You might want to read this right after the meeting.

Now, on to this week's ideas...

The Starting Five

1. How To Get Your First 100 Newsletter Subscribers​

My new podcast episode is a beginner's guide to starting and growing a newsletter.

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2. How To Format A Blog Post (If You Want To Get Clients From It)​

Four things I recommend every blogger do.

3. How The LinkedIn Algorithm Works In 2025​

Best practices for how often to post, how long your posts should be and a surprising thing that happens when you like your own posts.

4. Your Open Rates Are Wrong (But Still Useful)​

An eye-opening (no pun intended) look at what your email stats actually mean and how to improve them.

5. How To Monetize Your Newsletter With Ads​

Including how big an audience you need, what to charge, and what data advertisers care about.

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What I listened to last month...

My journey started with a nostalgic trip down pop punk lane including the catchiest song you'll ever see Matt Damon lip synch.

That evolved into a few songs from David Kushner, whose new album somehow has echoes of "Life on Mars"-era David Bowie.

Then, seeing the movie A Complete Unknown sent me down a Bob Dylan rabbit hole which took an unexpected turn into a Rage Against The Machine cover of a classic Dylan song.

I regrouped with some disco ladies and pop reggae covers only to eventually wind down with the theme song from a new series by the creator of Peaky Blinders before sticking the landing with a new song from a bunch of old rappers from the Native Tongues posse.

Listen to it all on my Josh's Jukebox: February 2025 playlist.

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Have an interesting week!