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70 Creating Successful Chrome Extensions with Tim Leland


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We chat with Tim Leland who runs a link shortener (t.ly) and a weather extension. We cover how he came up with the ideas, how he developed and marketed them, and where he sees the future of his products and Chrome extensions in general.



00:00 Intro

00:22 Tim Leland's start as a developer

05:24 The Chrome Extension Marketplace

09:52 Security concerns about Chrome extensions

16:21 Chrome change create opportunities for new developers

20:13 400k active users

21:48 How t.ly works and compares to other link shorteners

29:28 Marketing playbook

33:01 Chrome extension marketplace tips

37:15 Malicious chrome apps

40:35 How to make money with a Chrome extension

42:54 The hard parts of running a link shortener

49:40 What's next for t.ly?

55:19 Other marketing channels

01:00:56 Be simple technically, focus on marketing

01:03:05 Where to follow Tim


Timestamps created with https://clips.marketing by @cgenco


Where to find Tim online:


https://twitter.com/Tim_Leland

https://timleland.com/migrate-chrome-extensions-to-manifest-v3/

https://timleland.com/extensions/
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