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Moved all my projects to GitLab + + After running my own email server for half a year, I wondered why + I was *still* paying GitHub for private repos. What they + ~~charged~~ used to charge didn't make sense so I set up a + personal GitLab instance[2] and I couldn't be happier. I have + unlimited private repos for *$40/month* (my server has *4GB of* + *RAM* and *60GB of storage*). Because you can never be too sure, I + have backups enabled for *$8/month*. + + 3. Moved all my email to Mail-in-a-Box + + Just like with GitHub, I didn't understand why I was paying Hover + $200/year for hosting my email when I *already* had a + Mail-in-a-Box[3] instance hosting one[4] of my them. Thankfully, + it's relatively easy[5] to add multiple domains to the same box. + It currently costs me *$10/month* for *unlimited* email accounts + versus $200/year for merely 10 (my server has *1GB of RAM* and + *30GB of storage*). + + 4. Released a SaaS product + + I buy a lot of books on Amazon and never get around to reading + them. That wasn't the case with The 7 Day Startup[6]. After + reading the book (it was a quick read), I was super motivated to + bring an idea (I sat on for about a year) to life. That idea was + BeachfrontDigital[7], a domain portfolio management tool. My + market focus is quite niche, it's for people who buy multiple + domains from multiple registrars. The problem I am solving + involves keeping track of all your domains and renewal dates. Some + TLDs also renew 30 days before expiration and I intend to include + this kind of information in V2. I've gotten some great feedback + and I look forward to enhancing the service in 2017. + + Related to releasing BeachfrontDigital, I learned how to use + Feathers.js[8] more, used MongoDB[9] and mongoose[10] for the + first time, and in production (I love them both now), and other + back-end web development things. I'm a firm believer that side + projects are key to learning new things. Your day job most likely + won't challenge you to try drastically different things from what + you're used to, which can stifle your personal growth. + + 5. Hosted my first pop-up shop + + My clothing brand WEÖM[11] had a pop-up shop in one of WeWork + South Station's conference rooms. Along with my friend Angel[12], + we had fun collaborating on 2017 collections when we weren't + chatting with people who stopped by. It was a *great* learning + experience! In the time since, I've decided to transition/rebrand + WEÖM to become a space-centric lifestyle brand instead of being + *just* a clothing brand. There's still a lot of work to be done, + but look forward to visiting the new world I'm building around it! + + 📸[Bridget rocking the signature snapback][IMG2] + + 6. Had my first interview + + Revision Path[13] is a weekly interview podcast, Patreon[14], and + Slack group[15] that I've been a fan of for quite some time. The + host, Maurice Cherry[16], likes to interview people on the come up + doing interesting things. So, imagine my surprise when he asked to + interview *me*! We tried recording while I was in my apartment but + houses in Massachusetts are old so my microphone was picking AM + radio signals. 😒 I wasn't hearing that weirdness but Maurice is + in Atlanta and was hearing ads for Harvard, lol! Long story short, + we had to reschedule and the interview will be out in January. + *Great* way to start off the new year! + + 7. Published my first module to npm + + My module is called `hexo-render-sass` and I made it before + realizing that similar modules exist…oh well (it doesn't help that + the official Hexo site[17] fails to list Sass plugins on the + site). It was another great learning experience and it took away + the mystic mumbo jumbo I associated npm modules with. You can find + it here[18]. + + And that's it! + + I'll end this post with my best nine Instagram photos of 2016, + according to Lip Inc[19]. 🕸 + + 📸[My best 9 Instagram photos of 2016][IMG3] + +References + + [1] <https://2016.dsgn.io/thoughts/post/what-ive-achieved-in-2015> + [2] <https://paulwebb.software> + [3] <https://mailinabox.email> + [4] <https://thenetwork.email> + [5] <https://mailinabox.email/maintenance.html#multiple-domains> + [6] <https://www.amazon.com/Day-Startup-Learn-Until-Launch/dp/1502472392> + [7] <https://beachfront.digital> + [8] <http://feathersjs.com> + [9] <https://www.mongodb.com> + [10] <https://mongoosejs.com> + [11] <https://weom.space> + [12] <https://www.instagram.com/angel_garc> + [13] <https://revisionpath.com> + [14] <https://patreon.com/revisionpath> + [15] <https://revisionpath.herokuapp.com> + [16] <https://twitter.com/mauricecherry> + [17] <https://hexo.io/plugins> + [18] <https://www.npmjs.com/package/hexo-render-sass> + [19] <https://2016bestnine.com> + [IMG1] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2016/what-ive-achieved-this-year-a.jpg> + [IMG2] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2016/what-ive-achieved-this-year-b.jpg> + [IMG3] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2016/what-ive-achieved-this-year-c.jpg> |