaning it operates smoothly across different devices — a necessary feature in today’s mobile-first world. This responsiveness ensures that users can access full functionality on tablets and smartphones, facilitating on-the-go adjustments to SEO strategies.
Furthermore, the loading times within SE Ranking are commendable. Fast response times enhance user experience by enabling quicker access to data and tools. This efficiency is crucial during high-volume tasks like running multiple site audits or tracking large sets of keywords.

Benefits for SEO Agencies

For SEO agencies, SE Ranking presents a plethora of features designed to streamline operations, enhance client reporting, and foster team collaboration. Notable among these are its white-label reports, multi-user management, and client integration capabilities. Each of these tools addresses specific agency needs, making SE Ranking an invaluable asset in their digital marketing toolkit.
White-Label Reports
One of the standout features for SEO agencies using SE Ranking is the ability to generate white-label reports. This feature allows agencies to brand the analytics and reporting outputs with their own logo and corporate identity, providing a seamless client experience. These reports can be fully customized to include only relevant data points, thus ensuring clients receive tailored information that reflects their specific goals and interests.
For instance, an SEO agency can generate a monthly performance report for a client that focuses solely on keyword rankings and site health improvements over the period. The white-label capability ensures the report is presented as a proprietary document of the agency, enhancing the professional appearance and reinforcing brand trust.
Multi-User Management
SE Ranking’s multi-user management system is another critical feature that significantly benefits SEO agencies. It allows the creation of sub-accounts with varying access levels, making it simpler to manage team workflows and information access. Agency managers can assign specific roles and responsibilities to team members based on their job requirements, ensuring everyone has the appropriate access to the tool without compromising sensitive data.
For example, a project manager could have comprehensive access to all features and client data, while a content creator may only access keyword analysis and content planning tools. This selective access not only ensures operational security but also improves the efficiency of project management within the agency.
Client Integration Capabilities
Efficient client management lies at the heart of a successful SEO agency, and SE Ranking facilitates this through its robust client integration features. Agencies can integrate their clients' accounts into the platform, allowing for streamlined data collection and analysis. This integration capability makes it easier to monitor and report on client metrics directly, reducing the overhead associated with manual data entry and analysis.
Furthermore, SE Ranking allows for the automation of routine tasks such as sending out regular SEO reports to clients, setting up alerts for keyword ranking changes, and tracking backlink profiles. These automated features not only save time but also allow agency staff to concentrate on strategic activities rather than routine data management tasks.
Example of Enhanced Agency Operations
Consider an SEO agency that manages SEO strategies for multiple e-commerce sites. By leveraging SE Ranking's multi-user and client integration features, the agency can effectively set up individual projects for each client within the same platform. Each project can be customized with specific keywords, competitor benchmarks, and reporting templates based on the unique needs of each client.
The white-label reports generated can include data like traffic growth, conversion rates, and ROI from SEO efforts, which are crucial for e-commerce clients. These reports are automatically sent to clients at regular intervals, maintaining consistent communication and transparency regarding campaign progress.
The combination of these features in SE Ranking not only streamlines the operational aspects of managing multiple client accounts but also enhances the quality of service provided by the agency. By automating routine tasks and creating a structured environment for data management and reporting, agencies can focus more on strategy and less on administrative overhead, leading to better results and higher client satisfaction.

Pricing Structure

SE Ranking offers a transparent and scalable pricing model that is designed to accommodate the varied needs of its users, ranging from individual freelancers to large SEO agencies. The platform provides three main pricing plans: Essential, Pro, and Business. Each plan is crafted to offer specific features and capabilities, making it easier for users to choose a plan that best fits their SEO requirements and budget constraints.
Essential Plan
The Essential plan is the most basic tier, primarily suited for freelancers or small businesses just starting with SEO. Priced competitively, this plan includes fundamental features such as website auditing, keyword rank tracking, and basic competitor analysis. Users can track up to 250 keywords and the plan provides for 10 websites, making it a robust entry-level option. The Essential plan is also beneficial for those who wish to maintain a low-cost operation while still gaining access to reliable SEO tools.
Pro Plan
Stepping up, the Pro plan is tailored for professional SEO specialists and mid-sized agencies. It expands significantly on the capabilities of the Essential plan by increasing the number of trackable keywords to 1,000 and allowing for monitoring of an unlimited number of websites. Additional features include content marketing tools, Google Analytics integration, and enhanced reporting capabilities. This plan is particularly attractive for users who need a more dynamic range of tools to handle a larger client base or more complex SEO campaigns.
Business Plan
The Business plan is the most advanced tier offered by SE Ranking, designed for large SEO agencies and enterprises with extensive needs. It supports tracking of up to 2,500 keywords and includes advanced features such as API access, white-label reporting, and a dedicated account manager. This plan is ideal for organizations that require comprehensive, customizable SEO solutions that can be integrated seamlessly into their existing workflows and systems.
Pricing Comparison with Competitors
When compared to other SEO tools like Ahrefs, Moz, and SEMrush, SE Ranking's pricing structure stands out for its affordability and flexibility. For example, Ahrefs' lowest plan starts at a higher price point but with limitations on some features that are freely available in SE Ranking’s Essential plan. Similarly, Moz and SEMrush offer entry-level plans that are slightly more expensive than SE Ranking, making SE Ranking a cost-effective option for those on a tighter budget.
Flexibility and Scalability
One of the key strengths of SE Ranking’s pricing model is its flexibility. The platform offers a unique custom plan option where users can adjust the tracking frequency and the number of keywords to further customize the pricing. This can significantly reduce costs for users who do not require daily updates, providing flexibility that is not commonly found in other SEO tools.
Furthermore, the scalability of SE Ranking’s plans is a significant advantage for growing businesses. Agencies can start with a more basic plan and easily scale up as their needs evolve without having to switch to an entirely different platform. This scalability ensures that SEO agencies can maintain continuity in their tools and processes, which is crucial for long-term campaign management and success.
In addition to these plans, SE Ranking periodically offers promotional discounts and an educational discount, providing additional value and making their tools accessible to a broader audience. These pricing strategies not only highlight SE Ranking’s commitment to providing value but also enhance its competitiveness in the crowded SEO tools market.
By aligning their pricing tiers to the specific needs of different user groups, SE Ranking ensures that users pay only for the features they need, without unnecessary expenditures. This thoughtful approach to pricing is part of why SE Ranking continues to grow its user base and maintain high satisfaction rates among its clientele.

User Evaluations and Testimonials

SE Ranking has been widely reviewed across various platforms, with many users offering detailed feedback on their experiences. These evaluations give prospective users a clearer picture of the platform's strengths and weaknesses as perceived by its user base. To provide a comprehensive summary of user testimonials, the feedback has been categorized into praises and critiques based on recurring themes observed in the reviews.
Common Praises

Comprehensive SEO Toolkit: Many users have commended SE Ranking for its wide range of SEO tools. Tools such as the keyword rank tracker, website audit, backlink checker, and competitor analysis are frequently highlighted as particularly useful. Users appreciate the all-in-one nature of the platform, which allows them to handle multiple SEO tasks without needing to switch between different software.
User-Friendly Interface: The platform’s interface is frequently praised for being intuitive and easy to navigate. This makes SE Ranking an attractive option for both SEO beginners and experienced professionals. The clear layout and the ability to access multiple features from a single dashboard reduce the learning curve and improve productivity.
Cost-Effectiveness: SE Ranking is often noted for its competitive pricing, which many users see as providing great value for money, especially when compared to other SEO tools in the market. The flexible pricing structure allows businesses of all sizes to choose a plan that fits their needs without overpaying for unnecessary features.
Accurate and Timely Data: Users have reported that the data provided by SE Ranking is both accurate and up-to-date, which is crucial for effective SEO strategies. The regular updates and the comprehensive data help users stay on top of current trends and make informed decisions.
Responsive Customer Support: Positive reviews frequently mention the responsiveness and helpfulness of SE Ranking’s customer support team. Users appreciate the quick response to inquiries and the support team’s willingness to assist with any issues, ensuring minimal disruption to their SEO activities.

Recurring Critiques

Speed of Website Audits: While many users are satisfied with the depth of analysis provided by the website audit tool, some have mentioned that the audits can be slow, particularly for larger websites. This aspect has been pointed out as a potential area for improvement to enhance user experience.
Mobile App Functionality: Several users have expressed concerns about the functionality of SE Ranking’s mobile app. The app is seen as not as robust as the desktop version, lacking some key features that are critical for monitoring and adjustments on the go.
Complexity of Some Features: Although the platform is generally praised for its user-friendliness, a few users have noted that some of the more advanced features can be complex and difficult to use. New users or those without extensive SEO experience may require a steeper learning curve to fully utilize all the features offered.
Issues with Social Media Tool Integration: Some users have reported limitations in the social media management tools, particularly around the integration capabilities with platforms other than Facebook and Twitter. This has been noted as a drawback for users looking to manage a broader social media presence directly from SE Ranking.
Backlink Database Comparisons: A few reviews have pointed out that the backlink database is not as comprehensive as those offered by some of SE Ranking’s competitors like Ahrefs or SEMrush. Users looking for extensive backlink analysis might find the tool somewhat lacking.

Despite these critiques, the general consensus among users is that SE Ranking offers a reliable and effective suite of tools for SEO management. The platform's strengths in terms of a comprehensive feature set, user-friendly interface, and cost-effectiveness make it a popular choice among both individual SEO professionals and agencies. However, like any tool, it has areas that could be enhanced to better meet the needs of all users. As SE Ranking continues to evolve, it remains to be seen how it will address these feedback points to further improve its offerings and user satisfaction.

Comparative Analysis with Competitors

As businesses increasingly rely on digital strategies to drive growth, the selection of the right SEO tools becomes paramount. SE Ranking competes with a host of other SEO platforms, each boasting unique features and capabilities. Notably, SE Ranking is often compared to industry giants such as Ahrefs and SEMrush. This section delves into a comparative analysis of SE Ranking with these two competitors, focusing on key differences in features, ease of use, and overall effectiveness.
SE Ranking vs. Ahrefs
Ahrefs is renowned for its extensive backlink database and is often considered the gold standard for backlink analysis. SE Ranking, while offering a robust backlink checker, does not yet match the breadth of Ahref's link database. Ahrefs crawls over 6 billion web pages daily, providing users with a comprehensive view of their backlink profile and that of their competitors. However, SE Ranking offers competitive backlink tracking features that are sufficient for most small to mid-sized businesses.
In terms of keyword research, both tools are quite effective but serve slightly different user needs. Ahrefs provides a deeper dive into keyword data including search volume, keyword difficulty, and click metrics, which are essential for high-level SEO research. SE Ranking, on the other hand, offers a more user-friendly approach with enough detail to support effective keyword strategy, including the monitoring of competitor keywords.
The cost of Ahrefs can be a barrier for some users. Its pricing starts at $99 per month, which provides robust features but at a significant cost. SE Ranking offers a more flexible pricing model, starting from a lower base price, which makes it an attractive option for individuals, startups, and small businesses looking to maximize their SEO budget.
SE Ranking vs. SEMrush
SEMrush is another powerful competitor, known for its comprehensive suite of SEO tools encompassing SEO auditing, position tracking, and social media monitoring. SEMrush's feature set is extensive and includes some tools not found in SE Ranking, such as a Social Media Tracker and a Brand Monitoring tool.
One of the standout features of SEMrush over SE Ranking is its Content Marketing Platform. This tool not only helps in identifying what content to produce based on current trends but also provides detailed recommendations on how to improve content for SEO performance. While SE Ranking includes some content suggestions through its website audit tool, it lacks the depth of SEMrush's content marketing analysis.
However, SE Ranking scores higher in terms of simplicity and ease of use. Its dashboard and overall user interface are cleaner and more intuitive, making it easier for beginners and mid-level marketers to navigate. SEMrush, with its extensive features, can be overwhelming, especially for users who are new to SEO tools.
SE Ranking's reporting tools are also very competitive. They provide comprehensive, customizable reports that are easy to understand and share. While SEMrush offers similar capabilities, the ease of creating reports in SE Ranking is particularly beneficial for agencies that need to generate regular updates for clients.
Effectiveness and Market Acceptance
Both Ahrefs and SEMrush are considered more comprehensive in their offerings, particularly in terms of advanced features and database size. However, SE Ranking holds its ground in terms of providing essential SEO tools that are accessible and cost-effective. It’s particularly popular among small to medium-sized businesses and SEO agencies that require effective SEO tools without the high cost associated with some of its competitors.
Market data suggests a strong user base for SE Ranking among small to mid-sized enterprises, which appreciate its balance of features, cost, and ease of use. In contrast, Ahrefs and SEMrush are frequently the choices for larger organizations or those with more complex SEO needs.
In summary, while Ahrefs excels in backlink analysis and SEMrush in comprehensive digital marketing campaigns, SE Ranking provides a balanced, cost-effective solution suitable for a wide range of SEO tasks. This makes it a favored option for many businesses looking to optimize their SEO without significant investment in more complex tools.

Case Studies and Success Stories

The effectiveness of any SEO tool is best demonstrated through real-world applications and measurable outcomes. SE Ranking’s utility is showcased through various case studies that underline how different types of businesses have leveraged the platform to achieve significant improvements in their SEO performance.

Case Study: E-commerce Growth through Strategic Keyword Optimization

One compelling case study involves a Europe-based e-commerce store specializing in fashion accessories. Initially struggling with low traffic and poor search engine rankings, the company implemented SE Ranking to enhance their online visibility and increase organic search traffic. By utilizing SE Ranking's comprehensive keyword research tools, the company was able to identify high-potential keywords that were relevant but not overly competitive.
After restructuring their website’s content around these keywords, and continuously monitoring keyword rankings through SE Ranking, the e-commerce store saw a dramatic improvement. Within six months, they reported a 75% increase in organic traffic and a 30% rise in sales. This success was attributed to SE Ranking’s accurate tracking and in-depth analysis, which helped refine and optimize the company’s SEO strategies over time.

Case Study: Local SEO Success for a Family-Owned Restaurant

Another success story comes from a family-owned restaurant in the United States that aimed to increase local foot traffic through enhanced local search visibility. The restaurant used SE Ranking’s local SEO tools, including the Listing Management tool, to manage their local citations and ensure their business was correctly listed across multiple directories.
By improving local listing consistency and harnessing SE Ranking's capabilities to optimize Google My Business profiles, the restaurant saw significant improvements in local search rankings. This directly translated into a 50% increase in local foot traffic and a noticeable increase in reservations via their online system. These achievements highlight SE Ranking’s effectiveness not only in global SEO campaigns but also in targeted local SEO efforts.

Case Study: Enhancing Content Strategy for a Tech Blog

A technology blog that frequently publishes articles on software and gadgets turned to SE Ranking to revitalize its SEO strategy. The blog faced challenges with declining organic reach and engagement. SE Ranking’s Content Marketing Tool was utilized to generate content ideas that resonated with current SEO trends and user search intentions.
With insights from SE Ranking, the blog restructured its content to improve readability and SEO friendliness, integrating optimal keyword densities and improving meta tags and descriptions. Over the course of a year, the blog’s organic search traffic increased by 65%, and the bounce rate decreased by 22%, demonstrating improved user engagement and content relevance.

Case Study: Improving Competitive Edge for a Digital Marketing Agency

A digital marketing agency used SE Ranking’s Competitive Research tool to sharpen its SEO strategies against competitors. By analyzing competitor keyword strategies and backlink profiles, the agency was able to identify gaps in their approach and opportunities for improvement.
Implementing these insights, the agency not only improved its ranking for several key search terms but also enhanced its service offerings by understanding the competitive landscape better. As a result, the agency saw a 40% growth in client acquisition over six months, showcasing how SE Ranking can facilitate not just SEO improvements, but also business growth and service enhancement.
These case studies demonstrate the versatility and impact of SE Ranking across different industries and objectives. From boosting e-commerce sales through keyword optimization to enhancing local SEO, and from revitalizing content strategies to gaining a competitive edge, SE Ranking has proven to be a valuable tool in diverse scenarios. Each success story underscores the platform’s ability to provide detailed insights and actionable data that drive significant SEO improvements and business results.

Pros and Cons

Comprehensive Toolset: SE Ranking offers a broad range of features that cover nearly every aspect of SEO, from keyword research and rank tracking to backlink analysis and website audits. This comprehensive approach makes it an attractive choice for users who prefer having all the necessary tools in one platform.
Accuracy of Data: Users consistently report high accuracy in the data provided by SE Ranking, especially concerning keyword rankings and competitor analysis. Accurate data is critical for SEO as it directly impacts decision-making and strategy refinement.
User-Friendly Interface: The platform is designed to be accessible for SEO beginners while still providing advanced features that seasoned professionals appreciate. The balance between simplicity and advanced functionality in the user interface helps reduce the learning curve and enhances productivity.
Flexible Pricing Plans: SE Ranking offers several pricing tiers, which makes it accessible for businesses of all sizes, from freelancers and small agencies to large enterprises. This flexibility ensures that users can choose a plan that fits their needs without paying for unnecessary features.
White-Labeling and Reporting: Particularly beneficial for SEO agencies, the platform’s white-labeling options allow agencies to generate branded reports, providing a seamless experience to their clients. The reporting tools are highly customizable, which means agencies can easily tailor reports to meet specific client requirements.
Customer Support: SE Ranking is often praised for its responsive and helpful customer support team. Users appreciate having reliable support as it enhances the overall user experience and assists with quick resolution of any issues or questions.

Cons of SE Ranking

Resource Intensity: Some users have noted that certain features, especially the website auditing tool, can be quite resource-intensive, occasionally leading to slower processing times. This can be a limitation for users with less powerful hardware or those managing large websites with many pages.
Overwhelming Features for Beginners: While generally user-friendly, the sheer number of features and depth of options can overwhelm beginners. New users might require a significant amount of time to fully utilize the platform effectively.
Limitations in Backlink Database: Compared to some of its competitors, such as Ahrefs or SEMrush, SE Ranking’s backlink database is sometimes perceived as less comprehensive. For users whose primary focus is on extensive backlink analysis, this could be a notable drawback.
Mobile App Usability: Although SE Ranking offers a mobile app, some users find the app’s functionality limited compared to the desktop version. This can be inconvenient for users who need to access the platform and perform tasks on the go.
Integration Capabilities: While SE Ranking integrates well with some platforms, its integration capabilities are not as extensive as some other SEO tools. Enhanced integration with other digital marketing tools and platforms could improve workflow efficiency and data management for users.

By comparing these pros and cons, potential users of SE Ranking can make an informed decision based on their specific needs and the aspects of SEO they prioritize. Each feature and functionality holds different weight depending on the user’s context, making it essential to consider both the advantages and disadvantages in relation to individual requirements and goals.

Conclusion and Recommendations

Following the comprehensive analysis of SE Ranking, it is clear that this SEO tool offers a rich suite of features that can effectively support a wide range of SEO activities. From keyword research and rank tracking to competitor analysis and website audits, SE Ranking provides a robust platform for managing SEO tasks efficiently. Its user-friendly interface caters to both beginners and seasoned SEO professionals, making it an accessible option for users at all levels of expertise.
For SEO agencies, in particular, SE Ranking proves to be a valuable resource. The white-label capabilities allow agencies to brand their SEO reports, offering a professional touch when presenting to clients. The customizable reporting features ensure that agencies can tailor their outputs to meet the specific needs and preferences of their clients, enhancing client satisfaction and retention. Additionally, the pricing structure of SE Ranking is designed to accommodate businesses of various sizes, making it a viable option for small to medium-sized agencies as well as larger corporations.
In terms of user feedback, SE Ranking has received positive evaluations for its comprehensive toolset and the accuracy of its data. These aspects are crucial for effective SEO management, as they ensure that users can trust the insights derived from the platform to make informed decisions. However, it is also important to note the limitations identified by users, such as the resource intensity of some features and the less comprehensive nature of its backlink database compared to competitors like Ahrefs or SEMrush.
When comparing SE Ranking to its competitors, the platform holds up well, particularly in terms of cost-efficiency and the breadth of features offered. While it may not have the most extensive backlink database, it does provide sufficient functionality for most users' needs. For those requiring in-depth backlink analysis, it might be beneficial to supplement SE Ranking with another tool focused specifically on link analysis.
The decision to adopt SE Ranking should consider the specific needs and priorities of the user or agency. For those who value a comprehensive, all-in-one SEO tool that offers flexibility in pricing and customization in reporting, SE Ranking is a compelling choice. Agencies looking to streamline their SEO processes and enhance their reporting capabilities will find particularly strong benefits in choosing SE Ranking.

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28 SEO-Optimized WordPress Alternatives Worth Trying

Introduction

WordPress has been the dominant content management system (CMS) for years, powering over 40% of all websites on the internet. However, as the digital landscape evolves, many individuals and businesses are exploring alternative options that can better suit their specific needs. While WordPress is a powerful and versatile platform, it may not be the optimal choice for everyone, especially when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO) and other requirements.
This comprehensive article will introduce 28 SEO-optimized WordPress alternatives, each with its own unique features and capabilities. We'll delve into the pros and cons of these alternatives, as well as the factors to consider when choosing the right one for your project.

The Popularity and Dominance of WordPress

WordPress's success can be attributed to its user-friendly interface, vast ecosystem of plugins and themes, and robust community support. It has become the go-to choice for bloggers, small businesses, and even large-scale enterprises. However, as the web continues to evolve, some users have found that WordPress may not always be the best fit for their specific needs.

The Need for Exploring Alternatives

While WordPress is an excellent choice for many, it's not without its limitations. Some of the reasons why users may seek alternatives include:

Specific Requirements

Certain projects or websites may have unique requirements that WordPress doesn't fully address, such as specialized e-commerce functionality, complex content hierarchies, or the need for a more lightweight, headless CMS approach.

Performance and Scalability

As websites grow in complexity and traffic, the performance and scalability of the CMS become increasingly important. Some WordPress alternatives may offer better performance and scalability out of the box.

SEO Optimization

While WordPress is generally SEO-friendly, some alternatives may offer more advanced SEO features or a more streamlined approach to optimizing content for search engines.

Customization and Flexibility

Some users may require a higher degree of customization and flexibility than WordPress provides, either in terms of the user interface, the development workflow, or the overall architectural approach.

Criteria for Evaluating SEO-Optimized Alternatives

When evaluating SEO-optimized alternatives to WordPress, there are several key criteria to consider:

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Features: The alternative should offer robust SEO features, such as built-in optimization for metadata, sitemaps, and schema markup.
Content Management Capabilities: The alternative should provide a user-friendly content management system that makes it easy to create, organize, and publish content.
Flexibility and Customization: The alternative should allow for a high degree of customization and flexibility, enabling users to tailor the platform to their specific needs.
Performance and Scalability: The alternative should be able to handle increased traffic and content without sacrificing performance.
Developer-Friendly: The alternative should have a well-documented API, extensive plugin or extension ecosystem, and a supportive community of developers.
Cost and Pricing: The alternative should offer a pricing structure that fits within the user's budget, whether it's a one-time fee, a subscription-based model, or a combination of the two.

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With these criteria in mind, let's explore 28 SEO-optimized WordPress alternatives worth considering.

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Joomla

Joomla is a popular open-source CMS that offers a robust set of features and a thriving community. It is known for its flexibility, extensibility, and user-friendly interface. Joomla's SEO-friendly features include built-in sitemaps, metadata management, and URL optimization.

Pros:

Highly customizable and extensible
Robust community and ecosystem of extensions
Good SEO features out of the box

Cons:

Steeper learning curve compared to WordPress
Can be resource-intensive for some hosting environments
May require more technical expertise to manage and maintain

Drupal

Drupal is a powerful and scalable open-source CMS known for its flexibility and advanced features. It is particularly well-suited for complex, enterprise-level websites. Drupal's SEO capabilities include metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Highly scalable and suitable for large, complex websites
Robust security and access control features
Extensive module ecosystem for added functionality

Cons:

Steep learning curve for non-technical users
Can be resource-intensive for smaller websites
May require more developer expertise to manage and maintain

Concrete5

Concrete5 is a user-friendly, open-source CMS that focuses on ease of use and content management. It offers a drag-and-drop interface and a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Intuitive, drag-and-drop interface for content management
Good SEO features out of the box
Relatively easy to learn and use

Cons:

Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May lack some of the advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs
Pricing can be higher for commercial plans

Craft CMS

Craft CMS is a flexible, user-friendly CMS that emphasizes content management and developer experience. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL control, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Intuitive and developer-friendly interface
Excellent content management capabilities
Strong SEO features and customization options

Cons:

Can be more expensive than some open-source alternatives
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage

Kirby

Kirby is a flat-file CMS that takes a unique approach to content management. It stores content in simple text files, rather than a database, making it a lightweight and fast option. Kirby's SEO features include metadata management, URL optimization, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Lightweight and fast due to flat-file structure
Highly flexible and customizable
Relatively easy to learn and use

Cons:

Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May lack some of the advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs
Paid plans can be more expensive than open-source alternatives

Processwire

Processwire is a flexible, open-source CMS that focuses on content management and developer experience. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Highly flexible and customizable
Excellent content management capabilities
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools

Cons:

Steeper learning curve compared to some other CMSs
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage

Statamic

Statamic is a modern, flat-file CMS that emphasizes developer experience and content management. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Highly flexible and customizable
Excellent content management capabilities
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools

Cons:

Paid plans can be more expensive than some open-source alternatives
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage

Bolt CMS

Bolt CMS is an open-source, flexible CMS that focuses on simplicity and ease of use. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Relatively easy to learn and use
Good SEO features out of the box
Lightweight and fast

Cons:

Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May lack some of the advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs
Limited plugin and extension options compared to larger CMSs

Static Site Generators (SSG)

Jekyll

Jekyll is a popular open-source static site generator that is particularly well-suited for building blogs and content-heavy websites. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Fast and secure due to its static site architecture
Excellent for building blogs and content-heavy websites
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools

Cons:

Limited dynamic functionality compared to traditional CMSs
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs

Hugo

Hugo is a fast and flexible open-source static site generator. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Extremely fast build times due to its efficient design
Flexible and customizable, with a wide range of themes and plugins
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools

Cons:

Limited dynamic functionality compared to traditional CMSs
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs

Gatsby

Gatsby is a React-based open-source static site generator that is known for its performance and developer experience. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Excellent performance due to its use of React and GraphQL
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Flexible and customizable, with a wide range of plugins

Cons:

Steeper learning curve due to its use of React and GraphQL
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs

Next.js

Next.js is a React framework for building server-rendered, static, and dynamic websites and applications. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Excellent performance and SEO capabilities
Flexible and customizable, with a wide range of features and plugins
Good for building both server-rendered and static websites

Cons:

Steeper learning curve due to its use of React and the Next.js framework
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs

Gridsome

Gridsome is a Vue.js-based static site generator that is known for its performance and developer experience. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Excellent performance due to its use of Vue.js and GraphQL
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Flexible and customizable, with a wide range of plugins

Cons:

Steeper learning curve due to its use of Vue.js and the Gridsome framework
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs

Nuxt.js

Nuxt.js is a Vue.js framework for building server-rendered, static, and dynamic websites and applications. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Excellent performance and SEO capabilities
Flexible and customizable, with a wide range of features and plugins
Good for building both server-rendered and static websites

Cons:

Steeper learning curve due to its use of Vue.js and the Nuxt.js framework
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs

Headless CMS

Contentful

Contentful is a popular headless CMS that focuses on content management and delivery. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Flexible and scalable content management system
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website and application types

Cons:

Pricing can be higher compared to some open-source alternatives
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Limited customization options compared to some traditional CMSs

Sanity

Sanity is a headless CMS that emphasizes content modeling and delivery. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Flexible and scalable content management system
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Excellent content modeling capabilities

Cons:

Pricing can be higher compared to some open-source alternatives
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Limited customization options compared to some traditional CMSs

Strapi

Strapi is an open-source headless CMS that focuses on developer experience and flexibility. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Open-source and highly customizable
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website and application types

Cons:

May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
Limited out-of-the-box features compared to some commercial alternatives

Agility CMS

Agility CMS is a headless CMS that emphasizes content management and delivery. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Flexible and scalable content management system
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website and application types

Cons:

Pricing can be higher compared to some open-source alternatives
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Limited customization options compared to some traditional CMSs

ButterCMS

ButterCMS is a headless CMS that focuses on content management and delivery. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Flexible and scalable content management system
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website and application types

Cons:

Pricing can be higher compared to some open-source alternatives
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Limited customization options compared to some traditional CMSs

Ecommerce Platforms

Magento

Magento is a powerful and feature-rich open-source ecommerce platform. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Highly scalable and suitable for enterprise-level ecommerce
Extensive ecosystem of extensions and integrations
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools

Cons:

Steep learning curve and technical expertise required
Can be resource-intensive for some hosting environments
Pricing can be higher for enterprise-level plans

Shopify

Shopify is a popular cloud-based ecommerce platform known for its ease of use and scalability. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Relatively easy to set up and use
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Scalable and suitable for businesses of all sizes

Cons:

Limited customization options compared to self-hosted platforms
Ongoing subscription fees can be higher than self-hosted alternatives
May require more technical expertise for advanced customizations

BigCommerce

BigCommerce is a feature-rich, cloud-based ecommerce platform. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Extensive out-of-the-box features and functionality
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Scalable and suitable for businesses of all sizes

Cons:

Ongoing subscription fees can be higher than self-hosted alternatives
Limited customization options compared to self-hosted platforms
May require more technical expertise for advanced customizations

Prestashop

Prestashop is an open-source ecommerce platform that offers a wide range of features and customization options. It provides a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Highly customizable and extensible
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for businesses of all sizes

Cons:

Steeper learning curve compared to some hosted ecommerce platforms
May require more technical expertise to set up and manage
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger ecommerce platforms

Website Builders

Squarespace

Squarespace is a popular website builder known for its user-friendly interface and sleek, modern designs. It offers a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Relatively easy to use and set up
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website types

Cons:

Limited customization options compared to some self-hosted platforms
Ongoing subscription fees can be higher than self-hosted alternatives
May lack some advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs

Wix

Wix is a popular website builder known for its user-friendly drag-and-drop interface and wide range of design templates. It offers a variety of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Extremely easy to use and set up
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website types

Cons:

Limited customization options compared to some self-hosted platforms
Ongoing subscription fees can be higher than self-hosted alternatives
May lack some advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs

Weebly

Weebly is a website builder that focuses on simplicity and ease of use. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Very user-friendly and straightforward to use
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for small to medium-sized websites

Cons:

Limited customization options compared to some self-hosted platforms
Ongoing subscription fees can be higher than self-hosted alternatives
May lack some advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs

Webflow

Webflow is a visual website builder and CMS that offers a unique approach to web development. It provides a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Pros:

Highly flexible and customizable
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Suitable for a wide range of website types

Cons:

Steeper learning curve compared to some other website builders
Ongoing subscription fees can be higher than self-hosted alternatives
May require more technical expertise to fully utilize its capabilities

Flat-File CMS

Grav

Grav is a flat-file CMS that stores content in simple text files, rather than a database. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Lightweight and fast due to its flat-file structure
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Relatively easy to learn and use

Cons:

Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May lack some of the advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs
Limited plugin and extension options compared to larger CMSs

Yellow CMS

Yellow CMS is a lightweight, flat-file CMS that focuses on simplicity and ease of use. It offers a range of SEO-friendly features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Extremely lightweight and fast
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Relatively easy to learn and use

Cons:

Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May lack some of the advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs
Limited plugin and extension options compared to larger CMSs

Pico CMS

Pico CMS is a flat-file CMS that emphasizes simplicity and developer experience. It provides a range of SEO-focused features, including metadata management, URL optimization, and XML sitemaps.

Pros:

Extremely lightweight and fast
Good SEO features and integration with SEO tools
Relatively easy to learn and use

Cons:

Smaller community and ecosystem compared to larger CMSs
May lack some of the advanced features found in enterprise-level CMSs
Limited plugin and extension options compared to larger CMSs

Overview of Each Alternative

In the previous sections, we've introduced 28 SEO-optimized WordPress alternatives across various categories, including Content Management Systems (CMS), Static Site Generators (SSG), Headless CMS, Ecommerce Platforms, Website Builders, and Flat-File CMS. Each of these alternatives offers unique features, capabilities, and trade-offs that may be more or less suitable depending on your specific needs and requirements.
To help you evaluate these options, let's take a closer look at the key factors to consider when choosing an SEO-optimized alternative to WordPress.

Factors to Consider When Choosing an Alternative

When selecting an SEO-optimized alternative to WordPress, there are several important factors to consider:

Purpose and Requirements

Start by clearly defining the purpose and requirements of your website or project. Are you building a blog, an e-commerce store, a corporate website, or something else? Understand the specific features and capabilities you need to accomplish your goals.

Technical Expertise

Consider the level of technical expertise available within your team or organization. Some alternatives, such as Drupal or Gatsby, may require more technical know-how to set up and maintain, while others, like Squarespace or Wix, are designed to be more user-friendly.

Budget

Determine your budget for the CMS or website builder, including any ongoing subscription fees or development costs. Some alternatives, like open-source CMSs, may have lower upfront costs, while others, like enterprise-level ecommerce platforms, can be more expensive.

Scalability Needs

If you anticipate rapid growth or a large volume of content and traffic, choose an alternative that can scale to meet your needs. Some CMSs and website builders are better suited for small to medium-sized websites, while others can handle large, enterprise-level projects.

SEO Requirements

Evaluate the SEO features and capabilities of each alternative to ensure they meet your specific needs. This may include metadata management, URL optimization, schema markup support, and integration with popular SEO tools.

Customization and Flexibility

Depending on your project, you may require a high degree of customization and flexibility. Some alternatives, like Joomla or Drupal, offer extensive customization options, while others, like Squarespace or Wix, have more limited customization capabilities.

Comparison of Alternatives

To help you visualize the key differences between the 28 SEO-optimized WordPress alternatives, we've created the following table comparing their essential features:

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This comparison table should give you a high-level overview of the key features and characteristics of each alternative, helping you identify the ones that best fit your specific requirements.

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Conclusion

In this comprehensive guide, we've explored28 SEO-optimized WordPress alternatives, each with its own unique features, capabilities, and trade-offs. From content management systems and static site generators to headless CMS, ecommerce platforms, and website builders, this article has provided a detailed overview of the various options available to you.
When choosing an alternative to WordPress, it's essential to carefully evaluate your specific needs, technical expertise, budget, scalability requirements, SEO priorities, and desired level of customization and flexibility. By considering these factors, you can identify the best-fit solution that will help you achieve your online goals while optimizing for search engine performance.
Remember, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and the "best" alternative will depend on your unique circumstances and requirements. We encourage you to thoroughly explore the options presented in this article, test them out, and make an informed decision that aligns with your long-term vision for your website or project.
Good luck in your search for the perfect SEO-optimized alternative to WordPress!

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