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Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#91

It looks like you are up to 175 posts of various workspaces. I didn't look at each one, but all the ones I saw were nicely staged, organized workspaces. Did you get any submissions for 'real workspaces' with stacks of books, papers all over the place, and sticky-notes all around the monitors? If you did, did you reject them? I too, have a newsletter that I started last year about data management. I only have about a…

I won't presume to speak for the owner of this newsletter, but I do receive it, and I'd just say: "I don't want to see messy spaces." The whole point of seeing other people's workspaces is for inspiration – what are ways I could organize my desk, what are some neat things I might want to add, what tech is out there I could purchase to make me like my workspace better. My workspace sometimes look messy, but I always c…

OP here - thanks for the thoughts around this! I don't ask guests to clean their spaces beforehand but I totally understand why many do.

Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#93
Have you had anyone submit a 'before and after' workspace where they showed a slightly disorganized setup along with how it looked after they spent some time getting it into better shape? They could then discuss how their productivity was affected by their changes.

Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#95
post #86

Just curious, would you feature an absolute trainwreck of a setup like [0] if the owner submitted it or do you intend on keeping it strictly upper middle class? [0]: https://bnn-news.com/wp-content/gallery/offices/computer-roo...

I didn't know I wanted to know the answer to this question but having now looked at that picture I reeeeaaaally do.

You touch on a more serious point though: one of the issues that's apparent, at least here in the UK, is how suboptimal a lot of peoples' home setups are. Even mine, which I consider to be otherwise decent, is in a tiny little room that imposes considerable constraints.

Moreover, loads of people don't have a massive budget to create an awesome setup, so I think some sense of showing how to make the best of a small budget or very limited space (many - probably most - people don't have a dedicated room, for example) would be incredibly helpful.

Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#96

These are all so clean. And so indoors. Are you interested in a glimpse into the very messy desk of an artist who also spends a lot of time sitting out in the park with her laptop?

Of course!

I have a few outdoor/iPad type setups in the backlog similar to this: https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/140-jaisal-rathee

Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#98
post #86

Just curious, would you feature an absolute trainwreck of a setup like [0] if the owner submitted it or do you intend on keeping it strictly upper middle class? [0]: https://bnn-news.com/wp-content/gallery/offices/computer-roo...

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Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#99
post #86

Just curious, would you feature an absolute trainwreck of a setup like [0] if the owner submitted it or do you intend on keeping it strictly upper middle class? [0]: https://bnn-news.com/wp-content/gallery/offices/computer-roo...

I didn't know I wanted to know the answer to this question but having now looked at that picture I reeeeaaaally do. You touch on a more serious point though: one of the issues that's apparent, at least here in the UK, is how suboptimal a lot of peoples' home setups are. Even mine, which I consider to be otherwise decent, is in a tiny little room that imposes considerable constraints. Moreover, loads of people don't h…

I've highlighted many "minimal" spaces that are mostly just a Macbook.

https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/032-teresa-man

https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/172-pat-walls

https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/168-samiur-rahman

https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/048-leah-fessler

https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/036-mike-slaats

https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/workspaces-020-devin-bramhall

Re: My newsletter is making $2k per month with 7k subscribers – AMA

#100

Have you had anyone submit a 'before and after' workspace where they showed a slightly disorganized setup along with how it looked after they spent some time getting it into better shape? They could then discuss how their productivity was affected by their changes.

Haven't yet but I like that idea and it could be something fun to explore soon!
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