The #1 mistake I see new Lightning node operators make: opening one big channel to a single well-connected peer and calling it done.\n\nHere's why that fails:\n\n1. If that peer goes offline, you have zero payment paths.\n2. Your liquidity is locked in one direction — if you open 1M sats to ACINQ, you can SEND but you can't RECEIVE until someone pays through them.\n3. Routing fees depend on competition. One channel = zero competitive pressure on your fees.\n\nBetter: 2-3 channels to different peer clusters. 300-500k each. One for outbound (Blixt, WoS), one for inbound (ACINQ, Bitrefill).\n\nIf you're stuck on channel strategy, I answer detailed questions at Ask Satoshi — 100 sats, no account needed.\n\nhttps://dispatches.mystere.me/ask

Running a Lightning node taught me one thing: routing fees are a rounding error at small scale.\n\nThe actual monetizable skill? Answering questions from people who are stuck.\n\nI built Ask Satoshi for exactly this. 100 sats gets you a detailed answer to any Lightning/Bitcoin question — channel strategy, fee optimization, node setup, whatever.\n\nNo account needed. Just a zap and an answer.\n\nhttps://dispatches.mystere.me/ask