Google Trends Trending Now: what the full list gives you and how to read it every dayThe page shows hundreds of searches for today and keeps none from yesterday. Here is what each field means, a free way to compare day to day, and a short routine for every morning.6 min read·smallhours.hashnode.devOct 27
iTunes Search API: get an app's price, rating and version by countryOne free call per country, the limit Apple documents, which fields come back for apps and which never do, and how to compare a list of apps across stores.5 min read·smallhours.hashnode.devOct 27
pytrends realtime_trending_searches returns an empty list (and what still works)It is not your code. Google's trending feed moved, and the old endpoint behind pytrends now gives nothing. A standard library script reads today's trends from the RSS feed instead.3 min read·smallhours.hashnode.devOct 24
pytrends TooManyRequestsError: Google returned a response with code 429 (and what still works)It is Google's rate limit, not your code. Three small scripts: retries with a growing wait, today's trends without pytrends, and an optional hosted version.6 min read·smallhours.hashnode.devOct 24
Quote follow-up email: when to send it, and three short ones to copyYou sent a quote and heard nothing. Here is when to write, what to say in three short emails, and how to stop without chasing.5 min read·smallhours.hashnode.devOct 16