Earlier this week, Sara Fischer from Axios reported that Facebook will soon begin testing on a new, paid platform for independent writers. What does this mean? According to Fischer, the platform includes tools for journalists to build actual websites, in addition to newsletters. She also says that Facebook will underwrite some writers to help get […]
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Creator Coins: Why I’m Bullish
Creator Coins: The Next NFTs? First…the setup. I’m going to take you back to the year 2020. Specifically, the month of March. I was working on the follow up to my first novel, The Will to Die. After spending 20 years in marketing and publishing, I planned on becoming a full-time novelist. That’s right. I […]
Continue ReadingNFTs: You Need to Know This
If you are a regular reader, you already know my fascination with Bitcoin and the blockchain. Well, I found something just as fascinating. They are called an NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, and I believe these will be incredibly important for content creators in the very near future. According to Coindesk, “Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are digital […]
Continue ReadingBe Like Bezos
Be Like Bezos As soon as I heard the news about Jeff Bezos leaving his CEO role from Amazon, I had the urge to read through article after article about his past. One thing that really struck me was the image above, which I tweeted out last week. “The only thing Amazon sold in 1995 […]
Continue ReadingA Social Media Warning
Well, it’s been quite a week for social media. Once Twitter and Facebook announced the banning of Donald Trump on their platforms, the dominos fell. Just about every major social media platform has put a ban on Mr. Trump for “violating their terms of service.” If you’ve been on Twitter or Facebook recently, a number […]
Continue ReadingThe 12 Best Articles of 2020
What a crazy year! For me, it started out amazing. After publishing six marketing/business books, I released my first novel in March of this year. The book launch party (March 9, 2020) for The Will to Die was my last public appearance. The next week nearly everything shut down. The book did well. Hit a few […]
Continue Reading9 Success Strategies for 2021
For obvious reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot about 2021. My expectation is that 2021 will be my best year on earth, but I generally feel that way about every upcoming year. On Monday I watched the Beastie Boys documentary on Apple TV+. I was 13 years old when “Fight for Your Right…” was released. […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Bonanza
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, just hit its all-time high price on Monday. My wife and I have owned Bitcoin since early 2017 and have added to our position over time. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, here are a few key notes about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is […]
Continue ReadingTwo Creative Strategies from John Cleese
I first met actor, writer and comedian John Cleese when he keynoted Content Marketing World 2015 (see image above). First off, the man is tall. I mean extremely tall. I felt like a small child standing next to him. Second, he’s brilliant. Last week my friend JK gave me John Cleese’s new book Creativity: a […]
Continue ReadingNetflix and the Best Failed Exit Strategy Ever
As you know, I’m big on exit strategies. I found an excellent example of one in the Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer book, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. Except this time, it was a failed exit strategy that made Netflix successful. In the year 2000, Netflix was a tiny two-year-old startup […]
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