In this episode of Worklog, I talk about the launch of Sofa's new podcast player. Specifically, the marketing work I did before the launch, how the launch day/week went, and what I've been working on after the launch.

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:46 Small Talk

1:05 CommunityKit

5:58 Framous

8:03 Camera Talk

15:32 Not Just a Goof

17:30 Podcast Player Launch

19:48 Making Videos

21:45 Website Updates

25:01 Podcast Ecosystem

29:45 Podcast Button Builder

35:07 Dealing with Bugs

36:33 API Server

38:11 Launch Day/Week

43:34 Post Launch

50:06 What's Next

55:30 Outro

Things Mentioned

• CommunityKit
• Framous: Screenshot Frames
• Watch Not Just a Goof
• The 5 Best Things in Sofa’s New Podcast Player
• A Full Walkthrough of Sofa’s New Podcast Player
• Sofa Podcast Player
• Subscribe to Worklog with Shawn Hickman
• Podcast Button Builder
• Installer Newsletter
• Indie App Spotlight: 'Sofa' keeps you organized during your downtime
• Sofa Gains Podcast Playback
• Sofa Roadmap

Links

• Sofa's Website
• Download Sofa from the App Store
• Worklog Podcast Website
• Shawn's Blog
• Notion and spreadsheet templates

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• Bluesky

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:46) - Small Talk
• (01:05) - CommunityKit
• (05:58) - Framous
• (08:03) - Camera Talk
• (15:32) - Not Just a Goof
• (17:30) - Podcast Player Launch
• (19:48) - Making Videos
• (21:45) - Website Updates
• (25:01) - Podcast Ecosystem
• (29:45) - Podcast Button Builder
• (35:07) - Dealing with Bugs
• (36:33) - API Server
• (38:11) - Launch Day/Week
• (43:34) - Post Launch
• (50:06) - What's Next
• (55:30) - Outro