Chris Ray
@itschrisray.com
💸 Hoping to side-project my way out of my 9 to 5.
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💡 EasyStartupIdeas.com - Start a business you love
👨💻 ItsChrisRay.com - Check out all my projects
🔵 TrendSpotter.blue - Find trending posts on Bsky
💡 EasyStartupIdeas.com - Start a business you love
EasyStartupIdeas.com continues to move in the right direction 😤
May 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
EasyStartupIdeas.com continues to move in the right direction 😤
Can you point to the 2 days from this past month that I commented about my newsletter on a viral Reddit post? 🤔
May 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Can you point to the 2 days from this past month that I commented about my newsletter on a viral Reddit post? 🤔
Well this is a first.
May has been FULLY booked with Beehiiv Ad Network ads! 🤯
AKA every day I've sent (or plan to send) a #newsletter in May, has received a sponsorship offer.
Now if I could only fill all the ad spots I have set aside for advertisers outside the Beehiiv network...
May has been FULLY booked with Beehiiv Ad Network ads! 🤯
AKA every day I've sent (or plan to send) a #newsletter in May, has received a sponsorship offer.
Now if I could only fill all the ad spots I have set aside for advertisers outside the Beehiiv network...
May 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Well this is a first.
May has been FULLY booked with Beehiiv Ad Network ads! 🤯
AKA every day I've sent (or plan to send) a #newsletter in May, has received a sponsorship offer.
Now if I could only fill all the ad spots I have set aside for advertisers outside the Beehiiv network...
May has been FULLY booked with Beehiiv Ad Network ads! 🤯
AKA every day I've sent (or plan to send) a #newsletter in May, has received a sponsorship offer.
Now if I could only fill all the ad spots I have set aside for advertisers outside the Beehiiv network...
While it hurts to lose newsletter subscribers, it’s good to know that my cleaning automation is successfully re-engaging some!
It’s also just nice to remove people that aren’t opening any emails and are dragging down my average Open Rate.
It’s also just nice to remove people that aren’t opening any emails and are dragging down my average Open Rate.
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
While it hurts to lose newsletter subscribers, it’s good to know that my cleaning automation is successfully re-engaging some!
It’s also just nice to remove people that aren’t opening any emails and are dragging down my average Open Rate.
It’s also just nice to remove people that aren’t opening any emails and are dragging down my average Open Rate.
Finally 😮💨
Now onto 5000 😅
Now onto 5000 😅
May 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Finally 😮💨
Now onto 5000 😅
Now onto 5000 😅
My views 1 month ago when I just started using Post Bridge (left).
My views now after a month of Post Bridge (right).
Thank you @jackfriks.bsky.social for helping me to learn and iterate quickly!
My views now after a month of Post Bridge (right).
Thank you @jackfriks.bsky.social for helping me to learn and iterate quickly!
May 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My views 1 month ago when I just started using Post Bridge (left).
My views now after a month of Post Bridge (right).
Thank you @jackfriks.bsky.social for helping me to learn and iterate quickly!
My views now after a month of Post Bridge (right).
Thank you @jackfriks.bsky.social for helping me to learn and iterate quickly!
Clicks for EasyStartupIdeas.com have been very meh, but impressions are really starting to ramp up.
It’s OVER once I start getting proper organic traffic 😤
It’s OVER once I start getting proper organic traffic 😤
May 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Clicks for EasyStartupIdeas.com have been very meh, but impressions are really starting to ramp up.
It’s OVER once I start getting proper organic traffic 😤
It’s OVER once I start getting proper organic traffic 😤
3.5 weeks ago I made a subreddit (r/QuitCorporate)
Since then:
- it's gone from 0 to 1400+ members
- it's in the top 19% of subreddits by size
- every post get's tons of engagement (1K-4K views)
This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be.
Since then:
- it's gone from 0 to 1400+ members
- it's in the top 19% of subreddits by size
- every post get's tons of engagement (1K-4K views)
This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be.
May 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
3.5 weeks ago I made a subreddit (r/QuitCorporate)
Since then:
- it's gone from 0 to 1400+ members
- it's in the top 19% of subreddits by size
- every post get's tons of engagement (1K-4K views)
This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be.
Since then:
- it's gone from 0 to 1400+ members
- it's in the top 19% of subreddits by size
- every post get's tons of engagement (1K-4K views)
This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be.
Which looks better?
Real Jersey Mike’s sub (left) or ChatGPT sub (right)? 😂
Real Jersey Mike’s sub (left) or ChatGPT sub (right)? 😂
May 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Which looks better?
Real Jersey Mike’s sub (left) or ChatGPT sub (right)? 😂
Real Jersey Mike’s sub (left) or ChatGPT sub (right)? 😂
I still like having these 3 dynamic segments created in Beehiiv to let me know what kinda storm is coming 😬
May 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I still like having these 3 dynamic segments created in Beehiiv to let me know what kinda storm is coming 😬
In the Reddit app, look for posts that have a lot of people currently viewing them.
This can only be done in the app (not web browser).
Not many posts will have a significant number of people looking at them.
Anything over 10 people is great.
This can only be done in the app (not web browser).
Not many posts will have a significant number of people looking at them.
Anything over 10 people is great.
April 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In the Reddit app, look for posts that have a lot of people currently viewing them.
This can only be done in the app (not web browser).
Not many posts will have a significant number of people looking at them.
Anything over 10 people is great.
This can only be done in the app (not web browser).
Not many posts will have a significant number of people looking at them.
Anything over 10 people is great.
UPDATE: My “new” subreddit I created as another funnel for my newsletter is nearing 500 members after just 2 weeks.
Change my mind: there is NO better growth hack than commenting on a viral Reddit post at the right time.
I’m set to gain 200 members today alone from this one comment.
Change my mind: there is NO better growth hack than commenting on a viral Reddit post at the right time.
I’m set to gain 200 members today alone from this one comment.
April 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
UPDATE: My “new” subreddit I created as another funnel for my newsletter is nearing 500 members after just 2 weeks.
Change my mind: there is NO better growth hack than commenting on a viral Reddit post at the right time.
I’m set to gain 200 members today alone from this one comment.
Change my mind: there is NO better growth hack than commenting on a viral Reddit post at the right time.
I’m set to gain 200 members today alone from this one comment.
I’m an idiot for not adding Google Analytics to my Beehiiv newsletter site earlier.
Apparently in just the few days between April 4 and April 7, there’s been over 700 visitors to the site!?
I had no clue my web traffic looked like that 🤯
Apparently in just the few days between April 4 and April 7, there’s been over 700 visitors to the site!?
I had no clue my web traffic looked like that 🤯
April 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I’m an idiot for not adding Google Analytics to my Beehiiv newsletter site earlier.
Apparently in just the few days between April 4 and April 7, there’s been over 700 visitors to the site!?
I had no clue my web traffic looked like that 🤯
Apparently in just the few days between April 4 and April 7, there’s been over 700 visitors to the site!?
I had no clue my web traffic looked like that 🤯
🎉 BIG feature update for TrendSpotter.blue!
Introducing ✨Profile Analysis✨
Enter any Bluesky handle you'd like & see the top 100 highest engagement posts for that profile.
See the most common keyowords this profile uses & filter posts by keyword just by clicking on them.
What do you guys think?!
Introducing ✨Profile Analysis✨
Enter any Bluesky handle you'd like & see the top 100 highest engagement posts for that profile.
See the most common keyowords this profile uses & filter posts by keyword just by clicking on them.
What do you guys think?!
February 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🎉 BIG feature update for TrendSpotter.blue!
Introducing ✨Profile Analysis✨
Enter any Bluesky handle you'd like & see the top 100 highest engagement posts for that profile.
See the most common keyowords this profile uses & filter posts by keyword just by clicking on them.
What do you guys think?!
Introducing ✨Profile Analysis✨
Enter any Bluesky handle you'd like & see the top 100 highest engagement posts for that profile.
See the most common keyowords this profile uses & filter posts by keyword just by clicking on them.
What do you guys think?!
Finally joined the cool kids club and got “verified” on Bluesky 😎
Handle is now the domain to my personal portfolio site (that I just built today 😅)
👉 itschrisray.com
Handle is now the domain to my personal portfolio site (that I just built today 😅)
👉 itschrisray.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Finally joined the cool kids club and got “verified” on Bluesky 😎
Handle is now the domain to my personal portfolio site (that I just built today 😅)
👉 itschrisray.com
Handle is now the domain to my personal portfolio site (that I just built today 😅)
👉 itschrisray.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
January 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
January 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Never thought I’d be a subscription tracker guy, but I’m thinking about it… #buildinpublic
January 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Never thought I’d be a subscription tracker guy, but I’m thinking about it… #buildinpublic
Modern-day diversity in the workplace.
January 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Modern-day diversity in the workplace.
TrendSpotter.blue just crossed 300 unique users 🎉 (since I’ve been tracking)
That’s averages to 30 new users per day which I’m super happy with.
I need to keep growing that and figure out how to get users to use the app more than once 🤔
That’s averages to 30 new users per day which I’m super happy with.
I need to keep growing that and figure out how to get users to use the app more than once 🤔
December 22, 2024 at 2:40 PM
TrendSpotter.blue just crossed 300 unique users 🎉 (since I’ve been tracking)
That’s averages to 30 new users per day which I’m super happy with.
I need to keep growing that and figure out how to get users to use the app more than once 🤔
That’s averages to 30 new users per day which I’m super happy with.
I need to keep growing that and figure out how to get users to use the app more than once 🤔
Even though I launched on Fazier at noon yesterday, TrendSpotter still made it to #3 product of the day.
Upvotes seem to keep trickling in too, and it’s now the #1 product out of all those launched yesterday! 😄
fazier.com/launches/tre...
Upvotes seem to keep trickling in too, and it’s now the #1 product out of all those launched yesterday! 😄
fazier.com/launches/tre...
December 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Even though I launched on Fazier at noon yesterday, TrendSpotter still made it to #3 product of the day.
Upvotes seem to keep trickling in too, and it’s now the #1 product out of all those launched yesterday! 😄
fazier.com/launches/tre...
Upvotes seem to keep trickling in too, and it’s now the #1 product out of all those launched yesterday! 😄
fazier.com/launches/tre...
December 20, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I've been out here pushing TrendSpotter.blue for Bluesky, but don't sleep on my first creation... The Subreddit Summarizer 😏
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/subre...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/subre...
December 19, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I've been out here pushing TrendSpotter.blue for Bluesky, but don't sleep on my first creation... The Subreddit Summarizer 😏
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/subre...
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/subre...