Saturday Morning Coffee ☕ #52

Surviving the storm.

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Hey friend, 👋

How’ve you been?

We’ve just survived a very rare Red weather warning here in Northern Ireland (which meant it was slightly windier than usual, and the whole country briefly shut down in response).

We can’t handle “extreme” weather here in little NI.

What’s it like where you are?

Tell me in the comments.

Oh, and did you get a chance to sign up for

Ayodeji

’s awesome webinar yet? It’s happening today at 7pm EST.

Here’s the link again - you won’t want to miss it!

And just in case you missed this, I did my first ever live stream on Substack yesterday with

Veronica Llorca-Smith

! You can check it out here:

Going Live #1: Understanding audience needs as a solopreneur

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A good video:

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A good Note:

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A good book recommendation:

Justin Moore is the man when it comes to sponsorship. I’ve followed him for a while now and didn’t hesitate to snap up his first book Sponsor Magnet as soon as it became available. I’m well into it already and can thoroughly recommend it for anyone who wants to add sponsors to their newsletter income setup.

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Thanks for being here this morning, my friend! ☕

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Have a fantastic weekend! ⌛

PS. You can read all previous editions of Saturday Morning Coffee here.

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