PinnedPhil GThe Art of Introductions and Conclusions (and Why AI Can’t Write Them)What we’ve come to understand about AI content in the short time since it shot to prominence is that it lacks the human touch. Here, I run…May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
PinnedPhil GHow To Use Reddit to Find Ideas As a Freelance CopywriterWhen I’m writing something new, I find generating ideas doesn’t take much. I just need a spark and then my brain naturally explodes in a…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Phil GThe 7 Commandments of the Generic, Add-Value Article (and Why Everything Sounds the Same)If you’re a content creator, you and I are probably climbing the same greasy pole — scrabbling around for that magic formula to increase…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Phil GI Can Quit Anytime I WantThis is what I always told myself about my coffee addiction, but in reality, giving up caffeine was much harder than I thought — here, I…Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
Phil GHow I Tore up My Fiverr Profile To Increase Sales By 60% — Part 2 of 2A step-by-step guide showing key changes I made to my Fiverr profile, and how this led to a 60% improvement in the one metric that matters…Mar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023
Phil GHow I Tore Up My Fiverr Profile To Increase Sales By 60%A step-by-step case study showing key changes I made to my Fiverr profile, and how this led to a 60% increase in the one metric that…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Phil GGetting New Ideas Off the Ground — How I Overcome Indecision and Live LightlyOriginally published at www.philipgratton.comFeb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Phil GChatGPT And The Dumbing Down of Online ContentWith online content becoming increasingly sales-driven, we revisit AI with the birth of ChatGPT and ask whether this technology is changing…Feb 3, 2023Feb 3, 2023
Phil GACADEMIC CHEATING AND THE AMBITION MACHINE — WHY THERE’S MORE TO THIS WORLD THAN MONEY, VIEWS, AND…In our darkest hour, we’ve all been through this rigmarole — applying for a writing job, completing the majority of a long-winded…Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
Phil GFreelance Writing and The Race to the BottomIf you’re a writer, expecting to earn a living from freelance writing, think again. Your industry is being co-opted by writers who churn…May 28, 2022May 28, 2022