Hey Everyone,
Hope you're having a great week. Here are a few things I've been reading, writing and pondering lately. Enjoy!
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1. The Secret to Content Promotion Is Hidden in Plain Sight
Here’s the most recent Animalz post, this one courtesy of my colleague Ryan Law. (He’s also the purveyor of the Power Law newsletter.) In this article, he outlines a simple and effective to promote distribute your content.
You may also enjoy the latest Animalz podcast. We chat with our superstar colleague Nicole Kohler about filtering content ideas before you write them.
2. A Deceptively Simple Way to Find More Happiness at Work
This is a short and helpful post on taking inventory of your work. The key line: “When you look at people who are thriving in their jobs, you notice that they didn’t find them, they made them.”
3. The Complete Guide to Heatmaps
I’ve always had heat mapping tools installed on sites I work on, but I’ve never really known what to do with all that data. This post from Hotjar does a nice job breaking it down.
5. Random Links
- This is so good: Finding What’s ‘Oddly Satisfying’ on the Internet
- A lot, apparently: What does Unsplash cost in 2019?
- Interesting: Google asked 5,600 employees about remote work. This is what they learned
- The Weezer Tiny Desk concert is awesome.
- The Otter voice transcription app is really nice.
Have a great weekend!
Jimmy
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