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Bruce Lee can inspire content creators. Bruce Lee Said Repetition Breeds Success An icy winter haze hid the mountains and made the sky dull. Frosted trees seen through the windows set the mood. It's December 1970, and a 30-year-old Bruce Lee probably felt like cuddling up next to a fire and sipping comforting, warming tea. Instead, he practiced. Lee was preparing to move from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. In a few months, he would be filming "The Fists of Fury" as part of a rich contract with the...

Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: Facebook Unlocks Micro-Creator Monetization Facebook may just have cracked the door open for small creators to earn cash on the platform. Phil Ranta, a former Facebook executive, made $1.21 from 507 ad impressions on a personal post —small, yes, but significant. This comes via ProMode for Profile, a new setting aimed at...

What's Your Newsletter Really Worth to Advertisers? How much is your email newsletter worth to advertisers? Google Ad's Keyword Planner knows. Advertising and sponsorships are among the most effective ways to generate revenue from your email newsletter. But there is a problem. Not all newsletters are worth precisely the same thing to potential sponsors. In fact, the difference in value can be significant, with some newsletters generating $1.25 per thousand impressions (RPM) and others earning...

Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: Impact.com is Still Affiliate Marketing Powerhouse According to a Blogger's Passion review this week, Impact.com remains a heavyweight in affiliate marketing, offering creators and merchants a well-rounded platform to boost their income. Impact streamlines affiliate partnerships with access to over 4,000 global brands—from...

Take the generative AI and content creation survey. Tell Me About the Future of AI and Content Content creators seem to have a love-and-hate relationship with generative AI. On the one hand, AI writers like ChatGPT, Claude, or even Hoppy Copy are "promoting" some content creators from writer to editor, and enabling rapid content growth and monetization. But then there is quality. Some folks are concerned that reams of low-quality AI dribble are flooding the creator economy. You can hardly...

Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: Secrets to Blogging That Converts Success leaves clues, and this year's Orbit Media Blogger Survey offers a roadmap for creators who want to earn more from their content. Bloggers seeing "strong results" share a few habits, like spending more time crafting posts (at least six hours), regularly hitting 2,000+ words, and...

Can artificial intelligence build a newsletter business? Can AI Newsletter Better than You? Part One. If you ask an AI to plan and execute a newsletter business in 2024 (or beyond), will it succeed, or will it simply add to the stacks of low-grade content already piling up all over the internet? I have previously written about how AI may contribute to the dead internet and how generative AI could promote writers to editors. Recently, I wondered whether AI could create and generate a good,...