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Better Subject Lines
- No capitalization detected – 3 pts
- First letter not capitalized – 9 pts
- Does not contain a sense of urgency – 15 pts
- Contains 4 words or less – 2 pts
That’s the advice SubjectLine.com will spit out when you drop in your proposed subject line. It’s free. It’s simple.
Read on Mail
Here’s a nifty little tool for ya.
It’s called Read on Mail.
How it works:
You give it a link, and it’ll email you a clean, readable version of an article.
Ease Your Workload
If you’re ready to gamify your marketing efforts, but don’t have the time, we have a suggestion. How about having a student marketer ease your workload?
GenM has a database of over 20k students ready to get on-the-job training. The risk is low and the upside is huge.
GenM is offering Daily Carnage readers $25 bucks off their first month. It’s more than affordable.
There’s a reason companies like Airbnb, WeWork, Shopify and more are using this service.
*It did take us a couple tries to land on the right apprentice, so be patient.
No More Scheduling Wars
Don’t you hate having to leave one app to open another to schedule a call or meeting?
Not any more. Enter Woven.
We’ve been using Woven the last month and are giddy about it. It has made scheduling client calls and meetings a breeze.
The scheduling links are awesome. The best part is that you never have to leave the app. You can drop the scheduling links in iMessage, email, Slack and more. Woven also syncs with your Google Calendar and G Suite.
Oh ya, it’s free too. Give it a try today.
Rev
Q&A interviews were a featured evergreen content format in yesterdays email. If you’re looking to transcribe your Q&A videos, we have a service for you.
It’s called Rev. If you need transcriptions (great for SEO) or captions, Rev should be your new jam. The turnaround times are fast and the prices are more than reasonable. We’ve personally used Rev and are big fans.
But First Coffee
Where our coffee drinkers at?
You’re gonna like this one. Enter Cloosiv.
Cloosiv makes it easy to order ahead and pick up coffee from hundreds of local coffee shops across the country.
Skip the line and get caffeinated.
Siteliner
Duplicate content is no good for SEO.
Siteliner helps you find duplicate content, broken links, and more…
It’s free for websites up to 250 pages. Give it a try and get immediate results.
Podcast With Friends
Podcasts and Netflix are similar in that (sometimes) it’s really hard to discover a new show unless it comes from a friend.
To solve your podcast discovery woes, we have a tool for you to check out.
Swoot is a new podcast player that lets you see what your friends are listening to and recommending.
The Netflix Fakeout
This tool is taking the internet by storm (or it will be soon).
Say hello to Netflix Hangouts.
The premise is simple.
Watch Netflix at work by making it look like you’re on a conference call with this Google Chrome extension.
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