What kind of writer are you — Since I began writing on Medium 1.5 years ago, one question has been living rent-free in my head. Should I (and you) keep content exclusive to one or two platforms or is it more beneficial to be on as many platforms as we can? Good question. Why? Let’s first ask ourselves…

Write a newsletter, get paid through ads — Huge news in the world of online writing. Newsletter and email marketing pros should be jumping up and down right now. Substack is already going back to the drawing board. What has happened? ConvertKit introduced a game-changing new feature Silently, ConvertKit has been running a pilot project with multiple big-name newsletter creators for a few months…

No, this is not an affiliate link. Yes, this is a great deal. In need of a good spell checker? I was using Grammarly initially, but a few months ago I switched. My current one is LanguageTool. It’s an excellent tool for all browsers with standalone apps on Mac, Windows…

So, what am I? 90 or 10? — Whoa, whoa, whoa, I know…. But wait a second! I didn’t say that. It’s, in fact, a quote from the great Tim Denning. If you want to read the whole story, here’s the Twitter thread that started with “90% of Medium writers suck.” While I don’t agree with every…

No WordPress here! — An online presence isn’t obligatory for online success, but it surely can’t hurt to point your fans to a little space of your own on the web. This gets overwhelming pretty quickly, though. A gazillion services to choose from. Some are great, others suck. Some are free, others get very…

Here’s the deal — I started writing on Medium in February 2021. Not knowing anything, really. And boom… it kickstarted everything. In 1.5 years, I’ve gone from 0 to full-time content creator, making 4 figures a month on Medium, Gumroad & YouTube with the help of Notion. Now, I’m contemplating going back to a…

The best resources for online writers — It isn’t Friday, but I’ll still revive #FreebieFriday on this fine Saturday. I have just released a new product on Gumroad that’s perfect for online writers, in particular Medium writers. It’s a list of all writing resources I’ve collected over the years. No more digging around for that one app…

Well, they didn’t steal it. They added a feature to their app that Medium added recently as well. Substack’s great. The app is impeccable. Medium can learn a thing or two here. Substack’s iOS app runs buttery smooth, loads quickly, looks great, and offers a perfect reading experience. …

If you need more than a newsletter, this is what you want — Once you’ve gained a large email list, you most likely won’t be able to rely on free email marketing software anymore. If you “only” write newsletters, you can do so at any size for free on Substack, Revue, and others. If you require automation capabilities and advanced functionality, however, you…