Unlocked Izel in Altoβs Odyssey and set a new record run. ππ»
- GOAL!!! Yeah Minnesota United! United 1-0!
- Wow β 3 rapid goals leave MNUFC leading 2-1!
- Nice home opener win Minnesota United!
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Cue Wonderwall! π
Why MailChimp for Weekly Thing
I’ve now completed the migration and automation of the Weekly Thing using MailChimp, and I’m very happy with how it has all worked out. Newsletters are experiencing a renaissance, so let me share why I moved from TinyLetter to MailChimp.
Be aware that TinyLetter was purchased by MailChimp. I don’t expect TinyLetter to get shut down, but I also don’t expect it to get any significant attention. TinyLetter is purpose-built for personal newsletters and ease-of-use. It is very easy to use, as promised, but it lacks power features that I knew I would want.
My move to MailChimp was driven by a few things:
- I wanted to customize the template for my newsletter. I make frequent use of block quotes and TinyLetter didn’t deal with those, neither did the standard MailChimp templates. TinyLetter doesn’t allow you to change the template, so I knew I would need to use something more powerful, and at some point I would need to author my own template. This a pain because dealing with HTML in email is really gross.
- I wanted to automate the process of creating the newsletter. I use Workflow to build the sections of the Weekly Thing. I also can use Workflow to access the MailChimp API to create my campaign, upload pictures and send the HTML of the newsletter. This saves me significant time each week.
- I knew that the advanced segmentation features of MailChimp may come in handy at some point. I haven’t used them yet, but it’s nice to know I can reach out to a subset of subscribers if I want.
MailChimp gives significantly more freedom and control, but it comes at the expense of additional complexity. When I first moved from TinyLetter to MailChimp, the time it took me to generate the Weekly Thing doubled or worse. I also had to use a laptop, since some of the tools wouldn’t work on my iPhone. Now that I’ve gotten my workflows updated, I can generate the newsletter faster than ever before, and once again I can do it all on my iPhone.
The Taj Mahal is so amazing in photos that it looks surreal.
Virginia lost to the 16th seed? π² There goes my NCAA bracket. π½
My dog Chase got some teeth pulled today and heβs really not pleased about it. π
Was great to catch up today with friends and MarketWatch colleagues Anna Klombies and Jim Bernard.
Had a nice layover in Amsterdam. βοΈ Now flipped my clocks back to central time and am looking forward to π¬ back home. π π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦
Starting flights home from India! π« Delhi (DEL) β Amsterdam (AMS) β Minneapolis (MSP) π¬ Depart at 3:15 AM. π€ͺ
Snake charmer. π
Had a wonderful visit to the Taj Mahal this morning. Amazing palace.
Hallway.
Delicious Indian lunch at Haldirams in Noida. The Cholley Bhature was amazing!
Time to leave Pune and fly π« to Delhi. We’ll have a half-day of meetings in Noida and then π drive to Agra tonight for a fun day on Saturday, before heading back home on Sunday. π
I got schooled today in ping pong π . Next time I need to practice up before I come to visit.
We had an amazing day today with #TeamSPS in Pune! It was fabulous to meet everyone! π€
We got to celebrate International Womenβs Day while in Pune with Bristlecone. It was an honor to get to celebrate with everyone and even say a few words. It was fabulous to see so many women working in technology here! ππ»
See IWD 2024, 2021, 2020, 2020 @ SPS, and 2018.
Kent, Amy and I took a moment to prove that everyone looks dorky in a VR headset. ππ¬
