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Revolutionise your Team Management Processes with Notion 🔥

Manpreet virk — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:10:58 +0000

Hey developers!👋

Exciting news to share with you all today!
Announcing the launch of our new Notion template: The Employee Management System!

Managing employees can be a daunting task, but with our new template, we've made it easy and convenient for you to handle everything from onboarding to performance reviews in one place. Our template includes sections for Onboarding, Project Management, Team Communication and Team Details Training, Company Policies, Performance Reviews, Compensation & Benefits - all accessible with just a few clicks!

We understand that it is not easily accessible nowadays to all businesses to have a EMS platform as a separate SaaS product, that is why, we have also come up with a free version of this notion template. If you are already a notion user, you can easily use this template in your workspace and manage your teams like a pro.

Let's dive in to get to know more about our basic and premium template's features:

BASIC EMS TEMPLATE

The basic employee management system is a solution for effectively managing your team's productivity and success. Our platform offers four crucial sections that have been specifically designed to simplify your HR processes and boost your team's performance.

Onboarding:

Onboarding section is to ensure a seamless and productive process of integrating new hires into your team. This allows for easy sharing of data and introduction of new team members to other employees and teams, streamlining the onboarding process.

Project Management:

Within this section, you have the capability to allocate tasks, oversee advancement, and monitor deadlines for all your projects. You can generate projects, assign duties to your team members, set deadlines, and maintain oversight of progress, all from one centralised location.

Team Communication:

The Team Communication section provides several tools that allow you to maintain contact with your team. This section makes it effortless to share significant information, such as announcements, schedules, and meeting notes, with your team.

Team Details:

The Team Details section functions as a comprehensive database of vital information about your team. You can save crucial details for each team member in this section, such as contact information, performance metrics, and other pertinent information.

Download: 🔗 Basic EMS

PREMIUM EMS TEMPLATE

A comprehensive tool designed to help businesses manage their workforce efficiently & help them simplify their HR tasks.This edition offers advanced features and a greater number of sections than the basic version to enhance your team's performance.

Onboarding:

Onboarding section is designed to help you bring new hires up to speed quickly and efficiently.

Project Management:

This section allows you to assign tasks, track progress, and monitor deadlines for all your projects.

Team communication:

Team communication section provides you with all the tools you need to stay connected with your team.

Training & Development:

You can create training programs and track progress all from one centralised location.

Team details:

Team details section is a comprehensive database of all your team's essential information.

Company Policies:

Create and update policies, share them with your team, and track acknowledgments to ensure that everyone is up to date with the latest policies and practices.

Performance reviews:

This section allows you to assess your team's progress and provide valuable feedback to help them improve.

Compensation and Benefits:

Keep track of leaves and targets and ensure that your team is fairly compensated for their hard work.

Download: 🔗 Premium EMS

Conclusion:

To conclude, our Employee Management System template provides a comprehensive solution for managing your team's activities, without any hassle and the best part is you can also do it for free!

If you find this template appealing, be sure to explore more options on Prototion. Prototion is a marketplace with over 1000+ templates designed by over 400+ talented creators. You can choose from a simple Meal Planner to a highly complex Company Management Toolkit.

BTW, we are live on Product Hunt today!😸

We have a special introductory offer for you, get the EMS premium version template at additional 5$ off, use coupon code "PHLAUNCH"

Here's a link for you to catch us there:
Producthunt Link

That's all for now, folks. See you next time!

Use these Notion Templates to Create Your Portfolio in Seconds

Manpreet virk — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:46:36 +0000

Hey there, fellow developers! 👋

Are you looking to showcase your skills and experience to potential employers or clients?

Look no further! We've got just the thing - the Ultimate Dev Portfolio! It's got all the sections you need to create a professional and polished portfolio that will help you stand out from the crowd. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro, this template will make your life easier and your portfolio pop!

Best part is you can get it live for free with Notion. 💯

So, let's dive in and see what all the fuss is about. Here are the key features of these Notion Portfolio templates:

BASIC DEV PORTFOLIO

The Basic Dev Portfolio is a flexible and adaptable tool suitable for developers at any level of expertise, be it beginners or experienced professionals. It offers a means to structure your portfolio effectively, while also providing an impressive showcase for potential employers or clients.

Download: Link

1. About me section:

This section lets you introduce yourself with a profile picture, name, and a brief description of your experience and interests.

2. Skills section:

This section lets you list your technical skills, including programming languages, frameworks, and tools you're proficient in a simple manner.

3. Projects section:

This section lets you exhibit your projects with a brief description and a link to the project's live demo or source code.

4. Socials section:

Showcase your professional network by adding links to your social profiles

5. Education section:

In the Education section, list your academic qualifications in reverse chronological order.

6. Experience section:

The Experience section is where you highlight your work history, starting with your most recent position and working backwards.

7. Blog section:

Add links to your blog post with a brief overview of topics you covered.

Download: Link

ULTIMATE DEV PORTFOLIO

Ultimate dev portfolio is the premium version. This version includes advance features & more sections than the basic one.
The sections included are About Me, My Skills, Socials, Experience, Education, Projects, Blogs, Github Contribution Graph, Live Projects and Contact me. Each section serves a unique purpose in highlighting the developer's background, qualifications, achievements, projects & more. Here below is the complete detailed list of features in each section.

Download: Link

1. About me:

The About Me section is where you introduce yourself to potential employers or clients. In addition to your name and a picture of yourself, you may also want to include your current position or job title. This section should provide a brief overview of your professional background, your interests, and your goals.

2. Skills:

My Skills section allows you to present both technical and soft skills with linked databases to projects This section is your chance to stand out and showcase your distinctive skill set, setting you apart from other candidates.

3. Socials:

Your online presence is increasingly important in today's job market, and the Socials section allows you to showcase your professional network.

4. Education:

This section demonstrates your commitment to learning and your willingness to invest in your professional development.

5. Experience:

This section will provide a clear picture of your professional trajectory and demonstrate your ability to deliver results.

6. Projects:

The Projects section is where you showcase your professional accomplishments.You can also include links to any relevant code repositories, demos, or case studies.

7. Blogs:

If you have written any blog posts about your industry or professional experiences, the Blogs section is where you can showcase them.

8. Github Contribution Graph:

The GitHub Contribution Graph is a valuable feature to include in your developer's portfolio. It displays your contributions to both personal repositories and open source projects over a period, offering a quick and concise overview of your coding activity.

9. Live Projects:

This section provides a glimpse of your live website and projects, by including links to live projects, you can provide concrete evidence of your coding abilities.

10. Contact us:

A typeform induced section so that your potential employer can contact you by simply putting the mail address.

The ultimate portfolio comes in two different layout options and emphasizes the importance of not only showcasing technical skills but also soft skills, online presence, and dedication to the craft, making it an indispensable tool for developers.

With these notion templates, you can create a truly personalized and professional portfolio that will impress potential clients and employers. Elevate your portfolio to a whole new level and increase your chances of landing your dream job or project.

Download: Link

Conclusion

In conclusion, a well-crafted portfolio can make a huge difference in your career as a developer. The best part is that you can use Notion as CMS to update the data and your pages will be upto date.

NO CODE, NO DEPLOYMENT, NO COST

If you like this template, Checkout more on Prototion. Prototion is a market place with more than 1000 templates, created by over 400+ talented makers. You can get a simple Meal Planner or a super complex Company Management Toolkit.

That's it for now folks. Will see you next time.

Manage all your home 🏡chores with this Notion Template🔥

Manpreet virk — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:02:16 +0000

Hey folks 👋🏼.
Just launched another Product on the Product hunt. It's a template that helps you optimize your housework 🏠 + your life ♥️

Home Chore Manager

It's hard to make a new list for a task that repeats every day - introducing a feature that lets you set recurring tasks so that it updates on its own and relieves you of that work entirely. So now, check that task off, and be more productive! Make a proper chore list that is recurring and you'll be able to efficiently track it in the template.

In this template, you'll get the following features -

Add Chores

Add household chores you want to track and fill out these Properties

Frequency: How often the chore should be repeated (Daily, Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, Seasonally, Semi-Annually, Annually)
Last Done: An initial date for when you last did this chore
Assigned To: For easily tracking chores for a household. Easy to filter the tasks on a personal page to show only things assigned to yourself
Rooms: Good to reference what room to do the chore in, especially useful if you want to have the same chore separated into different rooms

Update Status

When you complete a chore, simply update the date in the Last Done

The Do Next column will update automatically based on the frequency
The Status will change to display Done
The status will automatically update to let you know when the task is Due in # days, Due today, or Overdue.

Calendar View

Chores will be shown in the calendar view according to their Do next date. Users can use this section to keep a track of the present and upcoming day chores.

Board view

A board view of added chores makes it easy to move a task from one frequency to other just like those Kanban boards.

Timeline View

The timeline view lists down all the added chores. The view can be arranged for a week/month/quarter to keep track of chores.

Want One?

Here is your link 👉 Home Chore Manager

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Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:01:11 +0000

Hello! I'm back with another installment of - Underrated Articles from Last Week!

Let's check them out 🔥 -

1. Alternatives of float

Shahed mentions a few options we can use to achieve the same effect we need with float while avoiding the mess.

Stop Using Float in CSS - Here Are Your Alternatives

Shahed Nasser ・ Mar 31 '21

#webdev #beginners #tips #css

2. Git cheatsheet

Vishnu writes basic Git commands which can help beginners learn Git and more advanced concepts around Git branches, remote repositories, undoing changes, and more.

Git Cheatsheet

Vishnu Chilamakuru ・ Apr 1 '21

#git #github #cheatsheet

3. Improve your eye of Design

A good eye for design allows us to differentiate between good and bad design. Some tips to help you increase your skills and your eye for design are mentioned in this article.

Article No Longer Available

4. List of Youtube Channels

Dany shares his favorite developer Youtube channels that are great for teaching coding and computer science in general.

5 Youtube Channels for Developers

Dany Tulumidis ・ Apr 4 '21

#resources #webdev #mobiledevelopment

5. Tips to write Clean code

We are responsible for the quality of our code: So make yours more readable and it should be easy to understand. Awedis shares his tips and best practices that we should follow while writing code.

10 Tips to Write Clean Code

awedis ・ Apr 3 '21

#codequality #productivity #coding #performance

That's all folks! These were our personal favorite underrated posts from last week, and we hope you enjoyed reading them - Pay them a visit and let us know what you think. Tell us about your favorite posts that went underrated in the comments down below! ❤️

Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:30:37 +0000

Hello! I'm back with another installment of underrated articles from last week!

Let's check them out 🔥 -

1. Overview of Functional Programming

Functional programming is a programming paradigm, a way of thinking, that consists of building software by composing functions. Carlos explains the basics of functional programming in a simple way.

Functional programming in JavaScript

Carlos Cuesta ・ Mar 24 '21 ・ 8 min read

#javascript #functional

2. CSS Resources

Lanre shared the curated list of amazing CSS resources.

CSS Resources

Lanre Fagbeyiro ・ Mar 26 '21 ・ 8 min read

#css #github #opensource #webdev

3. SEO for Developers

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving site content to rank higher in search results. Stephanie writes about efficient methods in her detailed article on SEO.

Introduction to SEO for Developers

Stephanie Morillo ・ Mar 26 '21 ・ 7 min read

#webdev #codenewbie #writing #beginners

4. Advice for Beginners

Fahad writes his observations in this blog post which is to help others who are new to programming.

Article No Longer Available

5. Better Understanding of Tree Data Structure

A tree data structure is a structure where each node is connected to a previous or parent node in a hierarchical order. In this blog by Anjan, you will learn about the tree data structure.

Article No Longer Available

That's all for this week! These were our personal favorite underrated posts from last week, and we hope you liked them. Tell us about your favorite posts that went underrated in the comments below! ❤️

Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:43:54 +0000

Hello! I'm back with another installment of underrated articles from last week!

Let's check them out 🔥 -

1. Guide to Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is the method of computing in which data and programs are stored over the Internet and not on your hard disk.
Adit writes a beginner's guide to cloud computing and explains it thoroughly.

What is cloud computing? A beginner’s guide

Adit Modi for Cloud Tech ・ Mar 17 '21

#cloud #beginners #computerscience #career

2. List of Resources to Learn Frontend

Ayu shares some awesome resources that she uses and recommends for learning frontend.

10+ Free And Affordable Resources To Learn Frontend Web Development

Ayu Adiati ・ Mar 20 '21

#codenewbie #webdev #watercooler #beginners

3. Things to Know Before Entering Tech

In this article, Amelia shines light over a few things that she wished to know before making an entrance into the tech space.

Article No Longer Available

4. Opensource Javascript Chart Libraries

Sm0ke presents a curated list of open-source Javascript Chart Libraries which we can use without much effort to showcase relevant information in our projects.

Javascript Chart Library - Open-source Projects

Sm0ke ・ Mar 21 '21

#webdev #javascript #charts #opensource

5. A Better Understanding of Typescript

Typescript exploded in popularity in 2019 and continues its crazy run in 2020. Mehdi Zed explained typescript beautifully .

Understand Typescript in 5 minutes

Mehdi Zed ・ Mar 19 '21

#webdev #javascript #typescript #dev

That's all for this week. These were some of my personal favorites from last week. I hope you liked my article. Tell me about your favorite ones that went underrated in the comments below!

Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:42:07 +0000

Hello! I'm back with another installment of underrated articles from last week!

Let's check them out 🔥 -

1. VS Code Extensions

VS Code is popular because we can add additional features by adding extensions. In this article, Sparsh mentions 10 extensions on VS Code that will immediately help you in your development journey 💯.

Top 10 VS Code Extensions to level up your development game

Sparsh Agarwal ・ Mar 11 '21

#vscode #webdev #extensions

2. List of Resources

Lary recommended some YouTube channels that will guide you through each step of the web development journey. Beginners must check this article out 💛.

Useful Resources for Programmers and Web Developers

Hillary Nyakundi ・ Mar 12 '21

#programming #webdev #beginners #productivity

3. The secret to skyrocket your Career

In this post, Arctype team demonstrates that while working as a team, developers should cultivate a mindset that includes a business perspective, and think like a PM.
He further noted things they learned moving from software engineering to product management.

The Secret to Growing Your Career is Not Being a Better Engineer

Arctype Team for Arctype ・ Mar 10 '21

#career #productivity #startup

4. Software Job in 6 Months

A simple roadmap for becoming a web application developer is penned down by Phillip in this article. Resources are also shared at each step.

Land a Software Job in 6 Months!

Phillip Ninan ・ Mar 11 '21

#javascript #html #react #typescript

5. Create Registration App With Animation Using the MERN Stack

Yogesh wrote the process of building an amazing Multi Step Registration form with smooth animated transitions using MERN(MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack.

How to Create A Full Stack Multi-Step Registration App with nice animations using the MERN Stack

Yogesh Chavan ・ Mar 11 '21

#javascript #react #node #mongodb

That's all folks! These were our personal favorite underrated posts from last week, and we hope you liked them. Tell us about your favorite posts that went underrated in the comments below! ❤️

Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:06:02 +0000

Hello! I'm back with another installment of underrated articles from last week! 😋

Let's check them out 🔥 -

1. Recommended Books 📖 for Beginners

Reading good books is one of the best ways to learn and grow, as a software developer. In this article, Tanaka lists Eleven books that every new software developer MUST read.

Books every new software developer should read

Tanaka Mutakwa ・ Mar 1 '21

#beginners #career #programming #books

2. Website Monitoring Tools Guide 👨‍💻

The term “Website Monitoring” refers to the activity that checks the availability, performance, and function of a website. Konstantin mentions the tools 🛠 which will provide comprehensive information about the website and other valuable data.

Article No Longer Available

3. Framework for Carousel 🎠

Carousels are pretty tricky components. If done right tho, they can enhance the beauty of a website by 100 folds! however, if not, they can prove to be daunting. In this article, Jaagrav walks you through the steps to use the react frameworks made by him.

Create beautiful carousels or Image Sliders on React with this framework

Jaagrav ・ Mar 1 '21

4. Web Accessibility Interview Questions 👨‍🔧

Neha pens down interview questions that are frequently asked about web accessibility.

Interview Questions on web Accessibility - Part 2

Neha Sharma ・ Mar 3 '21

#a11y #webdev

5. Introduction of Javascript Variables 🈸

There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. Gladly we have this article by Kieran to save you from the latter 😏

A nice introduction to JavaScript variables

Kieran Roberts ・ Mar 3 '21

#javascript #beginners #webdev

That's all for this week. These were my personal favorite underrated posts from last week. I hope you liked them! Tell me about your favorite posts that went underrated down in the comments below! ❤️

Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:39:10 +0000

Hello! I'm back with another installment of underrated articles from last week!

Let's check them out 🔥 -

1. Pass data from the frontend to backend

Sebastian writes a detailed yet simple guide, for passing data from the frontend 👩‍🌾 to the backend 🏌️‍♂️

How to connect your Client side to your Server Side Using Node and Express.

Sebastian Gbudje ・ Feb 25 '21

#webdev #javascript #node #html

2. Contribute to open source

It is a great post for beginners 🐶, who want to contribute to open-source projects 🌎

Shahed highlights the importance of basic points, that'll help everyone who is considering contributing.

Tips For Beginners to Open Source

Shahed Nasser ・ Feb 28 '21

#tips #beginners #opensource #advice

3. SSR with React

In this article, we will be looking at how to build an SSR application using React 😱. Pros and cons are also mentioned in this article 😉.

Server-Side Rendering (SSR) with React

OpenReplay Tech Blog ・ Feb 25 '21

#react #webdev #javascript

4. Develop software design skills

Kevin describes how he developed his software design skills that enabled him to level up from a junior developer 😊 to a senior developer 😍, tech lead 🤩, and ultimately software entrepreneur 😉 and CTO 😎

How to level up your software design skills

Kevin Gilpin ・ Feb 22 '21

#architecture #programming #productivity #career

5. Overlay Icon on an image using CSS

Sanchitasr wrote steps to overlay the components on the image🎨. This is a great post to make us understand how the overlaying of icons works in CSS🎪.

How to Overlay Icons on Top of Images with CSS

Sanchithasr ・ Feb 27 '21

#css #html #webdev #beginners

Underrated Articles on Dev.to from Last Week

Manpreet virk — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:32:10 +0000

Hey fellow devs !

Every day thousands of articles are published on dev platforms, and sometimes, amidst that chaos, some quality articles go unnoticed.

Underrated Articles on dev.to - is a series, focused on giving the spotlight 🔦🔦 to these articles.

Every week, we will try to bring those articles on the table, that delivered undeniably good content - but remained in the shadow :(

We begin the list with this week's -

1. 'this' keyword in JavaScript

Admit it, 'this' keyword in JavaScript is something we all struggle with 😣. Read this article by Debajit to get your concept clearer, and get done with 'this' 😎

'this' keyword in JavaScript

Debajit Mallick ・ Feb 21 '21

#javascript #webdev #codenewbie

2. Visual Studio Code Snippets

Visual Studio Code has become the first preference for developers all around the globe; No doubt it is the best editor out there. Here is an amazing article by Saransh to boost your productivity with VS CODE.
🔥🔥

Visual Studio Code Snippets: Boost productivity with shortcuts

saransh kataria ・ Feb 14 '21

#vscode #beginners #productivity #codenewbie

3. Ways to Fix Coding Burnout

Burnout grows slowly and can take hold of our life by causing worsening feelings of physical/emotional fatigue. So, it's very important to take breaks 🌞🌄 and not to let things happen to you. In this article, Cory noted his keen observations and fixed coding burnouts.

Article No Longer Available

4. Essential Javascript Array Methods

JavaScript arrays are really important in modern JS. Read this article by Kapeel kokane and up your JavaScript game 💪💪

Article No Longer Available

5. Fantastic Four Git Shortcuts

Github is a really powerful tool that can enhance your productivity, as well as your teams' - if utilized properly. Here is an amazing article by Ben, explaining his workflow of Git.

4 Git shortcuts that define my workflow

Ben Holmes ・ Feb 18 '21

#programming #git #bash

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Underrated Articles on Dev.to Last Week

Manpreet virk — Fri, 31 May 2019 00:59:27 +0000

Hey folks! I'm back with another installment of underrated posts of last week! Let's check them out and see what the community has been up to.

1. Set up MongoDB

In this article, Akhila writes a brief description to show how to set up a MongoDB database for Node application.

Setup MongoDB in Node.js with Mongoose

Akhila Ariyachandra ・ May 22 '19

#javascript #node #mongodb

2. Perspective on Criticism

Criticism is hard to deal with. This post brings the ideal perspective on criticism that we all should know to make leaps forward in your career.

Is Your Perspective on “Criticism” Damaging Your Career Progression?

Matthew Collison for Skill Pathway ・ May 22 '19

#beginners #motivation #career #webdev

3. Learning Machine Learning

In this article, Muhammad gives you a better understanding of what Machine Learning really is. He also shared helpful resources to learn machine learning.

Machine Learning: From Zero to Slightly Less Confused

Muhammad Tabaza ・ May 25 '19

#machinelearning #beginners #python

4. Manageable To-DO List

In this article, Matylda shares tips to manage the to-do list. She tells about the strategies and frameworks that you should use while tackling your Wip (work in progress).

Article No Longer Available

5. Developer-client Communication Mistakes

Client-Developer relationship might be degraded over time because of small mistakes. In this article, Phillip writes about these subtle mistakes that we made even in day-to-day communication.

Subtle Developer-Client Communication Mistakes

Phillip Malboeuf ・ May 20 '19

#beginners #discuss #consulting #freelance

That's all for now. These were my personal favorite underrated posts from last week. I hope you liked this post. Tell me in the comments about your favorite posts of last week that you think went underrated! ❤️

Underrated Articles on Dev.to Last Week

Manpreet virk — Thu, 23 May 2019 10:35:25 +0000

Hey there! You were waiting for this week's list of underrated DEV articles, weren't you? Well, the wait is over now. Here is this week's list, let's go!

1. Tips for New Developers

Ram shares three important tips for beginners. He advises learning consistently by staying curious and learning the technologies you are passionate about. Soft skills should also be developed.

Article No Longer Available

2. Building a CLI App

In this article, Tapas writes a step by step guide to developing an awesome Command Line Interface(CLI) app using Node.js infrastructure. App built in this post is about Predicting Your Future.

A step by step guide to build a CLI(Command Line Interface) app using Node.js

Tapas Adhikary ・ May 15 '19

#javascript #node #beginners

3. React-Rails Stack Tips

Isa Levine shares tips for students who are using the React Rails stack. she writes a few important points that should be known before using "React-ActionCable-Provider" package.

Tips for Flatiron Students Working With a React/Rails Stack

Isa Levine ・ May 14 '19

#react #rails #actioncable #beginners

4. Things to Know Earlier

Briwa shares useful tips that he wished he knew earlier. He suggests in this article to stay healthy, regularly contribute to open source projects, and participate in events like meetups.

A few tips I wish I could tell my younger self

briwa ・ May 17 '19

#beginners #junior #tips #career

5. Making Source Code Shine

In this article, Stefan addresses three essential tips to make the source code easily readable. He advises using meaningful variable and function names and proper indentation.

3 Essential Tips That Make Your Source Code Shine

Stefan Woehrer ・ May 15 '19

#python #javascript #beginners

6. Role of UX in Cybersecurity

Natasha writes about the importance of UX in cybersecurity. According to her, security tools and software should be hassle-free, fairly nonrestrictive, and integrate smoothly with a user’s regular interface and workflow.

Why UX Is an Essential Element of Cybersecurity

Natasha Lane ・ May 17 '19

#ux #cybersecurity

That's all for now. These were my personal favorite underrated posts from last week. I hope you liked this post. Tell me about your favorite posts that went underrated in the comments below! ❤️