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Hello Reader! Hello [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]! Raise your hand if your business looks EXACTLY the same as it did...even...well...a year ago. Looking Nat Geo GIF by Dr. Donna Thomas Rodgers I'm looking around, and it seems none of you are raising your hands. It's been a roller coaster. Am I right? And it hasn't been easy staying afloat. Have you felt this? I know I have. To give you a little context, my business was rockin' up until Dec 2023. In fact, it was exploding! I had more work than I...

Hello! In today's issue: Sponsored by Morning Brew (fresh read every morning) VIP jobs Featured jobs Become a Content Connect VIP for tutorials, deep dives, more job recommendations, etc. Thanks for reading! -Ashley Jobs VIP Jobs (subscribe to Content Connect VIP for more VIP jobs each Friday) Wil Reynolds is looking for a content engineer Joseph Cooper is looking for a content creator Compound is hiring a remote editor (benefits!) Compound is also hiring a B2B writer (doesn't look to be...

Hello Reader! In this issue: 3 industry trends Must-read content this week AI updates Virtual bootcamp from Renee Frojo Expert interview with Teodora Pirciu Ashley R. Cummings Industry Trends 💡 ChatGPT Plus is now surfacing answers directly from Google’s index, making Google visibility the gateway to showing up in AI-generated responses. 💡 "Content engineer" is rising as a new job position. 💡 Search in Q2 2025 is increasingly fragmented, with AI-powered results, zero-click behaviors, and...

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Sponsored by: Morning Brew The 5-Minute Newsletter That Makes Business Make Sense Business news doesn't have to be dry. Morning Brew gives you the biggest stories in business, tech, and finance with quick wit and zero fluff. Over 4 million professionals read it every morning because it keeps them informed, entertained, and ahead of the curve. No jargon. No long reads. Just smart news that fits your day. Sign up free and see why everyone’s obsessed. Hello Reader! New data + template (VIP...

Partner | The Growth Newsletter The Growth Newsletter breaks down the tactics fast-growing startups use to grow. Step-by-step. For free. Every week. Join 85,000 founders and marketers. Check it out Jobs A taste of premium jobs sent to members on Fridays: EliseAI - Director of Content Marketing (up to $230K) Stripe - Daily newsletter writer ($80K) Launch Potato - Email Marketing Lead ($115K) Join VIP obs: Content Writer & Editor (REMOTE) at Lensa Digital Content Producer at Sinclair Broadcast...

Hello Reader! Google just announced a new feature that lets users personalize the news they see in Search’s "top stories" by selecting their preferred news outlets. Here are my thoughts on what this means for search and content marketers: 🔹 Trust will matter a ton🔹 If users start curating their news sources, being featured won’t only depend on SEO. It will depend on brand reputation and the quality of your content, or being one of the outlets people actually choose. Content marketers will...

Hello Reader! iPullrank put this AI search manual out yesterday, and IT. IS. A. MUST. Check it out. Thanks, Ashley R. Cummings Join Content Connect VIP Content Connect VIP members get: Industry intel—early. Weekly updates 24 hours before anyone else. Expert interviews. The new, the legendary, and the hidden gems. All the goods. Every product, template, and asset we’ve ever created ($700 value). More job leads. More curated, higher intent, and faster to your inbox. Slack community access. Join...

Hello Reader! First things first, you may have received my welcome series (again) yesterday. We experienced a minor glitch that triggered the welcome sequence to be sent to active subscribers. Instead of profusely apologizing for being annoying, I'll just say.... I hope you feel really, really, really, really, reallyX100 welcome here, my friends. Moving along. In this issue, we have: Content Connect assets to help make work easier This week's industry trends This week's must-read content AI...

Hello Reader! Content Connect VIP is officially here. Are you ready to be part of the Cool Content Club? As a Content Connect VIP member, you get: Industry intel—early. Weekly updates 24 hours before anyone else. Expert interviews. The new, the legendary, and the hidden gems. All the goods. Every product, template, and asset we’ve ever created ($700 value). See some of them here. More job leads. More curated, higher intent, and faster to your inbox. Slack community access. Join a smart, kind,...