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I Say This With Love: You Need to Be Harder on Your Content Ideas
If your content ideas sparkle with greatness the instant they pop out of your brain—you’re doing it wrong. Here's why, and how to fix it.
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How to Sell Content About Things That Make You Angry, Annoyed, or Anxious
Something got you upset? It could make a great piece of content—IF you pitch it the right way. Learn how here.
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The Illegal (but Totally Ethical) Way to Get More Writing Jobs on LinkedIn*
Here's how I gently broke a LinkedIn rule to ethically grow my connections...and get more freelance writing jobs.
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The 1990s-Era Strategy for Getting More Freelance Writing Work in 2023
Today's freelance writers have it harder than 1990s-era writers. Here's the 90s-style tactic that will get you more and better work in 2023.
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Sep 4, 20228 min read
A Freelance Writer Sent Me This Content Idea
This real-life example will teach you how to analyze a content idea, how to deal with common idea problems & what goes into a salable idea.
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Jul 7, 20226 min read
3 Stages to Becoming an Idea Machine—and How to Skip Straight to Stage 3
Learn the 3 stages to becoming a pro who effortlessly generates content ideas—including how to level up and how to skip straight to Stage 3.
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Jun 26, 20226 min read
How to Use Terrible Content
Here's how use content ideas that were poorly executed, rejected, killed by your brand, or made irrelevant by breaking news.
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May 29, 20224 min read
3 Ways to Upgrade Common Content Ideas
Here are 3 common types of content ideas both clients & consumers love—and how to level them up to boost your success even higher.