Monthly "Investor" Update July 2022

In July, we shipped some features, designed blog pages, launched the Best Writing Newsletter, and published new content. It’s been a harsh month regarding paid job posts as the slowing economy and summer holidays affect hiring globally. We used most of our earnings to upgrade our software subscriptions to annual plans and hire freelance writers for content creation. The motivation levels were low due to dropped revenue and stress juggling client work.

Highlights:

Marketing

• Finalized newsletter cross-promotion deal (Career Hackers).

Business

• Applied to become a publisher at Carbon Ads (in the end, we rejected it as it’s not the right fit).
• Joined JazzHR partner program.

Company

• Spoke with tax clerks about corporate taxes and VAT registration obligations.

Content

• Launched Best Writing Newsletter
• Sent the first issue of the Best Writing Newsletter.
• Published 11 new blog posts https://contentwritingjobs.com/blog.
• Researched wiki-style content formats.
• Sent multiple writer interview requests.

Product

• Onboarded 7 new writers https://bestwriting.com/writers (15 total now).
• Added Writers section to the homepage.
• Added basic company pages https://bestwriting.com/#top-hiring-companies
• Designed Blog and Blog Post pages. Ready to be implemented.
• Configured and coded an image uploader using Cloudinary. [ Colby’s (https://twitter.com/colbyfayock) tutorials were a huge help.
• Customized a new template for Best Writing Newsletter.
• Automated Best Writing Newsletter automatic sending directly from Notion.

Failures

• One of the hardest months balancing freelance work and this business.
• Tried and failed to collaborate with a mentor from Codementor.

Next Steps

• Finish the image uploader feature and use it for Writer Profile images.
• Partner with HR companies.
• Promote Best Writing for Busines https://bestwriting.com/business and land another client.
• Secure more sponsors for the Content Writing Jobs and Best Writing newsletters.
• Implement a simple email welcome sequence to onboard subscribers.
• Get a VAT number.
• Continue migration to Best Writing
• Implement and move the Blog.