Feeling stuck? This guide will get your creativity back on track

If you are a writer, or part of the publishing industry, Sam Missingham recommends you plan for the worst, but hope for the best .

From uploading your first viral video to effects, sounds, and duets; here is a guide to everything a budding creator needs on how to use TikTok.

The key to becoming known for the work that you care about without selling your soul or humiliating salesy copywriting? Authentic Visibility.

Seven ways to turn people who see your creations into fans. You make a thing, share it with the world, and people like it. What you hope happens next is those people become your true fans, spread the word, and support your future endeavors. But too often what happens is they just move on to...

Is any of this stuff more important than writing another book?

This is a complete guide to on-page SEO. Learn exactly how to optimize your titles, descriptions and content in 2022.

Illustrations by Josh KramerCaroline Calloway likes to be identified as a writer. She makes this abundantly clear in a post directed at Grace Spelman, formerly a content producer at

This week, Jenny Bhat tweeted about a NYT piece that was making the rounds, "Food Businesses Lose Faith in Instagram after Algorithm Changes." She pulled out...

The key to a great about page is a bit counterintuitive.

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My first newsletter was about ninjas in 1987. I was 12. Since then, I’ve been obsessed. I’ve created small newsletters for my own projects, and big newsletters for corporations. What ties them all together? Probably hundreds of things, but I’m lazy, so let’s start with 35. I won’t lie — most of these lessons here were learned by failure. That’s OK. My mistakes could be your head start.

Are you struggling to build followers? Check out this post for easy but guaranteed ways to build a community.

See color palette inspiration on a real example website. As you click on different palettes every color on this site updates to give you context of how that color could be used for your design or illustration projects.

The six elements of an effective audience growth strategy.

Seven ways to turn people who see your creations into fans.

"The most powerful and interesting media model will remain raising money from members who don't just permit but insist that the product be given away for free."

We have a daily podcast. Here's where to find it - and all the directory links to add your podcast, too

An unpublished writer describes how she built a five-figure Twitter following within a year, by helping other writers and engaging on a personal level.

Building an audience for your work is easier and harder than it’s ever been. It’s easier because we have the tools and resources to create…

The five tactics I’ve used to get 25,000+ people to subscribe to my newsletter.

The 10-step process that got me 25,000 subscribers.

I know that many aspiring writers who happily read blogs or belong to writing forums are nonetheless very wary of the more dynamic forms of social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and all the others. Which wouldn't matter, except that it is genuinely harder and harder to make any kind of way as a writer without doing some of this stuff - not least because publishers will be wary of a writer who is invisible in social media terms. But the good news is that it's perfectly possible to have a useful presence out there. So to that end...

Not sure how to get people to subscribe to your YouTube channel? Over 20 successful Patreon YouTubers share their tips for growing a channel's subscriber list from zero to over 1,000.

Starting a podcast is an effective way to build an audience and establish credibility, which you can later use to promote your business. Learn the ins and outs of recording, publishing, and growing your own podcast without breaking the bank.

How to write a compelling 'about me' page and bio for your website and online profiles.