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by Amy Norton · Published July 1, 2020
If you follow the rules of subreddits and use Reddit in an authentic, natural way, you can use it to grow your audience, website traffic, and even in your income. Contributor Amy Norton shares how she’s used the platform.
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by Kayla Lords · Published June 29, 2020
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We talk to Quinn Rhodes (ze/hir) about how smutlancers and content creators can be more inclusive of trans and non-binary people.
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal lays out a few things we can do, in our life, at work (for the day job set) and even in our relationships to feel less distracted and get more done. He calls this finding traction (the opposite of being distracted).
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Looking at your website stats recently and feeling bummed that traffic is down? That dip might have nothing to do with your site or your content. In this episode, Molly discusses seasonal traffic spikes and dips and also how traffic flow can change due to things that are completely out of your control.
Contributor Quinn Rhodes (ze/hir) shares hir experience working with an adult brand who purchased a sponsored blog post but wanted hir to change hir policies after they’d paid hir. This is what ze did and what ze learned.
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Basically, I became very anxious about telling a client I could no longer work with them, overprepared, lost sleep, and made the “perfect” plan. I forgot that a plan means nothing if the other person decides to react differently than you expect them to. Ultimately, my goal in this situation was to be a professional until the very end.
So how was May? Thankfully about the same as every other month. My vanilla income has decreased slightly but every other revenue stream has held steady which is definitely a win considering the state of the world.
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This month, we answered questions on raising your rates, feeling guilty for your income, and using editorial calendars.
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I haven’t met a smutlancer yet that wasn’t filled with ideas — and doubts about how to execute them. After last week’s episode, Molly and I sat down to discuss how we approach starting new things AND deciding when to stop ongoing projects. Tl, dr: It’s complicated.
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In this episode, I let it get weird and share some of my own thoughts on making shifts, changing paths, and deciding which direction to follow. I share not because I have answers but to show that it’s a messy process.
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