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Hot job leads this week (many high-paying gigs)

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Hello Reader! I've been getting so much value from these weekly interviews with content experts and writers. As such, I've decided to extend the interviews to include more questions and give them a dedicated email. Remember, these interviews can help you grow your expertise AND your network: How? Connect with the weekly expert on social media. Tell them how you found them and what you liked about their interview. Help each other make content better. Become BFFs forever. Thanks, Ashley...

Hello Reader! I've been seeing so many awesome job opportunities (and new candidates) on the Content Connect job board. I'm here to be a better matchmaker. You can expect new leads in your inbox every Friday. Thanks, Ashley R. Cummings P.S. Did someone forward you this email? Cool! You can become a subscriber, too. Click the link, sign up, enjoy! Sponsored by: 1440 News. Without Motives. That’s 1440 Over 4 million readers rely on our 5-minute newsletter for a clear, fact-based view of the...

Hello Reader! Guess what?!?! We're almost at 10K subscribers and have surpassed 145K+ community members. Amazing! Thank you for opening this and reading every week. (And thank you also sharing with your ALLLLLLLL of your content friends who love to click on every link in every newsletter...that's so nice of you!) I've been thinking a lot about how I can add more value to this newsletter. I want this newsletter to be the place for content marketers and writers who are interested in creativity,...

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Where to get expert insights for articles

Hello Reader! Keeping it short today, since I've already popped in your inbox this week with a freebie (free content brief). Get the free brief now if you missed out This week, we have some awesome job opportunities (below or here) and killer industry articles (including 2 places to get expert insights). Keep scrolling for details! Thanks, Ashley R. Cummings Partner | Harlow Join the 9k+ freelancers and creators turning to Harlow to find new clients and build thriving businesses. Hundreds of...

Hello Reader! I wanted to say a quick 'thank you' to all of you amazing subscribers and offer you a free gift. (Today only!) Ever spent hours writing a draft… only to get vague feedback like “this isn’t quite right”? Worse—had to start from scratch because the content missed the mark? I’ve been there. That’s why I created a content brief template to help writers and content teams get clear before they even start. With the brief, you'll: ✅ Know exactly what needs to be written✅ Stay aligned...

Hello Reader! You've heard the news. Google’s quality raters are now flagging AI-generated content as the lowest quality. (Took them long enough, right?) According to SEL, in its January 2025 update to the Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Google directed raters to label content as Lowest quality if it's clearly AI-generated, paraphrased, or lacks originality and value. Here's what Google will be looking for (here's a checklist you can download to give your content peeps): AI-generated or...

Hello Reader! The further we plunge into the AI-can-just-do-content-for-us world, the more this life lesson rings true to me: The things most worth doing are hard. AI relationships aren't hard to maintain. The robots adapt to you. They don't challenge you. You never have to have a tough conversation. They pad your ego. You're always a winner, but you never grow. Marriage is hard. I'm personally going on 14 years navigating life with my polar opposite. It's not always easy, but we challenge...