Published inThe Idea Blog·9 hours agoDo Not Use Your Stroke of Luck As A Blueprint For SuccessSample size matters — My five years as a content writer/marketer have tough me a few things: Sometimes things happen out of nowhere. You make a sale. Someone offers you a job seemingly out of nowhere, etc. These are called strokes of luck — “a fortunate occurrence that could not have been predicted or…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inThe Idea Blog·1 day agoThat Time My Reader Got Jealous (Maybe) And Turned Against MeA reminder that success comes with its fair share of weird problems — If you have any amount of presence online, you better be prepared for random weirdos attacking you seemingly for no reason other than to be shitty to you. I used to think that you needed to be a millionaire to be a victim of hate emails (which I’m not; a…Bad Behavior4 min readBad Behavior4 min read
Published inThe Idea Blog·2 days agoYou Can’t Plan Unless You StartHeed ye, “just start” is a great advice — Have you heard the term “just start?” It’s what people tell other people, all sage-like, who are down in the dumps, unsure of their life’s purpose or some such crisis. Is that good advice? Or a really bad one? Well, that kinda depends, doesn’t it? Life’s hardly ever black and…Ideas2 min readIdeas2 min read
Published inThe Idea Blog·3 days ago10 Things I Learned About Making Money Writing OnlineWriting is harder than it looks; good writing is anyway. A mere crush won’t be enough to sustain it long-term. You’ve got to be smitten with writing, be obsessively in love with it. Your words are the products your customers consume. If they don’t like what they eat, they stop…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inThe Idea Blog·5 days agoRead This If You’re Getting Accused of Using AIEven when you’re painstakingly writing every single word — In case you haven’t read my “About” page yet, there’s a disclaimer: I do NOT use AI to write anything. Yes, I’m that one content writer who’s still being obstinate about incorporating AI into her content business. Instead of writing 10 articles a day, I only write one, maybe two…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·5 days agoWriting Isn’t Rocket ScienceBut it sure is harder than picking up doggie-dung — A few years ago, back when I didn’t feel like a writer, I decided to take a writing class from Coursera. It was free, so I figured whyever not, eh? But the very first lesson pissed me off so much that I haven’t logged into that course ever since. I…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inThe Idea Blog·May 26So, How Do I Grow My Medium Account?Is it even possible with everything else that I’m doing? — I remember a time when writing one blog post in one week was hard as sh*t. That was 2018, and I was trying to grow my very first blog. Five years later, I’m attempting to write multiple articles a day! Would you look at that?! Oh how far I’ve come!!! …Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·May 26How to Design Medium CTA Buttons With CanvaTo stand out from the crowd — I got the idea of using buttons on Medium from writer Linda Ng. Well, they’re more like images that look like buttons 😉 So, I figured, why not try them out myself for my brand-new Medium account? Well, I have now created my own set of buttons (which you can…Medium9 min readMedium9 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·May 163 Stupid Simple Affiliate Marketing Tips For DummiesThere’s no science or secret sauce, just dumb perseverance — I’ve been an affiliate marketer for five years. I sell stuff through my blog, and I’ve done so with zero formal background in marketing. After making thousands selling this and that over the years, I’ve concluded that: Marketing is, well, dumb. Like, for real. Don’t believe me? I’ll prove it. Examples of dumb marketing …Affiliate Marketing5 min readAffiliate Marketing5 min read
Published inThe Idea Blog·May 15Medium Newbies: Brush Up Your Headline Game For More EyeballsEven if you’re the next David Sedaris, nobody will know this until you grab your readers by the horn… erm… grab readers’ attention with your headline first — Medium is a bit unique. When I started my WordPress blog way back in 2018, I was learning all about the different ways to write SEO titles (or headlines; they’re the same thing for all intents and purposes.) They worked. On my WordPress blog. But they did not work on…Medium6 min readMedium6 min read
