We had to take the site down today to put updates up (sorry!!) and like a lot of things, it’s taking way longer than we thought. So, we’re going to put the site back up with the updates partially done, and over the next few days we should be able to get everything squared away and finished. Depending on what you’re studying, you may or may not get affected by the updates as they’re going up, so here’s a summary of what’s changing so you can get a good idea. Continue Reading →
Was that a corny enough title? I hope so, I try really hard.
I’ve been trying to think of some ways to provide a little extra value for members, but in a way that doesn’t take up a ton of time (because, you know, there are lessons and such to write). In the forums, MisterM sparked a little idea in my head, so I’m going to try and make it happen. We’ll see how it goes. I’m going to be doing “mini-lessons” in a members-only section of the forum. What does that mean? Read on: Continue Reading →
I actually haven’t done this before. The other day I thought I’d mess around looking at TextFugu numbers, just because I thought it would be interesting. I figured out the breakdown of member types, how many people have asked for a refund, how many people have canceled monthly payments, and how many people have upgraded to Forever from monthly. I also figured out a couple of other interesting things, if you’re interested. Continue Reading →
Non-logged in users can’t see this (lucky you, members!), but I’m starting to organize and reorganize the menu for the future. A while back I mentioned that I’m working on an “audio section.” It’s still pretty early in development, and I’m working on finding people to work with on it, but I wanted to put it up in the menu so I could get started. It’s all about the MVP (Minimum viable product), because then I can get feedback, figure out what works (and what doesn’t) then make something useful and great to use early on, rather than putting a ton of time and effort into something that won’t necessarily work. Anyways, the goal is to start slow and then ramp up this “Conversation” section as soon as I get into Season 4. Continue Reading →
I might have mentioned this in a few places, but today’s kind of a big day in TextFugu-land. The first Tofugu/TextFugu employee started (Say “hi” to Hashi!), and in order to do that I expanded my office to two whole desks. TWO. That’s at least twice as much as one. Continue Reading →
Yesterday morning I put up the new forums, which ended a bag full of updates (including an entire site redesign) and pretty much completed everything I needed to do to get things up to date and ready for future features / sections. Continue Reading →
Oh hi there. Notice anything different? Just applied a facelift to TextFugu! :D
Literally have been working on this redesign for around 6 months, very slowly but surely doing tiny bits at a time (because I wanted to make sure I spent 99% of my time on new content rather than dumb redesigns). Then, about 48 hours ago I got some kind of design itch and had to work on it. I worked on it pretty much every waking hour during that time, stayed up late, and just got it done. First six months got me about 5% finished with the redesign. Last 48 hours finished the last 95%. Now I can get back to work on content again… obsession over! Continue Reading →
… $7,320! Just by becoming a member in the last 5 days, whether that’s monthly (including current monthly) or forever, you raised this money. Thank you so much for supporting Japan and the people affected by this disaster. I hope the “incentive” of 110% of TextFugu revenues helped you to donate, or at least gave your donation a little extra value. Thank you!
Of course, the $7,320 number is just your end of the bargain. I’m adding 10% to make it 110% of revenues donated, bringing that total up to $8,052. Continue Reading →