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99% percent of this sh*t doesn't make it into the news cycle

99% percent of this sh*t doesn't make it into the news cycle

I have questions. Also, job search events and links. And AI resources and frameworks.
Ted Fickes Nov 6, 2025
Angels and monsters and WalMart in your chatbots

Angels and monsters and WalMart in your chatbots

On AI, community and imagination.
Ted Fickes Oct 29, 2025
Auras, Empires, Frankenbros, and 42 new jobs

Auras, Empires, Frankenbros, and 42 new jobs

I think we need to have a serious sit down about the content we're creating, who its for, and what we (and they) want from it. Because if it isn't really building connection, loyalty and passion it isn't doing anything.
Ted Fickes Oct 24, 2025
An image from the book Specimens of Fancy Turning by Edward J. Woolsey, 1869. The image resembles something between spirograph drawings and textbook diagrams of orbiting electrons.

7 behaviors of habit building organizations

How to create habits and help your readers, supporters and members become regulars.
Ted Fickes Sep 16, 2025
Save your communications with consistency

Save your communications with consistency

Consistency is an unsung superhero of communications, fundraising, and marketing.
Ted Fickes Aug 13, 2025
32 types of newsletters. With the number 32 painted on a tree.

32 types of newsletters

An email newsletter taxonomy.
Ted Fickes May 27, 2025
Substack is not a strategy, a tactic or even a verb

Substack is not a strategy, a tactic or even a verb

Five things to think about before you say the word Substack. If you want to have a great newsletter, that is.
Ted Fickes May 14, 2025

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