I really do like KBin and Lemmy and the fediverse on the whole, but development is still young and the userbase still growing. KBin is still basically early access, and Lemmy is buggy. I spent alot of time in reddit and I’m feeling the pain of trying to ween myself from it. Just wanted to here community perspectives and see how other’s are taking it.

For me, I feel a bit of a sore hollow spot for what reddit used to be and watching it implode is not fun for me.

    • cassetti@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, Reddit has been pulling unsponsored ad content for the past year. I’ve been struggling with sales since I don’t pay for advertising - all my business comes from word of mouth referrals. Same thing happened in 2018 when Youtube swept through and erased a bunch of content.

      Fortunately I run a tight ship with minimal overhead so as long as I get some business weekly I can keep the ‘doors’ open. But damn it’s been tough the past 14 months both with the recession and the changes to Reddit. But that’s fine - the slow time gives me a chance to get back to what I enjoy - innovating cool new widgets for the market.

      If you want to help us small businesses (all of us are struggling right now), just remember to leave an honest review or mention the business/brand online. A simple word of mouth referral is worth infinitely more than a paid advertisement.