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Once a Week Newsletter (OWN) #14 – The “Get Back to Work” Edition

Once a Week Newsletter (OWN) #14 - the "Get Back to Work" Edition
January 8, 2021 Once a Week Newsletter (OWN) #14

Howdy there, folks! This week's edition of the Once a Week Newsletter (OWN) is brought to you by…me!

But seriously, it's time to get back to work! The holidays are over (well, the two big ones here in the States) and it's smooth sailing until…Martin Luther King Day a couple weeks away. I'm glad we can't go more than a couple weeks without a holiday!

(That's always been a pet peeve of mine. Why so many holidays? In fact, there is probably some sort of holiday nearly every day. It's ridiculous.)

As always, I scour my sources to find interesting and (hopefully) helpful articles and stories for you.

Just a note on those “sources” – I've amassed a pretty big collection of “go-to” sites that I reference every day. I've put most of them in a feed reader. (RSS still exists!) That makes it super-simple to see what's new and exciting and worth sharing.

Without further ado, here are the five I found for you this week.

If you want me to email the Once a Week Newsletter (OWN) to you, just fill out the form at the bottom. It's not fancy, but it'll get the job done (I'm using SendFox for the newsletter as well as a weekly roundup of posts here on the site).

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Why your content strategy needs both rank-worthy and link-worthy content in the mix
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The Gear New Streamers Need Before Hitting “Live”
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How to Easily Batch Rename Files on Windows 10
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Complete Guide: How to Make Money Blogging in 2021
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