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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 04/02/2025

If you haven't read @densediscovery.bsky.social, you're missing out. One of my favourite newsletters. (And featuring pollkit.co today!)

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 31/01/2025

I've been working on this little app for the past month or so. It's finally ready for launch! Announcing PollKit, a simple tool for adding polls into *any* email. Great for collecting feedback or information from your subscribers, or simply asking friends' opinions! Check it out: pollkit.co

pollkit.co

PollKit

Polls and surveys in any email.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 27/01/2025

I’ll check it out, thanks!

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 25/01/2025

Saturdays are for coffee and book shops

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 23/01/2025

Don’t have them local to device. They should be available wherever you log in

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 23/01/2025

I've been busy in recent weeks building out the basics of my poll-in-email product, PollKit. Here are some screenshots! Opening this up to everyone v soon. pollkit.co

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 14/01/2025

My first ever poll with pollkit.co! Super easy to get feedback or votes from your email recipients. Will be working more on this! Excited

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 13/01/2025

The first ever poll from my new little app, PollKit, was sent out! The second will go out tonight in an email update to the PollKit waitlist. If you want to catch it, and see what I’m building, you can sign up at pollkit.co

pollkit.co

PollKit

Polls and surveys in any email.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 12/01/2025

I’ve been doing similar for Django-sent transactional emails. So nice to be able to view them with placeholders or even real data before they get sent out!

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 12/01/2025

I wish my Kindle had a big Push for Audio button too

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 12/01/2025

I’ve been working on a new little creator tool: add a poll to any email. Platforms like Kit and Beehiiv have native poll features, but on expensive plans (eg $39/m). What if anyone could create polls, on any email platform (including Gmail and Apple Mail)? Launching soon: pollkit.co

pollkit.co

PollKit

Polls and surveys in any email.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 08/01/2025

Yeh my normal rate is similar. I don’t expect weekly calls for a whole year but obviously I need to be ready for that case 😄 Would be interested to see where you land if you create a similar offer!

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 07/01/2025

Talked with @dvassallo.com who I got inspiration from. Demand isn't one call per week per customer, and I'm flexible enough to add more call hours if demand gets crazy high. But I like talking Ghost and helping people so more calls isn't a bad thing :)

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 07/01/2025

Officially launching my new Ghost support today! One-on-one support over Zoom for Ghost sites of any size. $999 = a year of calls I can help with anything: themes, memberships, strategy, hosting, integrations, etc. First five customers get $100 off with "JAN100". danrowden.com/ghost-expert/

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 06/01/2025

In my experience it’s not worth your time building tools for the Ghost ecosystem

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 02/01/2025

I didn't write a single blog post in 2024. I probably should have. I did a lot of learning and definitely had some opportunities to share what I was working on. Expecting to write a lot more than zero words in 2025!

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 01/01/2025

I think I’m addicted to making software. I do it all day for a living. Also some evenings each week. When I have a break from work, most of my thoughts are about making software. When I have down time, my body’s first itch is to sit at a computer and build. Could be worse I guess

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 30/12/2024

Damn. Time off work for Christmas means I'm 🤏 this close to starting up a new SaaS project

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 30/12/2024

Thanks! Using Ghost's in-built Header block; might need some custom CSS on larger screens 👍

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 28/12/2024

Going to try and re-focus side project energy on consulting/freelance in 2025. Easier revenue compared to SaaS and might even work fewer hours! My first offering: danrowden.com/ghost-expert/

danrowden.com

Dan Rowden – Ghost Expert

Personal Ghost support and consultation from Dan Rowden, a Certified Ghost Expert.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 27/12/2024

AirPods 4 sound is a lot different from my 2nd gen ones 👌 Also upgraded my watch to Series 10 from original SE. Love the larger screen but overall not much different. For a lot more money! SE probably OK for most people

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 26/12/2024

Directly from the Bluesky API

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 22/12/2024

Finnish “Christmas tart”. Plum jam on pastry 😋

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 22/12/2024

Its definitely Christmas now

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 22/12/2024

Trying my hand at some Bluesky bots. First up, Premier League scores: @premierleague.matchdaybrief.com

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 22/12/2024

Tested this btw. If you leave out a title it’s given a “(Untitled)” and a slug of “untitled”. If you add more, the slugs are “untitled-2” “untitled-3” etc

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 21/12/2024

Yes there would need to be a title. Not sure it really matters what, but it could be a quick summary. AI could easily help make a ~10 word title from a full post.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 20/12/2024

First customer already 🔥 😭

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 20/12/2024

Can you use a tag and show a list of that tag and just not display the title?

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 20/12/2024

😇 Thank you for the being the first customer!

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 20/12/2024

Yes! Nothing is off limits. Happy to help with anything and everything

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 20/12/2024

Saw @dvassallo.com's results from this kind of model and interested to see if it inspires more business for Codelet.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 20/12/2024

I'm not sure how many Ghost people are on Bluesky, but I've launched a new way to offer support. Launching properly in January (late Dec is an awful time to launch anything lol), I'll be trying an "unlimited support" model. codelet.co/ghost-consul...

codelet.co

Unlimited support for Ghost users

Calls and support from a Certified Ghost Expert.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 19/12/2024

If you've got an hour free, this Adidas Predator documentary is excellent. Shocked it only has 64K views after a week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdPR...

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UNDER THE TONGUE | THE UNTOLD STORY OF FOOTBALL’S MOST ICONIC BOOT

YouTube video by adidas Football

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 17/12/2024

Going to try and wait for the 17. Let’s see how that goes 😄

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 17/12/2024

I have a lot of “cool” products but very few sign ups and customers. I found it a lot easier in 2020 and 2021 to make a business out of my products.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 16/12/2024

The earth tilt is slowing right down. Almost at a standstill as we approaching the solstice. Only 48 seconds difference today. It’s over 5 minutes for most of the year here in Southern Finland.

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 14/12/2024

Well done lads 👏 Keep it going

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 14/12/2024

I’ve had my iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch for 4 years. Never felt like I needed an upgrade. But battery performance in all of them is just really bad now (esp AirPods). Going to have to replace them all just to get back to “OK” performance. Happy to have got 4 years out of them all though 👏

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 14/12/2024

I started playing Christmas jazz a month ago. That and the dark days and the snow and now a tree in the living room, it can't not be Christmas

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Dan Rowden @danrowden.com · 13/12/2024

One of my top 5 days of the year 🤣

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