In this issue: Only 2 more weeks to register for the writer's workshop. How I plan a "top-down" content calendar How to modernize your SEO strategy 4/10 companies think their content strategy is ___ Office workers lose how much time on manual tasks?! Rand Fishkin asks one of the most essential questions in marketing today Debunking the "SEO Content" Myth This is a first for The Content Studio!In this one day workshop, we'll look at the #1 reason why all "SEO Content" sounds the same, and the...

In this issue: Johnathan Dane shares how to stand out How add depth to B2B Content I'm holding a one-day writing workshop AI's & customer retention in 2024 ...and more. Let's do this How to stand out w/ Johnathan Dane of KlientBoost I met Johnathan when he was just starting KlientBoost. He had pitched me an idea I had never heard of before called a gifographic - an animated infographic that'd breathe life into a format that was typically static and dull. Standing out, I learned, wasn't always...

In this edition: Coming soon to The Cutting Room Nailing the first 3% of your content Want to do a writer's workshop? A quote I know you've been misused On-demand webinars outperform live SEMRush correlates ranking factors Let's do this. Is This Why Your Content Strategy Isn’t Getting More Executive Buy-In? Does your content strategy feel like it's always under attack?Like, at any moment, an executive who's been spending too much time reading LinkedIn bros, "how to do content" advice can...

In this edition: Wix's head of branded SEO joins us live Writing Inner Conflict A popular marketer throws down Why thumbnails come first How to find a good idea Ways to write better hooks Let's do this. Coming Soon to The Cutting Room We're starting the year off STRONG with some of the content marketing space's heavy hitters. Joe Pulizzi - January -30th Devin Reed - February 6th​Johnathan Dane - February 13th Ross Simmonds - February 27th​Join us as we discuss their content marketing...

In this issue: F*ck cancer How to create personal conflict Making newsletters less marketer-y Engaging every age group on social Multiple personalities for AI Establishing crediblity Oh! And I'm developing a course. Reply to this email to ask me more. ​Let's go. One of our own needs our help! This one's more serious than usual. ​Devin Bramhall, the former CEO of Animalz, needs our help. ​She was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and many members of our community of pitching in to...

In this issue: What's missing in B2B content. A framework for discovering intent The state of content marketing A customer persona workbook Dan Levy stresses the importance of word choice Let's go! Top of mind: A story is made of two elements: objectives and conflicts. A character wants something; something gets in their way. Konstantin Stanislavski, the father of method acting, says to get to the heart of a character, you must understand their Super Objective: the simple, singular goal that...

In this edition: ​​ What is the role of conflict? Internal vs External conflict Progressive complications Story structure in public speaking. Jacob McMillen edits. Let's go! Top of mind: We are at a crossroads. On social media and in my private conversations, B2B creators all seem to feel a bit... lost. The old ways are working less, the new ways aren't apparent, and in the meantime, we have to stay on the hamster wheel while we figure it out. This newsletter is really only 14 issues old, and...

In this edition: ​​ Considering the stakes Why the forces of antagonism hold us back Content on writing better intros Why specificity matters A reminder on what you should do after you get the click How Katelyn Bourgoin made $14,950 in 57 minutes with two emails and a Google Doc​​ Katelyn Bourgoin is the founder of Customer Camp, author of the wildly popular “Why We Buy” newsletter and co-founder of ” The Un-ignorable Challenge” a cohort-based program that shows entrepreneurs how to create...

In this issue:​ Erica & I want to edit you Why are we getting bored with content? The Verge thinks SEOs drive Ferarris U.S. passes AI bill How to build an SEO team Jay Acunzo is fed up with AI Let's go! Coming soon: Erica Schneider & Tommy Walker Edit-a-Thon I HAVE AN IDEA!!!"​"IT LITERALLY CAME TO ME IN A DREAM!"​This was the message I got from Erica at 9:38 Am on October 18th.​"Tommy and Erica's 'Edit-a-thon'​A half-day sprint where we edit and explain edits and whatever else seems fun and...

In this issue:​ The bitter ending Fixing creativity's image issue Handling more channels than you have time for Earning topical authority Brian Dean edits the beginner's guide to SEO Let's go! Top of mind: This is it. The bitter ending. The protagonist does not get what they want. They do not get what they need. They succumb to The Lie, are blinded to The Truth, and end the story unhappily ever after. Is it possible to create for a B2B reader and still have a satisfying ending? Sure is. For...