Inside my brain

Sanaa Ahmed Sharif

- Managed social media for Dubai-based clients, focusing on growing visibility, engagement, and overall brand presence.

Meta Business Suite

How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company - The New York Times

Two guys, AI army, billion-dollar biz. Lonely but lethal efficiency.

My Response to the Wahhabi "Statement Regarding Daniel Haqiqatjou" - Muslim Skeptic

Polemics divert from real secular fight. Stay focused.

Just Talk To It - the no-bs Way of Agentic Engineering

No hype agent guide. Talk, build, ship.

$100k/month Cleaning Compay SEO

SEO blueprint for painters. My world.

10 Newsletter Business Ideas You Can Start This Weekend

Bootstrap newsletters to cash. Weekend experiments.

How to Build and Scale a Google Business Profile (GBP) Agency

GBP agency blueprint. Local goldmine.

Why you’re so angry at work (and what to do about it)

Anger framework turns rage to wisdom. Needed this yesterday.

Building Effective AI Agents

Anthropic's agent blueprint. Safety plus power.

2025 Agency Growth Bible

99 tactics crushing for agencies now. Steal them.

The Unfair Advantages framework

Fix your marketing with moats. Brutal audit.

The Cold Email Handbook

Cold email to $1M ARR. Personalize at scale.

Alen Sultanic — FF Swipe File Part 1 - Google Docs

Swipe file gold. Copy what wins.

Alen Sultanic — FF Swipe File Part 2 - Google Docs

More swipe ammo. Steal like artist.

Founder Mode - https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html

Paul flips manager mode. Founders build, don't manage.

Case Study: The $200M Scalable Operating System™ - Google Docs

$200M holding co ops. Scale blueprint.

How Anyone Can Rank #1 on Google in 2024

Rank #1 playbook. No excuses.

Sort out your life! 100 tiny tricks to help with everything from digital overwhelm to lumpy sugar and unpaid bills

100 ADHD hacks for chaos. Life hacks that stick.

Tim said no one would read this (I don't care!)

Lazy genius quote. Easy paths win hard jobs.

Nobody Cares

Coach your team, ignore noise. Parcells truth.

10 Proven Frameworks For Generating Startup Ideas

Idea frameworks tested. Stop dreaming, start.

AI Is Making Good Ad Agencies Better and Bad Agencies Worse

AI sorts winners from losers. Adapt or die.

Seeking Excellence to Drive Success

Netflix culture decoded. Dream teams win.

Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer

COO roles decoded. Pick right or fail.

Our Job Board Business Passed 8-Figures and 500K Users [Update]

Filipino VA job board to 8-figs. Niche crushes.

THE THEME PAGE PLAYBOOK v1 - Google Docs

Theme page sales machine. Funnel hack.

52 things I learned in 2023

52 gems from year. Random wisdom hits.

A Simple Decision Framework: Debate, Decide and Unite

HubSpot decisions: debate, decide, unite. No paralysis.

Working With Us

SEO ROI focus. Content that ranks and sells.

The Definitive Guide (2022)

Local SEO bible. 3-pack domination.

The 100 Best Bits of Advice from 10 Years of First Round Review

100 founder hacks. Steal from best.

Here are 4 Business Ideas to Make $100,000 a Year Here are 4 Business Ideas to Make $100,000 a Year

4x $100k ideas. Simple execution.

How I quit my $600k data engineering job at Airbnb and made $600k in 7 months from content creation and teaching

Quit $600k corp for creator cash. Freedom math.

It’s Goog Enough!

Google's good enough bias. Brands win forever.

Paid Acquisition Crash Course

Newsletter paid growth. Scale subs fast.

Link Building for SEO: The Beginner’s Guide

Link building basics. Still king.

Team of AI bots develops software in 7 minutes instead of 4 weeks

AI dev team crushes weeks to minutes. Future now.

R.I.P. Link Building?

Links dead? Nah, evolve.

Erasing Palestine

Indifference to siege. Wake up call.

Link Building Case Study: How I Increased My Search Traffic by 110% in 14 Days

Skyscraper technique. Traffic moonshot.

The 15-Step SEO Audit Checklist for 2022

SEO audit fixes. Quick wins.

SEO Case Study: How I Increased My Organic Traffic 652% in 7 Days

652% traffic hack. Copy it.

What is On-Page SEO?

On-page mastery. Rankings basics.

How I built a MVP in 14 hours

14h MVP stack. Ship fast.

How to Create an Effective SEO Strategy In 2021

SEO strategy blueprint. Still gold.

The Art Of Focus: Official Book Summary By The Author Dan Koe

Focus art decoded. ADHD antidote.

The Only SEO Checklist You Need in 2023 [Incl. Template]

Ultimate SEO checklist. Execute.

Bugatti

Passion builds legends. Mechanics to empire.

Interviewing, References, Giving Feedback (Recruitment Part 3/3)

Hire right, feedback sharp. No legal traps.

Writing a Job Advert, Shortlisting, & Interviewing (Recruitment Part 2/3)

Job ads that attract winners. Shortlist smart.

Recruitment is an Art form (Recruitment Part 1/3)

Hiring art, not science. Avoid traps.

The role of a manager

Managers guide, don't do work. Direction, support, admin only.

You’re barely managing

Bad managers kill happiness. Most promoted without training.

The Keys to Nailing and Scaling Go-To-Market: Slides from my 10X CEO Accelerate Presentation

GTM scaling for CEOs. Nailed what matters most.

Global Boom in Luxury Property Sales Hit by Higher Interest Rates

Dubai luxury booms while NY/London cools. Rates kill deals.

What are Local Search Citations?

Citations boost local SEO. NAP consistency wins.

SimplyFI-Getting-Started-Guide.pdf

Index investing for expats. FI basics without fluff.

The low-stakes argument

Waste energy on toilet paper fights. Real work waits.

Definitive Guide to Local SEO

Local SEO blueprint. Rank high, attract locals.

Best Local SEO Tools & Software

Tools cut local SEO chaos. Pick right ones.

Local SEO Ranking Factors Study

200k businesses reverse-engineered. Google secrets out.

Local SEO: What Is It & How to Do It

Same local SEO gold. Optimize for locals now.

Local SEO: What Is It & How to Do It

Same local SEO gold. Optimize for locals now.

50+ Deep Perspectives on Humanity’s Underlying & Ultimate Challenge (Hint: Ourselves)

Mind-bending concepts on us. Ultimate challenge: ourselves.

Welcome to the 2023 Local Search Ranking Factors Survey results!

Fresh local factors data. Adjust rankings now.

ClickUp for Agencies: The Definitive Guide

Agencies tame ClickUp chaos. Processes scale teams.

The Best ClickUp Hierarchy for Agencies

ClickUp structure for agencies. No more mess.

We have left the cloud

DHH ditches cloud. Self-host wins costs.

Breaking the inertia of mediocrity

Kill mediocre buildup fast. Urgency or die.

The Blind Men and The Elephant: A Short Story about Perspective

Perspectives blind us. Whole elephant needs all views.

The Basecamp Employee Handbook

Basecamp culture blueprint. Onboard right.

10 Years of AWS Certification: Is It Still Worth It to get AWS Certified this 2023?

AWS certs worth? 10 years data says yes for cloud.

Why Is Gen X the Forgotten Generation That Changed the World

Gen X shaped world quietly. Forgotten but key.

Cookbook

Psych hacks for consumers. Scarcity, reciprocity win.

10 Fill-In-The-Blank Headlines You Can Use To Create Effective Content

Headline templates spark. Curiosity gaps hook.

Remote Brand Strategy Workshops: The Ultimate Step-by-step Guide

Remote workshops crush. Brands built virtually.

How We Get 97,450 Users/Mo with Programmatic SEO

Programmatic SEO scales traffic. Automate pages, rank big.

Startup = Growth

Startups grow or die. PG nails it.

Finding Language/Market Fit: How to Make Customers Feel Like You’ve Read Their Minds

Words hit PMF. Customers feel seen.

The best $10,000 I've ever spent.

Remote assistant frees life. Delegate everything.

Resentment: The silent relationship killer

Resentment kills quietly. Empathy saves.

GrowthAssistant Delegation Handbook - Tasks to Delegate to Fuel Growth.pdf

Delegate to grow. CEOs let go.

Hybrid combines the worst of office and remote work

Hybrid sucks both worlds. Pick one.

Knight Frank - Destination Dubai - June 2023.pdf

Dubai luxury trends. Market intel.

Zain Kahn: Growing Superhuman to 250k Subscribers in 5 Months

Newsletter to 250k fast. Sponsorship cash.

The Perils of Prudence

Caution risks most. Bold wins.

40 Mind-Expanding Concepts (Winter 2022)

Brain hacks galore. World makes sense.

How Duolingo Grew Its TikTok to 6.6M Followers

TikTok growth playbook. Viral mascot magic.

31 Lessons I’ve Learned About Money

Money truths raw. Ryan nails basics.

Drayton Bird's 10 Copywriting Commandments — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Copy rules eternal. Follow or flop.

David Ogilvy — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Ogilvy wisdom. Read like breathing.

Bencivenga Bullets — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Bullet mastery. Sell with lists.

Copywriting Wisdom of the Crowd — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Crowd copy tips. 100s of hacks.

Master Fascinations — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Fascinations hook. Curiosity sells.

Conversion Class (FULL) — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Convert with words. Micro-course gold.

How Amanda O’Brien Earns $25k/Month from 4 Sites Monetized with Mediavine

Niche sites cash. $25k/month passive.

Seth Rogen creativity wisdom: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Rogen on creativity. Sparks ideas.

To make your copy — your words; these flat, little things — feel more real and compelling:

Dimensionalize copy. Flat words die.

Free ideas: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Idea mining easy. No blocks.

When a single word speaks volumes: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Adjectives power up. One word shifts.

Fix the game (or, how successful creatives stay successful):

Rig your game. Creatives win long.

"Bad reading" for new copywriters: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

New copywriters read fancy shit and write garbage. This says read bad ads first to steal what works. Fixes your writing faster.

To be a good copywriter: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Most copy sucks because writers chase style over sales. This nails the real job: make people buy. Skip if you like broke clients.

How to predict the success of an ad campaign: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Test ads before wasting cash. This gives a checklist to spot winners early. Saved me from burning ad budgets on trash.

Impossible headlines: — VeryGoodCopy - Copywriting & Content Marketing

Headlines that sound nuts grab eyes. This shows how Hamilton nailed it with 'waited 21 years for a train.' Steal for your next post.

How the world’s best companies build unbeatable focus | Conversion Rate Experts

Top companies kill distractions to crush goals. This breaks their playbook. Use it or stay scattered forever.

The Key to Sustainable Productivity

Productivity hacks burn out fast. This explains why and fixes it with real systems. No more boom-bust cycles.

The Tragedy of the Commons

Everyone ruins shared resources because self-interest wins. Explains why teams fail without rules. Spot it in your biz now.

Over the long term, the future

News makes everything doom. This TED talk shows data why future's bright. Read to stop panicking.

The Product-led Marketing (PLM) Deep-dive Guide

Product sells itself if done right. This guide maps PLM step-by-step. Grow without sales spam.

The Majestic Monolith

Microservices hype is bullshit for most. DHH says monoliths scale fine and simpler. Build faster, fight less.

Scaling up the Prime Video audio/video monitoring service and reducing costs by 90%

Prime Video ditched microservices for monolith, cut costs 90%. Proof big scale needs simple stacks.

Reflections of a Six-Time CMO

Guy ran marketing 6 times. Spills what CEOs want from CMOs. Don't fuck up your next gig.

The Evolution of the CMO

CMO role exploded with channels. This tracks history so you see where it's going. Stay ahead.

Why CMOs Never Last

80% CEOs hate their CMOs. This explains why and how to not be that guy. Job security hack.

Paid Newsletter Deep Dive: How Lenny Rachitsky Gets 18k People to Pay for His Content

Lenny pulls $1M+ from emails. Breaks his playbook. Build your list right.

Lenny Rachitsky: The Man Who Built His Email List to Over 377k

Lenny hit 377k subs making bank. Tactics inside. Email beats social every time.

LinkedIn Carousel in 15 mins or Less

Crank LinkedIn carousels fast with AI. Prompts included. Post more, scroll less.

Our cloud spend in 2022

37signals ditched cloud, saved millions. Numbers prove it. Rethink your infra bills.

Production Twitter on One Machine? 100Gbps NICs and NVMe are fast

Run Twitter on one beast machine? Math shows it's possible. Scale smart, not stupid.

How Ahrefs Saved US$400M in 3 Years by NOT Going to the Cloud

Ahrefs skipped cloud, saved $400M. Real costs exposed. Ditch hype, save cash.

Hiring Growth & Content Marketers

Hire top 1% marketers without pain. Framework inside. Stop shitty hires.

So You Think You’re Ready to Hire a Marketer? Read This First.

Hire marketer too soon, waste cash. This times it right. Founders, listen up.

Anthony Pierri 🎸’s Post

Canvas for GTM messaging. Founders swear by it. Nail your pitch fast.

Supercharging My Focus (with Help from AI)

AI journaling fixed his ADHD focus. Every day now. Hack your brain cheap.

500+ Best ChatGPT Prompts

500 prompts for everything. Copy-paste wins. Stop sucking at AI.

The Ultimate Twitter Cold DMs Course

Cold DM Twitter for leads. Full course free. Scale your outreach.

B2B Tech Companies

Add $476k MRR to B2B tech. 200% ROI guarantee. Numbers don't lie.

Relentlessly Resourceful

Startups win on grit, not cash. PG's rules for bootstrappers. Be that founder.

How to Be a Top 1% Startup CEO

Traits of elite CEOs. a16z backed advice. Level up or stay average.

Your growth strategy should align with your company's strategy

Growth without strategy alignment fails. Fix your mismatch. Scale right.

Figuring out the best growth team structure.

No perfect growth team, but this picks right one. Avoid common fuckups.

B2B Lead Generation Agency (Mini-Course)

Build B2B lead gen agency. Mini-course steps. Passive income blueprint.

The 3-Part Daily Routine For Maximum Productivity

3-part routine crushes day. Dan Koe tested it. Copy for your grind.

The One-Person Business Model (How To Monetize Yourself)

Turn yourself into $1M biz. No team needed. Solo path to freedom.

Change Your Life In 6 Months (My Deep Work Routine)

6 months deep work routine. Life changer. Commit or stay stuck.

The Story Behind Our Pledge to Our Team

Kinsta's team pledge builds loyalty. Copy for your crew. Retention gold.

Triple Constraints Of Project Management: 3 Tips & Why It Matters

Time, scope, cost triangle kills projects. Master it or fail. PM essential.

OKRs vs. SMART Goals: What’s the Difference?

OKRs beat SMART for big wins. Templates included. Align your team.

Google's OKR playbook

Google's OKR secrets free. Scale like them. No excuses.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

The best prompts for using ChatGPT for digital marketing

ChatGPT prompts for marketing. Plug in, profit out. 10x your game.

Are remote workers lazy? Experts weigh in on Elon Musk and Marc Benioff’s productivity problem

Remote lazy myth busted. Real fixes for distributed teams. Lead better.

Agile marketing: a great option for your teams

Agile for marketing ops. Chanty's wins prove it. Faster campaigns.

Moonhub wants to transform the way companies find job candidates using AI

AI hunts hidden talent. Moonhub scales hiring. Ditch bad resumes.

The Landing Page Optimization Guide You Wish You’ve Always Had

LPO blueprint from click to cash. Examples galore. Boost conversions now.

Anatomy of a High Converting Landing Page: 5 Steps to Design One | CXL

Build landing pages that convert. 5 steps, tested. No more 1% flops.

Time management: do the things you actually want to do

Urgent vs important killer. Techniques to own your day. Reclaim time.

You and your mind garden

Tend your mind like a garden. Inputs shape outputs. Psychology hack.

30 mental models to add to your thinking toolbox

30 models fix bad thinking. Spot biases, win decisions. Brain upgrade.

Why Applying Constant Pressure on Yourself Can Significantly Improve Your Productivity and Success

Pressure as productivity weapon. Use it right. Stop coasting.

Extreme questions to trigger new, better ideas

Stuck in idea ruts? These questions smash your daily blinders and spark real breakthroughs.

private Google document

More private crap. Skip.

New Study Shows Managers Are Changing Their Minds About The Hybrid Work Model

Managers flipping on hybrid work post-pandemic. Proof remote ain't dying anytime soon.

Find programmatic SEO datasets

Hunt datasets like a pro for SEO goldmines. Turns keywords into traffic machines.

Marketing Team Structure: Strategy First, Structure Second

Ditch rigid hierarchies. Build marketing teams around strategy, not org charts.

The Importance Of Being Mr Jinnah

Jinnah's humanism vs Pakistan's reality. Eye-opener on leaders and legacies.

SITUATIONER: In dollars we trust, all others take a back seat

Dollar dominance killing local currencies. Brutal econ reality check.

Why Did US Forces Bury Osama Bin Laden’s Body at Sea?

Politics and practicality behind Bin Laden's sea burial. History's weird details matter.

Are the protests in Iran fuelled by a Western conspiracy?

Iran protests: real rage or Western plot? Cuts through propaganda noise.

The people who make your apps go to Stack Overflow for answers. Here’s how it works.

Stack Overflow's secret sauce for devs. How it moderates chaos into gold.

Will rupee at 200 solve our problems?

Rupee crash fantasies. Currency fixes nothing without real fixes.

Belief, not bargains: Did Jinnah really want Pakistan?

Jinnah's Pakistan: conviction or compromise? Rewrites history I thought I knew.

You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss

Bosses are unnatural. Tech exposes why we hate them.

Pixel Vision 8 OP-2 Plan 2020 Final v1 - Google Docs

Product plan template vibes. Steal for your next launch.

Warren Buffett Says There's 1 Skill That Will Raise Your Value by an Astounding 50 Percent

Buffett's one skill hack. Public speaking pays dividends forever.

The Anatomy of an Amazon 6-pager

Amazon's 6-pager dissected. Nail docs like Bezos.

Signs of Depression

Depression red flags. Spot it before it crushes you.

Am I Depressed or Lazy? How to Tell the Difference

Lazy or depressed? Test saves you from self-sabotage.

'I pay them $2.50 per hour'

Virtual assistants dirt cheap. Ethics question hits hard.

Thoughts On Abrogation? Think About It!

Quran abrogation myth busted. Clears religious fog.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

How I Use Roam Research for Journaling

Roam for journaling hacks. Turns brain dump into goldmine.

How I Started A $3M/Year Remote Worker Recruitment Agency

Zero to 3M remote hiring biz. Blueprint for bootstrappers.

Which project management methodologies should you use?

PM methods cheat sheet. Pick right one, save your sanity.

What is toxic productivity? And 5 tips to overcome it

Burnout disguised as hustle. Spot and kill it now.

This Review Site Founder Made $3.8M in 12 Months: An In-Depth Interview

Review site to millions. SEO playbook unpacked.

Lead Gen Kit

Lead gen templates ready. Plug and profit.

How to Keep Working When You’re Just Not Feeling It

No motivation? Hacks to push through anyway.

Malcom X in Mecca

Malcolm X's Mecca turnaround. Faith flips worldviews.

Adobe's SEO strategy to get 7.5M traffic for a single product! Network of feature pages 🕸️

Adobe's SEO web traps 7M traffic. Steal for your site.

Cognitive ability tests: The ultimate guide for recruiters

Hire smarter with cog tests. Ditch resumes.

78% of Employers Are Using Remote Work Tools to Spy on You. Here's a More Effective (and Ethical) Approach to Tracking Employee Productivity.

Spy tools suck. Ethical tracking wins trust and results.

The TTP threat

Terror real talk. Stay vigilant.

Will tech layoffs end the era of remote work? Here’s what experts predict for 2023

Layoffs hit remote myth. Future work decoded.

Instantly.ai - Cold Email Accelerator - Google Docs

Cold email blueprint. Scale outreach fast.

private Google document

More private crap. Skip.

private Google document

More private crap. Skip.

GA Capabilities Deck.pdf

Google Ads deck. Sales weapon.

21 Incredible Sales Deck Examples Guaranteed to Get Buy-In

Sales deck goldmine. Copy winners.

TestGorilla scores $70M for skills tests aiming to replace the recruitment resume dump

Resume killer funded big. Skills testing future.

How To Go From $0 To $13,085/Month In 92 days Without Any Past Experience Or Case Studies - Google Docs

Zero to 13k fast. No BS blueprint.

Google’s Plan To Withhold Search Data & Create New Advertisers

Google's data play. SEO wake-up call.

Sign Up

Facebook signup. Useless.

Cookies are turned off

PayPal cookie fail. Tech annoyance.

TechAsking

Tech Q&A site. Meh.

How to Write Your Mission Statement

Mission statement hack. Nail your why.

The Secrets to Building a Powerful Personal Brand

Personal brand blueprint. Stand out or fade.

To Motivate Yourself to Success, Find Your 'Why'

Find your why or quit. Motivation unlocked.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Leading Logos for Brand Inspiration: A Look at Emerging Images

Logo redesign wins. Brand refresh inspo.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Procrastinators: How to Fight Your Genes and Get Stuff Done Now

Beat procrastination genes. I need this daily.

How to Become a Facebook Expert in 48 Hours

Facebook mastery in 2 days. Traffic hack.

How to Make $3,000 in Two Months with SEO Writing

Real case study of quick cash from SEO writing. Proves you can hustle words into dollars fast.

Self-Made Billionaires Around the Globe: Where and Why They Thrive (Infographic)

Infographic on self-made billionaires. Shows where they cluster and why it matters for spotting patterns.

Forget Time Management. Do This Instead and Be More Productive.

James Clear says ditch time management for better habits. Fixes my endless productivity fails.

The #1 SEO Tactic Used in 3 Profitable Case Studies – Expired Domains

Expired domains boosted 3 site case studies. Easy SEO hack for quick wins.

The Weird Strategy Dr. Seuss Used to Create His Greatest Work

Dr. Seuss bet $50 and wrote a classic in a week. Deadlines force genius.

10 Ways to Be Productive in 60 Seconds

Micro hacks for stolen moments. Turns dead time into wins.

6 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Built a Marketing Department

Raw lessons from building marketing from scratch. Avoid my early screw-ups.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Are You Trying Too Hard on Social Media? This Website Will Let You Know.

Tool spots desperate social posts. Keeps you from looking thirsty.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Entrepreneurs: Your Irrational Optimism Is Necessary

Optimism bias fuels founders. Science says dream big or die trying.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Basecamp Launchpad

Old Basecamp login. Nostalgia for simple tools that worked.

Millions of jobs and people hiring

LinkedIn jobs reminder. Referrals beat cold apps every time.

Six Facebook Marketing Tips From the Pros

Pro FB tips still hold up. Basic but kills for traffic.

What Have We Learned About Panda 4? Four Weeks Out

By now, you know about Google’s Panda 4 update that rolled out May 20, but are you up to date on how it’s working? Since the release, there’s been a lot of dis­cus­sion as to what P4 is really tar­get­ing and what it means for SEO.

When Is SEO The Wrong Choice?

SEO isn't always king. Know when to skip it and save time.

Competitive Analysis: The Most Valuable SEO Tactic You Ignore [Data]

Data proves spy on rivals first. Steal their wins legally.

The WordStream Blog

Inbound AMA on SEO. Quick tactics from the field.

A Guide to Perfect Social Media Posts (Infographic)

Infographic on post perfection. Shortcuts to engagement.

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Upset customers cost big. Fix service or bleed cash.

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Upset customers cost big. Fix service or bleed cash.

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Upset customers cost big. Fix service or bleed cash.

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Upset customers cost big. Fix service or bleed cash.

10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Testing a Business Idea

Idea validation checklist. Kills bad ones early.

How I Built My Private Blog Network for less than $500 and How You Can Too

Cheap PBN build guide. Blackhat SEO that worked back then.

Why I'll Keep Growing My Private Link Network After Google's "Crackdown"

PBN defense post-crackdown. Risky but ranks if done right.

Source Hunter

Backlink tool demo. Hunt sources fast.

The Ultimate Guide To Tiered Link Building Part 1

Tiered links tutorial. Scale SEO without burning cash.

Cloud PBN — Cloud PBN

PBN hosting service. Easy networks for links.

roioptimization.net

Niche list PDF. Goldmine for site ideas.

Niche Site Making $1000/Month – My Strategy Revealed

$1k niche site case. Blueprint for passive income.

Building a Private Blog Network – The Right Way

Safe PBN guide. Links without penalties.

How to Build a Profitable Membership Website

Membership site blueprint. Recurring revenue hack.

Free Templates: Visual Social Media Updates

Free social graphics. Lazy visual marketing wins.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Google Fonts

Font picker saved. Clean design fast.

6 Cool Company Blogs Everyone Will Enjoy Reading

Inspo company blogs. Steal ideas for yours.

33 Tweetable Tips to Help You Master LinkedIn [Infographic]

LinkedIn hacks infographic. Network without sucking.

How Great Startups Build Brands With The Right Words

Word choice builds brands. Nail messaging early.

Need Ideas for Your Business Blog? Here Are 50

50 blog topics list. End writer's block.

12 Tips for Instantly Improving Your Writing

Quick writing fixes. Sharper copy now.

Starting a Business

Entrepreneur starting guide. Basics done right.

My Private Marketing Toolbox

OkDork's secret tools. Steal his stack.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

FULLSCREEN – Photography Portfolio HTML5 with Shop Preview - ThemeForest

Portfolio theme demo. Clean inspo for sites.

Client Area

Old client login. Reminder of hosting pains.

Building a Growth Model for Your Company

Growth model interview. Scale frameworks.

Starting a Growth Team from Scratch

Growth team starter guide. From zero to hero.

What does a growth team work on day-to-day?

Daily growth team tasks. Real ops breakdown.

Building a World Class Growth Team.

Interview on elite growth teams. Hire and run right.

How Do You Choose the Best Growth Team Model?

Growth team models compared. Pick yours.

Blog Home

Growth team basics. Build one step-by-step.

The Answer To: “When Do We Build A Growth Team?” – Part 1

Timing for growth team. Don't jump too soon.

Expert Community Management Made Simple | Chime.io

Community tool pitch. Outsource management.

How to Write a Case Study With 35 Examples And 4 Free Templates

Case studies close deals when specs don't. Stole these templates for my agency pitches.

App Onboarding 101: 7 Tips for Creating Engaged, Informed Users

Lost users on day one kill apps. These tips saved my prototypes from instant death.

The Essential guide to growing your early-stage SaaS startup

SaaS growth hacks I wish I read before burning cash. Straight playbook for bootstrappers.

Why More One-Person Businesses Are Breaking $1 Million In Revenue

Solo ops hitting 7 figures? My dream. Shows leverage beats headcount.

The Startups For the Rest of Us Podcast

Real talk from non-unicorn founders. No VC bullshit, just survival tactics.

16 Email Outreach Templates for Every Situation

Cold emails that actually get opens. Copied these for my link building sprees.

The Ultimate List of 34 Guest Post Outreach & Email Marketing Scripts

Guest post templates that worked when mine bombed. Link building cheat codes.

Art of Emails: cold email templates, sales email templates

Emails that feel human, not spammy. Fixed my 2% reply rates overnight.

Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem

Asia tech scene intel. Grab's funding shows where money flows next.

Advice for a new executive

VP tips from Etsy CEO. Saved me from early leadership disasters.

Agile Digital Marketing Campaigns: A five-step framework

Ditch waterfall marketing. This agile loop sped my campaigns by 3x.

101 Lead Magnet Ideas to Skyrocket Your Email List

Lead magnets that actually convert. Grew my list without ads.

organize, read and share what matters to you.

Signal v Noise RSS goldmine. Basecamp wisdom for bootstrapped teams.

Five Often-Overlooked Elements Of Product Design For Faster Success

Product basics I skipped early on. Fixed my launch flops.

11 Time Management Mistakes You Are Probably Making

ADHD brain killers I do daily. Cut my wasted hours in half.

How to Make a Technical SEO Recommendation

Client SEO pitches that stick. Turned tech talk into wins.

How a Brand Persona Plays Into Effective ROI

Brand personas boost ROI math. Made my pitches undeniable.

The 30-Day Strategy to Build an Audience (Without Spending a Dime!)

Zero-budget audience hacks. Bootstrapped my first 1k followers.

Your leadership weakness is being “too controlling.” What to do?

Micromanager cure. Let go and watched my team crush it.

3 simple ways to skyrocket your personal brand

Personal brand shortcuts. Landed deals I wasn't qualified for.

How to Sell on a Blog to the 5 Types of Online Prospects

Blog selling psych. Turned readers into buyers without ads.

Building a Startup That Will Last

Long-game startup rules. Avoided my short-lived flops.

200+ Google Sheets Templates

Marketing spreadsheets done. Saved weeks of template hell.

10 New Content Marketing Hacks (Hint: Rank #1 Without SEO)

SEO-free ranking tricks. Got top spots without backlinks.

GitHub - basecamp/handbook: Basecamp Employee Handbook

Basecamp's ops bible. Copied for my remote team chaos.

The Ultimate Guide to Content Distribution

Content without distribution dies. This fixed my ghost posts.

Productize Team (ProductizeTeam.co)

Productized service blueprint. Scaled my agency without burnout.

private Google document

More private crap. Skip.

Content Distribution Strategy: 50% Paid — 50% Organic SEO

Balanced promo mix. Doubled reach without all-in bets.

I Just Deleted Your Outreach Email Without Reading. And NO, I Don’t Feel Sorry.

Outreach autopsy. Killed my spam folder fate.

How to Write a Follow-up Email After No Response

Follow-up scripts that revive dead leads. 20% reply bump.

15 sales follow-up email templates proven to get a response

Sales chasers that close. Turned ghosts into deals.

The value of conflicting advice: How great leaders think

Advice sorting for leaders. Cut decision paralysis.

10 Lead Generation Strategies for Early Stage Companies

Bootstrap leads cheap. Fueled my first revenue spikes.

B2B SaaS Marketing Playbook

SaaS growth bible. Hacked my MRR without VC cash.

How to get backlinks [8 strategies & templates]

Link building templates. Built authority sans blackhat.

Productized Service Book (ProductizeBook.co)

Service scaling hacks. Turned hours into products.

Marketing for Productized Services (ProductizeMarketing)

Sell services like SaaS. Fixed my feast-famine cycle.

About Get Your SaaS On Board

SaaS onboarding emails. Cut my churn by half.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

Email Outreach: The Ultimate Guide

Outreach mastery. Turned cold into warm leads.

The finest real world marketing examples

Stealable marketing wins. Copied for quick campaigns.

The Greatest Books

Ultimate reading list. Curated wisdom without fluff.

Rule of 5: 5 tiny actions daily compound. Stuck? This unstucks you.

10Beasts: A Unique Affiliate Site Case Study

Affiliate CRO teardown. Boosted my passive income sites.

How To Get 100+ Leads Per Month From UpWork

Upwork lead gen. Landed freelance gigs fast.

Free podcast of our entire book, Making Websites Win

CRO audiobook free. Fixed my conversion black holes.

CRE Methodology™

Conversion roadmap. Systematized my site tweaks.

The Remote Work Report

Remote stats gold. Proved my team's setup works.

The 35 Most Effective Off-Page SEO Techniques (According to 98 SEOs)

Link pros' top tactics. Built my backlink arsenal.

Why it’s worth targeting keywords with no-to-low monthly search volume

Long-tail SEO hack. Sniped easy rankings.

How to Go From Zero to 70,000 Page Views in 11 Weeks (Website Promotion Ideas With Little to No Budget)

Zero-budget traffic. Hit my early blog goals.

21 Best Welcome Email Examples to Engage Customers

New users vanish fast. Copy these to hook them before they forget you exist.

18 Amazon Affiliate Websites – REAL Examples to Learn From

Tried affiliates, bombed. These real earners show keywords that actually pay.

How To Build A $500/Month Amazon Affiliate Website Within 6 Months

Passive income dreams die quick. Step-by-step to $500/month without fluff.

MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy

Data skills changed my marketing game. MIT course to level up cheap.

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Startup first 90 days crushed me. Raw lessons from someone who survived.

Generate 320% More Revenue With Welcome Emails: Strategies That Don’t Require Luck

Welcome emails ignored, revenue leaked. 320% lift blueprint no BS.

Productivity Hacks from a Tiny Team that Launches 100+ Startups/Year

Tiny team, massive output. Hacks I stole to ship faster.

The Performance Marketing Agency That Moves Fast & Breaks Things

Agency life sucked till I saw this. Fast, break, fix model works.

2-Step Process to 10x Your Amazon Niche Site Value ($120k Example)

Niche sites flip for cash. 10x value in two steps, real $120k proof.

A Practical Guide for Product Teams

Product roadmaps fail. Lightweight discovery to cut waste.

20+ User Experience (UX) Metrics & KPIs to Measure by Product Managers: From Real User Monitoring to Usability, Engagement, Adoption and Retention

Built crap UX, users fled. Metrics to fix before it's dead.

Introducing the WoW rule: A formula for growth for SaaS Startups

SaaS growth stalled. WoW rule lit fire under metrics.

The Rise of the Human-Centric CEO

Led like a robot, team hated me. Human-first fixes burnout.

10 Signs That You're Headed for Burnout

Ignored burnout, crashed hard. Spot signs before you break.

pysheeet/docs/notes/python-sqlalchemy.rst at master · crazyguitar/pysheeet · GitHub

SQLAlchemy trips me up. Cheat sheet saves hours debugging.

GridPane

WordPress hosting hell. GridPane tamed it for me.

SEO Copywriting:The Definitive Guide

SEO copy flops without this. Ranks and converts, no guesswork.

10 Efficient Ways to Save Time So You Can Follow Your Dreams

Time slips away daily. Hacks reclaimed hours for real work.

How to Find More Time to Write (At Least 30 Minutes)

Wanted to write, zero time. Stole 30 mins that stuck.

September 2020: $15K/Month!

Bootstrapped to 15k MRR. Transparent numbers, no hype.

Burnout

Pushed too hard, burned out. Raw confession I needed.

The Ultimate SEO Tutorial For 2021

SEO changes fast. Full tutorial kept me ranking.

How to rethink your digital diet and pull yourself out of a productivity slump

Screens fried my brain. Digital detox reset everything.

The cold open

Pitches flop every time. Seth fixes elevator bullshit.

How to Train Your SEO Team: A Step-By-Step Guide

SEO team sucked. Training blueprint turned them pro.

The 7 Elements of a Brilliant Customer Service Experience

Service complaints killed deals. Seven fixes retain customers.

The Greatest Secret of High-Growth SaaS Companies

SaaS flatlined. Secret sauce for hypergrowth.

Best LinkedIn Outreach Message Strategy That Gets You Light Years Ahead of Your Competition

LinkedIn spam ignored. Messages that actually reply.

How SEOs Can Use Python to Automate Lighthouse Reports

Manual audits waste days. Python script freed me up.

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Lost my way chasing cash. Reminder of real purpose.

Niche Sites + “Long Tail” Kindle Publishing = Over $40k Per Month: Inside Dave Chesson’s Empire

Passive income eluded me. Kindle long tail blueprint.

7 B2B Lead Generation Strategies (That REALLY Worked for Us)

B2B leads dried up. Real tactics that filled pipeline.

Diggity Marketing SEO News Roundup – October 2020

SEO shifts bury you. Quick roundup keeps you ahead.

40 Favorite Interview Questions from Some of the Sharpest Folks We Know

Hired wrong people. Questions spot gems fast.

How to Do Keyword Research for Affiliate Sites

Affiliate keywords tanked revenue. Right research fixes it.

Mastering Google Searches for B2B Prospecting

Prospects hide. Google hacks unearth them.

The Ultimate Omni Channel Growth Hack with hyper personalization

Outreach ignored. Hyper-personal omni-channel wins.

Redirecting

Flow state vanished. Rediscover immersion.

Unnamed Document

Upset customers cost big. Fix service or bleed cash.

A Jobs to be Done Framework for Startups — JTBD Templates & Examples for Building Products Customers Want

Built wrong products. JTBD nails customer needs.

Loom | Send a video. Not a thousand words.

Words fail explanations. Videos saved my ass.

Creating an Ideal Customer Profile on LinkedIn

Wasted outreach. ICP targets winners only.

Why You Need Two Chiefs in the Executive Office

Solo CEO burned out. Two chiefs balance chaos.

Focus on Your First 10 Systems, Not Just Your First 10 Hires — This Chief of Staff Shares His Playbook

Hired fast, systems broke. First 10 systems blueprint.

The 25 Micro-Habits of High-Impact Managers

Managed like shit. Micro-habits fixed team.

How to Write a LinkedIn Article: The Only Guide You'll Need

LinkedIn posts flop. Article guide crushes it.

Grid view

Content ops mess. Airtable tracks it clean.

Karthik Sridharan

SEO drove 50% leads to 1M. Twitter thread gold.

2 pages in 7m 16sVisits:

Agents handbook basics. LiveChat ops simplified.

How I Work With My Assistant To Save 80 Hours Per Month

Drowned in tasks. Assistant playbook freed 80 hours.

Build Products That Solve Real Problems With This Lightweight JTBD Framework

Built three flops chasing features nobody wanted. This framework nails customer pains without overthinking.

Mastering Content Production at Scale

Scaled content from zero to chaos. Their playbook turns one-man blogs into machines pumping value.

How to Write Blog Posts Faster: 10 Tips + My Template

My drafts rot for months. These hacks slash writing time without turning into fluff.

Give Away 99% For Free. Monetize The Last 1%

Hoarded 'premium' content and got crickets. Giving away 99% unlocked paying superfans.

An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years of Company-Building

Guessed my way through early days. This time-tracked breakdown shows exactly where founders waste hours.

The Adaptive SEO Approach (And How To Get More Conversions)

SEO felt like voodoo. This ties rankings straight to sales without the usual bullshit.

10 Ways We Come Up With 15+ Blog Post Ideas Each Week

Stared at blank screens forever. Stole these for endless ideas that actually convert.

How We’ve Reached More Than 1 Million People by Guest Blogging

Guest posts bombed until I copied this. Hit 1M reach without my own traffic.

The Agency Owner’s Guide to Managing

Agencies ate my life. This scales WordPress ops without constant fires.

https://kinsta.com/learn/speed-up-wordpress/?utm_source=ebook&utm_content=english

Slow sites killed conversions. These tweaks doubled speed without rocket science.

SEO for Beginners: A Step-By-Step Guide to 200% More Traffic

Bootstrapped SEO wrong for years. This no-BS path hit 200% traffic fast.

The $80BN SEO Industry: 29 Case Studies & Insights

SEO scams everywhere. Real case studies show what actually works in the $80B circus.

The Quiet SaaS Email Marketing Strategy ConvertKit Used to Get to $2.3M+ MRR

Emails bombed until I stole ConvertKit's stealth plays. Quiet flows to $2M MRR.

The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

Flaky consistency killed projects. Daily code commits built a search engine solo.

How We Found Our First 30 Clients

Cold leads sucked. Their scrappy tactics landed 30 paying clients quick.

How Karl Hughes Built Draft.dev to 50 Technical Content Writers and $60k Monthly Revenue In Under A Year

Wanted agency scale fast. Niche content hit $60k MRR in months.

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Generic services died. Niching down killed competition dead.

How I Started An $8K/Month Technical Content Marketing Agency

Bootstrapped content agency vibes. $8k/month blueprint without VC bullshit.

The easiest (and most effective) way to write copy for your landing page – Part 1

Landing pages flopped. Research-first copy fixed conversions overnight.

The easiest (and most effective) way to write copy for your landing page – Part 2

Copy sucked post-research. Quotes-to-headlines turned browsers into buyers.

Subscribed

Newsletters ghosted me. This hooks subs without sleazy tactics.

Accelerate Your Page Experience and Core Web Vitals Reporting with Data Studio

Vitals reports took days. Data Studio dashboard slashed to minutes.

GREAT TALKS MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD

TED fatigue. Hidden gems pack more punch than viral fluff.

HANDBOOK FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

Built teams that sucked. Valve's flat chaos blueprint fixed it.

Your Marketing Org is Slow. Here’s a Framework to Move Faster.

Marketing teams crawled. This framework lit rocket fuel under them.

Jesse Pujji

Talent chased trends. Tenacity thread proved it's the real killer trait.

18 reasons to choose Servebolt hosting

Hosting hell before. These 18 wins make speed non-negotiable.

How to stand the **** out

Blended into noise. Differentiation hacks cut through the BS.

Draft.dev - Sample Content Plan - Google Docs

Content plans vague. This template spits ready-to-rock briefs.

The Technical Content Manager's Playbook.pdf

Tech content chaos. Playbook tames writers into revenue machines.

How to choose the right note-taking app

Notes scattered everywhere. This picks the brain dump that sticks.

mindframing-handbook-ness-labs.pdf

ADHD brain overload. Mindframing unclogs idea traffic jams.

Marshall Haas

Twitter goldmine. 400th thread drops productivity nukes.

98% of websites nowadays suuuuuck so bad because their copy is so vague, so blasé, so buzzword-y, they sound like a brochure to join a godamn cult

My sites converted like shit. Copy roast shows why vagueness kills.

The Ultimate TikTok Influencer Marketing Guide

TikTok ignored. Guide turns viral dances into real leads.

Part 1: the internet is having a kodak moment

Web feels stale. Kodak parallel predicts next disruption wave.

Part 2: creating the new frontier

Stuck in old web. This maps the post-Kodak rebuild.

The Racecar Growth Framework — Reforge

Growth stalled. Racecar model accelerates without spinning wheels.

100 Simple Truths

Overthought everything. 100 punches strip to business bones.

Shoot Your Shot: A Guide to Effective Cold Outreach

Cold emails ignored. 80-100% response hacks fixed it.

The Value of Time: How Much is Your Time Really Worth?

Wasted hours on crap. Calculator shows real hourly burn rate.

The 30 Best Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs in 2020

Founder loneliness. 30 hits from top advice distill wisdom fast.

How to Build a Culture of Ownership, and Other Engineering Leadership Tips from Plaid & Dropbox

Teams waited for orders. Ownership culture unleashed beasts.

How To Start Writing Online: The Ship 30 for 30 Ultimate Guide

Writer's block hell. Ship30 blueprint ships daily without dying.

Stop Overcomplicating It: The Simple Guidebook to Upping Your Management Game

Management maze. Data-backed basics fixed my team chaos.

35 Impactful Questions Managers Should Ask Themselves Regularly

Blind spots killed leads. 35 questions spotlight the fixes.

Cognitive bottlenecks: the inherent limits of the thinking mind

Brain fried on overload. Bottlenecks explained why ADHD wins.

How to Cultivate Resilience: A Four Part Framework

Burnouts crushed me. Resilience framework rebuilds unbreakable.

High Output Marketing

Marketing busywork trap. High-output hacks multiply impact.

Reader: Frequently Asked Questions

Readwise Reader FAQs fixed my mobile highlighting hell. Pro tips that actually save time.

Getting started with Reader

Readwise tutorial laced with memes. First guide that didn't make me quit reading halfway.