Even without a minute to sit at your keyboard. — If I wake up in the middle of the night, I’m doomed. My brain suddenly turns on and starts scanning for new article ideas, pondering a magnetic intro for the latest draft, or wondering if I included everything necessary in it. It’s stressful. But success follows obsession. With writing always…

We get organic subscribers that stay subscribed and open our emails. — In 2022, my online business was treading on thin ice. My co-founder and I realized our email list was shrinking. 99% of our revenue came from our email subscribers. So, we started a painful but necessary inspection of our business and marketing. We made some changes, and they worked! We…

Lessons learned over 9 years of sending weekly emails. — The best average open rate you can get is 28%. But it can be as low as 15%, according to Mailchimp. You paid for those 1000 subscribers with your sweat (or even your hard-earned cash). Only 280 on average, will open your emails. Depressing, right? My weekly newsletter average open…

It stops overthinking, increases engagement and sales. — Starting a newsletter is a no brainer if you want to make money online. But it isn’t simple: What topic should you choose? What format? What frequency? What and how much should you give away? What should you make them pay for? How do you avoid spending an entire day…

I spend less time at my desk and move more, but still get things done. — If I don’t type, I don’t live. I started 15 years ago. I graduated in computer science and got a PhD, too. Then I became a full-time content entrepreneur. The first symptoms of excessive computer work showed up early. I was still studying at the University when I experienced wrist…

Here’s how I’m stopping self-sabotage from quietly suffocating my success — Self-doubt has been an unwelcome counsellor throughout my life. But now I’m bolder: I sing and play lead guitar in a band, I published hundreds of articles and videos, I go against the grain with my son’s education. Have I evicted self-doubt? Absolutely. Not. I forced my way through it…

You don’t need faceless videos. You need the right habits. — I am the shyest person I know. I’ve been able to go through 5 years of University without making a single friend. I beat the odds: in the first year, there were 150 students in my class. But now I am a prolific content creator. …

A 10-month growing trend stopped. Here’s why and what I’ll do. — I fell off Medium Olympus. I had been making more than $100 for months. A minority of Medium authors are above this line (about 6%, reportedly). I’m not amongst them anymore. July was a record month: $350. Hope warmed up my disillusioned heart. I briefly allowed myself to imagine I…

Good and bad habits are secretly stealing hours every week — “Did I accomplish something today?” I don’t know how many nights I asked myself this question. In the haze of exhaustion, I couldn’t answer. The whole day was just a hole in my memory. How often does this feeling haunt you, too? Fortunately, it’s now a thing of the past…