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Building and monetizing an audience as a software engineer - Randall Kanna Franson
Jan 24, 2024
Randall Kanna Franson, senior software engineer and author, discusses her journey in the tech industry, including publishing books and creating a successful course. She shares insights on building an audience, self-publishing versus traditional publishing, and why she hasn't started a successful SaaS. The episode also includes recommendations for a book, podcast, and person to follow.
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- Taking a Twitter course resulted in a significant increase in the speaker's audience, gaining over 8,000 followers and compounding their growth.
- The speaker persevered through gender bias and discouragement to become a successful software engineer, ultimately earning financial success as an indie creator through publishing books and launching a course.
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Building a Twitter Audience in 2020
In 2020, the speaker took a Twitter course by Daniel Visalo, leading to a significant increase in their followers. They gained over 8,000 followers, which quickly compounded their audience growth.
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