A quick peek at my week 👋

I’ve got a little surprise for you at the end of this newsletter, but before that, I want to share some (hopefully) useful insights.

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Victoria Kurichenko
November 22, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

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Hello there,

It’s Victoria popping into your inbox. 😉

As I mentioned in my last newsletter, I’m gradually refreshing things to give you an insider's view of my journey as a solopreneur, SEO expert, and content creator.

I hope you are as excited as I am! 🤩 

Enjoying the last warm days in Toronto, Canada.

If you're into growing an email list, writing on Medium, or boosting your website’s organic traffic, you're in the right place. I’ll be sharing my wins (and setbacks) with you as we go along.

This week, my inbox has been flooded with Black Friday deals. Seriously, it’s been tough to stay focused.

Is it the same for you, or is it just me? 🤪 

With the holiday season approaching, my SEO writing business has slowed down a bit. On the bright side, that gives me more time to dive into some exciting personal projects.

Here’s what I’ve been up to this week—aside from taking driving lessons! 🚗

A quick peek at my week 👋 

Medium

Medium writers—are you out there? 🙋‍♀️

How’s the platform been treating you lately?

This week, I wrapped up two sponsored articles for some pretty well-known brands. They’ll be live soon! 🚀

Right now, I’m all about doing less but better on Medium, focusing on making my writing more intentional and efficient.

If you’re curious about how Medium has worked for me over the past four years (spoiler: it’s been a journey!), I dive into all the details in my Creator Profit book. Bonus: it’s 15% off right now with the code THANKYOU. 🎉

My Newsletter

Even though I trimmed my email list to around 1,000 of the most engaged subscribers, I still managed to earn $138.96 in October 2024 from running ads on beehiiv.

Pretty cool, right?

Now, my ad calendar for November is fully booked, but beehiiv keeps sending me ad offers anyway—even though I’ve been politely declining. 😄

Lately, I’ve been rethinking my newsletter’s direction and prepping for something exciting: participating in more bundles.

If you’re unfamiliar with it, bundles are an awesome email growth strategy I picked up from my friend and fellow content creator, Tina Lopez.

I’ll dive deeper into them in an upcoming newsletter, so hang tight!

What’s ready so far?

Well, I’m planning to rename my newsletter to Contentpreneur Corner.

I’m also organizing some of my most valuable past newsletters into two handy categories:

  • DIY SEO

  • Content to Cash

I’ll be sharing these collections with you soon, and I can’t wait to hear what you think! Stay tuned for all the updates! 😇 

My Website

I’ve officially decided NOT to sell my website.

The monetization potential is just too big to pass up.

For example, one of the affiliate programs I’m part of is expected to pay me €699.19 in November—pretty solid passive income, right?

Of course, running a website is a full-time job in itself, so I’m also weighing my resources and priorities for next year.

I shared my 2024 earnings from the website in my Creator Profit book, but my goal for next year is to take things to the next level!

By the way, I just published a new blog post on my site, which is repurposed content from Medium. 👇

How I Humanize AI Content as a Writer (5 Ways)

Learn free strategies on how to humanize AI content. I'll show you how to align AI content with Google’s EEAT for higher rankings.

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And if you’ve noticed some traffic fluctuations recently, it could be because of the November Google algorithm updates.

So, definitely keep an eye on your site’s performance stats!

As promised — Black Friday deals to grab 🚀

Apply this discount code THANKYOU during the checkout to get a 15% discount on my ebooks:

Wait, there’s more!

Semrush, an all-in-one SEO tool, is giving away an SEO consultation worth $300 for free as a part of its Black Friday deal. More details here.

Indexly, a technical SEO tool that helps you get your website indexed automatically, is giving 50% off with this discount code: THANKS50 (valid until 31st December 2024).

Koala Writer AI, a content writing tool to generate 1,500+ words blog posts, gives a 15% discount on its paid plans (starting at $25) with this code: COUPON15. You can also save 40% when buying an annual subscription.

Beehiiv, an email software to launch and monetize your newsletter, gives 20% off its paid plans (starting at $34 ) for all payments within the first 3 months with this code: BEEHIIV2025

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That’s it for today!

Talk soon!

Victoria

Victoria Kurichenko

P.S. My 15% discount code THANKYOU on my ebooks expires on November 30th.

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