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Want to create your own email course? We've got you covered. Check out the blog post below.
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| | | MailPoet News Email courses are an awesome way to provide value to your readers. Check out our guide to creating your own course using the new MailPoet plugin. Who doesn't love a good story? A good story allows us to convey information in an engaging way, a critical skill for bloggers everywhere. Read our guide to storytelling. Attention spans are short. Journalists have known this for centuries, which is why they developed a method for structuring an article. It's called the Inverted Pyramid, and it works just as well for bloggers and writers. Curious to know what will change in the future MailPoet 3 plugin? Check out this table, which compares the current version of MailPoet (MP2) to the upcoming MailPoet 3 (MP3) plugin. Questions? Concerns? Hit the reply button! | | | WordPress and Technology Some websites are life-changing. Tim Carmody at Kottke.org asked his readers if they had ever seen, heard, or read something on the web that literally changed their lives. Read their responses. Tired of typing? Check out this post on WP Tavern about using Alexa, Amazon's voice service, with WordPress. How often do you read the Terms-and-Conditions? Probably not often, if at all. Robert Sikoryak, an artist, is out to change this trend by making Terms-and-Conditions pages into graphic novels. Our favorite: The Simpsons meets Apple Music. Ever wonder about who uses WordPress? This list on CodeinWP's blog includes some of the most famous brands using WP, including BBC America, Vogue, Time, TechCrunch, and most importantly, Mötley Crüe. All roads lead to philosophy. It's widely known that clicking the first link of most Wikipedia articles will eventually lead to the Philosophy page. But why? Check out this guide to theories on the phenomenon. | | | Writing and Productivity Can you describe your product in one sentence or less? David Bailey thinks you absolutely must be able to. Read his guide to The Art of Writing One-Sentence Product Descriptions. You're too busy. You need a Shultz hour. George Shultz, a former Secretary of State, used to dedicate one hour per week for quiet reflection. Read the full story at the New York Times. Need some copywriting inspiration? Look at the website of Joe Coleman, a professional copywriter. By dragging a slider from left to right, his pitch becomes more and more direct.
Warning: flashing lights may bother some readers. How to never complete anything: be constantly distracted by shiny new technologies. Read Ewan Valentine's rant on cutting through the noise. Looking to spice up your writing? Browse Green's Dictionary of Slang, "...quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been...or is ever likely to be." | | | Randomly Interesting Fancy yourself a philosopher? Check out this lengthy article on using philosophical heuristics to improve your reasoning skills. You'll be philosophizing in no time. Want to easily learn a foreign language? Try Toki Pona; with only 123 words, you'll be fluent by dinner. Yet, according to the language's creator, it's enough vocabulary to express almost any idea. Your dreams can come true. For a small fee, Mathias Svalina will write a surrealist dream for you and hand-deliver it to your door. A dream job, for sure! | | - Kiefer and the MailPoet Team |
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