Hey Everyone,
Hope you're having a great week. Here are a few things I've been reading, writing and pondering lately. Enjoy!
1. How to Win Traffic by Refreshing Old Content
Refreshing old content is way underrated. In this week’s Animalz post, I explain why content decays and how to counteract it. (Bonus: The kind folks at AdEspresso let me use some real data to illustrate my point.)
2. Vacation is a poor substitute for leisure
This article is worth reading for this line alone: “We mistake leisure for idleness, and work for creativity.”
3. What is flexible working?
I really liked this piece from CharlieHR on all the different flexible working arrangements. The way we work is obviously changing fast and this post provided some ideas to accommodate that I hadn’t considered.
4. Tweet of the Week
5. Random Links
- Animalz is hiring for three roles right now. These are remote, full-time jobs with benefits. Come work with us!
- My friend Blake Thorne recently published this very interesting piece: Building content loops for word-of-mouth growth
- I just finished up Lost and Founder, Rand Fishkin’s book, and really enjoyed. Definitely recommended.
- Here’s a picture of my dog … just because.
Have a great weekend!
Jimmy
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