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16 Excellent websites I discovered in 2022 ( that are extremely useful ) :

 1. Scribe How

Screen recording extension that instantly converts any process into a guide.

93% less time spent documenting and sharing processes

🔗 https://t.co/dk5fk7zxmz
2. Writesonic

Your writing AI assistant.

The only AI writer in the world that can help you write SEO-optimized, long-form (up to 1500 words) blog posts, and articles in 15 seconds.

Explore Chatsonic - Like ChatGPT but with superpowers.

🔗 https://t.co/j8GX4jn07Q
3. Dotcomkings

Free resources to find gigs, side hustles, and platforms that can help you start a small business and make money online.

🔗 https://t.co/ceKDtabBBE
4. Quillbot

Using cutting-edge AI, QuillBot's paraphrasing tool assists millions of people in rewriting and improving any sentence, paragraph, or article.

🔗 https://t.co/MlKEgJYSvu
5. ColorHunt

Discover Color Hunt's newest hand-picked color palettes.

Get color inspiration for your design and art projects.

🔗 https://t.co/dMqF3WO1Q8
6. Otter AI

Otter makes real-time transcription meeting notes that are shareable, searchable, accessible, and secure using artificial intelligence.

It’s so accurate that it will track your meetings seamlessly.

🔗 https://t.co/pkQKQFXqI3
7. Temp Mail

Temp Mail provides temporary, secure, anonymous, free, disposable email addresses.

Forget about spam, advertising mailings, hacking, and attacking robots.

You can use this to create an account on some websites for one time.

🔗 https://t.co/o7mudtUsg4
8. World Time Buddy

An easy-to-use world clock, time zone converter, and online meeting planner.

It's one of the best online productivity tools for those who need access to international time.

🔗 https://t.co/jaomzZ10YX
9. Mixkit

Free assets for your next video project.

Awesome Stock Video Clips, Stock Music, Sound Effects & Video Templates.

All are available for free!

🔗 https://t.co/gPapRwX1IC
10. Marketing Examples

A collection of real-world marketing examples from successful businesses.

Want to improve your cold emailing, referrals, or SEO?

🔗 https://t.co/5N4ReKuY66
11. TinyWow

Tools to Help You Solve Your Files Issue.

Files are deleted 15 minutes after they are created.

🔗 https://t.co/XPFHl3AaUn
12. Make

Build and automate anything in one powerful visual platform, from tasks and workflows to apps and systems.

🔗 https://t.co/OAOxJjy0bh
13. Magic Eraser

Use artificial intelligence to remove unwanted elements from images in seconds.

Upload an image, mark the area that needs to be removed, and then download the corrected image.

🔗 https://t.co/3m6bm6V6aZ
14. AppSumo

Stop overpaying for software.

Discover, buy, and sell the digital products you need to start a business you're passionate about.

🔗 https://t.co/VzTDGvNSP8
15. Locofy

Locofy integrates seamlessly to go from Designs to Code to Deploy.

With Locofy you'll automatically get a live, responsive prototype that runs on code, without writing code.

🔗 https://t.co/VCpDAQDfY8
16. 12 Feet Wall

Prepend https://t.co/xBZgT16mGr to the URL of any paywalled page and get access to the link for free.

See the cached, unpaywalled version of the page.

🔗 https://t.co/ZGHPIDH2Sc
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Good News:
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Building your personal brand is the greatest asset you can ever own.

It's the investment that can give you a 100X return.

Here are 10 things you can do today towards building your personal brand.

Marketing Masterclass ↓

1. Learn to write content

Content is key to building your brand.

Your content is the pitch.

The better your pitch, the more likely you will convert visitors into leads.

But what to write content on?

Dead Simple!

Start writing about what you are learning.

Write about where your expertise is

Learn and post content around that

Share your experiences ( Success & Failures )

2. Involve yourself in social networks

Stay active on different platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn, ProductHunt, Medium, etc.

Social media is the best way to kick-start your journey.

You already have a base set with an engaging community.

3. Speak at conferences and events

Enroll yourself to speak at a local conference, to begin with.

Start small.

Go big to keep speaking whenever you have an opportunity.

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Today, there are 80,422,827 eBooks for you to download for free.

🔗 https://t.co/JZdcHeqV4V


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🔗 https://t.co/Z6cOHskseV


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8 Google Chrome extensions nobody told you about ( but you needed them badly at work ) :

1. ScribeHow [ @ScribeHow ]

Extension for screen recording that converts any procedure into a tutorial in seconds.

super handy for: entrepreneurs, educators, founders, and more.

93% less effort should be spent recording and sharing procedures.

🔗 https://t.co/dk5fk7zxmz


2. Writesonic [ @WriteSonic ]

AI-powered writing assistant lets you rephrase, expand or shorten any text in a click.

One tool for any type of writing.

🔗 https://t.co/psGIwFpgm0


@WriteSonic 3. Tella [ @TellaHQ ]

Bring your work to life with video.

Screen and camera recording for making an impression.

Fully customizable, instantly shareable, all in your browser.

🔗 https://t.co/yebcyquBnl


@WriteSonic @TellaHQ 4. Arcade [ @arcade_demo ]

The easiest way to showcase your products.

Create interactive demos in minutes and embed them on:
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• Blog post
• Email
• Tweet

🔗 https://t.co/BlZIrVir2l
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@MakadiaHarsh
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In this thread, we will go over:

1. Tweet Formats
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Good presentation and message passing are crystal clear.

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One of the most valuable topic areas I got comfortable with while at Uber were these concepts and I regularly have friends and colleagues asking me to simplify and clarify these topics.

The key: ASK MORE QUESTIONS... without clarity you’re forced to discount the valued equity. The less is shared, the less serious the company is taking their own equity, and likely so should you. Here are a few questions to start with.

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• What is the latest valuation of the company?
• When was the valuation set?
• How was the valuation set?
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Ryan Breslow \U0001f57a
Ryan Breslow 🕺...
@theryanking
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1: Define a crystal clear north star

Great companies know their destination.

Everyone rowing in one direction.

The best north star? A SIMPLE, measurable metric.

Get it right, and watch the magic unfold! 💫

2: Hire uncomfortably good people

Ah, my favorite line!

Hire people you have no right to hire.

Who are so good it makes you nervous.

Who force everyone to step up their game.

Always level up 🦾

3: Create a culture of urgency

Nothing is more powerful than a group of people making every day count 🔥⚡️🚨

4: Make sure no one gets blocked

You’re paying good people good money.

Make sure they don’t get stuck!

Demotivating for them 🤦

Disastrous for the bottom line.
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@WilsonCompanies
This is a very long thread. @SamtLeslie asked to give the playbook for service companies so here it is. Follow it and you’ll get to 5M+ in a few years.

This is pure operations playbook.

No leadership, financial or HR discussion. Enjoy.

Industry:
Doesn’t matter much. @sweatystartup has an awesome list of service industries on his website that will get the job done.

Trades:
If you are under 3M and in multiple trades you’re doing it wrong. I was there and it was a mess.

Businesses under 3M don’t have good system, managers, effective onboarding, training, hiring practices, or pricing methods. If you did then you’d be bigger.

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Jay Clouse
Jay Clouse
@jayclouse
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1.) Start an weekly newsletter

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If you don't have experience, pick something you're obsessed with and position yourself as a curious learner.

2.) Study, study, study

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Turn on notifications for big accounts in your niche and become visible (and appreciated) by being an early value-add in their replies.

Tweet daily and publish 1-2 threads per week.

4.) Repurpose your best threads

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You can use Tweetpik or go the extra mile and use a design template from @canva.
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Teamflow, a virtual office that makes you feel like a team again. Coming out of stealth and announcing our $3.9M seed round today 🎉🎉🎉

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Here is why 👇

Startups fixed the problem of innovation, that corporations lack.

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Shri Krishna, dressed himself as a Brahmin went to temple Kitchen. He packed food and went directly to kitta's house. Reaching Kitta's house, Shri Krishna told he was sent by a cook of Guruvayur temple and gave them the food he packed. Kitta and family was very happy seeing food.


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