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“Salt your cucumber” and other handpicked Talking Shrimp emails

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Here’s a curated archive of Laura Belgray’s Talking Shrimp emails. That’s me, referring to myself in the third person, just in case it’s good for SEO. That’s also me, hoping lots of people are searching for “archive of Laura Belgray’s Talking Shrimp emails.” Or maybe: “Best email newsletter examples from Talking Shrimp.” And that’s not […]

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content marketing, copywriting, email marketing

11 Ways To Get Paid To Write: Every type of writing gig I’ve ever been paid for (and one that paid ≈$zero).

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“You have to be EL James or Colleen Hoover to make a decent living as a writer! Don’t even try! Get a real job!” Ever hear that? Ignore it. There are countless ways to get paid to write. To give you some ideas, I went all the way back to the early Nineties – the […]

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business, copywriting, email marketing, work entrepreneurs, marketing, success, TV, work, writing jobs

“What If My Life is Boring?” – How To Find Great Stories For Emails And All Your Content, Even If Your Life Is Dull AF

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I’m about to shove a stick of dynamite into a big ol’ excuse, and light it. RUN! (Cut to me walking away calmly, with a small mushroom cloud exploding behind me.) The excuse, I mean, very good question is: “Oh sure, Laura Belgray, easy for you to always tell fun stories in your emails, posts, […]

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content marketing, email marketing, storytelling email marketing ideas, newsletter ideas, stories that sell, storytelling

Blog post vs. email — the death match

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What should go in my emails and what should go on the blog? Can they overlap? Should they be the same, or different? I struggled with this one for a long time. Here’s what I used to do:

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blogs and blogging, business, content marketing, copywriting, email marketing, marketing, writing

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