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5d ago
inTwo ways to snap out of a bad mood: vent it out or walk it off?
Man, a flat tire in the rain is annoying but is it really a "bad mood" emergency? That is like a 30 minute problem, tops. You got it fixed, you moved on, and yeah the walk probably helped just because it got you out of your own head. But ranting to your sister for an hour about a tire? That just gives the tire more power than it deserves. Some stuff is not worth a whole phone call, let alone a whole hour.
8d ago
inDAE check their client's GA4 setup after a migration? Found 8 months of traffic going to a dead URL
Whys this keep coming up as some big emergency? Bounce at 94% on dead pages just means the old URLs are still getting hit and GA counts it. The client's real site is fine, they just have extra junk rows in one report. Unless they're paying for ads pointed at those old links or making calls off those numbers, it's cleanup, not a fire. Takes an hour to pull a redirect map and move on. Feels like people want this to be a disaster story more than it actually is.
10d ago
inBlew $180 on a 'cordless' clipper setup that dies mid fade at 20 minutes
The battery swap mid fade is the worst, nothing kills the vibe faster than a client watching you fumble with a little plastic pack. What saved me was going back to a corded clipper for the bulk work and keeping the lithium for detail only, so the battery never has to carry a full cut. If you want to stay cordless, grab two extra batteries and a fast charger and just rotate them on the counter so you always have a fresh one ready. Also check if your clipper has a swappable battery model, some of the newer ones let you hot swap without losing the blade position. A full Saturday is a lot to ask from one charge, so plan for two batteries minimum even on the good setups.