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Overnight Success
Overnight success. There is no such thing. Everything that results in sustainable fulfillment requires patience, overcoming of obstacles, and persistence. The majority of successful people you read about lose (a lot) before they win.
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No, Content Marketing Is Not a 'Soft Skill'
Content writers, if we're doing it right, make businesses lots of money, because words are what drive sales on the web.
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On the compulsion to create
Cartoonist and artist Julie Doucet on what it feels like to look back at her expansive body of work, and the limits of making personal work.
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Developing a creative process
When you’re just starting out, it can be hard to know where to begin with a creative undertaking, how to sustain it over time, and how to develop it into something you’re proud of. But as you learn the ropes and become more comfortable with your voice, tools, time, and vision, a creative process may emerge that makes it easier to start, sustain, and finish things. So how does one develop their own unique creative process over time? The interviews and guides below all offer practical wisdom on how to structure your work and practice in ways that can keep things flowing in positive and productive directions.
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Posting Evergreen Content on Medium is a Terrible Idea
Over the last few years, I've seen more and more blogs move over completely or partially to Medium. And while a few years ago that might have seemed like a good idea, that's definitely not the case anymore. Particularly for evergreen content. Here's why.
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Make Your Content Count. Every Damn Time. Don’t Waste A Single Fucking Word.
Every time you see Metallica, they get up on stage and play Master of Puppets. They don’t skip that song. You know why? Because no matter what, no matter how old the song is, no matter how many times they’ve played that track, people always want to hear Master of Puppets. There’s this fucking idea that if you want to make content you have to always make something new, every day. Like, it’s not good content if it’s not fresh. Your hits don’t matter, you’re only as good as the next post that goes viral. You’re only as good as the next click frenzy.
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Quality vs. Quantity: Creating a Content Strategy in 2019
Melbourne Australia, 2018 GaryVee Keynote
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How To Sustain The Creative Process When You’re Over The Initial Excitement
It is so exciting when you start a new creative project. You can’t wait to get going on it. But after you begin the work some of the initial enthusiasm starts to wear off off.
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Want to Be Original? Break the Rules of Originality.
With so many people in the world, the odds of you coming up with an idea, name, topic or concept that nobody else has touched on before are pretty slim.
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Burnout is Real: How Content Creators Can Stay Creative When Money is Involved
Content creators are motivated by passion but when the issue of making money gets involved, it leads to their inevitable burnout.
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The Creator Of ‘Dilbert’ Will Teach You A Shit Load
Growing up, my dad bought me many books each month as a treat. One of those was a small book of office cartoons called ‘Dilbert.’ I don’t have the book any longer, but it stuck in my head. It’s simplicity and beautiful design was a work of art. Years later, through listening to a podcast, I got to know who the author was — a man named Scott Adams. He’s no ordinary guy and his recipe for success and for life have some really valuable insights. He doesn’t pretend to know it all, but he thrives on planting new ideas in peoples heads and questioning everything we’ve ever believed.
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Building Links with Great Content
By analyzing data from the top 400 most trafficked American publishers, we explore the visual inter-linking matrix of media sources that drive content and the connectivity among these news syndication networks.
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How to Start a DIY Blog: A Beginner’s Guide - How To Start A Blog
Do you have a passion for DIY and home decor? If you love to read about other people’s DIY projects and want to share your own, a DIY blog could be the perfect match for you. Whether you want to blog as a hobby, a side hustle, or a full-time job, we’re here to help with this post on how to start a DIY blog.
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24 Things I’ve Learnt About Creativity
Are you creative? Did you consider yourself a creative kid? I didn’t. I never pursued what I was passionate about, I just wasn’t someone who made things. I aspired to perhaps be a photographer, writer, designer, musician, etc, but never put in the work.
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YouTube Red: YouTube's new site-wide subscription service
YouTube has announced their new site-wide subscription service with ad-free playback, premium content, and more under the name YouTube Red.
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YouTube seeks game-fan fees
With a seemingly infinite supply of free-to-watch videos, YouTube usage is huge, and still growing fast — nearly 20% annually in the U.S. alone by one estimate.
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72 Music Production Tips I Wish I Knew When I Started
72 things older Zac wishes younger Zac knew when he started producing music.
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Special: PAX 2015 - Scott Explains How Extra Credits is Made
Since artist Scott DeWitt couldn't join the rest of the Extra Credits crew for PAX 2015, he animated a short, educational video about how the show gets made and what it's like being an artist for EC.
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Why Some Freelancers Fail at Social Media in 4 Lessons
I was asked this question yesterday – and decided it deserved a longer answer. Because no short answer does do this very important topic justice.
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Motiga Cosplay Kit
It's not all about just painting and glueing!
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