Emails, but better.
Addictive stories and embarrassing tell-alls from the front lines of online business. Written by reformed girlboss who learned a better way. Read by 10K+ consenting adults.
“Political emails”—should you avoid them?
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Feeling like work doesn’t even matter right now? Read this.
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Why Amy Porterfield is no longer selling Digital Course Academy (Tarzan’s Hot Take)
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Diary of a work trip to Denmark
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Our tech stack (including one big change we made)
“Ugh, email marketing…gross!” If that’s what your inner voice is telling you about email, you need to listen to this interview, Newsletter For Writers, with Suzy Vadori and Tarzan Kay. Listen here → Here’s what our tech stack looks like in 2026Did you know there’s an audio of this newsletter? Listen here. (I’m funny sometimes, and this was one of them.) It’s 4:42pm as I write this. Sandra says the official company schedule should not reflect that I often finish at 7pm on Wednesdays, so it...
If you’re not doing *this*, I honestly don’t know what to tell you
THIS ISSUE BROUGHT TO YOU BYGet Your Site Together — A Free Challenge5 days to check off 5 website essentials, before you get into templates, designers, and copywriting You know your website needs work. But where do you even start? If your site's become a liability instead of an asset, you might be missing the foundational ingredients. So before you start (and stop) yet again, get your s*ite together. In this 5-day free Slack challenge, Website Evolution Expert Carolyn Leasure will guide you...
Before you make New Year’s resolutions…
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non-boring ways to rest during the holidays
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The girlbossiest thing I ever did
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Who I’m giving money to today
This issue brought to you by NEW MEDIA SUMMIT If you're building an “owned audience” aka a newsletter, New Media Summit (Feb 26-27, Austin) is where your people are gathering. Meet newsletter operators and founders who get what you do—no more explaining subscriber LTV to blank stares. No more, "Wait, people still read emails?" You'll learn from Codie Sanchez (Founder of Contrarian Thinking), Ryan Deiss ($200M+ portfolio), 1440's team (adding 300K+ subscribers monthly), and other media...
Addictive stories and embarrassing tell-alls from the front lines of online business. Written by reformed girlboss who learned a better way. Read by 10K+ consenting adults.