What CEO Sundar Pichai wants from top talent applies to us, too — Google’s CEO has pumped the brakes on hiring until employees recommit to one critical skill. “I would love to get all your help,” Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told the tech giant’s 170,000 employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday, according to CNBC. …

It saves time, repurposes content, and builds rapport. — (Each week, I write one rigorous newsletter about online business. It’s called The Slide Grease, and it comes out on Sundays. Learn more about it here and receive a free writing gift as thanks for signing up.) Do you want the words you’ve written to reliably get in front of…

Without a great headline to lead the way, your posts and emails will never see the light of day. — Do you want more people to actually click and read your articles, email newsletters, and pitches? Would increasing your total followers, email open rates, booked discovery calls, or sales campaigns be valuable to you? 1% of the words you write are responsible for 80%+ of the results. That 1% is……

Email list growth can often feel demoralizing. Ensure you have these ducks in a row and it will get easier. — If you want to start or grow an online business, there is one diagnostic tool in particular that will help you determine whether your idea is good enough or not. It’s not a business plan. Or a business coach. Or a college degree in entrepreneurship. And it’s definitely not 10,000…

3 tips to help you get things moving again — The biggest vampire to your income, influence, and impact as an aspiring online entrepreneur is… Being stuck in a writing rut. When you don’t write, you don’t publish. You stop pitching. You stop creating, and collaborating, and commenting, and connecting. You fester and spin your wheels in silence. Sometimes, silence…

Creators who write well and have a strategy are quietly winning. — If you dream of being your own boss one day as a coach, consultant, creator, or online entrepreneur, get ready to write. A lot. From email newsletters to blog posts to snappy social media captions and more, written content communicates who you are and what you do in a way…

With screenshots. — Would you like to be able to name-drop “as seen in” and the names or logos of fancy media outlets in your bio? Are you someone who learns quickly when you see email pitch examples or screenshots that show you exactly what worked? To land media placements for yourself, you…

Science says: Stay the course. — It’s about three weeks into the new year, which means we’re hitting that New Year’s Resolutions drop-off point. You know the one I’m talking about. You set fresh goals for your career, health, and relationship, decide you’re going to totally reinvent yourself, and shoot the moon. …

Everything you need to get excited about writing on Medium in 2022 and beyond. — Welcome to Writing On Medium: The Ultimate Guide! If writing on Medium is something you want to learn about, pursue, or improve — and your specific focus is on building thought leadership — you’re in the right place. Are you looking for a platform that can get your passion and…