Comments feed for everywhere. 💼 Sold in 2022.
Drop-in commenting and community tools for Ghost-powered membership sites.
An agency helping creators and companies with Ghost development and support.
A guide for growing on Twitter. First-hand learnings from growing past 40k as a developer.
Modern Ghost themes for blogs and newsletters.
Drop-in referral programmes for Paddle-powered SaaS.
(acquired 2021)
A data and analytics platform for tracking social and sales data from across the web.
An affordable Ghost host for blogs and newsletters.
A weekly podcast with James McKinven about our indie maker journeys (on hold).
A directory of the best hosting and add-ons for Ghost publications.
A platform for indie magazines that makes selling and managing subscriptions easy.
Magpile is a huge user-managed reference to more than 20,000 magazines and issues.
My podcast in which I talk to magazine makers. Four seasons since 2013.
A tool for football fans and collectors to record football shirt history and log their own collections.
My blogs
I write about working online, side projects, remote work and staying healthy at your desk.
A blog reviewing t-shirt launches and highlighting sustainable brands.
Other past work
Coverage
A weekly email newsletter about indie magazines and publishing. 2018—2019.
Stack Magazines subscriptions ›
I built a custom API-based subscription solution based on Chargebee, Stripe and GoCardless, plus a backend with data processing and syncing with Mailchimp and Newsstand.
Offscreen Magazine e-commerce ›
I built Offscreen's bespoke e-commerce and subscription system, powered by a custom API offering payments with PayPal and Stripe, plus a powerful backend system.
Sampler
I designed and built a weekly magazine deal site for Stack, with Stripe payments and a custom backend including Mailchimp and Newsstand integrations.
Magpile Awards
I ran Magpile's annual awards program for indepedent magazines between 2012 and 2014. Nominations were made by Magpile users, with award shortlists judged by industry professionals and experts.
maggly
A complete website builder platform specifically for magazines. 2013—2014.
atthega.me
A location-based social football commentary web app giving fans the chance to send updates from games, using the Twitter and Gowalla APIs.
Interviews
Product Journey (podcast): Making Multiple Small Bets with Dan Rowden
James McKinven: Building a portfolio of products earning +$5k p/m
IndieBites (podcast): Making over $5k/month from a portfolio of side projects - Dan Rowden, ilo
Forward Thinking Founders (podcast): 355 - Dan Rowden (Ilo) On Building Better Twitter Analytics
The Magazine Blueprint (book)
Ethos magazine, issue 3
Magculture: At work with: Dan Rowden, Subsail
Musotrees, issue 3
Stack Magazines: Behind the scenes: Mag Heroes podcast
Offscreen, issue 9
InPublishing: A Golden Age of Print
Stack Magazines: Magpile opens for business
Stack Magazines: The man behind Magpile
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