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After using Mailchimp, Mailerlite, and Substack for my newsletter, I finally made the move to Ghost, to turn Creativerly into a full-fledged publication. Read on to get insights what reasons led to this move.

Dan Hockenmaier is the Founder of Basis One , a growth strategy firm. He is also a Reforge Partner on our Monetization + Pricing program.

100 Examples Of Successful Self-Promotional Posts On Reddit

10 min read Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite (p.90) by Paul Arden Attracting and engaging with audiences are two critically important skills for modern marketers, and there'

Educating the TikTok generation

There are infinite forms of capital in the world, we just haven't tapped them yet.

Digital fragrance as NFT, a $40 billion Dogecoin market cap, unprecedented stock market speculations... weirdness is no longer feared but leveraged!

We analyzed our biggest "viral" hits to discover 4 essential characteristics of viral content marketing.

The internet gives more people an opportunity to win. But it forces everyone to play the game.

I started following a bunch of new newsletter publishers recently to see what advice they were giving out to young people. I don’t disagree with the things they say, but I usually disagree with the context. Personal newsletters should have no rules. They are where you find your audience, voice, top

My new website In early 2021, I rebuilt my website at origami.kosmulski.org from scratch. It was a complete redesign which started with planning what I wanted the site to be and who its intended audience was, followed by looking at a few potential technologies, checking them out and choosing one, building the site, and tuning its load times and SEO. While a few details are specific to origami, most are completely general and should be interesting to anyone planning to create their personal web page, regardless of topic.

220+ platforms that can help you turn your hobby into a paying profession!

The New York Times caused a stir recently when, in an article about pandemic book sales, it disclosed that “98 percent of the books that publishers released in 2020 sold fewer than 5,000 copies.” Though that statistic was shocking to many, it is not new information.

Dean Jackson is old school. He's the creator of a bunch of cool marketing tactics that make up the foundations of internet marketing. I've heard him speak 100's of times and his simple, conversational approach to marketing still blows my mind every time. I was a guest on Dean Jackson's…

Honoring the reader’s time and attention.

A trove of quotes on the great jazz musician's composing process

What I learnt from art history and art

Creators are often told that consistency is a key virtue. But that’s not the whole story.

Real-world stories from 12 online writers on how they got their first 1,000 subscribers.

I have made notes when reporting news, interviewing people, or drafting outlines for most of my life. In the early days, it was shorthand. Later, it became a weird blend of English, symbols, and ol…

Find out what you're really like and how we relate at PrinciplesYou.com

Creator content funnels can help you grow quickly. Here's how.

People rated a physicist’s talk as 19.3% better when they listened to it in high (vs low) audio quality. They also thought he was smarter and liked him more.

There are now over 50 million pro or semi-pro content creators. Here are the must-know influencer stats, tools, and trends.

This topic is an exploration of the storytelling process at Pixar.

In the digital world, user rights are civic rights, and creator rights are worker rights

“Don’t play everything (or every time); let some things go by… What you don’t play can be more important than what you do.” — Thelonious Monk     In 1960 Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) delivered his 25 Tips for Musicians. Could Monk’s eccentric compositions, and piano playing noted for dissonances, … Continue reading "Thelonious Monk’s 25 Tips for Musicians – 1960"

Do you know what the biggest driver of traffic to your music video will be? Bigger than any amount of ads you can buy. Bigger than any press look. Bigger than any playlist. YouTube’s recommen…