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- Welcome message (Oct. 11, 2024)
- Week 1. Few Authors Earn a Living Through Book Sales Alone (Oct. 18, 2024)
- Week 2. 4 Key Ways That Writers Earn Money (Oct. 25, 2024)
- Week 3. Who Do You Prefer to Earn Money From? (Nov. 1, 2024)
- Week 4. Is Earning a Living From Your Writing a Matter of Luck? (Nov. 8, 2024)
- Week 5. Writing for “Exposure” Instead of Money (Nov. 15, 2024)
- Week 6. Tracking Your Expenses and Earnings (Start Early) (Nov. 22, 2024)
- Week 7. Negotiation (or: Learn to Ask for More) (Nov. 29, 2024)
- Week 8. Platform Makes It Easier to Earn a Living (Dec. 6, 2024)
- Week 9. To Build Platform, Decide Who You Want to Reach (Dec. 13, 2024)
- Week 10. Instead of ABC, Remember AIDA (Dec. 20, 2024)
- Week 11. Which Publishing Path Is Most Profitable? (Dec. 27, 2024)
- Week 12. Know Your Effective Hourly Rate (Jan. 3, 2025)
- Week 13. Scalable Work Is Golden (Jan. 10, 2025)
- Week 14. What Works to Sell Books? (Jan. 17, 2025)
- Week 15. The Dream of Passive Income (Jan. 24, 2025)
- Week 16. How Much Should You Hard Sell? (Jan. 31, 2025)
- Week 17. Status Anxiety Can Torpedo Your Business (Feb. 7, 2025)
- Week 18. How Should Freelancers Price Their Services? (Feb. 14, 2025)
- Week 19. How I Think About Competition (Feb. 21, 2025)
- Week 20. Principles of Successful Patronage, Including Crowdfunding (Feb. 28, 2025)
- Week 21: The Problem With Most Newsletters and Substacks (March 7, 2025)
- Week 22: There Are Many Versions of Free and Paid Newsletters (March 14, 2025)
- Week 23: Your Positioning Matters—Probably More Than You Think (March 21, 2025)
- Week 24: Know the Business Model of Those You Partner With (March 28, 2025)