Ben Robertson
@ben.robertson.is
independent software developer and solopreneur
building colorbliss.com and other fun projects
writing about it at ben.robertson.is
building colorbliss.com and other fun projects
writing about it at ben.robertson.is
entering my "i will give you a great quote for your product launch" era
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
entering my "i will give you a great quote for your product launch" era
the colorbliss dashboard has been feeling a little sluggish to me
today i added proper loading states for each route as well as a nice little sidebar navigation animation / active indicator to make everything feel a lot snappier
i'm not going to show the before because....
today i added proper loading states for each route as well as a nice little sidebar navigation animation / active indicator to make everything feel a lot snappier
i'm not going to show the before because....
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the colorbliss dashboard has been feeling a little sluggish to me
today i added proper loading states for each route as well as a nice little sidebar navigation animation / active indicator to make everything feel a lot snappier
i'm not going to show the before because....
today i added proper loading states for each route as well as a nice little sidebar navigation animation / active indicator to make everything feel a lot snappier
i'm not going to show the before because....
a fun little update to my personal site - my face now follows your mouse around :)
Kylan O'Connor (@kylancodes) posted an example of how he did this for his personal site, and I thought it would be a good fit for my illustration on my home page
Kylan O'Connor (@kylancodes) posted an example of how he did this for his personal site, and I thought it would be a good fit for my illustration on my home page
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
a fun little update to my personal site - my face now follows your mouse around :)
Kylan O'Connor (@kylancodes) posted an example of how he did this for his personal site, and I thought it would be a good fit for my illustration on my home page
Kylan O'Connor (@kylancodes) posted an example of how he did this for his personal site, and I thought it would be a good fit for my illustration on my home page
seeing the token awards from openai got me curious about colorbliss.
i'm at 3-4 billion tokens so far
trending at half a billion in the last 30 days.
looks like I'm on track to hit 10 billion somewhere in the next 12 months
i'm at 3-4 billion tokens so far
trending at half a billion in the last 30 days.
looks like I'm on track to hit 10 billion somewhere in the next 12 months
October 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
seeing the token awards from openai got me curious about colorbliss.
i'm at 3-4 billion tokens so far
trending at half a billion in the last 30 days.
looks like I'm on track to hit 10 billion somewhere in the next 12 months
i'm at 3-4 billion tokens so far
trending at half a billion in the last 30 days.
looks like I'm on track to hit 10 billion somewhere in the next 12 months
I've been focusing on optimizing the funnel for ColorBliss the past two weeks, and my latest experiment is a big change to the layout of the "choose plan" page.
Conversion rate had dropped off quite a bit there in recent months
Conversion rate had dropped off quite a bit there in recent months
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've been focusing on optimizing the funnel for ColorBliss the past two weeks, and my latest experiment is a big change to the layout of the "choose plan" page.
Conversion rate had dropped off quite a bit there in recent months
Conversion rate had dropped off quite a bit there in recent months
if you know me, you probably already know about ColorBliss. (if you don't, it's the coloring page creator I've been working on for two years!)
in the spirit of "never stop launching," ColorBliss is live on Peerlist this week.
in the spirit of "never stop launching," ColorBliss is live on Peerlist this week.
September 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
if you know me, you probably already know about ColorBliss. (if you don't, it's the coloring page creator I've been working on for two years!)
in the spirit of "never stop launching," ColorBliss is live on Peerlist this week.
in the spirit of "never stop launching," ColorBliss is live on Peerlist this week.
Missed it by a couple of days, but ColorBliss is officially two years old!!
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Missed it by a couple of days, but ColorBliss is officially two years old!!
thinking about a new tagline for colorbliss.........
September 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
thinking about a new tagline for colorbliss.........
achievement unlocked
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
achievement unlocked
one fun thing that happens in the colorbliss support queue
teachers tell their students about colorbliss
and then they sign up for class or something
and then reply to my emails
teachers tell their students about colorbliss
and then they sign up for class or something
and then reply to my emails
September 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
one fun thing that happens in the colorbliss support queue
teachers tell their students about colorbliss
and then they sign up for class or something
and then reply to my emails
teachers tell their students about colorbliss
and then they sign up for class or something
and then reply to my emails
what does it mean if this still image is my best TikTok of the month
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
what does it mean if this still image is my best TikTok of the month
new seo milestone for colorbliss 📈
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
new seo milestone for colorbliss 📈
well well well, would you look at that
turns out highly targeted emails to your list are much more engaging!
gonna have to push this strategy farther...
turns out highly targeted emails to your list are much more engaging!
gonna have to push this strategy farther...
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
well well well, would you look at that
turns out highly targeted emails to your list are much more engaging!
gonna have to push this strategy farther...
turns out highly targeted emails to your list are much more engaging!
gonna have to push this strategy farther...
I got completely nerd-sniped this week...and well...started a new project.
I signed up for an expensive-for-me SaaS product to help me with something on ColorBliss. High-priced, but if it delivered on it's promise, it would change the game.
But the onboarding experience was clunky and slow.
I signed up for an expensive-for-me SaaS product to help me with something on ColorBliss. High-priced, but if it delivered on it's promise, it would change the game.
But the onboarding experience was clunky and slow.
September 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I got completely nerd-sniped this week...and well...started a new project.
I signed up for an expensive-for-me SaaS product to help me with something on ColorBliss. High-priced, but if it delivered on it's promise, it would change the game.
But the onboarding experience was clunky and slow.
I signed up for an expensive-for-me SaaS product to help me with something on ColorBliss. High-priced, but if it delivered on it's promise, it would change the game.
But the onboarding experience was clunky and slow.
celebrating two years of self-employment this week... and going strong!!
September 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
celebrating two years of self-employment this week... and going strong!!
this strikes me as a really odd email for trustpilot to send out to everyone
like...this is so far outside of your core offering (which I use, begrudgingly)
why should we care about the font on your website?
like...this is so far outside of your core offering (which I use, begrudgingly)
why should we care about the font on your website?
September 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
this strikes me as a really odd email for trustpilot to send out to everyone
like...this is so far outside of your core offering (which I use, begrudgingly)
why should we care about the font on your website?
like...this is so far outside of your core offering (which I use, begrudgingly)
why should we care about the font on your website?
gonna clean this up a bit, but webmentions are working on my personal site!
it's able to pull likes/reposts/posts from bluesky. looks like every other social network has blocked api access for this kind of stuff now
but also it should accept webmentions from your webmention enabled site as well!!
it's able to pull likes/reposts/posts from bluesky. looks like every other social network has blocked api access for this kind of stuff now
but also it should accept webmentions from your webmention enabled site as well!!
August 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
gonna clean this up a bit, but webmentions are working on my personal site!
it's able to pull likes/reposts/posts from bluesky. looks like every other social network has blocked api access for this kind of stuff now
but also it should accept webmentions from your webmention enabled site as well!!
it's able to pull likes/reposts/posts from bluesky. looks like every other social network has blocked api access for this kind of stuff now
but also it should accept webmentions from your webmention enabled site as well!!
got a google news alert about colorbliss this morning
but when i took a second to look at it, it triggered my dead internet theory alarm
if you're curious to follow along and take a peak into a hot pile of internet garbage, i documented it here
ben.robertson.is/notes/a-perf...
but when i took a second to look at it, it triggered my dead internet theory alarm
if you're curious to follow along and take a peak into a hot pile of internet garbage, i documented it here
ben.robertson.is/notes/a-perf...
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
got a google news alert about colorbliss this morning
but when i took a second to look at it, it triggered my dead internet theory alarm
if you're curious to follow along and take a peak into a hot pile of internet garbage, i documented it here
ben.robertson.is/notes/a-perf...
but when i took a second to look at it, it triggered my dead internet theory alarm
if you're curious to follow along and take a peak into a hot pile of internet garbage, i documented it here
ben.robertson.is/notes/a-perf...
for whatever reason, devin's agent is so much easier to work with than cursor
set up was more direct, and I feel like it "just works" most of the time
the summary and detail is really impressive to me
i find that i go to devin first when i have a small well-defined change
set up was more direct, and I feel like it "just works" most of the time
the summary and detail is really impressive to me
i find that i go to devin first when i have a small well-defined change
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
for whatever reason, devin's agent is so much easier to work with than cursor
set up was more direct, and I feel like it "just works" most of the time
the summary and detail is really impressive to me
i find that i go to devin first when i have a small well-defined change
set up was more direct, and I feel like it "just works" most of the time
the summary and detail is really impressive to me
i find that i go to devin first when i have a small well-defined change
cursor made me a nice little link preview plugin for my personal site
August 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
cursor made me a nice little link preview plugin for my personal site
this support email made my cry, but in the best way possible
i love my job
i love my job
August 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
this support email made my cry, but in the best way possible
i love my job
i love my job
on trustpilot, 6 five star reviews average out to 4.2 stars
August 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
on trustpilot, 6 five star reviews average out to 4.2 stars
as soon as I got one (REAL) review on trustpilot, I started getting emails like this every day :(
July 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
as soon as I got one (REAL) review on trustpilot, I started getting emails like this every day :(
i am very happy with my progress on operation "send a lot more email" this month!
i'm now sending a weekly broadcast along with a bunch more welcome / lifecycle emails
i'm now sending a weekly broadcast along with a bunch more welcome / lifecycle emails
July 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i am very happy with my progress on operation "send a lot more email" this month!
i'm now sending a weekly broadcast along with a bunch more welcome / lifecycle emails
i'm now sending a weekly broadcast along with a bunch more welcome / lifecycle emails