Have You Explored These Articles?

A Refresher, and Catalog of 80 TechMadeSimple Stories.

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Hello Everyone, and a warm welcome to new readers!

Since launching

TechMadeSimple

in January 2024, I’ve written 80 articles—averaging about 7.4 articles per month, with some months being more prolific than others!

These articles cover a wide range of tech strategies, how-to guides, trend insights, and quick fixes.

As our community grows, I thought a refresher might be helpful, whether you’re catching up or revisiting topics you might have missed.

Below, I’ve organized all the articles by relevance to make it easy to explore. The entire list is also available in the catalog, chronologically.

Thank you, as always, for your support, feedback, and paid subscriptions, which have enabled me to offer many free stories for all.

Fun Fact: If you're a paid subscriber, you can request specific topics!

Simple Strategy Guides

Creating, Growing, Marketing, and Monetizing Your Newsletters:

1. Content Management Strategy

2. Publication Strategy

3. Pricing Strategy

4. Promotion Strategy

5. Marketing Strategy

6. Communication and Audience Segmentation

7. Affiliate Programs in A Nutshell

8. Introducing Notion!

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Simple Execution Guides

Tips and How-to Videos for Practical Newsletter Management:

1. Saving Your Stories As They Appear Online

2. Monetization Cheat Sheet

3. Creating Customer Testimonials and Landing Pages

4. Restoring Earlier Versions of Your Online Posts

5. beeHiiv: New Kid in Newsletter Town

6. Notion: The Simple Stuff in 15 minutes.

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Organizing Your Newsletter Reading

1. Gmail: How to Read Your Inbox Efficiently

2. So Many Articles, So Little Time

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On Substack

Helping you navigate Substack successfully:

1. What’s With Those Recommendations?

2. Using Notes Minimally

3. Organizing Your Content

4. Profiles, and About

5. Creating Wordmarks, Logos, Brand Kits

6. Is a Brand kit Necessary?

7. Designing Your Home Page | Beefing up the Home Page

8. On Engagement | Enhancing Engagement

9. Creating an Estore

10. Fun with Images

11. Watermarks, Captions, Image Gallery

12. How to Create a Free and Paid Post

13. Sending Emails

14. Troubleshooting | Settings to Block AI | Managing What you See (with Caveats)

15. Getting Caught in the Algorithm

16. Polling is Easy: Engagement

17. Exporting Your Data

18. Customized Buttons on Substack

19. Creating Discount Codes for Your Subscriptions

20. Ensuring a Better Experience

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On Medium: Here and There

1. A Feature Wishlist

2. What Emotions Would You Assign to Claps?

3. A Secret Way of Communication with Other Writers

4. How to Archive Your Medium Data Including Your Published Stories

5. Engagement on Medium: Are you Doing it Correctly?

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Insights and Guest Posts

Views on Substack, GenAI, Tech Tools, and User Experience:

1. Why Substack is Engineering Led, and Not User Design Led.

2. Hidden Gem: In Defense of Software Design

3. What Makes a Good Newsletter Platform?

4. Guest Posts: Upskilling is the Future | Travelling Solo? Need a Map? | New Ways to Journal | Substack: Editing and Scheduling Posts

5. Decoding the Case of Adobe and Difficult Cancellation Policies

6. What Substack Gets Right!

7. The Downward Slope of User Experiences on Substack and Why that Matters

8. What’s Up with WhatsApp?

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On Generative AI

1. AI: Neither Friend Nor An Enemy

2. Hey Bard, What in the World Are You Saying?

3. Will Shopping Be Transformed?

4. So here is what chatGPT thinks of my writing!

5. Can Businesses Afford to Ignore Generative AI as a fad?

6. Using ChatGPT v. Google: 5 Simple Tests

7. So ChatGPT Accidentally Wrote a Poem About My Article

8. chatGPT 101: Crafting a Yoda Response

9. Fun with Images

10. The DeepSeek Conundrum

11. GenAI Insider Shortcuts: Real-World Hacks to Get More Done (Without the Hype)

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Quick Fixes, and Monthly Roundups

1. The October Roundup: Substack and genAI tips

2. Easy Does It: DMs, Anchor Links, TOC

3. Just Saying Hello!

4. Owning Vintage Models

5. Celebrating Milestones and Publication Feedback

6. How to Create with Canva If You are on a Deadline

7. Title Capitalization In 1-Click Using Standard Style Guides.

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Writer Toolkits

1. Where are You on the Writer’s Journey?

2. Introducing the Writer’s Flywheel

3. Know Your Word-per-Minute Typing Speed?

4. Is There An Essential Digital Toolkit for Writers?

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Reader Feedback: Thank You!

“…I followed the trail to your publication, and wow, what a find. Your writing has that rare (especially when writing about tech!) mix of depth and ease that pulls you right in. Consider me an instant fan and, of course, subscribed. Looking forward to reading more of your work!” Nov 26, 2024,

Kuriakin Zeng

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