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This is the last Copyblogger Weekly for 2018! (But we do have a few year-end treats for you coming soon.) This week, our focus has been on reflection and inspiration — to get you moving toward what would make your life more rich and meaningful in the coming year. On ...

This time of year, we traditionally think about our goals for the coming year. And even though New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap, I think it’s a fantastic tradition to revisit your vision, habits, and goals, and set some intentions for what you want to improve. There are plenty ...

In August 2016, I quit my nine-to-five job. I was tired of spending my days staring miserably at mind-numbing spreadsheets and desperately wishing for our systems to crash so I could go home early. I had been working in corporate finance for five years, and as you can imagine, I ...

Philosophy of art has been an interest of mine for quite some time. But philosophy of professional art is a topic I’ve only been exploring for the past several years. There is no objective “right” or “wrong” when it comes to art. Unlike an accountant completing the math equation 2 ...

Sometimes in business, it’s a good idea to slow down and reflect on your real goals. Are you getting what you want and need from your projects? Are you approaching your goals wisely? Or just running around trying to gobble “low-hanging fruit” without considering the bigger picture? This week, we ...

Back when I worked in the corporate world, I used to get called naive at least once a week. I kept treating my employees like adults, instead of like naughty children. Naive. I tried to lighten up the uptight, lawyer-crafted language we used with our customers. Naive. I was even ...

Digital marketers have a problem: We’ve got too much data. It sounds like a ridiculous complaint coming from a data analyst, but it’s true. Google Analytics alone has more than 150 default metrics, which can be explored with more than 100 dimensions. And that’s without including advanced implementations. Currently, a ...

You shouldn’t think about growing your audience. Actually, let me rephrase that: You shouldn’t focus on growing your audience. Especially if focusing on growing your audience leads to superficial goals, such as clicks and views … from people who are not the right fit for your business and will never ...

It’s the start of the traditional winter holidays this week, and you know what that means. Stress, time crunches … and maybe a little bit of peace and family time, too. We’ll try to help with some tools to get the stress to manageable levels — and maybe also help ...

It’s book club time again! Over in Copyblogger’s Killers and Poets Facebook Group, we like to get together and discuss useful books. We keep things informal and a lot of fun, as we share insights and our favorite quotes or passages. This month, we’re going to be looking at Kelly ...