Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyYou’re Wasting Your Time Trying to Build an AudienceThere’s a better way to get everything you want — Writing coach Philip Charter compares LinkedIn to a Ponzi scheme: “Most of these ‘top voices’ blend into one. It all seems so insular, and all those likes and shares get kicked up the chain […] It’s not dissimilar to how a pyramid scheme operates […]” I agree — and not…Content Creation7 min readContent Creation7 min read
Published inHello, Love·PinnedMember-onlyI Met a Medium Writer After 11 Months of Dating HerAnd this is how it went… — I leaned on the barrier. We’d done the whole “Zoom dates” thing, but meeting in person? This was next-level stuff! My heart was doing somersaults. Ahhhhh, there she is! That’s her! I darted past the crowd and opened WhatsApp. “Think I saw you! Nike trainers?” “Haha I’m wearing leggings!” I…Relationships4 min readRelationships4 min read
Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyReddit’s Had a Facelift — And It’s Now a Goldmine for WritersLet me show you — Guess how many monthly users Reddit has? Go on — take a stab. If you’re like me, the answer might surprise you:Reddit5 min readReddit5 min read
Published inThe Startup·2 days agoMember-onlyRepeat Clients Are Unsexy — But They’ll Help You Thrive As a FreelancerLet me show you how — Hands in the air if you want the “sexy” new thing. The new job, the new car, the new hobby… These things are thrilling, right?! The problem is that chasing newness as a freelancer is a massive waste of time. …Freelancing5 min readFreelancing5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Nov 25Member-onlyI Just Spent 5 Minutes Learning About a Coat Hanger — And So Have 1,000s of OthersHow Simone Giertz has nailed her latest Kickstarter — “I just spent three years designing a coat hanger. Why? Fair question. I couldn’t fit a coat rack in my bedroom, and it really annoyed me.” I was hooked. Truthfully, Simone Giertz had my attention way before her opening lines. That’s because she’s already raised over $160,000 for her “Coat…Marketing4 min readMarketing4 min read
Published inThe Startup·Nov 19Member-only5 “Obvious-But-Ignored” Skills That Help Me Make $8K/Month WritingYou won’t find SEO on this list — Four years ago, I was up to my eyeballs in sh*t. Literally. (I worked for a cleaning company.) It’s been a crazy ride since then. Of course, typing words for a living doesn’t just happen. You’ve got to develop skills. You’ve got to plan. Then there’s SEO and knowing how…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Nov 15Member-onlySteven Bartlett’s Worklife Is Brutal — And It’s Completely Unnecessary for 99% Of PeopleYou can be successful without feeling trapped. Here’s how. — That looks like hell. I was watching an episode of Steven Bartlett’s “Behind The Diary” when his calendar popped up. All these meetings gave me the chills:Extrovert6 min readExtrovert6 min read
Published inPractice in Public·Nov 14Member-onlyFrom Cleaning Toilets to Making $8K+/Month Through WritingInterview with Uncopyable Insider — Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ikram M from Uncopyable Insider. She reached out on LinkedIn and wanted to interview me about my writing business. Me? Little old me?Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Nov 9Member-onlyWant to Work With Someone Like Tim Denning?Here’s how I did it — You know Tim. He’s one of the internet’s most prolific writers, with 500M+ views and 324K followers on Medium. A few months ago, we started working together on the SEO for his website — and things are going great! But how did this opportunity come about? And how could you…Tim Denning6 min readTim Denning6 min read
Published inThe Startup·Nov 4Member-onlyI Just Completed a 30-Day Writing Challenge — But Was It Worth It?Here’s what happened — Four weeks ago, I sent an email to my subscribers. It was an invitation to join my 30-Day Writing Challenge. The rules were simple: The articles had to be more than 800 words Original content only I made it clear I was doing the challenge — regardless of whether anyone…Writing Challenge6 min readWriting Challenge6 min read
