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🧠 Hand-Picked Content
A New Type Of Media Companies (Article, 12min)
Services like Cameo, Substack, or Patreon make it possible to “monetize individuality”. Content creators from these platforms are portrayed in this article. More
Your Company Needs To Go Fully Remote (Twitter Thread, 5min)
Are you involved in discussions about how to approach remote work at your company? Read this thread to learn why “hybrid” approaches (some people fully remote, others at the office), probably won’t work. More
Update On Ranking Factors (Blog post, 4min)
SEO is a constant cat-and-mouse game. The latest information from Google summarized by Yoast. More
Entrepreneurship: Startup Idea Generation (Blog post, 5min)
Advice on how to generate better ideas and spot them, from the viewpoint of a silicon valley venture capitalist. More
Blogging Motivation by Seth Godin (Article, 5min)
I have mentioned Set Godin a few times in this newsletter already. This is a collection of Seth’s tips on blogging, and I find it very motivating. More
🛠️ Tools & Apps & Services
To-do App For Nerds
Todoist is the app I am using for years. Finally, I wrote a post of why the app is my daily companion. More
WordPress Theme To Kickstart Your Project
Blocksy is a theme supporting the Gutenberg editing experience 100%. More
Tool To Add Hardcoded Subtitles into Video
I recently needed to add subtitles to a video file before posting it to Twitter. Handbrake is a free open source tool that I used to get the job done. More
Freshen Up Your Content With Customized Illustrations
Blush is a website and Figma plugin to “Create, mix, and customize illustrations made by artists around the world.” Interesting approach. More
Practical Typography
Do you write a lot of blog posts, articles, or run your own website? Typography plays a crucial role in presenting your ideas. An ebook on all things typography. More
📣 Fresh van Root
Elementor Course Pre-Launch
GREAT NEWS! Do you want to learn how to build websites with WordPress and the most popular landing page builder Elementor? Buy our course today and save 50%. More
🔗 One More Link
Some Good Owl News
“Europe’s biggest owl, the Eurasian eagle-owl, had made a nest in a planter in front of his window.” Hat tip to Fresh van Root reader Gerald R. More
Bonus Link
Are You Into Electronic Music? You might like this pushing techhouse DJ Set. More