How thinking like an editor can bullet-proof your writing. — I come from a family of writers. My parents are both attorneys, and I spent my formative years in school learning how to write bullet-proof essays. It wasn’t until long after college, though, that I really began to see writing in more lights than simply as “a writer.” …

Why independent music is going to explode in the next decade — PC Gaming Is Just Like Independent Music Chris Dixon’s article yesterday discussed the trends that media is experiencing in the digital age. While his article focuses mostly on the gaming industry, it also heavily references the music industry, drawing numerous parallels and comparisons throughout the piece. Since I’m not much of a gamer, the music-related aspects of…

An argument for those of us who write best with sentences, not code. — I’m Not a Coder Let me start off by saying that I am not and have never been averse to learning a new skill, even one outside my general comfort zone. In fact, I quite enjoy expanding my horizons and learning how to see the world in different ways. But…

Could you be making this branding & niching mistake? 🚨 You might be. But you know what? That’s actually okay! It takes time to find the right niche & message. ⏳ And you might go through a number of try-ons until you find the pants that fit just right. 👖 …

My thought-piece for SFAppWorks on the black box that is UI/UX. As we enter the age of low-code and no-code, it’s become ever more common for new sites to pop up from building tools like Bubble, Carrd, Webflow, and other “skinny-site” options. No-code building assets like these have drastically altered the digital landscape and opened up the building process to many…

This has become a question of the ages! 👇 It was part of the great discussion yesterday led by Judi Fox, Melanie Mitchell-Wexler, & Jessy Grossman for one of Bobby Umar’s Thought Leadership clubhouse chats. 🎙️ What was so interesting about it is that there really *isn’t* a right answer. …

I’m seeing a lot of polls & posts today re: Elon Musk buying Twitter. Here’s my question: 👇 Have you actually *used* Twitter to build your business? 💸 I keep telling people that Twitter is way more than arguing about politics or following celebrities. 🤔 It’s one of the core…

What’s one of the best (and quickest!!) ways to grow your network on LinkedIn? Like this! 👇 Find a post that really speaks to you, lurk in the comments, & look for great ways to engage. (I wrote about my “lucrative strategy of lurking” a few years ago. …

Today I wrote about something you’re not “supposed to” discuss on LinkedIn: 👇 I opened up and talked about grief. 💔 I acknowledged that my engagement on LinkedIn has been a little erratic recently. That’s been due mainly to 2 things: Burnout & Grief It’s not necessary to share the…