Jacob Anderson

Head of Growth at Alitu & The Podcast Host, Weekend Hacker

Workflows for creators Featured

The Paradox of AI Content Creation in 2025

At the intersection of technology and creativity sits a peculiar paradox. Today's creators find themselves simultaneously empowered and unsettled by AI—capable of producing more than ever before, yet questioning what it means to create at all.

Mindset

3 Mental Shifts to Become a Full-Time Creator

Want to become a full-time creator? The secret isn't talent or fancy gear. It's a fundamental mindset shift that anyone can learn - a set of mental habits that separate the professionals from the perpetual amateurs.

Content Creation Featured

How to Stop Being a Consumer and Become a Creator

There's a strange paradox that haunts every would-be creator: we're simultaneously terrified no one will ever see our work, and absolutely petrified that someone actually might.

Content Creation Featured

How To Survive The Death of Search Engines And Thrive In 2030

Traditional search is dying. To survive, creators must choose: create highly structured utility content, produce deeply personal content, or perish in the vanishing middle. This is opportunity, not doom. Those who adapt will thrive as search matters less but authenticity matters more.

Tools for creators

Finally! ChatGPT Can Create Text-Heavy Graphics That Actually Work

If you've tried using AI to create graphics with text before, you know the frustration of garbled letters, bizarre fonts, and completely illegible results. That's all changed now. Here's how to make it work for your creator business.

Content Creation Featured

What is Newsjacking? How One Timely Article Got Us 200 Backlinks and 17,000 Readers

Newsjacking is the art of injecting your ideas into a breaking news story so you and your ideas get noticed - a term coined by marketer David Meerman Scott in 2011. In practical terms, it means quickly creating relevant content to ride a sudden wave of interest or media coverage.

Workflows for creators Featured

What is Vibe Coding? How Creators Can Build Software Without Writing Code

Vibe coding is an AI-assisted approach where you describe your software idea in plain language and the AI writes the code for you. It's that simple, and this guide will show you how.

Tools for creators

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: A Creator's Guide to Using AI Assistants (Based on Real Experience)

I use AI assistants pretty much every day in my work. Not because it's trendy or because I'm trying to automate everything, but because they're genuinely useful tools when you know how to use them properly. Today I want to share my actual experience

Monetization Featured

The Creator's Complete Guide to Media Kits

Learn how to create and grow your creator media kit, from simple beginnings to advanced automation. This complete guide includes real examples, templates, and practical next steps.

Content Creation Featured

Is SEO Dead in 2025? Why That's the Wrong Question

Is SEO dead in 2025? Discover why traditional SEO is failing and learn about the barbell strategy - a new approach that focuses on either pure utility or authentic human content to succeed in the age of AI.

Digital Nomad Featured

Why Revolut Ultra Might Be The Ultimate Creator Bank Account

Is Revolut Ultra worth it for creators who travel? Discover how this premium personal account includes WeWork passes, travel perks, and creator-friendly subscriptions that make a mobile lifestyle that bit better.

Workflows for creators

The Creator's Guide to Annual Planning: Lessons from a Million-Dollar Creator Business

Learn a proven annual planning system for creators from The Podcast Host founder Colin Gray. Turn weekly habits into yearly strategy with this practical guide to creator business planning.

Tools for creators Featured

What is Perplexity? A Plain English Guide to the AI Search Engine

Learn what Perplexity AI is, how it differs from traditional search engines, and how to use its key features. A complete guide to this powerful AI search tool.

Content Creation

Make Your AI Writing Sound More Like You, with Claude Writing Styles

Anthropic just made it easier for you to write better content with Claude. Writing styles solve one of the big problems that keep people from actually publishing their AI writing: the tone.

Email Marketing Featured

How To Start a Newsletter 101: Stop Procrastinating

You already know why you should start a newsletter, and you probably already know how, too. So what's stopping you? Cut the BS, and make this the last guide you read.

Email Marketing Featured

Newsletter Engagement 101: A New Creator's Guide to Building Loyal Subscribers

Master your newsletter metrics with this comprehensive guide. Learn key benchmarks, time-saving strategies, and a 30-day action plan to boost engagement while staying sane. Perfect for busy creators looking to grow their audience effectively.

Tools for creators

Make an AI Marketing Assistant With Claude, And Get Real Work Done (Easy)

Making your own AI Marketing Assistant sounds scary but it's actually very easy. All you need is an afternoon to gather the right materials, and a subscription to Claude (by Anthropic). Follow this guide and have it working by supper!

Monetization Featured

Affiliate Marketing In 2024 Isn't Built On Links. And FirstPromoter 2.0 Gets It.

Affiliate marketing isn't dying—it's evolving. Traditional methods don't suit podcasters who engage through conversation, not clickable links. Learn how FirstPromoter's new features, like Stripe coupon code integration, make affiliate marketing more natural and effective for modern content creators.

Tools for creators

Notion Guide: How to migrate pages between accounts without losing your formatting

🥱The TL;DR: Publish your space, duplicate it to your paid workspace, done! My pet peeve is migrating things—CRMs, email marketing, course platforms. But what enrages me most about the whole thing is the lost formatting, and Notion can be funny with formatting. It's never quite as

Content Creation Featured

How To Start a Podcast For Your Business. And, Why You Should Stop Making Excuses.

Think you need thousands of followers to start a podcast? Think again. Discover why your small audience is perfect for podcasting, and learn how new tools make it easier than ever to share your voice with the world.

Creator Partnerships 101: A Beginner's Guide for Small Businesses and Solo Founders

Learn how small businesses can leverage creator partnerships to amplify their reach, build authentic connections, and outsmart the competition in 2024.

Monetization Featured

Influencer Marketing VS Affiliate Marketing, End of An Era?

Spoiler: affiliate marketing is not dying. It's still here. What's changing is how we build audiences, and how trust is distributed as a result.

Content Creation Featured

What is an AI Writer? What Do They Mean for Content Creators?

In layman's terms, an AI writer is a software program that uses computing power to generate written content. Immense amounts of money are spent 'training' on massive datasets of text, learning language patterns and context to produce human-like writing, based on the prompts we give them.

Content Creation

How to Use The StoryBrand Framework To Craft a Landing Page That Converts

Learn how to use the StoryBrand framework to boost your landing page conversions. A step-by-step guide for content creators, from BrandScript to implementation.

Content Creation Featured

Make Your Own AI Writer With Claude (No Tech Skills Required)

AI is here to stay, but it's not going to replace us. Here's how I'm using Claude Projects to write more, get fresh ideas, and free up time to spend on everything else I need to do.