You know one thing that really makes me feel good? Supporting content creators. We all consume some form of free content online—articles, podcasts, newsletters, but even songs, short movies, etc. Sometimes they’re teasers to sell you a complete package, a product, or a subscription, but in so many instances they’re more like side projects whose …
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5 awesome Instagram accounts to follow
If you follow me on the web, you know I’m a huge fan of Instagram. I was a bit disappointed when they started stealing every possible feature from Snapchat, but I’ve kept using it on a daily basis, just like millions of other people. Uploading my own photos, liking/commenting other Instagram users, and messing around …
Remote Work & Digital Nomadism: My interview on Merita Podcast
I’ve recently had the pleasure to be interviewed on one of my favourite podcasts, Merita. Giorgio Minguzzi, the host, is a true professional when it comes to using the Internet to grow a business, so I think you’ll enjoy the conversation—as long as you understand Italian. We chatted about remote work and digital nomadism, particularly …
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Another type of digital nomad: the independent musician
There’s no shortage of content about the digital nomad movement out there. But the vast majority of blog posts focuses entirely on people who can afford to travel light, according to the one-size-fits-all claim that “you only need a laptop and an Internet connection to get stuff done.” I’ve been following Janek Gwizdala for years. …
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7 Tips to use Slack effectively
Both Human Made and the WordPress community use Slack as their real-time communication platform. As a result, I basically live on Slack. There’s more to Slack than just “chat”, but you have to know how to own it as opposed to being owned by it. Here’s how I got there. 1. Understand the difference between teams …
My Social Media Wishlist for 2016
2015 has been a big year for social media. Periscope and Snapchat exploded, Instagram became incredibly valuable for products and Twitter have been struggling to grow its user base. In 2016 the industry will keep evolving and renovating itself with its usual speed: predicting what’s next in the industry is, at best, problematic. That’s why I’m sharing a …