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Hi Reader, It's a crisp, almost-autumnal morning here in Boston as I write this newsletter. My cat and I are enjoying our morning coffees in a gentle breeze. It is the perfect kind of morning to tell you: Medium, no matter what you've heard, isn't dead. Good morning from me and my hairiest son....

Hi Reader, I've been the editor of Better Marketing for a few months now. A few days ago, I submitted (and had accepted!) my first Boost nomination. Between those two milestones, I've reviewed, edited, decided whether to accept, reject, or ask feedback for 100+ articles. Here are my takeaways...

Hi Reader, Exciting news: I'm now one of three editors for Better Marketing! Better Marketing is Medium's #1, top marketing publication with over 100k followers. For a while, it was drifting between owners. Now, I'm thrilled to announce that Kati Amberry, Sinem Günel, and I will be doing our...

Hi Reader, The first-ever Medium Day is happening next week! I was so excited to get a slot to talk about a topic I am deeply passionate about. I'm in great company -- over 200 sessions are scheduled! Think conferences are boring? Lol, same. I loved how Chief of Staff Brittany Jezouit put it in...

Hi Reader, You may or may not remember that last year, I interviewed PR pro Stephanie Lee, who taught me her PRO pitching framework. The ambitious goal? To get into Business Insider. I was skeptical, but Stephanie promised it was worth a try. Within an hour of sending my Stephanie-approved...

Good morning Reader, So - Medium made some changes. On August 1st, they're rolling out the new Medium Partner Program (MPP). Medium's Buster Benson talks all about it here: ARTICLE: "New Partner Program incentives focus on high-quality human writing" Quick reminder: The MPP is how writers get...

Good morning Reader, Howdy! It's been so long since I wrote a newsletter that maybe you're like, who TF is this random Zulie lady in my inbox? Quick reminder: I write articles and film videos that are about helping you build your online writing empire! One of my personality traits is that I love...

Good morning Reader, ChatGPT can't write for sh*t. That's not a secret. If you ask if (or basically any AI writing tool) to write a blog post, it will crank out very bad content that no real human will like reading. I've had some limited success with a tool called SEOWriting.AI - they offered me...

Hello Reader, Let's get to the meat of the matter! Last week I wrote about why it makes sense to go after low-paying writing jobs sometimes. (If you missed it, you can catch it here.) This week I want to share four places where I got gigs, and how much they paid me where applicable. 1. Qwoted....