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Dec 5, 2025

Will Subscribers Get Annoyed by Too Many Emails?

Welcome to the newsletter for solo entrepreneurs, creators, and marketers. Are you afraid of email overload? Worried people will get annoyed and unsubscribe? I have some thoughts and a delightful challenge for the week.

Nov 28, 2025

Is Self-Promotion Just Bragging?

If you won't market yourself and your business, who will? Self-promotion sometimes gets a bad rap. Yet, done with a deft hand, it can be a helpful strategy.

Nov 21, 2025

Is Paid Better Than Free?

Giving something away for free sounds like a good marketing tactic. But is it? Plus, get this week's marketing challenge to do.

Nov 14, 2025

How do you use content to build trust?

This week, Ann answers an entrepreneur's question about gaining confidence through content in The Hotline. The Marketing Minute looks at the one thing you should stop. And The Shortlist includes an entrepreneur's secret to adding 25K subscribers in four months.

Nov 7, 2025

Does That Blank Screen Taunt You?

Welcome to the newsletter for solo entrepreneurs, creators, and marketers. Have you lost your content idea mojo? No one around throw out some options? Here are some free AI tools to help.

Oct 31, 2025

Does Jimmy Fallon Know Marketing?

Welcome to the newsletter for solo entrepreneurs, creators, and marketers. Have you seen Jimmy Fallon's new show On Brand? It's got lessons on what to do and not to do. And I've got a challenge for you to get done this week for your marketing.