Making a content marketing plan: How to create a content matrix

Understand how AI writing assistants complement professional writing skills. Practical strategies for integrating AI into your content creation workflow.

The Reuters Institute predicts AI will fundamentally transform how readers find and consume news by 2026, shifting from homepages to chatbots in an emerging "answer economy." Small publishers and bloggers who prioritize trust, verification, and smart AI implementation could gain unprecedented opportunities in this new landscape.

For online content publishers, content syndication is a great way to expand your reach, build your reputation, and possibly make money. Similar to how television shows and radio programs can be syndicated to different networks and stations, your digital content can be syndicated through a variety of distributors. Sounds great, right? It is, but there are different types of content syndication to consider. Before you decide to syndicate the content you’ve worked hard to create, you need to understand the available syndication models and how they can benefit you.

Unless you happen to have been living under a rock, you’re probably aware that AI has been in the news a lot lately. Yoshua Bengio–one of the three so-called ‘godfathers’ of AI–recently made headlines when he put out a statement declaring that “[m]itigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” But while it would be reckless to ignore the potential dangers of AI, at the same time, it also has the potential to be a powerful creative force. Many creators have already found innovative uses for AI, such as when Grimes decided to lend her voice to AI-generated songs. Today, we’re going to look at some of the exciting ways generative AI can help fan the fires of creativity.

The doctrine of ‘fair use’ is one of the cornerstones of modern copyright law. It establishes that there are certain situations in which someone can use a copyrighted work without the owner’s permission. But if you’ve spent any time on the Internet, you know that boundaries of fair use are hotly contested. And the emergence of AI has made the waters even murkier since many of the leading AI tools have been trained on other (copyrighted) works. In this post, we’re going to look at the messy intersection of AI and copyright law.

A few months ago, I wrote about the endless cycle of technological disruption. But something that often gets overlooked is that disrupted technologies don’t always fade away. On the contrary, they can often have unexpected afterlives. In this post, I’ll be looking at products that have proven to be surprisingly popular despite the fact that they were once considered obsolete.

Are you using the right SEO tactics to ensure your Authoritative Content ranks well on Google and other search engines?

Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of hand-wringing about the effect of ‘cancel culture.’ Hardly a day goes by without some well-known person or company being excoriated for something they’ve done or said, whether it’s Lizzo being condemned for her alleged treatment of her backup dancers or Bud Light being criticized for working with a trans influencer. It’s easy to be angry on the Internet. Whatever your beliefs, you can find plenty of people who seem to stand against everything you hold dear, and it can feel cathartic to share your rage with the world. For creators, this can be an intimidating environment, and it can feel like you have to walk on eggshells to avoid ending up in the digital pillory. But the good news is that it’s possible to be authentic without constantly having to look over your shoulder.

Do you use email to deliver your content to readers? If so, then you should learn how to write irresistible email subject lines to motivate as many people as possible to open your message and read the content inside.