August 29, 2025
A perfect example of backlink spam
I opened my email to a fun google news alert today (I have google alerts set up to send me mentions of…
Hi, I'm Ben Robertson.
I'm an independent software developer and entrepreneur based in Travelers Rest, SC.
What I'm up to now
In 2023, I thought it would be fun to see if AI could make coloring pages for my kids. I built ColorBliss to see if it could.
And to my suprise, I've been working on it ever since. You can use ColorBliss to make coloring pages from text prompts, convert any photo or image to a coloring page, and more.
I do a little freelance product development work as well, but I'm not currently looking for new clients.
I work on the occasional side project as well, and occasionally write about what I'm working on. Check out my recent notes below.
And to my suprise, I've been working on it ever since. You can use ColorBliss to make coloring pages from text prompts, convert any photo or image to a coloring page, and more.
I do a little freelance product development work as well, but I'm not currently looking for new clients.
I work on the occasional side project as well, and occasionally write about what I'm working on. Check out my recent notes below.
Recent Notes
August 29, 2025
Yesterday I made a candle with my daughters
and today i am burning it in the office. the sweet sweet smell of apple cinammon :)
August 29, 2025
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Full Title: A Canticle for Leibowitz Tags: #Inbox #books If you like sci-fi and somewhat esoteric Catholic Church…
August 28, 2025
Is there anybody out there?
The more time I spend learning about SEO, the more I'm convinced that the dead internet theory is real…
August 28, 2025
My Philosophy on Spoilers
Here it is: If a work of literature, film, etc is only good insofar as you don't know how it's going to end, it is…
August 27, 2025
Introducing gatsby-plugin-pretty-link-card
A few days ago, I published an article on dev.to about my process debugging and resolving a…
August 22, 2025
Dev.to: The Sneaky Total Blocking Time Issue That PageSpeed Insights Didn’t Catch
The Sneaky Total Blocking Time Issue That PageSpeed Insights Didn’t Catch I published a post on dev.to about debugging a mysterious total…
August 1, 2025
Prepping for a new baby as a solo founder
We welcomed our fourth child into the world in June! It feels like a big accomplishment to me…
April 1, 2025
Aztec
Full Title: Aztec Tags: #Inbox #books I picked this up because I've always been enchanted by what it would have been like "discovering…
February 28, 2025
Rise of Endymion
Full Title: Rise of Endymion Tags: #Inbox #books I think I will probably re-read this series at some point in my life…
Let's Stay Connected
I share updates on my Build in Public page, and send occasional updates about experiments in life and work.