41 | Year in Review

In this episode, Amy and James reflect back on 2021, things they accomplished, goals they met, places they fell short, and areas to improve upon.

Sponsors

Vercel

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Show Notes

• 0:00 Introduction
• 5:05 Starting a Podcast: Compressed.fm
• 6:33 Advent of CSS and Advent of JavaScript
• 9:48 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 10:42 Live Streaming
• 12:59 YouTube Channel
• 17:35 TikTok
• 18:40 James's Newsletter
• 20:07 Weaknesses
• 22:13 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 23:07 Promotions and Giveaways
• 25:33 YouTube Segments and Series
• 28:26 Twitter Numbers
• 31:05 Skills to Improve On
• 35:19 Mini-Courses and Lead Magnets
• 37:00 Sponsor - Vercel
• 38:08 Grab Bag Questions
• 38:20 Question #1: Is Vercel going to take over the JAMStack space next year?
• 40:26 Question #2: Has a year of podcasting contributed to you as a tech teacher? What did you learn from it?
• 42:03 Question #3: How do you feel going into 2022 compared to last year?
• 43:41 Picks and Plugs
• 43:48 Amy's Pick: Unstable Unicorns
• 44:48 Amy's Plug: Everything Svelte
• 45:53 James's Pick: Bird Dog, Men's Joggers
• 46:26 James's Plug: Svelte Crash Course on YouTube