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Dan Rowden
@danrowden.com
Building Codelet.co, a usage-based billing layer for Stripe and Paddle. Developer Experience Engineer at loops.so
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
Polls and surveys in any email.
pollkit.co
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
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
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
Polls and surveys in any email.
pollkit.co
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
Polls and surveys in any email.
pollkit.co
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/
First blog post of 2025 is up! danrowden.com/blog/how-i-h...
How I host Django projects on Railway
I moved away from VPSs to hosing everything on Railway. I don't like DevOps.
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Dan Rowden@danrowden.com · 2y agoI 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!
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!
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
Damn. Time off work for Christmas means I'm 🤏 this close to starting up a new SaaS project
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/
Dan Rowden – Ghost Expert
Personal Ghost support and consultation from Dan Rowden, a Certified Ghost Expert.
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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
Dan Rowden@danrowden.com · 2y agoI’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 👏
Trying my hand at some Bluesky bots. First up, Premier League scores: @premierleague.matchdaybrief.com
First customer already 🔥 😭
Dan Rowden@danrowden.com · 2y agoI'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...
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...
Unlimited support for Ghost users
Calls and support from a Certified Ghost Expert.
codelet.co
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...
UNDER THE TONGUE | THE UNTOLD STORY OF FOOTBALL’S MOST ICONIC BOOT
YouTube video by adidas Football
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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.
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.
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 👏
When it’s -11°C and days are less than 6 hours long, you wonder why people ever settled this far north
Now the Liverpool game is over, what are you watching? You can only pick one: • Leverkusen vs Inter • Atalanta vs Real
I built a next-gen fantasy football/soccer game called The Matchball. Really simple gameplay but not easy. A good balance of the two. Lots of Champions League games to be played tonight! thematchball.com
The Matchball
Play the team-based fantasy football game.
thematchball.com
Two new things on @airview.so today! • Anyone can now trial the Follower database feature. This is not free like the stats and posting but you can try it fully for 7 days first. • There's a new period selector for your stats: 7, 14 and 30 days. 90 days and "all time" for paying users. Live now 🙌
In January I start a new journey: training to be a football coach. I don’t know how far I’ll go, but there’s a clear path from no qualifications to coaching a senior side. Let’s see what happens!
