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I’m on holiday but I felt like I needed to do something. RSS Output channels are out.

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My first ever video, introducing the latest scraping improvements (PDF download, pagination & templates), external newsletter recipients, and a long-form blog post on how to automate the scraping of job postings.

What do you think? πŸ˜—

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It was daunting at first but I did it. I recorded my first video to share later today. But it’s been tough for me as a non-native speakers. But I guess it will get easier. The same way as tweeting had felt daunting once too.

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Based on Google Search Console, this page attracts 20% of all impressions & generates 0 clicks. The page had many issues:

-bad title
-bad description
-old images
-bad copy
-page hero above navbar, blocking clicks πŸ˜…

All improved now.

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Since the last tweet in April, I've finally reached 500 daily impressions.

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Excited to share a #KFR (Key Friday Result) with #buildinpublic before I call it a day.
I've been consistently working on Midesk's web and managed to grow it approx 3X in 3 months! πŸŽ‰
I've learned A LOT about SEO & think I've finally cracked the code on driving traffic.
A free & no-code scraping solution, provided via API, underpinned by Chromium, proper data modelling and many gotchas, such as pagination handling, battle-tested for the last 4 years with a few big clients? What do you think?

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A free & no-code scraping solution, provided via API, underpinned by Chromium, ChatGPT, proper data modelling and many gotchas, such as pagination handling, battle-tested for the last 4 years with a few big clients? What do you think?

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I wonder how the position in my email signature influences how people read my emails.
I'm thinking about trying "Product Sales" instead of "Founder & CEO" for a while as it feels more fitting and could position me better.

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Added a feature to upload multiple newsletter recipients at the same time.
Would you believe I don't touch the backend until the final upload? Modern browsers are powerful!

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πŸŽ‰ A new feature @Midesk is out. Send newsletters with your news reviews and insight to external recipients. Making newsletter distribution a breeze! #Midesk #Newsletter #NewFeature"

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I'm proud of the relationship I've established with an industrial client in one month. Building trust and being proactive are the most important things if you're a solo founder. Every achievement like this calls for a nice dinner. πŸ€—

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Twitter API question: How can I get my current API consumption via API? Can't find it in the documentation...

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A simple trick to reduce your bill related to scraping data with a headless browser and proxy? Add some kind of resource/ad blocking to the mix!

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I've just noticed in my logs that Twitter API is not working. To my surprise, Midesk App got suspended. No notification. No email. "Submit a support ticket" leads to nowhere helpful. No reason is given. WTF @TwitterDev!? I pay for your API and follow the rules!

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Representing my startup @mideskco at #omr23 in Hamburg. I’m very positively surprised by the positive feedback from the marketing community!

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Excited to share another #KFR (Key Friday Result): I've reached 100% in Lighthouse after a few months of struggling with the build due to my focus on content. Getting ready for #omr23 with a fun redesign. Do you like it midesk.co?

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πŸš€ Excited to exhibit #Midesk at #OMR2023, May 9-10! If you're part of the #buildinpublic community & attending, let's connect 🀝 Can't wait to meet fellow innovators & showcase my AI-driven Market & Competitive Intelligence solution! Find me at Booth A4 B09.1 πŸ” #networking
πŸ’ͺ April was a strong month. I'm closing down the month on a long weekend here in Germany by hitting 1.600 tests and looking forward to what May will bring.

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