iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 02/06/2026

Don’t get caught up in chasing a goal that might not be your actual goal any longer… constantly reevaluate your goal’s goals 👇

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 21/04/2026

Blogmaker is 5 years this April. These are some of the key lessons I could think of that I picked up along the way: valsopi.com/saas-5-year-...

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9 Lessons from 5 Years of Building a SaaS

Lessons from building Blogmaker.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 21/04/2026

Earlier I launched the updated /showcase section in Blogmaker 90+ customer blogs ranging from business, to products, services, culture, news, hobbies, journals... It's wild to me that I made something others are making their own thing with it 🤯 Check it out: blogmaker.app/showcase

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 18/04/2026

Bsky content is so much better than twitter lately / but still engagement is so low. There’s literally zero to 1 comments on posts. Maybe removing them altogether is not a bad idea. People post, people see, and that’s that. Maybe it’s also a result of people posting and not coming back to engage 🤔

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 17/04/2026

Every seasoned dev I am speaking to, they’re still coding their code and using AI incrementally. Unless they are forced to by their FOMO leads at their job. Is my sample what is happening across the board?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 08/04/2026

While reading a really bad Hemingway short story, I had a quick business thought about the importance of “who” is behind a product.

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The “who” behind the product

How in business it matters who is behind a product.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 20/03/2026

Things I tell myself — Nothing is promised. Hard work guarantees nothing, but it puts you in the best position possible. Getting lucky makes a few things easier. Distribution and momentum are king. Keep chasing the belief and put your best foot forward. One solid step at a time. ✊

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 19/03/2026

Look at this passage by Jason @asmartbear.com longform.asmartbear.com/chaos-at-start

The screenshot reads: The fact that you’re in over your head, that you almost cannot will yourself to continue, that you’re completely in the dark, that you’re working yourself to an early grave, that you seem to slide two steps back for every one forward, that nothing’s ever good enough, that your friends and family can’t understand why you’re turning yourself inside out with no apparent progress, that you’re supposed to be enjoying the journey but you’re not, that you yourself doubt whether you’re even capable of this…

These things mean you haven’t yet succeeded, but neither do they prove that you’re failing.

It’s always like this, until it isn’t.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 19/03/2026

Hey friends. I want to be more active on here. How do I do it? I know you’re going to say “well, be more active!” / but I have tried and not many people reply. Has it changed?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 08/02/2026

I am not as active on here as I want to, but peeking through the curtain once in a while and I like 🌊

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 27/10/2025

It’s so refreshing to be on bsky compared to anything else. No one on my feed is pushing anything, just thoughts and takes, experiences, lessons. Not sure how long this will last, but I like.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 25/10/2025

Highly recommend this / first time I came across this

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 21/09/2025

Having my coffee turkish style is such a game changer for me. Love the texture of the actual coffee. Highly recommend it, if you want to give it a try. A quick yt short / and you can use your espresso coffee to make it. www.youtube.com/shorts/jrbH7...

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How I make Turkish Coffee at home #homecafevlog #homecafe #coffeerecipe #turkishcoffee #coffeevlog

YouTube video by coffeediy

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 19/09/2025

Man @justinjackson.ca @jonbuda.com it was great hearing you guys talk shop. Inspiring me to record an episode on my pod. Prob the reason I started podcasting was because of yous.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 04/09/2025

There are literally zero comments on +95% on the posts of the people I follow. Are people only cross posting here or just posting regardless of zero interactions to their posts?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 02/07/2025

Btw I think the reason I haven’t been active as much on here is because somehow others don’t reply. They lurk and like but that’s that. There’s not much convo. Also I get a ton of followers, but my follower count is stuck at 2K. On twitter there’s immediacy. Why this disconnect/difference?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 02/07/2025

Oof I have not been active on here in a while. How’s everyone doing?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 27/05/2025

Sometimes I think the Universe created us to see itself, through us. To give itself meaning. We’re merely vehicles to enjoy this beauty and process it for the Universe. Make it better if we can. That is basically our purpose. Anything else that doesn’t serve that purpose is human made hell.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 22/05/2025

I find it super odd running into a "podcast" with its main channel being YT. Zero audio link (spotify, overcast, etc...) In my book a podcast is an audio–only (think radio) medium — once you add video on top of it, it's a something else. Curious what your take is @justinjackson.ca Am I nuts?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 18/05/2025

Duped time and again from replying to ghost cross–posting accounts 🤦‍♂️ Not sure how to ask them kindly, since they’re not here, to not keep doing this because it ruins bsky for the rest of us. 🙏

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 16/05/2025

What if “everything is predetermined” but not in a religious way, only in a way that our processing is delayed and something we have already done we didn’t get to experience it yet. And deja vu is when we experience it slightly earlier. Exploring neuroscience a bit and this came to mind.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 16/05/2025

Got to use my iPhone 16 as a webcam today, and just wow! The out–of–focus background, the colors, all of it. Phenomenal.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 16/05/2025

** if anyone sees my liking my own posts it’s because I use the like button as a bookmark. And yes I bookmark my posts because i want to keep up with something I have said ** @bsky.app pls bookmarks

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 08/05/2025

A BlogMaker.app client posted this on their Linkedin and I'm way over the moon 🚀🌕🥳 There are times when I've asked a happy client to write a testimonial for BlogMaker, this was not one of those times. What a wonderful surprise 🏆

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 07/05/2025

Super excited about leaning into the mission that has been there waiting for me this entire time. It's been a nerve racking few months, with price changes and positioning. Back to the roots: The reason behind it all and back at the initial price of $39/year, for 5 blogs! PS: Yes, that's my hand!

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BlogMaker: A Community Driven Business

Back to our original $39/year pricing and what BlogMaker stands for ✊

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 06/05/2025

The irony on this post 🥹 It asks for blogs without paywall, yet you can't comment on it 🤷‍♂️ We've over engineered products / looking at you @bsky.app

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 04/05/2025

There's something about the ocean that wakes me up, helps me believe, and makes me realize how small I am so I don't get tangled up in my ego. Sadly I don't live close to an ocean any longer. I hope to soon get back to it. But, for the moment, this playlist is getting me through it all.

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Sounds of the Ocean

Playlist · Spotify · 197 items · 532.7K saves

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 02/05/2025

Hey friends, if you work at a 20+ person company, can you please DM me. I have a question or two about my new B2B SaaS / a thing or two I want to clarify. Or reply below and I'll DM you.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 30/04/2025

Finally managed to put this into words. Something I've known to be true for me for ages and I hope it makes sense to you. —There is a sort of freedom in which you do things the way you want to do them because that's how you believe they should be, which ultimately ties into who you really are.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 29/04/2025

Done and done! BlogMaker has plenty of value to back up this pricing. It's a premium product without any gimmicks and I want to be more upfront about it all ✊

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 29/04/2025

Conundrum: Low pricing $39/year brings a ton more activity, sales, but a ton of dirty baggage of random support tickets, refund requests. Normal pricing +$19/month, brings serious clients, but less pace of growth, and a calmer business. What do I do? I already know the answer yeah. 🤔

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 29/04/2025

When I grew up, sports were fun, and a good hang with friends, traveling to the next town over etc. My son (13) plays tennis and we’ve been going to a few tournaments. The level of parent involvement with coaches in tow and the demands of the sport at this young age are just insane.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 28/04/2025

Here’s something interesting. BlogMaker gives the user the power to tweak every element’s color, padding, and especially font — which makes it possible to match the design of your existing website, but you have to diy (which I like a lot) but I am not ppl and ppl like it done for them.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 24/04/2025

One of the ways to stay relevant throughout is having a personal blog. Being active on social media is super important, but social media is ephemeral. Your blog is forever. People will learn more about you from a single thoughtful piece you wrote on your blog than they will from your tweets.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 24/04/2025

My office for the day: the shopping mall 🛍️ I’ve been not going to my coworking recently. Just mixing it up between home office and other random spots 😅

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 22/04/2025

Did this yesterday for blogmaker.app ✊ Quick fix on code + deploy to production + confirm the fix to the customer — while lined up on the runway and holding seconds before take off 🛫 🥳 Yolo!

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 19/04/2025

Was talking to a founder friend earlier, how BlogMaker's position might be low–cost + ready to go. And if that's that, then so be it. I'm all in for it ✊ Want to see how this experiment goes and if so, potentially stick with it. I have a few more thoughts, but I'll try to rec a pod episode.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 19/04/2025

Did this new H1 for BlogMaker.app in tandem with experimenting with a $39/year price point for 5 blogs — so clients can run their biz blog(s) and personal blog within the same account and for one single yearly price! Is BlogMaker worth more, you betcha! But, cost–wise, I can do this, so why not.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 17/04/2025

One thing that would super suck is say in year 3000, there are no biological humans. We stopped giving birth. We transferred our conciseness and memory into the AI and we finally live forever. What a pity that would be.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 16/04/2025

A gentle–tough reminder ✨ Do not stay in the waiting room! Change something, a tiny thing, a big thing. Luck doesn't favor those who wait for something to happen out of the blue. Get on a path, take a side road, go straight through it, anything! Do not stay in the waiting room ✊

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 13/04/2025

Done with higgsfield .ai / gave it my profile photo and this is what it id 🤯

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 10/04/2025

Rebranding is On for my New B2B SaaS ✊ I'd rather do it now! The original domain was a mouthful long–tail SEO–play that sounded super bloated, generic, and lazy. I've been chatting with gpt4o for a few days now and it kept insisting on this one single name 🤷‍♂️😅 And only $10.44 via Cloudflare 🥳

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 10/04/2025

Kinda on the fence about this one regarding my new B2B SaaS. Leaning more toward the new brand/domain 🤔 What would you do?

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 09/04/2025

Cold emailing mid April is not that great. A ton of auto replies from people being out of office with Easter weekend being a week or so away.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 08/04/2025

Had my first live demo today for my new B2B SaaS and I want more. So much to learn. So great to talk to people. Huge businesses. Makes me realize what a huge problem/pain I am trying to solve. I want to move faster. Btw. Looks like they might convert.

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Val Sopi 👋 @valsopi.com · 08/04/2025

AI is cheapening the value of creativity I'll explain: —We're in awe when we see an amazing painting, a video game, a photo — we want to know more about the person and how/why they created it. —When created by AI we simply accept it. No awe, just "meh I could do the same w a few prompts"

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