Apple Photos now has a "Not in an album" filter - super convenient! I had to use "Smart Albums" for that before.

Our jobs sap the life out of us and rob us of our most precious years. By figuring out what we truly value, we can free ourselves from the endless cycle of working long hours and spending money to make up for our awful jobs.

New video is live on YouTube! youtu.be/-ePsAX9mcfM

I wonder if, in 20-30 years, we'll see YouTube succession stories where 500 million+ YouTubers pass their channels to their kids.

I give up on you, Google Search.

Excited to see more and more AI in my analytics, not only for products but for blog posts too. It's not much but there is a shift for sure. My blog in the last 90 days:

Google Maps finally supports custom spot icons in the browser! 🕺🕺 As someone who does a lot of travel planning on the desktop, this is a big deal.

First sale after moving my eBook from LemonSqueezy to @gumroad. Happy to be on a platform where everything just works.

A new video is live on YouTube! It's the second in my reaction series, where I comment on popular Reddit posts about the Netherlands. Check it out: youtu.be/rlu8-RLC-G4

YouTube has finally begun rolling out A/B title testing. I hope it will be quicker than the rollout for thumbnails.

books > video games > movies > tv shows

This feature is hilarious. It's bizarre to hear your videos dubbed in all of those languages.

Love how AI is sparking the whole "no AI" niche now. 🙃 Some people complain about AI taking our jobs, others see new opportunities.

As a YouTuber, you always must to have those.

Completed the 4th season of "The Bear." It's probably one of my favorite TV shows in recent years. This season is also special, following a specific set of emotions they explore throughout. The entire show is like one big therapy session. Also, the acting is 🔥.

New video on YouTube! This time, I'm tackling the buying vs. renting dilemma (at least in the Netherlands). youtu.be/cMM94MxK5tY

I really don't mind recycling. Already used to the system in Holland. But the most annoying part is how different all the icons are on products from various countries.

Man, what a nice day! Woke up, hopped on my bike and rode for 25 km with awesome views. Then, biked to the city and treated myself to an amazing specialty coffee. ⬇️

As much as I like the "old school" feeling and UI of @bluesky, it's not there yet. It might be okay if you only use the "following" tab, but it's not great if you want to discover and be discovered. At least that's my conclusion for now. X is still irreplaceable in that regard.

Starting a new product is always exciting!

Crazy how the click-through ratio has shifted since Google launched the "AI Overview." ChatGPT and Perplexity traffic is picking up some of it, but at a much lower rate. 🟣 Impressions 🔵 Clicks

No matter what I do, Google refuses to rank searchtoplay.com under the "Search to Play" query, only "searchtoplay." Maybe it's something to do with the word "Search"? Anyway, I've decided to rename the platform to avoid confusion. A one-word name is also just easier.

YouTube is removing monetization for "mass-produced and repetitious content" starting from July 15. Good. Honestly, f*ck AI slop. It's unwatchable garbage. The main question: will it help and not hit human creators instead? As it often happens with those changes.

How to build your audience? Just build a social platform where people can follow you! ✅

Phew... filming is done! ✅ Filming four videos in one go is quite a task.

Has anyone received complaints from customers that @lmsqueezy checkout not working and/or crashing? I'm curious if this is a one-time issue or if Lemon Squeezy is slowly dying after the Stripe acquisition and I should look for alternative?

Just learned that Google has "pre-purchased" 200 megawatts of fusion energy. Still unclear if production will be commercially viable, it's still exciting that we're exploring in this direction.

Updated YouTube banner. I realized that my previous one is too f*cking serious. What am I, some kind of vlogger??

New video on YouTube! I took a trip from the Netherlands to Romania on Tesla Model Y and then blabbed about it on camera. PS Yes, I did talked about AC in Europe 😱

Super confused by the new Cursor pricing. Can someone ELI5 me? I have "Cursor Pro" paid for a year.

Wow, the "Stop Killing Games" initiative has gone absolutely bonkers. It's amazing to see people in Europe care about consumer rights. I hope this leads to laws that protect (internet-required) games from becoming unplayable and virtually destroyed.

When AI-driven-development started being more popular, I started getting so much of those small patches from Dependabot. Coincidence? I don't think so. Certainly good for open-source community, but still...

New video is done ✅ Will go live on Sunday.

Managing two "personal" social media accounts is unexpectedly difficult. Deciding what to post feels like your brain is being split into two. So I decided to turn @searchtoplay back into the product account rather than having it as my "Gaming personality".

Finally, back to typical Dutch weather tomorrow. I did not like this heatwave AT ALL.

Time for a new avatar. The old one was taken in 2019 in Latvia, so it's been a while. The new avatar is from my 2024 trip to Denmark (LEGO house). Still wearing baseball hats 🧢

Watched the second season of "The Rehearsal," and wow. Nathan Fielder has created the most bizarre TV show, at the same time uncovering very interesting insights on how humans operate. The ending is 🤯

Got my first decent advertising offer for the YouTube channel. The price seems fair given my current average views, but the sum is quite low ($200). Still on the fence whether to take it to see how it works or wait until my average views increase so I can charge more.

I'm so excited for this movie! It's one of my favorite books from recent years. I hope they don't mess up the most important part! 👽 youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI...

Small win: searchtoplay.com hit 10k pageviews in June 🎉

Plans for the Rest of 2025 📺 YouTube: Publish one video per week consistently and explore additional revenue sources. 👾 Search to Play: Focus on monetization and sustainable growth. 🎇 New Product: Launch and validate. 🆇 Social: Resume posting as #buildinpublic. Let's go! 🚀

It took you guys a while, @AppSignal 😉 Finally got my stroopwafels from Rails Amsterdam 2023, along with other swag! ❤️

How do you track conversions from social media, especially short videos? Often, you can't insert links and you get a bunch of "Direct / None" visits. Hard to analyze what's working and not. Adding "Where did you find us?" seems like overcomplicating the sign-up page.

Got searchtoplay.com a nice little plug (and backlink 😉) on IGDB.com as an official partner.

It's not that I care about personal privacy that much anymore, but GOD DAMN, that's accurate!

With Google integrating chat into search, I wonder if we'll see more specific requests using long-tail keywords or specific phrases instead of the old 2-3 word SEO queries. WDYT? Are there opportunities for some quick wins here?

Hit 5000 subscribers on my main channel PS I think I have too many channels with my face on them 🥲

Published a new video on my channel (after quite a long break) about how I'd start building wealth today. youtu.be/o7AXehT913o

If you're into video games, I've started posting industry news, highlights, and discoveries on a separate account: @searchtoplay.com and on x.com/@searchtoplay. It's where I also share updates on the platform I'm building: searchtoplay.com. Follow along if that sounds like your thing.

Reddit is awesome for initial users but in general hit-or-miss with traffic spikes. To make @SearchtoPlay work I need to generate a lot of organic. Focusing on pushing content (blogs and YouTube) + social media activity (X mainly) over the next month or so. Let's see if it work.