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Colgate once tried to sell frozen dinners (it went exactly how you'd expect)

Mar 30, 2025

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5 min read

Colgate once tried to sell frozen dinners (it went exactly how you'd expect)

Why brushing your teeth and eating dinner should stay separate activities

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
Your content needs to pick a fight

Mar 29, 2025

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6 min read

Your content needs to pick a fight

Neutral content (1.2%) vs. Opinionated content (4.7%). Time to choose a side.

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
I'm color blind but my designs don't suck. Here's how.

Mar 28, 2025

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6 min read

I'm color blind but my designs don't suck. Here's how.

3 stupid-simple design principles that'll make people think you hired a professional (when you didn't)

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
Tech emergencies that aren't actually emergencies

Mar 27, 2025

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6 min read

Tech emergencies that aren't actually emergencies

5 content tech 'crises' with 10-minute fixes. No need to panic or learn coding. Just digital aspirin.

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
How to Write 2x Faster Without Sacrificing Quality

Mar 26, 2025

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8 min read

How to Write 2x Faster Without Sacrificing Quality

Speed Running Content Creation Without Setting Fire to Your Keyboard

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
Your Content Is Invisible (And It's Probably Your Fault)

Mar 25, 2025

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7 min read

Your Content Is Invisible (And It's Probably Your Fault)

The Painful Truth About Why Nobody's Finding Your "Masterpiece"

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
How To Get Your Co-Workers To Do Your Marketing Job For You

Mar 24, 2025

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5 min read

How To Get Your Co-Workers To Do Your Marketing Job For You

Employees are better than Users. Promise.

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
A quick tip for adding story to sentences

Mar 23, 2025

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3 min read

A quick tip for adding story to sentences

And eventually the whole thing

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
Why Smart Content Marketers Stopped Chasing Viral Hits

Mar 22, 2025

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4 min read

Why Smart Content Marketers Stopped Chasing Viral Hits

How steady growth trumps viral spikes in the content marketing marathon

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
This is My New Gold Standard

Mar 21, 2025

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4 min read

This is My New Gold Standard

This might be the best designed blog I've ever found.

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
How I Get Free Backlinks

Mar 20, 2025

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6 min read

How I Get Free Backlinks

I'm Not Gonna Gatekeep This One. It's All Yours Now.

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
I Love Patterns. Until I See Them. Then I Hate Them

Mar 19, 2025

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5 min read

I Love Patterns. Until I See Them. Then I Hate Them

Then I realise they're a tool to be played with.

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
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