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The best work is boring work
We don’t plan to catch a flu-bug, but we can plan to get the flu shot. There’s no immediate reward to getting the flu shot, of course, but hopefully months later we make it to spring in good health. I’ve been sick since Friday, and of course I’m looking for the shortcuts to feeling better.… [KEEP READING]
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MOVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES OFF FACEBOOK
Good thread over at HackerNews: I want to move our local communities off Facebook and onto our own platform. Is there a off-the-shelf solution or any collaborators I can join to move something along? [KEEP READING]
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LEVERAGE YOUR EXISTING AUDIENCE
A clip from a recent chat with a subscriber, talking about leveraging your existing audience to build a sense of community, showing your readers how connected and fun (or intriguing, or smart, or serious) your publication really is. [KEEP READING]
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MAKE STUFF, SHOW IT TO FRIENDS
Some notes after a great call from this morning: [KEEP READING]
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KEEP WRITING FOR THE FANS YOU DON’T HAVE YET
This happens on social media a lot – you post something about a subject matter that isn’t actually your thing, and it takes off. Goes semi-viral. And suddenly that’s your most popular piece, when you have all this other stuff you write about. The thing is – we don’t get to choose. So write for… [KEEP READING]