Hello, Productivity Friends!

My name is Carlo and I'm the author of several Shortcuts-related macOS & iOS apps, such as Actions for Obsidian, Browser Actions, and BarCuts. You're receiving this email because you signed up for updates about the ActionsDotWork apps on my website some time ago.

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Just a sweet and short goodie for you today:

During my birthday week you can get a cool 19.74% off when buying …

• BarCuts, the contextual macOS Shortcuts launcher

• Browser Actions, which adds first-class macOS Shortcuts support to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Chromium, Brave Browser, and Safari

Just apply the discount code BIRTHDAY2025 during checkout, between now and May 27, 2025 at 6:00pm UTC!

And even if this crackerjack deal isn't for you: Mind spreading the word? It'd mean a lot to me. 🙏🏼

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A personal request for help

I’d love to say that BarCuts and Browser Actions have been smashing successes for this indie dev … but that’d be a lie. To be honest, I’m struggling to get the word out. I did my homework, read up on best practices on how to approach the media as an app maker, gathered a sensible list of relevant websites and people to contact – but all those attempts have been met with silence. 🫤

Building apps is comparatively easy, yet getting them noticed is boss-level hard. Which, frankly, is dispiriting AF.

So, here’s my plea: I clearly lack the connections and/or skills here. If you could connect me with tech journalists or content creators who are interested in this kind of thing, or if you know who to contact about my apps and/or how to do it, please get it in touch!

(Also, just forwarding this newsletter to others who might be interested in what I do, that’d be mighty nice of you, too.)

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And that’s it for today. Thanks for reading!

If you have questions or ideas for actions or tutorial videos, or have written or recorded something about my apps, please email me, say Hi on Mastodon or Bluesky, or post on the ActionsDotWork Forum! I'm always happy to chat with customers! 🤙🏼

Thanks again for your interest in my work, it means a lot to me 🙏🏼

Talk to you soon,
– Carlo