by Tim Denning | Jun 19, 2023 | Writing
I’m so hyped about writing right now. Let me tell you why. For years social media platforms have held creators hostage and treated us like slaves. They’ve spoken down to us, told us what to write, cut our pay in half, reduced how many readers we can reach, moderated...
by Tim Denning | Apr 10, 2023 | Making Money Online, Money
Hiring a 100-person team and running a startup is overrated. The tech bros have been peddling this dream for ages, although only now have people woken up to the downsides — venture capital vultures, long hours, tech boy privilege, a lack of profitability. One-person...
by Tim Denning | Apr 10, 2023 | Writing
Writers have been used and abused for years. We’ve been paid pennies for important work, been manipulated by algorithms, and told by book publishers to “go build an audience, mate.” Substack came along and said F U to the attention economy. In a recent update, many...
by Tim Denning | Mar 6, 2023 | Life
Being a dad has changed me. I’ve stopped caring so much about myself, and funneled all that attention over to a new tiny human — my daughter. People assume I’m some digital nomad hero who has a perfect family and never worries about a thing. This couldn’t be further...
by Tim Denning | Feb 13, 2023 | Writing
Many people who give advice to creators are amateurs. They’ve made peanuts from the craft, have a tiny audience, or are afraid to sell and call their competitors sellouts. I don’t take creator advice from just anyone. But I do take it from people like Tim Ferriss who...