Field notes

Guides

Worked examples and real numbers — no filler. Written from first-hand experience building and automating with these exact tools.

Selling digital products with Polar.sh and Next.js: the no-Gumroad setup

How to run your own digital product storefront with Polar.sh handling checkout, VAT, and file delivery — including why we picked it over Gumroad and Lemon Squeezy.

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How to set your freelance day rate in the UK (with actual maths)

Why dividing a salary by 260 days underprices you, and the four numbers that give you a defensible UK day rate.

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Running Claude Code on a schedule with Windows Task Scheduler

How to run headless Claude Code sessions automatically on Windows — permissions, skills, and the gotchas we hit setting up a twice-daily automation loop.

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