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- 237 days. 515 replies. Thank you.
237 days. 515 replies. Thank you.
It's thanksgiving here in Canada. Here's what I'm grateful for.

Day 237/100
Hey—It's Tim.
It's Thanksgiving up here in Canada.
And I've been writing to you for nearly 240 days straight.
That's... a lot of emails.
So today, I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for reading.
You don't have to open these emails. You've got 47 other things screaming for your attention every morning. But you're here. You read them. Some of you read every single one.
That's insane to me. In the best way.
Thank you for replying.
515 replies so far.
I read every one. I reply to all of them.
If you read yesterday's email about keyword clusters, you saw how seriously I take those replies. Half my content ideas come from your questions. Your challenges. The stuff you're actually dealing with on a Tuesday afternoon when nothing's working.
You make this better just by showing up and saying something.
Thank you for trusting me with your money.
I've spent tens of thousands of my own dollars on software, courses, and programs that promised the world and delivered a PDF.
I know what the wrong recommendation costs. Time. Money. The mental overhead of switching tools again.
When you spend money on Penfriend, you're trusting that we're thinking about content the same way you are. That we're building something worth your budget and your belief.
I don't take that lightly.
That trust means everything.
So, thank you.
To every person reading this.
To everyone who's ever replied.
To everyone who's ever trusted us with a dollar.
I truly couldn't do this without you.
Enjoy your weekend. Hug someone you're grateful for.
See you Monday.
See you tomorrow.

✌️ Tim "grateful" Hanson
CMO @Penfriend.ai
Same brain, different platforms: X, Threads, LinkedIn.
P.S. If you've been thinking about replying to one of these emails but haven't yet—today's a good day to start. I promise I'll write back.

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